System for data mapping and storing in digital three-dimensional oscilloscope

A system for data mapping and storing in digital three-dimensional oscilloscope, comprising:

• an upper computer module;
• an ADC module, which comprises four ADC submodules respectively corresponding to four channels, wherein the four ADC submodules respectively acquire the input signals of the four channels and output four waveform data ADC_DATA_1, ADC_DATA_2, ADC_DATA_3, ADC_DATA_4, the resolutions of the four ADC submodules all are M bits, the number of the data points outputted by an ADC submodule in one synchronization period of the data output synchronization clock is N;
• an extraction module, wherein the extraction module receive the four waveform data ADC_DATA_1, ADC_DATA_2, ADC_DATA_3, ADC_DATA_4 and respectively extract data from them according to a divisor set by the upper computer module, and four extracted waveform data DATA_IN_1, DATA_IN_2, DATA_IN_3, DATA_IN_4 are obtained and denoted by extracted waveform data DATA_IN_i, i=1,2,3,4, i is the serial number of channel;
• if the divisor is less than N, the extraction mode is denoted by extraction mode A, N points of data of an extracted waveform data DATA_IN_i are combined into one data of an extracted waveform data EXTRACT_DATA_i, the four extracted waveform data DATA_IN_i, i=1,2,3,4, are combined synchronously, and after a combination is complete, the extraction module generates a valid data flag, the continuous valid data flags constitute a valid data flag signal EXTRACT_VALID;
• if the divisor is equal to N, the extraction mode is denoted by extraction mode B, one point of data of an extracted waveform data DATA_IN_i is taken as one data of an extracted waveform data EXTRACT DATA_i, the four extracted waveform data DATA_IN_i, i=1,2,3,4, are taken synchronously, and after a taking is complete, the extraction module generates a valid data flag, the continuous valid data flags constitute a valid data flag signal EXTRACT_VALID;
• a trigger module, wherein the extraction module sends the four extracted waveform data EXTRACT_DATA_i, i=1,2,3,4, and the valid data flag signal EXTRACT_VALID to the trigger module, and the trigger module generates a trigger signal TRIG_OUT according to a plurality of trigger parameters and a trigger channel set by the upper computer module;
• a FIFO module, wherein the extraction module delays, and then sends the four extracted waveform data EXTRACT_DATA_i, i=1,2,3,4, and the valid data flag signal EXTRACT_VALID to the FIFO module, the trigger module sends the trigger signal TRIG_OUT to the FIFO module;
• the FIFO module comprises four FIFO submodules DTO_FIFO_i, i=1,2,3,4, respectively corresponding to four extracted waveform data EXTRACT_DATA_i, i=1,2,3,4, the FIFO module buffers the four extracted waveform data EXTRACT_DATA_i, i=1,2,3,4, according to the valid data flag signal EXTRACT_VALID and the trigger signal TRIG_OUT:
• when the valid data flag signal EXTRACT_VALID is turned into high level (a valid data flag appears), the four FIFO modules enter write mode, the four extracted waveform data EXTRACT_DATA_i, i=1,2,3,4, are respectively written into corresponding FIFO submodules DTO_FIFO_i, i=1,2,3,4, when the amount of the data written into the four FIFO submodules reaches a pre-trigger depth which is set by the upper computer module, the four FIFO modules enter read-while-write mode;
• when a trigger signal TRIG_OUT arrives, the four FIFO submodules continuously output their extracted waveform data, which are denoted by FIFO output data Xi, i=1,2,3,4, until a frame of extracted waveform data are completely outputted, at the same time, the FIFO module generates a valid output data flag upon one extracted waveform data output, the continuous valid output data flags constitute a valid output data flag signal FIFO_VALID;
• a mapping address calculation module, wherein the mapping address calculation module receives FIFO output data Xi, i=1,2,3,4, and valid output data flag signal FIFO_VALID, and then calculates a mapping address and a RAM serial number for each point data of FIFO output data Xi, i=1,2,3,4, in parallel:
• 1):
• setting valid output data flag number k to 1;
• 2):
• monitoring the valid output data flag signal FIFO_VALID, when the valid output data flag signal FIFO_VALID is turned into high level (a valid output data flag appears), which means FIFO output data Xi, i=1,2,3,4, are valid, then going to step 3);
• 3):
• initializing data serial number n to 1;
• 4):
• calculating serial number jink of nth point data Xink, of kth data Xik of FIFO output data Xi in a screen of data points:
• jink=(k−1)N′+n, where N′=N, if the extraction mode is extraction mode A, N′=1, if the extraction mode is extraction mode B;
• 5):
• calculating address (location) Aink in 3D waveform database according to point data Xink;
• 6):
• calculating mapping address Ãink and RAM serial number Jink for point data Xink:
