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The Galileo Energetic Particles Detector

 

Galileo EPD Handbook

 

Chapter 1. Instrument Summary

 

Telemetry and Operation Changes (continued)

 

Rate Channel ID Codes

 

In the CMS system, an event can fall into either the "main array," or the single parameter channels. There are 13 channels defined in the main array of the old design; 10 in Jab x K space and 3 in Jc x K space.  Each of these channels was assigned a rate ID code by the Rate Logic circuitry.  The PHA uses this code to decide if the event is worth processing (only channels with an ID code are eligible for consideration). It also uses the code to decide what priority level the event belongs to, what analog multiplexer channels to activate, and what detector group the event came from.

 

We are eliminating only 3 main array channels (Jc channels), but we would like to add 13 new ones.  It would be nice, therefore, if we could just add additional ID codes (and bits) as necessary.  The hardware that uses these codes, however, is not easily changed.  The decisions are made in a lookup table stored in a CDP1834 CMOS ROM on the PHA, and unfortunately this ROM cannot be reprogrammed or replaced.  We will therefore have a fixed set of decision criteria to work with.

 

This limitation is a difficult problem for us, since the new rate channel assignment philosophy will vary greatly from that used previously.  In the old design, only 13 of the possible 16 ID codes are assigned; the PHA ignores all events tagged with the other 3 codes.  Since this is programmed into the ROM, we will still be limited to 13 active codes in the new design.  The solution to this problem is to have several channels represented by the same rate ID code (discontinue the 1:1 mapping).  This would mean that when an event is tagged with a given ID code, the event could have occurred in one of two or three channels; such a scheme will not appreciably degrade our science data since we have the high resolution TOF, E, and delta E data also.

 

The only area where this solution fails is the selection of the correct analog mux position for any given event.  We will have to disconnect the ROM-generated signal (J SELECT), and replace it with a new logic definition (i.e., select the Jab channel whenever K0 is active).

 

Priority Assignments

 

In the CMS priority system, each priority is given equal attention by the PHA.  Within any given priority, however, the events are processed on a first come, first serve basis.  It is therefore desirable to group rate channels together which are expected to see approximately the counting rates.  The priority assignments were made by trying to maintain the present ID code and priority assignments on the prime side, and matching appropriate unprime channels with them.

 

Table 8 shows the proposed CMS rate ID and priority assignments.

 

TABLE 8. NEW CMS RATE ID AND PRIORITY ASSIGNMENT

 

   

RATE CHANNELS

Rate ID Num. Priority TOF End Prime End
0 I -- CM5
1 I -- CN0
2 I TH1          or CN1
3 I -- CH5
4 II TO3 or TO4 --
5 II TS2          or CH3
6 II TS3          or CH4
8 III TO1 --
9 III TS1          or CM3
10 III TO2         or CM4
12 IV TP1 or TP2 or TP3 --
13 IV TA1 CA3
14 IV TA2 CA4

 

Singles channels:  CA1, CM1, CH1
Subcommutated detector rate channels:  JAS, JBS, KS, KTS, STARTS, TACS
Eliminated channels:  CE1, CE2, CE3, CP1, CP2, CP3, CA0, CM0, CH0, CA2, CM2, CH2

 

TABLE 9. CMS RATE CHANNEL REPLACEMENTS

 

    Accumulator Assignments
Rate ID Num. Priority New Name Previous Name
2 I TH1 unused accum.
4 II TO3
TO4
CH2
CA0
5 II TS2 CP1
6 II TS3 CE2
8 III TO1 CM2
9 III TS1 CP3
10 III TO2 CM0
12 IV TP1
TP2
TP3
CP2
CE3
CE1
13 IV TA1 CA2
14 IV TA2 CH0
-- -- START SINGLES LS
-- -- TAC SINGLES unused accum.
-- -- KT SINGLES JCS

 

Remaining singles channels: CA1, CM1, CH1
Subcommutated detector rate channels: JAS, JBS, KS, KTS, STARTS, TACS
Eliminated channels: CE1, CE2, CE3, CP1, CP2, CP3, CA0, CM0, CH0, CA2, CM2, CH2, LS, JCS

 

 

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Updated 8/23/19, Cameron Crane

QUICK FACTS

Manufacturer: The Galileo Spacecraft was manufactured by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Messerschmitt-Bölkow-Blohm, General Electric, and the Hughes Aircraft Company.

Mission Duration: Galileo was planned to have a mission duration of around 8 years, but was kept in operation for 13 years, 11 months, and 3 days, until it was destroyed in a controlled impact with Jupiter on September 21, 2003.

Destination: Galileo's destination was Jupiter and its moons, which it orbitted for 7 years, 9 months, and 13 days.