Data mode

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MCE Data Types

During data readout from the MCE, there are different types of data associated with each detector. These are:

  1. calculated SQ1 feedback (sq1_fb):
    • <math>sq1\_fb_{n+1} = \frac{1}{2^{12}} \left[\left(gainp \times q_{n}\right) + \left(gaini \times \sum_{i=1}^{n} error_i\right) + \left(gaind \times [error_{n} - error_{n-1}]\right)\right] </math>
    • where <math> q_n=error_n + b\times q_{n-1}</math>
    • n is the multiplexing-frame index
    • i is reset when the PID servo is restarted by setting the servo_mode to 3 or flx_lp_init to 1.
    • b < 1 and specified by pterm_decay_bits. See mce_command_description.
  2. coadded error (error):
    • calculated from the Series-Array signal sampled @ 50MHz by the ADC
    • <math>error = \sum_{1}^{sample\_num} (adc\_reading_{i} - adc\_offset)</math>
  3. low-pass filtered SQ1 feedback (sq1_fb_filtered):
    • see 4-pole Butterworth low-pass filter .
    • The effective DC gain, including quantization error, is approximately: <math>sq1\_fb\_filtered_{n} \simeq 1218 \times \left[sq1\_fb_{n-1}\right]</math>
  4. flux-jump counter (num_flux_jumps). See Flux jumping .
  5. raw ADC samples @ 50 MHz (raw). See Raw-mode readout .

Data Modes and Windowing

The type of data reported by the MCE during data acquisition is determined by the MCE parameter data_mode. Depending on the data mode, the reported data will be windowed in a different way. The notes in the table below explain the windowing, in terms of how many bits are reported and the relative scaling of the windowed value relative to some reference data mode. The reference data modes for error, sq1fb and filtered_sq1fb are, respectively, 0, 1, and 2.

data-mode data-type Description RC Firmware Revision
0 co-added error 32b (signed) co-added error
  • [31:0] = error
all
1 sq1 feedback 32b (signed) calculated SQ1 feedback.
  • [31:0] = sq1_fb * 212 when servo_mode =3
  • [31:0] = sq1_fb when servo_mode != 3

Note that servo_mode=3 is the normal running condition. The non-servoing form, used at times during array-auto-tune for example, is included here for completeness.

all
2 filtered sq1 feedback 32b (signed) low-pass filtered SQ1 feedback data.
  • [31:0] = sq1_fb_filtered
2.0.5 and later
3 obsolete
(see 12)
Raw 50 MHz Samples Raw 50 MHz ADC samples raw[13:i], where i=0 in rev. 4.3.7 and i=6 in all previous firmware.
  • [31:0] = raw_data / (2i),
Only 3.0.6, 3.0.16, 3.0.25, 4.1.7, 4.2.7, 4.3.7
4 18:14 Mixed signed 18b SQ1 feedback + signed 14b coadded error
  • [31:14] = sq1_fb
  • [13:0] = error
2.0.9 and later
5 24:8 mixed signed 24b SQ1 feedback + signed 8b num_flux_jumps[7:0].
  • [31:8] = sq1_fb * 24
  • [7:0] = num_flux_jumps
all
6 obsolete 18:14 mixed signed 18b filtered data + signed 14b coadded
  • [31:13] = sq1_fb_filtered / (211)
  • [12:0] = error
3.0.30 to 4.0.6 only
7 22:10 mixed signed 22b filtered data + signed 10b coadded error
  • [31:10] = sq1_fb_filtered / (27)
  • [9:0] = error / (24)
4.0.2 and later
8 obsolete 24:8 mixed signed 24b filtered data + signed 8b num_flux_jumps[7:0].
  • [31:8] = sq1_fb_filtered / (28)
  • [7:0] = num_flux_jumps
4.0.4 only
9 obsolete 24:8 mixed signed 24b filtered data + signed 8b num_flux_jumps[7:0].
  • [31:8] = sq1_fb_filtered/ (21)
  • [7:0] = num_flux_jumps
4.0.5 till 4.0.a
10 25:7 mixed Signed 25b filtered data sq1_fb_filtered[27:3] + signed 7b num_flux_jumps[6:0].
  • [31:7] = sq1_fb_filtered / (23)
  • [6:0] = num_flux_jumps
4.1.6, 4.0.b and later
11 6:3 mixed, debugging mode Unsigned 6b row_index + unsigned 3b column_index.
  • [31:10] ----
  • [9:3] row_index
  • [2:0] column_index
5.0.0 and later
12 Raw 50 MHz Raw 50 MHz ADC samples raw[13:0], sign-extended to 32 bits.
  • [31:0] = raw_data
4.0.d, 4.0.e, 5.0.1+

Automatic loading of data with mas_data.pro

Please note that, by default, mas_data.pro will rescale data in the following way:

  • error signals are rescaled to match the units of data mode 0.
  • sq1 feedback is rescaled to sq1_feedback (DAC) units (i.e. data mode 1 divided by 212)
  • filtered sq1 feedback is rescaled to the units of data mode 2.

This means the IDL user does not need to worry about the windowing of the different data modes for many applications.

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