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DataFormatMSC

MSC16V Raw Data Format

Hardware: MSC16V, MSC16VE

See also: VME DAQ Rawdata Format

Data types
0	group 0 (ch 0-3)
1	group 1 (ch 4-7)
2	group 2 (ch 8-11)
3	group 3 (ch 12-15)
4	timestamp
5	spill hit counters
6	reserved
7	reserved

Normal spill data

0 - input counters, channels 0-3
31	30	29	28	27	26	25	24	23	22	21	20	19	18	17	16	15	14	13	12	11	10	9	8	7	6	5	4	3	2	1	0
0				cnt3							cnt2							cnt1							cnt0

1 - input counters, channels 4-7
31	30	29	28	27	26	25	24	23	22	21	20	19	18	17	16	15	14	13	12	11	10	9	8	7	6	5	4	3	2	1	0
1				cnt7							cnt6							cnt5							cnt4

2 - input counters, channels 8-11
31	30	29	28	27	26	25	24	23	22	21	20	19	18	17	16	15	14	13	12	11	10	9	8	7	6	5	4	3	2	1	0
2				cnt11							cnt10							cnt9							cnt8

3 - input counters, channels 12-15
31	30	29	28	27	26	25	24	23	22	21	20	19	18	17	16	15	14	13	12	11	10	9	8	7	6	5	4	3	2	1	0
3				cnt15							cnt14							cnt13							cnt12

4 - timestamp
31	30	29	28	27	26	25	24	23	22	21	20	19	18	17	16	15	14	13	12	11	10	9	8	7	6	5	4	3	2	1	0
4				timestamp bits 27:0

Timestamp frequency:

MSC16V - 83.3(3) MHz
MSC16VE - 125 MHz

End of spill data

5 - spill hit counters
31	30	29	28	27	26	25	24	23	22	21	20	19	18	17	16	15	14	13	12	11	10	9	8	7	6	5	4	3	2	1	0
5				28-bit counter, ch #0
5				28-bit counter, ch #1
...
5				28-bit counter, ch #15