Agilent Technologies L4400 - Manual (Page 218)

206 L4400 User’s Guide
8 L4450A 64-Bit Digital I/O with Memory and Counter
Synchronous Unbuffered Outputs For synchronous handshake unbuffered
outputs, the H0 line indicates the direction of the transfer. This line is set
low to indicate an output operation. The H0 line will remain in the low
state until the L4450A direction is changed. The H1 line is the strobe
output line.
When the L4450A executes an output command, it sets the data lines and
waits for T
CYCLE
/2 before asserting the strobe line. The leading edge of the
strobe indicates the data is valid. The strobe line is asserted for T
CYCLE
/2
and then de- asserted. The H2 line is not used and is set to high
impedance.
The timing of the output operation is controlled by the T
CYCLE
parameter
set using the CONFigure:DIGital:HANDshake:RATE command. This setting
affects strobe width, memory clock rate, as well as the setup and hold
times. Alternatively, the reciprocal form of the command
CONFigure:DIGital:HANDshake:CTIMe can be used to specify the speed in
terms of time instead of a rate. The timing should be set such that the
device receiving the data can read the data lines during the T
CYCLE
/2 time.
A synchronous unbuffered output is shown in the diagram below (default
handshake line polarity).
H0 (Direction)
H1 (Strobe)
Data Out
Invalid Valid
T
CYC LE
T
CYC LE
/ 2 T
CYC LE
/ 2
For example, the following SCPI commands set the L4450A to have a
16- bit output using synchronous handshake. Two data outputs are then
performed and the strobe line is pulsed for each. The I/O direction line is
set low following the first
SOURce:DIGital:DATA:WORD command and
remains low until the digital channel is reset of reconfigured.
CONF:DIG:WIDT WORD, (@1101)

CONF:DIG:DIR OUTP, (@1101)

CONF:DIG:HAND SYNC, (@1101)

SOUR:DIG:DATA:WORD #hFFFF, (@1101)

SOUR:DIG:DATA:WORD #h4DB5, (@1101)