Selective multimode/multiconfigurable data acquisition and reduction processor system

A selective multimode/mulitconfigurable DARP system for evaluating one or more parallel signal word outputs of digital data source means, said system comprising:

• host computer (HC) means and at least one trigger element (TE) means,
• the HC means being made up of combined control arrangement menas, the arrangement means providing an encoded TE select output means, an encoded TE mode select output means, mode strobe output means and setup strobe output means, the HC means also being made up of setup data word buffer latch (SUDWBL) means and setup address buffer latch (SUABL) means,
• the one TE means being made up of MCB means, the MCB means having TE select decoder means, PROM means, mode control word latch (MCWL) means and TE mode control logic (TEMCL) means, latch address decoder (LAD) means;
• and TE master slave or independent configuration control (TEMSICC) logic arrangement means,
• the HC encoded TE select output means being interconnected to an input of the TE select decoder means of the MCB means of the one TE means, the HC encoded TE select output means providing an encoded output to the TE select decoder means of the one TE means for selecting same,
• the HC encoded mode select output means being interconnected to input means of the PROM means of the MCB means,
• output means of the TE select decoder means being connected to another input means of the PROM means such that the output of the TE select decoder means causes actuation of the PROM when the one TE means is selected,
• encoded output means of the PROM means being connected to input means of the MCWL means, encoded output means of the MCWL means being connected to input means of the TEMCL means, an encoded TE mode select output of the HC TE mode select output means resulting in a setup (S) mode output of the output means of both the PROM means and the MCWL means to the TEMCL means when the one TE means is selected and when the MCWL means of the one TE means is strobed by the HC mode strobe output means during system use,
• the S mode output of the MCWL means to the TEMCL means in conjunction with the HC setup strobe output to the TEMCL means providing an MCB setup strobe output of the TEMCL means to the LAD means together with the MCB setup enable output of the TEMCL means to the LAD means,
• the TEMSICC logic arrangement means being comprised of a pair of flip-flop (FF) means,
• each FF means of the pair having C and D inputs,
• first means for interconnecting the SUDWBL means of the HC means to the D input of each FF means of the pair thereof,
• second means for interconnecting the HC SUABL means to the LAD means, and
• the LAD means having a setup strobe output parallel-connected to the C inputs of the pair of FF means,
• the HC means in conjunction with the encoded TE select and TE mode outputs providing a preselected setup data word (SUDW) output from the SUDWBL means via the first means to the D inputs of the pair of FF means of the TEMSICC logic arrangement means while at the same time also providing an associated setup data address from the SUABL means via the second means to the LAD means so that the SUDW output of the SUDWBL means is latched-in from the D inputs of the pair of FF means to at least one Q output of each FF means of the pair thereof.

A selective multimode/multiconfigurable DARP system for evaluating one or more parallel signal word outputs of digital data source means, said system comprising:

