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COMMON HARDWARE ISSUES
Contents
General
Standard
cables and connectors
A list of standard cables and connectors for use with CAN/GMB, VSAM, and
SIAM.
CAN
Users Meeting (ps)
Transparancies from CAN Users Meeting, Feb 25, 1999
First CAN
message
A copy of the first DETCON message concerning CAN
Second
CAN message
A copy of the second DETCON message concerning CAN
First Microcontroller
message
A copy of the first message concerning the choice of microcontroller
Second
Microcontroller message
A copy of the second message concerning the choice of microcontroller
Message
about smart controllers
A copy of the message concerning the use of smart controllers
EPICS-supported Hardware
A list of VME modules for which EPICS drivers exist.
CAEN SY527 HV EPICS
application.
A Note by George Vasileiadis on the EPICS application for the CAEN SY527
High Voltage Mainframe (postscript).
CANbus and Motorola Microcontroller
BaBar
Note 365 - Compressed PS format (231 KB)
BaBar
Note 365 - PDF format (278 KB)
A revised version (1.3) of a BaBar Note on how to use CAN and the microcontroller.
Message
about changing the microcontroller reset time constant
A copy of the message concerning changing the microcontroller reset time
constant.
V2.0 zip
file.
Microcontroller core software, release 2.0, zip format (121 KB).
V2.0 tar
file.
Microcontroller core software, release 2.0, tar format (389 KB).
Core
software tools.
VxWorks and EPICS tools to use with the microcontroller core software.
This is a tar file of an EPICS application directory called canCore which
contains most of the core tools and some GMB tools. Revised 8 May, 1998
(300 KB).
GMB
Page
A web page about the BaBar General Monitoring Board
Finisar
Commands
A web page about BaBar Finisar commands
Introduction to
CAN
A home page from Hitex introducing CAN
CAN FAQ
Frequently asked questions about CAN (sometimes including answers)
Greenspring Computer
Frequently asked questions about CAN (sometimes including answers)
Cosmic Software
Vendor for the Microcontroller cross-compiler, debugger, and simulator
Microcontroller
Data Book (pdf)
The 250 page data book for the MC68HC705X32 microcontroller in pdf format.
Pay special attention to Appendix B, which gives the information specific
to the device we are using.
Philips
CAN driver(pdf)
The data sheet for the PCA82C250 CAN driver chip in pdf format
Optical
Isolator (pdf)
A brief data sheet for the HCPL0710 optoisolator. A more complete data
sheet is available via fax from Hewlett Packard.
Optical
isolation Circuit (ps)
A schematic of the CAN to Motorola optical isolation circuit in ps format.
Documentation for the CAN modules from the UK Royal
Observatory
CAN bus device
Industry Pack
(IPAC) Driver Module
Software interface
for the Tews810 CAN driver module
Sensors and Useful Electronic Components
AD592
Data sheet for the Analog Devices AD592 temperature sensor in pdf format.
MAX186
Data sheet for the Maxim MAX186 12-bit serial ADC in pdf format.
MAX192
Data sheet for the Maxim MAX192 10-bit serial ADC in pdf format.
HI547
Data sheet for the Harris HI-547 analog multiplexer in pdf format.
Updated 26 Feb 99 by Tom Meyer (meyer@iastate.edu)
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