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Hytec Electronics MK4 Technical Handbook

Hytec Electronics MK4 Technical Handbook (115 pages)

1365 Ethernet CAMAC Crate Controller

Brand: Hytec Electronics | Category: Controller | Size: 0 MB

Table of Contents

Table of Contents
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Abbreviations

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1 Introduction

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- How to Use this Technical Handbook
  10
- An Outline of the ECC 1365 MK 4 Functions
  10
2 Hardware Overview

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- The Controller Board
  12
- The Support Board
  12
- The UTP Ethernet Connection
  13
- The Front Panel
  13
- Figure 1 1365 MK 4 Front Panel Details
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3 Software Overview

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- Host Software Overview
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  - VMS Host Introduction
    16
  - Figure 2:Ethernet/Camac System
    16
  - Unix Host Introduction
    17
  - User-Based Software
    17
  - Figure 3 VMS Host Processes
    17
- Firmware Overview
  18
4 System Protocols

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5 Network Time

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- Theory
  36
- Practice
  36
- Network Time Algorithm
  37
- Network Time Protocol
  37
6 Ethernet Camac Controller Firmware Details

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- Priorities & Main Control Loop
  38
- Figure 8 Processing Priorities
  39
- Figure 9 Command List Data Flow- Immediate Operations
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- Figure 10 Command List Data Flow
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- Timer Interrupt Actions
  42
- QSPAN/82559 Interrupt Actions
  43
- Figure 11 Command List Data Flow- Deferred Operations
  43
- LAM Interrupt Actions
  44
- Module Booking
  44
- LAM Booking
  45
- Operating Statistics
  45
- Table 10 Statistics Table Format
  46
- Tracing
  47
- Downloading New Software
  47
- Initialisation
  47
- Table 11 Table Trace Entry Form
  47
- The Tick Timer
  48
- Time Tagging
  48
- The Clock System
  48
- The Crash Table
  48
- Table 12 ECC 1365 MK 4 Firmware Error Codes (Crash Codes)
  49
- Command Processing
  50
- COR Processing
  50
- Security Processing
  50
- Power Fail
  50
- Error Codes
  50
7 Ecc 1365 Front Panel Diagnostics Terminal Support

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- Overview
  51
  - Table 13 ECC 1365 Front Panel Terminal Commands
    52
  - Trap Details
    53
- Normal Mode Commands
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  - Display Security
    53
  - Table 14 Command Word Abbreviations
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  - Display DTM4
    54
  - Display Statistics
    54
  - Table 15 ECC 1365 Statistics Printout
    55
  - Display Address
    56
  - Display Crash
    57
  - Display Mode
    57
  - Display ARP
    57
  - Display Auto
    57
  - Change Security
    57
  - Change DTM4 [N]
    59
  - Change MODE [N]
    59
  - Reset
    59
  - Help
    60
  - Camac
    60
- Battery-Backed RAM Mode Commands
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  - Init
    61
  - Auto
    61
  - Epa[N]
    61
  - EMA [N]
    62
  - Clrsec
    62
  - Dlmem
    62
  - Ipa[N]
    63
  - Ips[N]
    63
- Diagnostic Mode Commands
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  - Dmod
    64
  - Dhosti
    64
  - Dhoste
    64
  - Run
    65
    
    Run Memory
    65
    
    Table 16 Available Diagnostic Tests
    65
    
    Run Camac
    66
    
    Run Timer
    66
    
    Run Leds
    66
  - Normal
    67
  - Camac
    67
8 Using the Ecc 1365

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9 Security Features

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- Figure 16 Security Table Entry Format
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- Table 17 Security Table Capabilities Field Format
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Ecc 1365 Mk 4 Specification

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Glossary

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References

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Appendices

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A1 Ecc 1365 Hardware Details

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- Figure 17 Control Register Format
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- Figure 18 Status Register Format
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A2 Ecc 1365 Protocols Frame Formats

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A3 Vax/Vms Host Software Details

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- A3.1 User-Based Software
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- A3.2 Interface between User- and System- Based Software
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- A3.3 System-Based Software ECC_1365 Process
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  - A3.3.1 Initialisation
    102
  - A3.3.2 Normal Operations
    102
    
    A3.3.2.1 Host Event
    102
    
    A3.3.2.2 Network Event
    103
    
    A3.3.2.3 Timer Event
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  - A3.3.3 Received Ethernet Frame
    104
    
    A3.3.3.1 Normal Processing
    104
    
    A3.3.3.2 Received Events
    104
- A3.4 Data Structures
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  - A3.4.1 Global Memory Allocation
    106
- Table A3-1
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  - A3.4.2 LLC Control Table
    107
  - A3.4.3 Status Codes
    107
- Table A3-2
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- Table A3-3
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  - A3.4.4 Access Table
    108
  - A3.4.5 ECC_HOST Control Table
    108
  - A3.4.6 Configuration Data File
    108
- Table A3-4
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- Table A3-5
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A4 Auxiliary Controller Lockout Mode (Acl Mode)

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- A4.1 Overview
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- A4.2 Multiple Controllers on the Auxiliary Control Bus (ACB)
  109
- A4.3 Request Grant Mode
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- A4.4 ACL Mode
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A5 Error Processing and Error Messages

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- A5.1 VAX/VMS Error Processing
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- A5.2 UNIX Error Processing
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- A5.3 Error Messages
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  - A5.3.1 User Process Errors
    111
  - A5.3.2 Manager Process Errors
    112
  - A5.3.3 ECC 1365 Controller Errors
    114

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