• host computer (HC) means and at least one trigger element (TE) means,
• the HC means being made up of combined control arrangement means, the arrangement means providing TE select output means, TE mode select output means, mode strobe output means and setup strobe output means, the HC means also being made up of setup data word buffer latch (SUDWBL) means and setup address buffer latch (SUABL) means, the HC means having software and keyboard controlled I/O processing control system (SKPCS) means for providing a series of three different setup data words (SDWs) and another series of three different setup addresses where each SDW of the series is associated with its respective setup address of the series when the user of the SKPCS means during system use selects a SDW and its associated setup address, the HC means being provided with means for interconnecting the SKPCS means, SUABL means and SUDWBL means, the HC means also being provided with latch-control logic (LCL) means having output means connected to the SUABL means, the SUDWBL means and the interconnecting means for controlling the transfer of each SDW and its associated address from the SKPCS means to the SUDWBL means and the SUABL means respectively when a SDW and its associated setup address is selected by the user of the SKPCS means,
• the one TE means beng made up of master control board (MCB) means and trigger board (TB) means,
• the MCB means of the one TE means having TE select decoder means, PROM means, mode control word latch (MCWL) means and TE mode control logic (TEMCL) means,
• the HC TE select output means being interconnected to input means of the TE select decoder means of the MCB means, the HC TE select output means providing an encoded output to the TE select decoder means of the MCB means for selecting the one TE means,
• the TE mode select output means being interconnected to input means of the PROM means of the MCB means
• the MCB means for connecting output means of the TE select decoder means to input means of the PROM means such that the output of the TE select decoder means causes actuation of the PROM when the one TE means is selected,
• the TE mode select output means being connected to other input means of the PROM means, output means of the PROM means being connected to input means of the MCWL means, output means of the MCWL means being connected to input means of the TEMCL means, an encoded TE mode select output of the TE mode select output means resulting in a setup (S) mode output of the PROM means to the MCWL means and then to the TEMCL means when the one TE means is selected and when the MCWL means of the one TE means is strobed by the HC mode strobe output means during system use,
• the TB means being made up of latch address decoder/setup data word buffer (LAD/SUDWB) arrangement means, parameter logic (PL) arrangement means, first and second SUDW latch means, TE address generator control (TEAGC) arrangement means and trigger board control logic (TBCL) means,
• the PL arrangement means being provided with mask word latch means and compare word latch means,
• the first SUDW latch means being operatively associated with the TBCL means,
• the second SUDW latch means being operatively associated with the TEAGC arrangement means,
• first means for interconnecting the SUDWBL means to the setup data words buffer (SUDWB) means of the LAD/SUDWB arrangement means,
• second means for interconnecting the SUABL means to the latch address decoder (LAD) means of the LAD/SUDWB arrangement means,
• TEMCL means having setup enable output means connected to the LAD means of the LAD/SUDWB arrangement means and the SUDWB means thereof, TEMCL means also having setup strobe output means connected to the LAD means, the S mode output of the MCWL means to the TEMCL means in conjunction with the HC setup strobe output to the TEMCL means providing an MCB setup strobe output from the TEMCL means via its setup strobe output means to the LAD means,
• first setup strobe output means of the LAD means being connected to the compare word latch means of the PL arrangement means,
• second setup strobe output means of the LAD means being connected to the mask word latch means of the PL arrangement means,
• third setup stroke output means of the LAD means being parallel-connected to the first and second SUDW latch means, and
• SUDW output means of the SUDWB means of the LAD/SUDWB arrangement means being connected to the mask word latch means and the compare word latch means, one portion of the SUDW output means being connected to the first SUDW latch means, another portion of the SUDW output means being connected to the second SUDW latch means,
• the HC means in conjunction with the encoded TE select and TE mode select outputs also providing a preselected setup data word output from the SUDWBL means via the first means to the SUDWB means of the LAD/SUDWB arrangement means while at the same time providing an associated setup address from the HC SUABL means via the second means to the LAD means of the LAD/SUDWB arrangement means so as to provide a latchable SUDW output from the output means of the SUDWB means of the LAD/SUDWB arrangement means to the compare word latch means of the PL arrangement means when the associated setup address is received by the LAD means that results in the first strobe output means providing an output to the compare word latch means for latching-in the SUDW output of the SUDWB means.

A selective multimode/multiconfigurable DARP system for evaluating one or more signal parallel word outputs of digital data source means comprising:

• host computer (HC) means and at least one trigger element (TE) means,
• the HC means being made up of combined control arrangement means, the arrangement means providing TE select output means and HC master clear output means,
• the one TE means being made up of master control board (MCB) means and trigger board (TB) means,
• the MCB means having TE select decoder means and gate means,
• the TE select output means of the HC means being connected to the TE select decoder means of the MCB means,
• output means of the TE select decoder means being connected to an input of the gate means, the HC master clear output means being connected to another input of the gate means,
• the TB means having TE address generator control (TEAGC) arrangement means and trigger board control logic (TBCL) means,
• the TEAGC arrangement means being made up of TE address counter (TEAC) means, the TEAC having reset input means,
• the TBCL means being made up of flip-flop (FF) means, the FF means having an S input and Q and Q* outputs, and
• output means of the gate means being interconnected to the reset input means of the TEAC means and the S input of the FF means, the output means of the gate means providing a low output for resetting the TEAC means and for setting the Q and Q* outputs of the FF means both high and low respectively means when the output of the TE select output means of the HC means has selected the TE means by providing a low output from the output means of the TE select decoder means while at the same time the output of the HC master clear output means has been actuated low all as the result of selective control by the user of the HC means.

A selective multimode/multiconfigurable DARP system for evaluating one or more parallel signal word outputs of digital data source means, said system comprising:

