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Agilent Technologies L4400 User Manual

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L4400 User’s Guide

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L4450A 64-Bit Digital I/O with Memory and Counter

Synchronous Buffered Outputs You can use synchronous mode handshake
with buffered (memory) output operations. (Buffered operations are
described in more detail beginning on

page 210

.) For buffered output

operations, the H0 line acts as a start/stop line. This line will be set high
when the memory output command is executed by the L4450A and will
return low when the memory output operation has completed.

Synchronous memory output operations can be paced using either the
internal strobe or an external strobe.

When using the internal strobe, the H1 line is the strobe output line.

The timing of the output operation when using the default

INTernal

clock

is controlled by 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 latch the data lines during the T

CYCLE

time.

The receiving device should detect the leading edge of the strobe line, wait
for the L4450A to set the data (T

PD

) and then latch the data. Latching the

data on the trailing edge of the strobe is recommended, however, you can
the data following T

PD

. T

PD

ranges from - 23 to 23 ns.

A synchronous buffered output using the internal clock is shown in the
diagram below (default handshake line polarity)

H0 (Start/Stop)

H1 (Strobe Out)

Data Out

Valid

T

CYC LE

(Last Cycle)

Invalid

T

PD

T

PD

T

PD

T

CYC LE

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