• Ãink=Aink+(f−1)H, Jink=jink−(f−1)×(4×N), where f is the cycle number at the time of current calculation, where H is the number of vertical points of the screen of DTO;
• 7):
• judging whether n<N′, if yes, then letting n=n+1 and returning to step 4), otherwise, going to step 8);
• 8):
• judging whether k<K, if yes, then letting k=k+1 and returning to step 2), otherwise, going to step 1), where K=L/N under the circumstance that the extraction mode is extraction mode A, or K=L under the circumstance that the extraction mode is extraction mode B, L is the number of horizontal points of the screen of DTO;
• a RAM array module, wherein the RAM array module comprises 4×N dual port RAMs, the address depth of each dual port RAM is L×H/(4×N), the bit-width of the storage unit corresponding to an address of dual port RAM is 2+M, where the 2 high bits are used for storing the channel ID, the M low bits are used for storing waveform probability value;
• a waveform data comparison and control module, wherein the waveform data comparison and control module comprises 4×N waveform data comparison modules, which respectively correspond to the 4×N dual port RAMs, the waveform data comparison and control module performs the parallel reading and writing control of the 4×N dual port RAMs as follows:
• 1):
• initializing waveform frame number c to 1;
• 2):
• initializing circle number f to 1;
• 3):
• comparing and processing the waveform probability values in 4×N dual port RAMs:
• after each four pairs of mapping address Ãink and RAM serial number Jink, i=1,2,3,4, are calculated, the mapping address calculation module reduces the rate of the four pairs of mapping address Ãink and RAM serial number Jink, i=1,2,3,4, by 4 times, and send the four pairs of mapping address Ãink and RAM serial number Jink, i=1,2,3,4, to the RAM array module and the waveform data comparison and control module in parallel;
• for each channel, the waveform data comparison and control module determines a channel ID (determined channel ID) by the channel corresponding to point data Xink, then sends the determined channel ID to waveform data comparison module Jink;
• at the same time, the waveform data comparison and control module reads out a channel ID (readout channel ID) and a waveform probability value (readout waveform probability value) from a storage unit of dual port RAM Jink according to mapping address Ãink, and then sends the readout channel ID and the readout waveform probability value to waveform data comparison module Jink;
• waveform data comparison module Jink processes the readout channel IDs and the waveform probability values according to the following three conditions:
• if the priority of the read out channel ID is lower than that of the determined channel ID, then the readout waveform probability value is set to 1, the readout channel ID is set to the determined channel ID, then the readout channel ID and the readout waveform probability value are stored back into the storage unit of mapping address Ãink in dual port RAM Jink;
• if the priority of the read out channel ID is equal to that of the determined channel ID, then the readout waveform probability value is added by 1, the readout channel ID and the readout waveform probability value are stored back into the storage unit of mapping address Ãink in dual port RAM Jink;
• if the priority of the read out channel ID is higher than that of the determined channel ID, then the readout waveform probability value is added by 1, the readout channel ID and the readout waveform probability value are stored back into the storage unit of mapping address Ãink in dual port RAM Jink;
• 4) judging whether RAM serial number Jink is less than 4×N, if yes, then returning to step 3), otherwise, going to step 5);
• 5) judging whether f=L/(4× N′), if yes, then returning to step 6), otherwise, letting f=f+1 and returning to step 3);
• 6) judging whether c<C, if yes, then returning to step 2), otherwise, a waveform storage is completed, and outputting a waveform data output signal, where the C is a frame number for waveform mapping, which is set by the upper computer module;
• a waveform data output module, when a waveform data output signal is outputted by the waveform data comparison and control module, the waveform data output control module sets waveform frame number c to 0, and then takes the control of the RAM array, sets the read mode of each dual port RAMs in the RAM array module to read_first mode, and then sends the waveform probability values outputted by RAM array module to the upper computer module, the upper computer module converts each waveform probability value into RBG values;
• a display module, the upper computer module sends the RBG values of each waveform probability value to the display module, the display module displays the waveforms of input signals of four channels on a screen according the RBG values.