TAB to GAB Data Transmission

updated: 22-Oct-04 (for EM Algo Proposal 1)

Index


TAB to GAB Data Streams

49 separate 12-bit data streams are transmitted from each TAB to the GAB using LVDS signals on 7-pair cables. These are the same cables/connectors as are used for ADF to TAB data transmission, however, LVDS drivers/receivers embedded in the Altera Stratix chips are used to send signals rather than the Channel Link chips used for ADF-to-TAB transmission and the multiplexing is different.

Definitions of the 49 signal lines and their corresponding positions in the LVDS transmission are given in the table below.

          Bit Definitions
Input
bit

LVDS out
[cable.bit]
Signal Eta Phi 11 10 09 08 07 06 05 04 03 02 01 00
0 0.0 EM Count S 2 Thr-6 Thr-5 Thr-4 Thr-3 Thr-2 Thr-1
1 0.1 EM Count S 3 Thr-6 Thr-5 Thr-4 Thr-3 Thr-2 Thr-1
2 0.2 EM Count S 4 Thr-6 Thr-5 Thr-4 Thr-3 Thr-2 Thr-1
3 0.3 EM Count S 5 Thr-6 Thr-5 Thr-4 Thr-3 Thr-2 Thr-1
4 0.4 EM Count C 2 Thr-6 Thr-5 Thr-4 Thr-3 Thr-2 Thr-1
5 0.5 EM Count C 3 Thr-6 Thr-5 Thr-4 Thr-3 Thr-2 Thr-1
6 0.6 EM Count C 4 Thr-6 Thr-5 Thr-4 Thr-3 Thr-2 Thr-1
7 1.0 EM Count C 5 Thr-6 Thr-5 Thr-4 Thr-3 Thr-2 Thr-1
8 1.1 EM Count N 2 Thr-6 Thr-5 Thr-4 Thr-3 Thr-2 Thr-1
9 1.2 EM Count N 3 Thr-6 Thr-5 Thr-4 Thr-3 Thr-2 Thr-1
10 1.3 EM Count N 4 Thr-6 Thr-5 Thr-4 Thr-3 Thr-2 Thr-1
11 1.4 EM Count N 5 Thr-6 Thr-5 Thr-4 Thr-3 Thr-2 Thr-1
 
12 1.5 JET Count S 2 Thr-6 Thr-5 Thr-4 Thr-3 Thr-2 Thr-1
13 1.6 JET Count S 3 Thr-6 Thr-5 Thr-4 Thr-3 Thr-2 Thr-1
14 2.0 JET Count S 4 Thr-6 Thr-5 Thr-4 Thr-3 Thr-2 Thr-1
15 2.1 JET Count S 5 Thr-6 Thr-5 Thr-4 Thr-3 Thr-2 Thr-1
16 2.2 JET Count C 2 Thr-6 Thr-5 Thr-4 Thr-3 Thr-2 Thr-1
17 2.3 JET Count C 3 Thr-6 Thr-5 Thr-4 Thr-3 Thr-2 Thr-1
18 2.4 JET Count C 4 Thr-6 Thr-5 Thr-4 Thr-3 Thr-2 Thr-1
19 2.5 JET Count C 5 Thr-6 Thr-5 Thr-4 Thr-3 Thr-2 Thr-1
20 2.6 JET Count N 2 Thr-6 Thr-5 Thr-4 Thr-3 Thr-2 Thr-1
21 3.0 JET Count N 3 Thr-6 Thr-5 Thr-4 Thr-3 Thr-2 Thr-1
22 3.1 JET Count N 4 Thr-6 Thr-5 Thr-4 Thr-3 Thr-2 Thr-1
23 3.2 JET Count N 5 Thr-6 Thr-5 Thr-4 Thr-3 Thr-2 Thr-1
 