• host computer (HC) means, at least one trigger element (TE) means and digital data source means having at least one performance output means providing a sample data word stream (SDWSM) input to the one TE means and a sample clock input thereto,
• the HC means being made up of combined control arrangement means, the combined control arrangement means having HC master shutdown (HCMS) output means,
• the TE means being made up of master control board (MCB) means, TE memory (TEM) means and trigger board (TB) means;
• the TB means being comprised of SDWSM input latch means, lower boundary parameter logic (LBPL) arrangement means, upper boundary parameter logic (UBPL) arrangement means, trigger board control logic (TBCL) means and TE address generator control (TEAGC) arrangement means,
• the SDWSM input and the sample clock input being connected to the SDWSM input latch means, output means of the SDWSM input latch means being separately connected to the LBPL and UBPL arrangement means so as to provide a SDW input of the SDWSM input to the LBPL and UBPL arrangement means in response to each pulse of the sample clock input,
• the LBPL and UBPL arrangement means having predetermined LB and UB comparison word values, output means of the LBPL and UBPL arrangement means being separately connected to the TBCL means for indicating whether any SDW of the SDWSM input in being analyzed by the LBPL and UBPL arrangement means is equal to, not equal to, greater than or less than the predetermined UB and LB comparison word values,
• the TBCL means being comprised of sequencer means, secondary mode analysis (SMA) means, open collector means, first and second flip-flop (FF) means, forced storage mode (FSM) means;
• NOR gate means, the first FF means having C and D inputs and a Q output;
• the second FF means having R and S inputs and a Q output,
• the sequencer means having first and second delayed output means;
• the HCMS output means being connected to the D input of the first FF means, the first delayed output means being connected to the C input of the first FF means,
• the second delayed output means being connected to an input of the NOR gate means, the Q output of the first FF means being connected to another input of the NOR gate means;
• the inverted output of the NOR gate means being interconnected to the SMA means and to the FSM means, inverter means connected to the Q output of the first FF means;
• output means of the inverter means being connected to the R input of the second FF means,
• output means of the SMA means and output means of the FSM means being interconnected to the open collector means, output means of the open collector means being connected to the S input of the second FF means,
• the TEAGC arrangement means being made up of TE address generator control (TEAGC) logic means,
• the Q output of the second FF means being connected to the TEAGC logic means, output means of the TEAGC logic means being connected to the TEM means,
• the HCMS output means when high as the result of operator actuation of the HC means causes the Q output of the first FF means to be high when the C input of the first FF means is actuated by the first delayed output means, the output means of the NOR gate means is low when actuated by the second delayed output means thereby causing the output means of the SMA and FSM means to be high thereby resulting in the open collector means being high to the S input of the second FF means while the output means of the inverter means is low to the R input of the second FF means thereby resetting the Q output of the second FF means to low so as to prevent the TEM means for storing therein an accepted SDW of a SDWSM input as the result of analysis by the LBPL and UBPL arrangement means and the SMA means.

A selective multimode/multiconfigurable DARP system for evaluating one or more parallel signal word outputs of digital data source means, said system comprising:

• host computer (HC) means, at least one trigger element (TE) means and digital data source means, the digital data source means having at least one performance output means providing a sample data word stream (SDWSM) input to the TE means and a sample clock input thereto,
• the HC means being made up of combined control arrangement means, the combined control arrangement means having HC master shutdown (HCMS) means,
• the one TE means being made up of TE memory (TEM) means and trigger board (TB) means, the TB means being comprised of SDWSM input latch means, and trigger board control logic (TBCL) means,
• the SDWSM input and the sample clock input being connected to the SDWSM input latch means, output means of the SDWSM input latch means providing a SDW in response to each pulse of the sample clock input,
• the TBCL means being comprised of sequencer means, first and second flip-flop (FF) means, inverter means, forced storage mode (FSM) means, input latch means and a series of two NOR gate means,
• the sequencer means having a series of three delayed output means,
• the HCMS output means being connected to the D input of the first FF means, the first delayed output means of the series of three thereof being connected to the C input of the first FF means, the second delayed output means of the series of three thereof being connected to the input latch means, the Q output of the first FF means being connected to an input of the first NOR gate means of the series of two thereof, the inverted output of the first NOR gate means being connected to the S input of the second FF means, the Q output of the second FF means being connected to input means of the input latch means, output means of the input latch means being connected to an input of the FSM means,
• the third delayed output means of the series of three thereof being connected to an input of the second NOR gate means of the series of three thereof, the Q output of the first FF means being also connected to another input of the second NOR gate means, inverted output means of the second NOR gate means being connected to another input of the FSM means,
• the HCMS output means when high as effected by the user of the HC means causes the Q output of the second FF means to be high to the FSM means while the inverted output of the second NOR gate means to the FSM means is low thereby causing the output of the FSM means to be high so as to prevent storage of any sample data word (SDW) from the SDWSM intput to the TEM means, and
• the HCMS output means when actuated from high to low as effected by the user of the HC means causes the Q output of the first FF means to be low when the C input of the first FF means is actuated by the first delayed output means, then the inverted output of the second NOR gate means is high to the FSM means while the output means of the input latch means remains high so that the output of the FSM means is low for effecting forced storage of a SDW from the SDWSM input when the HCMS output means is actuated from high to low.

A selective multimode/multiconfigurable DARP system for evaluating one or more signal parallel word outputs of digital data source means, said system comprising:

