Microprocessors In Spectroscopic Applications Of Imaging Devices: Design Requirements

John J. Zipper

doi:10.1117/12.958803

8 August 1980 Microprocessors In Spectroscopic Applications Of Imaging Devices: Design Requirements

John J. Zipper

Proceedings Volume 0230, Minicomputers and Microprocessors in Optical Systems; (1980) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.958803
Event: 1980 Technical Symposium East, 1980, Washington, D.C., United States

Abstract

The philosophy of design in automating image detectors for use in spectroscopy is dictated by the characteristics of the detectors. The broad range of useful detectors forces general purpose spectroscopic systems to be very flexible. A sample application of imaging detectors is used to present an example of how the devices are used. A multiple box approach was selected to match the above contraints. The detector controllers are preprogrammed state sequences. The computer box in the system was designed on the basis of data word size, data rate, computation requirements, and program support. A specially designed Direct Memory Access OW channel is the key item of the floppy disk/RAM memory microcomputer. The design of the DMA is the key to allowing the detector timing to handle asynchronous events.

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John J. Zipper "Microprocessors In Spectroscopic Applications Of Imaging Devices: Design Requirements", Proc. SPIE 0230, Minicomputers and Microprocessors in Optical Systems, (8 August 1980); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.958803

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