Development of a pipeline CAMAC controller with PC/104-Plus single board computer

Abstract

A pipeline CAMAC controller with PC/104-Plus single board computer has been developed. The architecture of the pipeline CAMAC controller is completely different from that of traditional CAMAC controller. The pipeline CAMAC controller adopted truly pipelined command and data paths from/to computer memory to/from CAMAC. The pipeline method enabled the controller maximum speed of CAMAC, approximately up to 3 MB/sec with 24-bit data. The controller also has a DAQ function such as event numbering for co-existence with other equipment such as VME. Not only the functionality and the performance but also the pipeline architecture and the design concept are described.