Use of intelligent modules in Brookhaven Fastbus

Conference · Mon Oct 01 04:00:00 EDT 1984

OSTI ID:5937957

Leipuner, L B; Larsen, R C; Morse, W M; Black, J K; Kasha, H; Schmidt, M P; Schwarz, C

Some general aspects of the design of modules for data acquisition are addressed. The experience gained from using Brookhaven Fastbus in two finished experiments and one eminent experiment is used as background. The large channel capacity of each acquisition module is such that modules usually have data in them somewhere, so sparse data facilities are not needed. Intelligent modules reduces considerably the data transfer requirements on fastbus. Beyond fastbus there is usally a much slower computer bus, so any device that can filter out a bad event or unusable data before transfer to the computer bus and memory improves the experiments. Treatment of good and bad events in these modules is discussed. (LEW)

• Research Organization: Brookhaven National Lab., Upton, NY (USA); Yale Univ., New Haven, CT (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: AC02-76CH00016
• OSTI ID: 5937957
• Report Number(s): BNL-35630; CONF-841007-55; ON: DE85006082
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

42 ENGINEERING
420800* -- Engineering-- Electronic Circuits & Devices-- (-1989)
DATA ACQUISITION SYSTEMS
DATA PROCESSING
FASTBUS SYSTEM
PROCESSING