• host computer (HC) means, at least one trigger element (TE) means and digital data source means to be evaluated,
• the HC means being made up of combined control arrangement means, the arrangement means providing TE select output means, mode strobe output means and TE mode select output means,
• the source means providing a SDWSM input to the TE means and a sample clock input means thereto,
• the one TE means being made up of master control board (MCB) means, trigger board (TB) means and TE memory (TEM) means, the MCB means having bidirectional buffer (BB) means,
• the MCB means having TE select decoder (TESD) means, PROM means, mode control word latch (MCWL) means and TE mode control logic (TEMCL) means,
• the TE select output means being connected to input means of the TESD means, the TE select output means providing an encoded output to the TESD means for selecting the one TE means during system use,
• the TE select output means being also connected to input means of the PROM means for enabling same,
• the TE mode select output means being connected to another input means of the PROM means, output means of the PROM means being connected to the MCWL means, and output means of the MCWL means being connected to input means of the TEMCL means, the mode strobe output means being connected to the MCWL means, the TE mode select output means providing an encoded mode select output to the PROM means so as to provide a TE primary mode output from the PROM means to the TEMCL means when a pulse of the mode strobe means occurs,
• the TB means being made up of sample data word stream (SDWSM) input latch means, lower boundary parameter logic (LBPL) arrangement means, upper boundary parameter logic (UBPL) arrangement means, SDWSM input latch means for receiving a SDWSM input and sample clock input from the source means, TB control logic (TBCL) means, and setup data word latch (SUDWL) means, the SUDWL means having output means connected to the TBCL means and being preset with an operator-selected setup data word output during setup mode of the one TE means, the preset output of the output means of the SUDWL means for enabling and controlling secondary mode operation of the TBCL means during a TE primary mode of the system,
• TB clock input means being connected to the sample clock input means and the TBCL means and the TB clock input providing a pulse to the TBCL means for each pulse of the sample clock input means,
• the LBPL arrangement means being comprised of lower boundary (LB) mask means and LB data comparator means,
• the UBPL arrangement means being comprised of upper boundary (UB) mask means and UB data comparator means,
• accepted SDWSM latch means,
• output means of the SDWSM input latch means being parallel-interconnected to the accepted SDWSM latch means, the LB mask means and the UB mask means, the output means providing a SDW from the SDWSM input to the accepted SDWSM latch means and the LB and UB mask means in response to each pulse of the sample clock input upon use of the system during a TE primary mode thereof,
• the LB mask means being provided with a predetermined mask word during setup mode (SM) of the TE means for masking the SDWSM input therewith, output means of the LS mask means being connected to the LB data comparator means and providing a masked SDWSm input thereto,
• the LB data comparator means being provided with a predetermined LB compare word value (LBCWV) during SM of the TE means for comparing the masked SDWSM input therewith, the LB data comparator means having output means connected to the TBCL means and providing output to the TBCL means for indicating when any compared/masked SDW of the SDWSM input is a value less than, greater than, equal to or not equal to the predetermined LBCWV of the LBPL arrangement means,
• the UB mask means being provided with a predetermined mask word during SM of the TE means for masking the SDWSM input therewith, output means of the UB mask means being connected to the UB data comparator means and providing a masked SDWSM input thereto,
• the UB data comparator means being provided with a predetermined UB compare word value (UBCWV) during SM of the TE means for comparing the masked SDWSM input therewith, the UB data comparator means having output means connected to the TBCL means and providing an output to the TBCL means for indicating when any compared/masked SDW of the SDWSM input is a value equal to, not equal to, greater than or less than the predetermined UBCWV of the UBPL arrangement means,
• the accepted SDWSM latch means having output means connected to the TEM means and the BB means of the MCB means,
• the TEMCL means having direction and tri-state control output means connected to the BB means for controlling the direction of any data word or any data word stream between the HC means and the TE means, the output of the output means of the TEMCL means for tri-stating and direction controlling the BB means so that any accepted SDW of the SDWSM input is not transferred from the one TE means to the HC means during a TE primary mode of the system, and
• the TBCL means having trigger board output (TBO) means connected to the accepted SDWSM output latch means,
• the TBCL means in receiving the output of the SUDWL means together with the outputs of the LB and UB comparator means providing values in relation to the predetermined LBCWV and UBCWV for determining whether or not a SDW of the SDWSM input is acceptable for storage in the TEM, such acceptability of a SDW from the SDWSM input occurring in response to each pulse of the TB clock input when the output of the TBO means goes low thereby causing the accepted SDWSM latch means via its output means to release the SDW from the SDWSM input on the output means of the SDWSM input latch means to the TEM for storage therein.

A selective multimode/multiconfigurable DARP system for evaluating one or more signal parallel word outputs of digital data source means, said system comprising:

