Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product Quad M-module Carrier i4000 AcQuisition Technology
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AcQuisition T echnology bv Headquarters: Raadhuislaan 27a 5341 GL Oss Postal address: P .O Box 627 5340 AP Oss The Netherlands Phone: +31-412-651055 Fax: +31-412-651050 E-mail: info@acq.nl Web: http://www .acq.nl i4000 Quad M-module carrier for VMEbus User Manual V ersion 1.
i4000 - Quad M-modul e carrier for VMEbus User Manual Version: 1.2 AcQuisition Technology bv P.O. Box 627, 5340 AP Oss, The Netherlands Copyright statement: Copyright ©2005 by AcQuisition T echnology bv - OSS, The Netherlands All rights reserved.
i4000 - Quad M-modu le carrier for VMEbus User Manual Version: 1.2 AcQuisition Technology bv P.O. Box 627, 5340 AP Oss, The Netherlands C ONTENTS 1. I NTRODUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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i4000 - Quad M-modu le carrier for VMEbus User Manual Version: 1.2 AcQuisition Technology bv P.O. Box 627, 5340 AP Oss, The Netherlands Page 7 of 25 2. P RODUCT O VERVIEW 2.1. I NTRODUCTION The i4000 provides a comp act high-performance VMEbus gateway to the M-module in terface.
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i4000 - Quad M-modu le carrier for VMEbus User Manual Version: 1.2 AcQuisition Technology bv P.O. Box 627, 5340 AP Oss, The Netherlands Page 9 of 25 3. I NST ALLATION AND S ETUP 3.1. U NPACKING THE H ARDWARE The hardware is shipped in an ESD protective container .
i4000 - Quad M-modul e carrier for VMEbus User Manual Version: 1.2 AcQuisition Technology bv P.O. Box 627, 5340 AP Page 10 of 25 Oss, The Netherlands 3.2. C ONNECTORS 3.2.1. M OUNTING AN M- MODULE Four M-modules can be fitted on the i4000 ca rrier board.
i4000 - Quad M-modu le carrier for VMEbus User Manual Version: 1.2 AcQuisition Technology bv P.O. Box 627, 5340 AP Oss, The Netherlands Page 11 of 25 3.2.2. P2 C ONNECTOR A SSIGNMENT S ( I 4000/P2 ONLY ) Peripherals can be connected to M-modules in two ways.
i4000 - Quad M-modul e carrier for VMEbus User Manual Version: 1.2 AcQuisition Technology bv P.O. Box 627, 5340 AP Page 12 of 25 Oss, The Netherlands Corresponding pins on the 96-way P2 to 24-way head.
i4000 - Quad M-modu le carrier for VMEbus User Manual Version: 1.2 AcQuisition Technology bv P.O. Box 627, 5340 AP Oss, The Netherlands Page 13 of 25 3.2.3. M- MODULE I NTERF ACE C ONNECTOR The following table provid es signal names for the M-mo dule male connector that is used by the i4000.
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i4000 - Quad M-modu le carrier for VMEbus User Manual Version: 1.2 AcQuisition Technology bv P.O. Box 627, 5340 AP Oss, The Netherlands Page 15 of 25 4. VME BUS I NTERFACE 4.1. A DDRESS I NTERFACE The i4000 can be selected to accept eithe r short addressing, using 16-bit addresses (A16) or standard addressing, using 24-b it addresses (A24).
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i4000 - Quad M-modul e carrier for VMEbus User Manual Version: 1.2 AcQuisition Technology bv P.O. Box 627, 5340 AP Page 18 of 25 Oss, The Netherlands 4.4. VME BUS P1 C ONNECTOR A SSIGNMENTS The following ta ble provides signal names for the VMEbus P1 connector as used by the i4000.
i4000 - Quad M-modu le carrier for VMEbus User Manual Version: 1.2 AcQuisition Technology bv P.O. Box 627, 5340 AP Oss, The Netherlands Page 19 of 25 5. F UNCTIONA L D ESCRIPTIO N 5.1. B LOCK D IAGRAM The interrupt controlle r used on the i4000 is largely compatible with the MC68153 interru pt controller from Motorola.
i4000 - Quad M-modul e carrier for VMEbus User Manual Version: 1.2 AcQuisition Technology bv P.O. Box 627, 5340 AP Page 20 of 25 Oss, The Netherlands 5.1.2. A DDRESS M APPING As mentioned before the address space occupied by t he i4000 board is 0x800 bytes (A0-A10).
i4000 - Quad M-modu le carrier for VMEbus User Manual Version: 1.2 AcQuisition Technology bv P.O. Box 627, 5340 AP Oss, The Netherlands Page 21 of 25 5.1.3. C ONTROL R EGISTER L2-L0 (Interrupt level) The least significant 3-bit field of the register determines the level at which an interrupt will be generated.
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i4000 - Quad M-modul e carrier for VMEbus User Manual Version: 1.2 AcQuisition Technology bv P.O. Box 627, 5340 AP Page 24 of 25 Oss, The Netherlands 6.3. T ECHNICA L D ATA Slots on th e base-board: Up to four modules can be plugged onto the baseboard.
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