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operations:documentation.ivs.mark5mode [2016/04/15 10:29]
Nick Ham Removed 4 redundant spaces
operations:documentation.ivs.mark5mode [2018/02/27 05:19]
Warren Hankey
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 +===Mode Modern===
 +for Mark5B machines,
 +mode? now returns mk5b_mode=ext,<​bitmask>,,<​sampling>​
 +
 +sampling is rate (1 or 2 GB/s) times twice (Nyquist) bandwidth of 2,4,8,16 MHz gives 4,8,16,32 or 64
 +
 +bitstream mask 0xffffffff is 11111111 11111111 11111111 11111111 so all 32 bitstreams are taken. There are sixteen channels so two values per channel sign (positive/​negative 1/0), and amplitude (high/low 1/0) give 32 bitstreams (2-bit samples). Bitstream mask 0x55555555 is 01010101 01010101 01010101 01010101 means unsigned, just amplitude for 16 channels (1-bit samples).
 +
 +data rate is (2 x bandwidth) x (16 channels)
 +e.g. ks experiment 64 x 16
 +
 For VSI recording, 1-bit sampling and 8 MHz bandwidths (e.g. R1 and R4 experiments):​ For VSI recording, 1-bit sampling and 8 MHz bandwidths (e.g. R1 and R4 experiments):​
 <​code>​mk5=mode=ext:​0x55555555:​2</​code>​ <​code>​mk5=mode=ext:​0x55555555:​2</​code>​
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 Recall that the conversion to binary from the hexadeximal number: Recall that the conversion to binary from the hexadeximal number:
-  * ''​5''​ is ''​0101''​ (?which indicates one-bit sampling?); and +  * ''​5''​ is ''​0101''​ (which indicates one-bit sampling); and 
-  * ''​f''​ is ''​1111''​ (?which indicates two-bit sampling?).+  * ''​f''​ is ''​1111''​ (which indicates two-bit sampling).
  
 One-bit sampling uses the sign of recorded voltages when recording, two-bit sampling partitions the interval of possible voltages up in to ''​4''​ pieces to obtain sign and magnitude components. One-bit sampling uses the sign of recorded voltages when recording, two-bit sampling partitions the interval of possible voltages up in to ''​4''​ pieces to obtain sign and magnitude components.
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   * ''​0xffffffff''​.   * ''​0xffffffff''​.
  
-<​note>​(need to note which way around ​the channels are ordered).</​note>​+<​note>​Channels 1-8 are X-band upper sideband ​(USB) from BBcs 1-8, channels 9 and 10 are the X-band LSB channels ​of BBCs 1 and 8, and channels 11-16 are S-band USB BBCs 9-14.</​note>​
  
 ===== <​decimation ratio> ===== ===== <​decimation ratio> =====
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 <​note>​FPDP stands for Front-Panel Data Port.</​note>​ <​note>​FPDP stands for Front-Panel Data Port.</​note>​
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 +====== Sampling Rate ======
 +Recall that the nyquist rate is the minimum rate at which a signal can be sampled without introducing errors, which is twice the highest frequency present in a signal. Consequently,​ the __sampling rate__ is double the maximum bandwidth per channel (which the decimation ratio determines). ​
  
 ====== Mark5 Data Recording Rate ====== ====== Mark5 Data Recording Rate ======
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