Planned N2PK VNA Parallel Port Assignments - 06/10/09

As noted previously, the following table reflects my plan to support:

  • the existing two DDS sources only,
  • the fast or slow ADC in the 1st VNA Detector,
  • the fast or slow ADC in the 2nd VNA Detector,
  • the presence of one (either) or both detectors in any given VNA,
  • independent rate control of the fast ADC in either detector,
  • the use of one detector for reflection and the other for transmission,
  • equal max. performance of same type ADCs in both detectors,
  • interface simplicity directly to unique or orthogonal hardware functions, and
  • simple directional control of an S-parameter test set, if present. which also contains DC bias insertion and a step sttenuator (likely 0 - 70 dB in 10 dB steps),
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                                         Port     Register 
 DB25 Port Name  VNA Line Name     Type Offset(1)  Bit(2)  
----- ---------- ----------------- ---- --------- -------- 
+ 1   Strobe*    Test Set Sw(2 rx) Out     2         n0    
  2   D0         RF DDS Data       Out     0          0    
  2   D0         DET1 SDI          Out     0          0    
  2   D0         DET2 SDI          Out     0          0    
  3   D1         LO DDS Data       Out     0          1    
  4   D2         DDS W_CLK         Out     0          2    
  5   D3         DDS FQ_UD         Out     0          3    
  6   D4         DDS Reset         Out     0          4    
  7   D5         DET1 SCK          Out     0          5    
  7   D5         DET2 SCK          Out     0          5    
  8   D6         DET1 nCS(4)       Out     0          6    
  9   D7         DET2 nCS(4)       Out     0          7    
 10   ACK*       Unused            In      1          6    
 11   BUSY       DET1 nSDO(4)      In      1         n7    
 12   PError     DET2 nSDO(4)      In      1          5    
+13   Select     VNA Present(5)    In      1          4    
+14   AUTOFD*    Atten0            Out     2         n1    
 15   FAULT*     Unused            In      1          3    
 16   INIT*      Atten1            Out     2          2    
 17   SelectIn*  Atten2            Out     2         n3    
 18   Ground     Ground                                    
 19   Ground     Ground                                    
 20   Ground     Ground                                    
 21   Ground     Ground                                    
 22   Ground     Ground                                    
 23   Ground     Ground                                    
 24   Ground     Ground                                    
+25   Ground     Ground                                    
                                                           
(1)   Offset Register                                      
      ------ --------                                      
        0    Data                                          
        1    Status                                        
        2    Control                                       
                                                           
(2)  "n" in this column only signifies that the parallel port
     line is inverted from the register bit.                    
                                                           
(3)  "+" are DB-25 end pins 

(4)  Note that assignment of a particular PCB's ADC is totally
     controlled by which DB25 pins are used for its nCS and 
     its nSDO. This permits the PCBs to be built identically
     with respect to the ADC, assuming the fast (or the slow)
     ADC is on both PCBs.
     
(5)  This is +5 Vdc, used for the DDSs, thru a series 1 kohm
     resistor for current limiting on the parallel port. It is 
     intended to be used by software as one way to determine if 
     the VNA is present on the parallel port and powered up. 
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The designation of pins as "Unused" is not intended to preclude their future use for some yet to be defined feature or function. They are not "reserved" as there are no plans to use them at this point, but it possible that one or more may get used if a problem arises in the 2nd detector beta test.

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Paul Kiciak, N2PK

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