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Section 2
FUNCTIONAL DESCRIPTION
This section provides a detailed functional description along with interconnection diagrams and
descriptions of the Hologic Discovery. Refer to Section 1 for a block diagram and a brief
functional description of each block.
2.1 Computer
The Discovery Scanner is interfaced to a PCI Communications Controller Board/ISA Bus
computer which controls table and C-arm movement, X-ray generation, performs all necessary
calculations, and manages both the patient and QC database information.
The computer is a Pentium III-based (or higher) PC that comes equipped with floppy disk drive,
hard disk drive, keyboard, mouse, 17” color monitor, and CDROM R/W for archiving scans and
backups of the system database. For details pertaining to the computer and its associated
components, please refer to the documentation shipped with each unit.
2.2 PCI Communications Controller Board
The PCI Communications Controller Board handles all the communications between the
Computer and the Scanner C-Arm and Table assemblies. The board resides in one of the computer
internal ISA slots and communicates with the computer via the computer's I/O bus. It connects to
the Distribution Board in the Scanner through a 50-conductor ribbon cable. This cable contains
two independent communications links (one synchronous and one asynchronous) and additional
system control signals. Each signal requires a pair of conductors for differential (RS422) noise
immunity.
The asynchronous link communicates with the Motor Controller Boards (TX, TY, AR, and AY),
the TZ Drive Board, the C-Arm Interface Board, and the Control Panel Controller section of the
Detector Board (or the Control Panel Interface on A and SL models). The synchronous link
communicates with the Data Acquisition System (DAS).
2.2.1 Interface Connections
Figure 2-1 on page 2-3 describes the interconnections between the PCI Communications
Controller Board and the Distribution Board. The table also identifies the connectors and their pin
assignments.
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