User's Manual Part 2

Host Computer Commands
RVP8 User’s Manual
May 2003
6–23
Table 6–2: RVP8 Status Output Words (cont.)
Word DescriptionWordDescription
23 Pulse Width 2 min. Trig. Period 55 Immediate Status Word #3
24 Pulse Width 3 min. Trig. Period 56 Burst Tracking Slew
25 Pulse Width Bit Patterns 57 Polarization Algorithm Choices
26 Current /Pulse Width 58 — Reserved —
27 Current Trigger Gen. Period 59 — Reserved —
28 Desired Trigger Gen. Period 60 — Reserved —
29 PRT at Start of Last Ray 61 — Reserved —
30 PRT at End of Last Ray 62 — Reserved —
31 Processing/Threshold Flags 63 — Reserved —
32
Log Slope 64 — Reserved —
15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0
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| | 0 1 0 0 1 | Command
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15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0
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| Rev Bits 3–0 | Rev 6–4 | Serial Number | Output 1
|_______________|___________|___________________________________|
The revision and serial numbers of the particular RVP8 board are accessible here. This
information is useful when computer software is being designed to handle a variety of signal
processor revisions. The revision number is seven bits total; four of which are still in the high
four bits of the word for compatibility with an older format.
15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0
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| Number of Bins Currently Selected in Range Mask | Output 2
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15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0
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| TRIGIN Current Trigger Period in 1/8km (0.83333 usec) Steps | Output 3
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15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0
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| Current Sample of TAG bits 15–0 | Output 4
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15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0
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| Current Sample of TAG bits 31–16 | Output 5
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15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0
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| 0 0 | (MSB) Log of Measured Noise Level (LSB) | Output 6
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