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| 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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