SANDUS (Sandia Digital Underground System) (MA 164) command system message and data format

Technical Report · Thu Dec 31 23:00:00 EST 1987

OSTI ID:5213065

Ebinger, L W

The SANDUS (Sandia Digital Underground System - MA164 Digital Data Acquisition System) is controlled by either an internal or external minicomputer via the TA485A Controller. This controller is used to set up the TA484A Multiplexer, TA618 Real Time Multiplexer, TA489A Calibrator, TA486A Programmer Timer, TA566A Power Controller/Encoder and TA488B Trigger Generator. It also sets the voltage gain and offset, presample filter frequency response, data sample interval, data conversion format (9 bit, 12 bit or extended range), arm signal, trigger mode and number of presamples, etc. for each of the 128 data channels. The format and function of the command system messages and their data formats are detailed herein.

• Research Organization: Sandia National Labs., Albuquerque, NM (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: AC04-76DP00789
• OSTI ID: 5213065
• Report Number(s): SAND-86-1398; ON: DE88008143
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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