• digital data source means, at least one trigger element (TE) means, and asynchronous time-tag generator (ATTG) means, the digital data source means providing a sample data word stream (SDWSM) input and a sample clock input,
• the one TE means being made up of trigger board (TB) means and TE memory (TEM) means,
• the TB means being made up of SDWSM input latch means, lower boundary parameter logic (LBPL) arrangement means, upper boundary parameter logic (UBPL) arrangement means, trigger board control logic (TBCL) means, asynchronous time-tag word stream (ATTWSM) input latch means, setup data word (SUDW) latch means, and TB clock input means,
• the TBCL means being made up of a parameter logic (PL) input latch means, secondary mode analysis means, sequence means and flip-flop (FF) means, the FF means having C and D inputs and Q output means,
• the TB clock input means being connected to the sample clock input and the sequence means so as to provide a pulse for each SDW of the SDWSM input to the SDWSM input latch means,
• the SWDSM input and the sample clock input being connected to the SDWSM input latch means and providing a SDW on the output means in response to each pulse of the sample clock input,
• the output means of the SDWSM input latch means being connected to both the LBPL and UBPL arrangement means,
• the LBPL arrangement means being comprised of LB data comparator means, output means of the LB data comparator means for indicating as the result of LBPL arrangement means receiving a SDW of the SDWSM input for each pulse of the sample clock input whether or not a SDW of the SDWSM input is a value less than, equal to, not equal to or greater than the predetermined LB compare word value (LBCWV) of the LBPL arrangement means,
• the UBPL arrangement means being comprised of UB data comparator means, output means of the UB data comparator means for indicating as the result of the UBPL arrangement means receiving a SDW of the SDWSM input fo each pulse of the sample clock input whether or not a SDW of the SDWSM input is a value greater than, equal to, not equal to or less than the predetermined UB comparator word value (UBCWV) of the UBPL arrangement means,
• the ATTG means being comprised of ATTWSM output means and valid asynchronous time-tag word (ATTW) signal output means for each ATTW output of the ATTWSM output means, the ATTWSM output means being connected to the ATTWSM input latch means,
• the output means of the LBPL arrangement means and the output means of the UBPL arrangement means being separately connected to the PL input latch means, output means of the PL input latch means being connected to the secondary mode analysis means,
• output means of the SUDWL means being connected to the secondary mode analysis means, the SUDWL means being preset with an operator-selected setup data word (SUDW) during setup mode of the one TE means such that the present SUDW of the SUDWL means provides an output of the output means thereof for enabling and controlling the operation of the secondary mode analysis means,
• the sequence means in response to each pulse of the TB clock input means having delayed sequence output means connected to the PL input latching means so as to latch-in the output means of UBPL and LBPL arrangement means to the output of the output means of the PL input latch means whereby the secondary mode analysis means as the result of the preset output of the output means of the SUDWL means together with the output of the output means of the PL input latch means provides an analysis whether or not each SDW of the SDWSM input is acceptable for storage in the TEM means, and
• the sequence means in response to each pulse of the TB clock input means having further delayed sequence output means including gate means connected to the C input of the FF means, the valid ATTW output means being separately connected to the D input of the FF means and the gate means, the Q output means of the FF means being connected to the ATTWSM input latch means whereby the further delayed sequence output means inlcuding the gate means in conjunction with the FF means timely delays and transforms each ATTW signal of the ATTW signal output means so that the output of the Q output means for each ATTW signal is substantially synchronized with each pulse of the TB clock input means so as to provide a TTWSM output from the ATTWSM input latch means that is timely associated with each SDW of the SDWSM input whether or not any SDW of the SDWSM input is accepted by the secondary mode analysis means of the TBCL means.

A selective multimode/multiconfigurable DARP system for evaluating one or more signal parallel word outputs of digital data source means, said system comprising:

• digital data source means and at least one trigger element (TE) means, the digital data source means providing a sample data word stream (SDWSM) input and a sample clock input,
• the one TE means being made up of trigger board means and TE memory means,
• the TB means being made up of SDWSM input latch means, lower boundary parameter logic (LBPL) arrangement means, upper boundary parameter logic (UBPL) arrangement means, TE address generator control (TEAGC) arrangement means, trigger board control logic (TBCL) means and setup data word (SUDW) latch means,
• the TBCL means being made up of sequence means, parameter logic (PL) input latch means, secondary mode analysis (SMA) means, first and second open collector means, and first and second flip-flop (FF) means,
• the SMA means being made up of a first pair of exclusive OR (XOR) gate means;
• and second and third pairs of gate means,
• the SDWSM input latch means having output means, the SDWSM input and the sample clock input being connected to the SDWSM input latch means;
• the SDWSM input latch means providing a SDW from the SDWSM input to its output means in response to each pulse of the sample clock input,
• the TB clock input means being connected to the sample clock input and the sequence means so as to provide a pulse for each SDW of the SDWSM input to the SDWSM input latch means,
• the output means of the SDWSM input latch means being connected to both the LBPL and the UBPL arrangement means,
• the LBPL arrangement means being comprised of LB data comparator means, output means of the LB data comparator means for indicating a value of less than, equal to, not equal to, or greater than the predetermined LB compare word value (LBCWV) of the LBPL arrangement means when a SDW of the SDWSM input is received in response to each pulse of the sample clock input,
• the UBPL arrangement means being comprised of UB data comparator means, output means of the UB data comparator means for indicating a value that is greater than, equal to, not equal to or less than the predetermined UB comparator word value (UBCWV) of the UBPL arrangement means when a SDW of the SDWSM input is received in response to each pulse of the sample clock input,
• the output means of the LBPL arrangement means and the output means of the UBPL arrangement means being separately connected to the PL input latch means, output means of the PL input latch means being interconnected to an input of each XOR gate means of the first pair of XOR gate means, output means of the first pair of XOR gate means being interconnected to an input of each gate means of the second pair of gate means and to an input of each gate means of the third pair of gate means, output means of the second pair of gate means being connected to the first open collector means, output means of the third pair of gate means being connected to the second open collector means,
• delayed output means of the sequence means being connected to PL input latch means, separate output means of the PL input latch means indicating separate values equal to, greater than, not equal to or not greater than the predetermined UBCWV of the UBPL and LBPL arrangement means,
• output means of the first open collector means being connected to the D input of the second FF means, output means of the second open collector means being connected to the S input of the first FF means,
• the Q output of the first FF means and the Q* output of the second FF means being connected to separate inputs of the TEAGC arrangement means such that the Q and Q* outputs of the first and second FF means provide actuation of the TEAGC arrangement means when output means of the first pair of XOR gate means as the result of the separate output means of the PL input latch means together with the output means of the SUDW input latch means indicates that a SDW of the SDWSM input is acceptable for storage in the TEM means.

