Chapter 3: Architecture
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User Counter-Timer
Subsystem
User counter-timer is based on the Intel 82C54 16-bit counter-timer
chip. It contains three fully independent counter-timers. It’s fully
dedicated for user applications and it is not used by any of the
PowerDAQ systems. The logic allows you to select the clock and gate
source for each of the three independent counter-timers. The counter-
timer outputs can generate interrupts to the host PC on change of
their state.
You can feed a clock input from one of the following four sources:
•
Software command
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1-MHz internal timebase
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External clock input line
•
UCT0 output line (available for UCT1 and 2)
Gate can be controlled from two sources
•
Software command
•
External gate input line
Each of the UCT can be used in following modes:
•
"Pulse" - generates one pulse with value/frequency length
(Mode 1)
•
"Train" - generates pulse train with value/frequency rate.
Pulse length is 1/frequency (Mode 2)
•
"Rate" - generates pulse train with value/frequency rate.
Pulse length is 1/2 value/frequency high and 1/2
value/frequency low (Mode 3)
•
"Delay" - waits value/frequency time and then generates
one pulse (Mode 5)
See Intel 82C54 datasheet and PowerDAQ SDK examples for
implementation details.
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