Title :
The Aleph trigger supervisor
Author :
Amendolia, S.R. ; Galeotti, S. ; Morsani, F. ; Passuello, D.
Author_Institution :
Sasari Univ., Italy
fDate :
2/1/1989 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The prototype of a FASTBUS master/slave, which in the Aleph experiment is the intelligent interface between the trigger system and the readout controllers, is described. It is based on two microprogrammable sequencers, one acting as a FASTBUS master and the other equipped with a 32-bit ALU (arithmetic logic unit); its internal registers/devices are time-shared by the two sequencers. The control part of the main protocol is implemented as two finite-state machines based on the PAL technique
Keywords :
computer interfaces; protocols; Aleph trigger supervisor; FASTBUS master/slave; PAL technique; arithmetic logic unit; finite-state machines; intelligent interface; microprogrammable sequencers; protocol; prototype; readout controllers; Automata; Computer errors; Control systems; Data acquisition; Error correction; Fastbus; Master-slave; Protocols; Prototypes; Timing;
Journal_Title :
Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on