A selective multimode/multiconfigurable DARP system for evaluating one or more signal parallel word outputs of digital data source means comprising:

• digital data source means, at least one trigger element (TE) means and asynchronous time-tag generator (ATTG) means, the digital data source means providing a sample data word stream (SDWSM) input and a sample clock input for the TE means,
• the one TE means being made up of trigger board (TB) means, the TB means being made up of SDWSM input latch means, accepted SDWSM latch means, asynchronous time-tag word stream (ATTWSM) input latch means, trigger board (TB) clock input means, and trigger board control logic (TBCL) means, the ATTWSM input latch means having output means,
• the TBCL means being made up of sequencer means, sequence controlled input latch means, forced storage mode (FSM) means, open collector means and first and second flip-flop (FF) means,
• the ATTG means being comprised of counter means, asynchronous time-tag word (ATTW) signal output means and asynchronous time tag counter rollover (ATTCR) signal output means, the counter means having ATTWSM output means connected to the ATTWSM input latch means and providing ATTWSM output thereto, the counter means being interconnected to the ATTW signal output means and providing a valid ATTW signal output to the ATTW signal output means for each count of the counter means, the counter means being also interconnected to the ATTCR signal output means and providing a ATTCR signal output to the ATTCR signal output means when the counting means reaches a predetermined maximum counting level,
• the SDWSM input and the sample data clock input being separately connected to the SDWSM input latch means, output means of the SDWSM input latch means being connected to the accepted SDWSM latch means,
• the open collector means being connected to an output of the FSM means and having output means connected to the accepted SDWSM latch means so as to provide an accepted SDW of the SDWSM input on the output means of the accepted SDWSM latch means when the output means of the open collector means provides a signal indicating acceptance of a SDW from the SDWSM input in relation to a pulse of the TB clock input means,
• each pulse of the sample clock input providing a SDW of the SDWSM input to the output means of the SDWSM input latch means, the TB clock input means being connected to the sample clock input and the sequencer means so as to provide a pulse to the sequencer means for each pulse of the sample clock input,
• the sequencer means having a series of three delayed output means,
• the first delayed output means of the series thereof being connected to the sequence-controlled input latch means,
• the second and third delayed output means of the series of three thereof having gate means connected thereto, the gate means having input means and output means, the output means being connected to the C input of the first FF means, the ATTW signal output means being interconnected to the input means of the gate means and to the D input of the first FF means, the Q output of the first FF means being connected to the ATTWSM input latch means, the second and third delayed output means for transforming each valid ATTW signal output of the ATTW signal output means so that each signal of the Q output is synchronized with its associated output signal of the output means of the open collector means so as to provide a TTW of the ATTWSM output on the output means of the ATTWSM input latch means timely associated with an accepted SDW of the SDWSM input on the output means of the accepted SDWSM latch means,
• the ATTCR signal output means being connected to the S input of the second FF means, the Q output of the second FF means being connected to an input of the sequence-controlled input latch means, output means of the sequence-controlled input latch means being connected to an input of the FSM means, the ATTCR signal output means providing a low ATTCR signal output indicative of when the counter means is at the predetermined maximum counting level to the S input of the second FF means, the Q output of the second FF means providing a timely output of the output means of the sequence-controlled input latch means to the FSM means when the sequence-controlled input latch means is timely actuated by the first delayed output means of the series thereof, and
• the third delayed output means of the series thereof being also connected to the FSM means so as to provide an output of the FSM means to the output means of the open collector means so as to provide an accepted SDW of the SDWSM input on the output means of the accepted SDWSM latch means that is timely associated with a TTW of the ATTWSM output on the output means of the ATTWSM input latch means.

