User`s manual

1.0 - INTRODUCTION TO PMAC_____________________________________________1
1.1 - About this manual____________________________________________________________________________ 1
1.2 - Description of PMAC _________________________________________________________________________ 1
1. 3 - Types of PMAC _____________________________________________________________________________ 2
1.3.1 - PMAC(1) PC or PMAC(1) VME features _______________________________________________________ 2
1.3.2 - PMAC PC _______________________________________________________________________________ 2
1.3.3 - PMAC Lite_______________________________________________________________________________ 2
1.3.4 - PMAC VME _____________________________________________________________________________ 2
1.3.5 - PMAC STD ______________________________________________________________________________ 2
1.3.6 – Mini-PMAC______________________________________________________________________________ 4
1.3.7 – PMAC2 _________________________________________________________________________________ 4
1.3.8 – PMAC2 Ultralite __________________________________________________________________________ 4
1.3.9 – Turbo PMAC family _______________________________________________________________________ 4
1.4 – PMAC(1) connectors and indicators_____________________________________________________________ 5
1.4.1 – Display Port Outputs (JDISP Port) ____________________________________________________________ 5
1.4.2 – Control-Panel Port I/O (JPAN Port) ___________________________________________________________ 5
1.4.3 – Thumbwheel Multiplexer Port I/O (JTHW Port)__________________________________________________ 5
1.4.4 – Serial Port Connection______________________________________________________________________ 5
1.4.5 – General-Purpose Digital Inputs and Outputs (JOPTO Port)__________________________________________ 5
1.4.6 – Machine Connectors _______________________________________________________________________ 5
1.4.7 – LED Indicators ___________________________________________________________________________ 5
1.5 - Working with PMAC _________________________________________________________________________ 6
1.5.1 - Hardware Setup ___________________________________________________________________________ 6
1.5.2 - Software Setup ____________________________________________________________________________ 6
1.5.3 - Programming PMAC _______________________________________________________________________ 6
1.6 - PMAC Tasks ________________________________________________________________________________ 7
1.6.1 - Single Character I/O _______________________________________________________________________ 8
1.6.2 - Commutation Update _______________________________________________________________________ 8
1.6.3 - Servo Update _____________________________________________________________________________ 8
1.6.4 -VME Mailbox Processing____________________________________________________________________ 8
1.6.5 - Real-Time Interrupt Tasks ___________________________________________________________________ 9
1.6.6 - Background Tasks _________________________________________________________________________ 9
1.6.7 - Observations: ____________________________________________________________________________ 10
1.6.8 - Priority Level Optimization _________________________________________________________________ 11
2.0 - PMAC EXECUTIVE PROGRAM, PEWIN _________________________________13
2.1 - Configuring PEWIN _________________________________________________________________________ 13
2.2 - Quick Plot feature ___________________________________________________________________________ 14
2.3 - Saving and retrieving PMAC parameters________________________________________________________ 14