Multiple channel data acquisition system
CA 2000956 A1 · Owner: Mckay, Roy L. · Inventors: Crawley, H. Bert; Gorbics, Mark S.; Thomas, William D.
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A multiple channel data acquisition system for the transfer of large amounts of data from a multiplicity of data channels. The system includes a plurality of modules which operate in parallel to convert analog signals to digital data and transfer that data to a communications host via a FASTBUS. Each module has a plurality of submodules which include a FEB connected to input circuitry having an analog to digital converter and a cache memory for each of a plurality of channels. The submodules are interfaced with the FASTBUS by a FASTBUS coupler which controls a module bus, and a module memory. In addition a local processor is provided to control the transfer of data from the FEBs to the …
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- Filed October 18, 1989. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended October 18, 2009.
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