A selective multimode/multiconfigurable DARP system for evaluating one or more signal parallel word outputs of digital data source means, said system comprising:

• digital data source means, at least one trigger element (TE) means and asynchronous time-tag generator (ATTG) means, the digital data source means providing a sample data word stream (SDWSM) input and a sample clock input for the TE means,
• the one TE means being made up of trigger board (TB) means,
• the TB means being made up of SDWSM input latch means, asynchronous time-tag word stream (ATTWSM) input latch means, at least one flag bit input latch means, lower boundary parameter logic (LBPL) arrangement means, upper boundary parameter logic (UBPL) arrangement means and trigger board control logic (TBCL) means,
• the TBCL means being made up of sequencer means, parameter logic (PL) input latch means, secondary mode analysis (SMA) means, forced storage mode (FSM) means, forced storage flag bit means, open collector means and first and second flip-flop (FF) means,
• the sequencer means having a series of three delayed output means,
• the ATTG means being comprised of counter means, asynchronout time-tag word (ATTW) signal output means, and asynchronout time-tag counter rollover (ATTCR) signal output means, the counter means having ATTWSM output means connected to the ATTWSM input latch means and providing ATTWSM output thereto, the counter means being interconnected to the ATTW signal output means and providing a valid ATTW signal output to the ATTW signal output means for each count of the counter means, the counter means being also interconnected to the ATTCR signal output means and providing a ATTCR signal output means when the counter means reaches a predetermined maximum counting level during system use,
• the SMA means and the FSM means each having output means connected to the open collector means, the FSFB means having output means connected to the flag-bit input latch means, output means of the open collector means being connected to the flag-bit input latch means such that the output means of the flag-bit input latch means provides a FSFB output whenever a ATTCR signal occurs during system use,
• the SDWSM input and the sample clock input being connected to the SDWSM input latch means, the TB clock input means being connected to the sample clock input and the sequencer means so as to provide a pulse in response to each pulse of the sample clock input,
• output means of the SDWSM input latch means being interconnected to both the LBPL and the UBPL arrangement means, the output of the output means of the SDWSM input latch means providing a SDW of the SDWSM input for each pulse of the sample clock input,
• the UBPL and the LBPL arrangement means having different predetermined comparison word values (PCWVs) and being comprised of LB data comparator means and UB data comparator means respectively, separate output means of the LB data comparator means and the UB data comparator means indicating as the result of the LBPL and UBPL arrangement means receiving a SDW of the SDWSM input for each pulse of the sample clock input whether any SDW of the SDWSM input for each pulse of the sample clock input is less than, equal to, not equal to, or greater than the LB PCWV of the LBPL arrangement means and the UB PCWV of the UBPL arrangement means,
• the output means of the LBPL and the UBPL arrangement means being separately connected to the PL input latch means, output means of the PL input latch means being connected to the SMA means,
• first delayed output means of the series of three delayed output means of the sequencer means thereof being connected to the PL input latch means such that the output means of the PL input latch means timely indicates whether a SDW of a SDWSM input is equal to, greater than, not equal to, or not greater than the different PCWVs of the LBPL and UBPL arrangement means, the SMA means as the result of this indication by the output means of the PL input latch means determining whether or not a SDW is acceptable or rejectable,
• the second and third delayed output means of the series of three delayed output means of the sequencer means including gate means, the gate means having input means and output means, the output means being connected to the C input of the first FF means, the ATTW signal output means being interconnected to the input means of the gate means and the D input of the first FF means, the Q output of the first FF means being connected to the ATTWSM input latch means, the second and third delayed output means for transforming each valid ATTW signal output of the ATTW signal output means so that each signal of the Q output is synchronized with its associated output signal of the output means of the open collector means so as to provide a TTW of the ATTWSM output on the output means of the ATTWSM input latch means that is timely associated with a SDW of the SDWSM input on the output means of the accepted SDWSM input latch means,
• the ATTCR signal output means being connected to the S input of the second FF means, the Q output of the second FF means being connected to the FSM means and the FSFB means, the third delayed output means being connected to the SMA means and the FSM means such that the output means of the open collector means causes a FSFB to be associated with the TTW on the output means of the ATTWSM input latch means and further associated with a SDW of the SDWM input on the output means of the accepted SDWSM latch means whenever the Q output of the second FF means indicates that a TTCR signal has occurred.

A multimode/multiconfigurable DARP system for evaluating one or more parallel signal word outputs of digital data source means, said system comprising:

