
Pentek Model 6526 Operating Manual Page 57
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3.5 VMEbus A24/A32 Global Slave Register Memory (continued)
3.5.9 Clock Status Register − R. O. @ Clock_Status
This register contains three read−only bits, which are used to indicate that the
associated clock signals are active. One bit is associated with the clock signal
on input A, another with the clock signal on input B, and the third is associ−
ated with the clock signal on the RACEway backplane fabric. For any of these
three bits, a logic '1' indicates that a clock signal is active on the associated
interface, and a logic '0' indicates that no clock signal is detected there. This
information is summarized in Table 3−17, below.
3.5.10 Input Data De−Skewing FIFOs
The Graychip GC4014 receivers require that all parallel data inputs to a given
receiver chip utilize the same clock signal. Since the Model 6526 uses two of
the four inputs on the GC4014, the clocks for each input must be at the same
frequency. Also, the clock edge to data transition relationship (data−to−clock
setup time) must be the same for both inputs to the receiver chip.
With data sources like the WJ−9107 (see Section 2.4.1.1), a clock is supplied
with each data channel. While the data−to−clock setup time may be main−
tained within each channel, there is no guarantee that the phase of the clocks
is maintained between two channels. In fact, the relative phase of the two
clocks will be initially different between two channels from the same WJ−9107
and will definitely be different between two WJ−9107’s, even though the two
units share a common frequency reference. In addition, the two channels will
be subject to phase differences because of cable length and will normally drift
in phase over time and temperature.
This would cause a significant problem for the GC4014 since it can only accept
a single clock for both data channels. In order to solve the problem, the Model
6526 incorporates dual−input FIFO memories. At the input, each of these
Input FIFOs accepts both clock and data from one of the two input sources.
Data is clocked out of both Input FIFOs and into the GC4014s by a common
clock (which can be either one of the two input clocks).
Table 3−17: Clock Status Register
R. O. @ Clock_Status
Bit # D31 – D3 D2 D1 D0
Bit Name R e s e r v e d − N o t U s e d
RACEway_
Clock_Status
Chan_A_
Clock_Status
Chan_B_
Clock_Status
Function
W r i t e w i t h z e r o s ,
M a s k w h e n r e a d i n g
1 = Active
0 = Not Active
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