24 3.3 TAU Count S 2 Thr-6 Thr-5 Thr-4 Thr-3 Thr-2 Thr-1
25 3.4 TAU Count S 3 Thr-6 Thr-5 Thr-4 Thr-3 Thr-2 Thr-1
26 3.5 TAU Count S 4 Thr-6 Thr-5 Thr-4 Thr-3 Thr-2 Thr-1
27 3.6 TAU Count S 5 Thr-6 Thr-5 Thr-4 Thr-3 Thr-2 Thr-1
28 4.0 TAU Count C 2 Thr-6 Thr-5 Thr-4 Thr-3 Thr-2 Thr-1
29 4.1 TAU Count C 3 Thr-6 Thr-5 Thr-4 Thr-3 Thr-2 Thr-1
30 4.2 TAU Count C 4 Thr-6 Thr-5 Thr-4 Thr-3 Thr-2 Thr-1
31 4.3 TAU Count C 5 Thr-6 Thr-5 Thr-4 Thr-3 Thr-2 Thr-1
32 4.4 TAU Count N 2 Thr-6 Thr-5 Thr-4 Thr-3 Thr-2 Thr-1
33 4.5 TAU Count N 3 Thr-6 Thr-5 Thr-4 Thr-3 Thr-2 Thr-1
34 4.6 TAU Count N 4 Thr-6 Thr-5 Thr-4 Thr-3 Thr-2 Thr-1
35 5.0 TAU Count N 5 Thr-6 Thr-5 Thr-4 Thr-3 Thr-2 Thr-1
 
36 5.1 EM+H Sum 39-0 5-2 Sum(EM+H Et)
37 5.2 EM+H Sum 39-0 5-2 Sum(EM+H Ex)
38 5.3 EM+H Sum 39-0 5-2 Sum(EM+H Ey)
 
39 5.4 BC Or --- --- 0 OR of BCs from ADFs
40 5.5 Status --- --- Status Register
41 5.6 Sync --- --- Synch Pulse
42 6.0 Valid --- --- unused
43 6.1 SCL BC --- --- 0 BC calc in TAB
44 6.2 SCL TURN --- --- TURN calc in TAB
45 6.3 Isolation S 5-2 0 5 4 3 2
46 6.4 Isolation C 5-2 0 5 4 3 2
47 6.5 Isolation N 5-2 0 5 4 3 2
 
48 6.6 Parity --- --- Vertical Parity

Notes

Bits Definition
11 OR of valid data bits from TAB chips 0-9
10 AND of valid data bits from TAB chips 0-9
09 =1 if OR of all BCs received from ADF on TAB chips 0-9 is equal to the internally calculated BC
=0 otherwise
08 all PLLs locked
07..00 OR of status words from TAB chips 0-9

  • Sync
    The frame signal for TAB-to-GAB data transfer. Goes high on the LSB of each 12-bit transfer.
  • Valid
    Goes high on run start (1st TURN signal after an INIT). Enables data capture at the GAB input (sync memory). Only bit 47 is used for this.
  • SCL BC
    Bunch Crossing number calculated internally by TAB.
  • SCL TURN
    Turn number calculated internally by TAB (only lowest 12 bits of 16 are transmitted).
  • Isolation
    Each bit corresponds to the isolation in a specific phi (2,3,4,5) in the S,C,N eta regions. The bit is: Three different words are used to reduce latency in incorporating isolation information into the And/Or terms.
  • Parity
    Vertical Parity of words 0-47.

  • TAB to GAB Bit Stream Multiplexing

      Bit-Stream in Cycle
    Cable Pair 0 1 2 3 4 5 6
    0 0 1 2 3 4 5 6
    1 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
    2 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
    clk Clock
    3 21 22 23 24 25 26 27
    4 28 29 30 31 32 33 34
    5 35 36 37 38 39 40 41
    6 42 43 44 45 46 47 48

    Notes:

    1. Stratix LVDS reference ???
    2. The same cable/connector as used in ADF-to-TAB data transmission is employed in TAB-to-GAB transmission. A diagram of the pinouts of the connector can be found here. Refer to:


    TAB to GAB Data Transmission Speed

    LVDS Clock Speed

    Data Transmission Rate