A transputer based coprocessor for VEDAS

Author

Ziem, P. ; Kluge, C. ; Kiehne, T.

Author_Institution

Hahn-Meitner-Inst., Berlin, West Germany

Volume

36

Issue

5

fYear

1989

fDate

10/1/1989 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

1585

Lastpage

1589

Abstract

Two transputer boards with five T800 transputers have been fitted into a VME-based multiprocessor system for experimental data acquisition at VEDAS, to be used for real-time recalibration calculations. The properties of the transputer, i.e. its RISC (reduced instruction set computer) structure and embedded interprocessor links, make it a powerful tool for fast data treatment. The transputers have been configured as a dedicated processor network for optimized data throughput. A description is given of the T800 transputer; the VME boards; the software, including the occam language and the Transputer Development System (TDS), an integrated programming environment; and the implementation of the system

Keywords

data acquisition; multiprocessing systems; nuclear electronics; physics computing; transputers; RISC; T800 transputers; Transputer Development System; VEDAS; VME boards; VME-based multiprocessor system; embedded interprocessor links; experimental data acquisition; integrated programming environment; occam language; real-time recalibration calculations; reduced instruction set computer; transputer boards; Communication switching; Control systems; Coprocessors; Data storage systems; Displays; Hardware; Memory; Reduced instruction set computing; Switches; Throughput;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9499

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/23.41109

Filename

41109