User`s guide
  Gyro Control Unit (GCU)     
  User’s Guide 
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  MaxMetrix, Scottsdale, AZ   
PN: GCU-2K1-UG:RevI.2 NGC 
1.4.3  DIGITAL INTERFACE 
Figure 12 Digital Output Connector 
The digital format consists of two 16bit signed values, one for pitch, and the other for yaw. The digital 
values are sent as a single 32-bit digital word using the high speed serial peripheral interface (SPI) of the 
TMS320VC33 DSP. The digital interface conforms to the low voltage differential signaling (LVDS
1
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standard. 
•  Clock Rate: 7.5 Mhz 
•  Word Output Rate: 21.6Khz 
•  Bit Width: 133.3ns/bit 
Part Number 
Description 
DF13 – 10P – 1.25H(50)  Board Connector 
DF13 – 10S – 1.25C  Mating Connector 
DF13 – 2630SCFA  CRIMP PIN 
Pin Number 
Description 
1  DSP CLK+ 
2  DSP CLK- 
3  DSP FSX0+ 
4  DSP FSX0- 
5  DSP Data- 
6  DSP Data+ 
7  NO CONNECTION 
8  INPUT- OPTION 
9  INPUT+ OPTION 
10  NO CONNECTION  
1
  American National Standards Institute (ANSI)/Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA)/ 
Electronics Industries Alliance (EIA)-664-1995 standard specifying the physical layer defining the driver 
and receiver characteristics. 










