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User's Manual (MUT)
Mod. N568B/LC 16 Ch Spectroscopy Amplifiers
26/01/2007
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3.3 H. S. CAENET
The H. S. CAENET Network is a send and receive half duplex system; It enables the asynchronous
serial transmission (1 MBaud rate) of data packets along a simple 50 Ohm coaxial cable. Several
devices (H. S. CAENET nodes) are able to share the same media to transmit and receive data. Each
node is able to receive the serial data packet and store it automatically in a FIFO (RX FIFO) and
transmit the data contained in another FIFO (TX FIFO). Both FIFOs are 512 byte deep.
Usually transfers between H. S. CAENET nodes take place according to the typical Master/Slaves
communication:
- There is a single Master : H. S. CAENET controller
- The Slaves are daisy chained on the network, and are identified by an address code
(from 1 to 99);
- the H. S. CAENET Master initiates the transmission, all the Slaves receive the data,
and only the Slave addressed then accesses the serial line to transmit the data
requested by the Master.
- The maximum data packet length is 512 bytes.
The address of the H. S. CAENET node of the N568B/LC (Station #) is selectable via front panel
thumb-wheels, and its value ranges from 1 to 99. In this way up to 99 modules may be controlled from
a single point via one of the following CAEN H. S. CAENET Controllers:
A1303 H. S. CAENET PC Controller (PCI bus);
A303A H. S. CAENET PC Controller;
A303 H. S. CAENET PC Controller;
A250 H. S. CAENET Manual Controller;
C117B H. S. CAENET CAMAC Controller;
V288 H. S. CAENET VME Controller.
To avoid reflections it is necessary to terminate the H. S. CAENET line on a 50
Ω
impedance. This is
accomplished by inserting a 50
Ω
impedance terminator in one of the two LEMO 00 type connectors
(IN/OUT) of the last module of the chain.