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ProDAQ 3150
High-Performance Motherboard Module

  • Up to 8 different Function Cards in a single VXIbus Slot
  • Large Range of Function Cards (All ProDAQ Function Cards)
  • On-board Digital Signal Processor and Memory
  • Data Transfer Rate up to 32 MB/s
  • Optional second Digital Signal Processor
  • Optional Calibration Reference Source

General

The ProDAQ 3150 High-Performance Motherboard accepts up to eight different function cards in a single slot module just like the ProDAQ 3120 Standard Motherboard Module All ProDAQ Function Cards can be used on the ProDAQ 3150 High-Performance Motherboard and on the ProDAQ 3120 Standard Motherboard. To improve the overall system performance, the ProDAQ 3150 offers a number of enhancements and new features:

Data Transfer
The enhanced VXIbus Interface of the ProDAQ 3150 offers a data transfer rate of up to 32 MB/s, VXIbus 2.0 compatibility (e.g. D64 support) and simultaneous access of up to 4 function cards.

On-board DSP
The on-board Digital Signal Processor moves the data between the function cards and the on-board memory.
For example several data readouts can be gathered and moved over the VXIbus using fast block transfers. User-defined waveform data can be stored in the on-board memory and moved to one or more function cards to generate a specific waveform.
In addition the DSP can be used to apply calibration factors to the moved data, perform E.U. conversion, T/C linearization, digital filtering etc. It also handles board initialization and self test.

On-board Memory
The on-board memory is organized in two banks with separate interfaces to the internal bus and the VXIbus interface. In this way one bank can be accessed simultaneously from the VXIbus while the other bank is accessed by the on-board DSP(s), providing the full data transfer bandwidth of the memory for both transfers.

User-programmable DSP
In addition to the on-board DSP a second, fully user-programmable DSP can be fitted into the ProDAQ 3150. It has full access to all on-board resources like the function cards, the on-board memory or the trigger and interrupt system.
It offers real-time capabilities for local data processing, control loops or event handling.
The VXIbus local bus can be used to communicate between the User-programmable DSPs of two ProDAQ 3150 modules utilizing a high-speed serial link protocol.

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