Parallel Processor for the Spin Spectrometer

Current maximum data rates from the Spin Spectrometer of ~5000 events/s (up to 1.3 MBytes/s) and minimum analysis requiring at least 3000 operations/event require a CPU cycle time near 70 ns. In order to achieve an effective cycle time of 70 ns, a parallel processing device is proposed. Up to 4 inde...

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Published inIEEE transactions on nuclear science Vol. 30; no. 1; pp. 198 - 201
Main Author Hensley, D. C.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published IEEE 01.02.1983
Subjects
CAMAC
Concurrent computing
Detectors
Laboratories
Memory management
Parallel processing
Process design
Satellites
Solids
Spectroscopy
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Summary:Current maximum data rates from the Spin Spectrometer of ~5000 events/s (up to 1.3 MBytes/s) and minimum analysis requiring at least 3000 operations/event require a CPU cycle time near 70 ns. In order to achieve an effective cycle time of 70 ns, a parallel processing device is proposed. Up to 4 independent processors will be implemented in parallel in a quasi-CAMAC environment. The individual processors are designed around the Am2910 Microsequencer, the AM29116 μP, and the Am29517 Multiplier. Satellite histogramming will be handled by a commercial 16-bit μP system.
ISSN:0018-9499
1558-1578
DOI:10.1109/TNS.1983.4332253