• at least one trigger element (TE) means and digital data source means, the digital data source means providing a sample data word stream (SDWSM) input and a sample clock input,
• the one TE means being made up of trigger board (TB) means and TE memory (TEM) means, the TB means being comprised of SDWSM input latch means, a trigger board (TB) clock input, lower boundary parameter logic (LBPL) arrangement means, upper boundary parameter logic (UBPL) arrangement means, trigger board control logic (TBCL) means and setup data word (SUDW) latch means for effecting selective operation of the TBCL means,
• the SDWSM input and the sample clock input being connected to the SDWSM input latch means, output means of the SDWSM input latch means being separately connected to the LBPL and UBPL arrangement means, the output of the output means of the SDWSM input latch means providing a SDW of the SDWSM input for each pulse of the sample clock input to the LBPL and the UBPL arrangement means for effecting analysis of the SDW,
• the TBCL means being generally made up of parameter logic (PL) input latch means, NOR gate means, exclusive OR (XOR) gate means, magnitude boundary mode (MBM) means, and sequencer means, the NOR and XOR gate means having one and another input means, the MBM means having a series of three input means, the sequencer means having first and second delayed output means,
• the TB clock input being connected to the sample clock input and the sequencer means, and providing a pulse to the sequencer means in response to each pulse of the sample clock input,
• the LBPL and UBPL arrangement means having different predetermined comparison word value (PCWV) means, separate output means of the LBPL and UBPL arrangement means being individually connected to the PL input latch means, outputs of the output means of the LBPL and UBPL arrangement means indicating when a SDW is either greater than, less than, equal to or not equal to the PCWV means of the LBPL and UBPL arrangement means,
• output means of the PL input latch means connected to one input means of the NOR gate means for interconnecting the output of the output means of the LBPL arrangement means to the one input means of NOR gate means when the PL input latch means is actuated by the first delayed output means of the sequencer means in response to each pulse of the TB clock input,
• another output means of the PL input latch means connected to the other input means of the NOR gate means for interconnecting the output of the output means of the UBPL arrangement means to the other input means of the NOR gate means when the PL input latch means is actuated by the first delayed output means of the sequencer means in response to each pulse of the TB clock input,
• the NOR gate means having output means connected to the input means of the XOR gate means,
• boundary limit enabling output means of the SUDW latch means being connected to the other input means of the XOR gate means, output means of the XOR gate means being connected to one input means of the MBM means,
• magnitude enabling output means of the SUDW latch means being connected to the second input means of the MBM means,
• second delayed output means of the sequencer means being connected to the third input of the MBM means, output means of the MBM means being connected to the TEM means for effecting storage of one or more SDWS of the SDWSM input when the output means of the LBPL and UBPL arrangement means indicates that a SDW is either greater than the PCWV means of the UBPL arrangement means or less than the PCWV means of the LBPL arrangement means upon the boundary limit enabling means being enabled for outside the boundaries of the LB and UB PCWV means or that a SDW is either less than the UB PCWV means or greater than the LB PCWV means upon the boundary limit enabling means being enabled for inside the boundaries of the LB and UB PCWV means whereby the output means of the MBM as the result of this indication for a SDW provides an output for effecting storage of an acceptable SDW of a SDWSM input when the MBM means is actuated by the second delayed output means of the sequencer means.

A multimode/multiconfigurable DARP system for evaluating one or more parallel signal word outputs of digital data source means, said system comprising:

• at least one trigger element (TE) means and digital data source means, the digital data source means providing a sample data word stream (SDWSM) input and a sample clock input for the TE means,
• the one TE means being made up of trigger board (TB) means and TE memory (TEM) means, the TB means being comprised of SDWSM input latch means, TB clock input means, lower boundary parameter logic (LBPL) arrangement means, upper boundary parameter logic (UBPL) arrangement means, trigger board control logic (TBCL) means and setup data word latch (SUDWL) means for effecting selective operation of the TBCL means,
• the SDWSM input and the sample clock input being connected to the SDWSM input latch means, output means of the SDWSM input latch means being separately connected to the LBPL and the UBPL arrangement means, the output of the output means of the SDWSM input latch means providing a SDW of the SDWSM input to the LBPL and the UBPL arrangement means for effecting analysis of a SDW for each pulse of the sample clock input,
• the TBCL means being generally made up of parameter logic (PL) input latch means, first and second NOR gate means, first and second exclusive OR (XOR) gate means, NAND gate means, flip-flop (FF) means, input latch means, end point mode (EPM) means and sequencer means, the FF means having C and D inputs and a Q* output;
• the first and second NOR gate means, the first and second XOR gate means and the NAND gate means all having one and another input means;
• the EPM means having a series of four input means,
• the TB clock input means being connected to the sample clock input and the sequencer means,
• the sequencer means being made up of first and second delayed output means, first delayed output means being connected to PL input latch means and the input latch means, the second delayed output means being connected to the C input of the FF means and the first input means of the EPM means,
• the LBPL and UBPL arrangement means having different predetermined comparison word value (PCWV) means, separate output means of the LBPL and UBPL arrangement means being individually connected to the PL input latch means, the outputs of the output means of the LBPL and UBPL arrangement means indicating when a SDW is either greater than or less than the PCWV means of the LBPL arrangement means and when a SDW is either greater than or less than the PCWV means of the UBPL arrangement means,
• output means of the PL input latch means being connected to one input means of the first NOR gate means for interconnecting the output of the output means of the LBPL arrangement means to one input means of the first NOR gate means when the PL input latch means is actuated by the first delayed output means in response to each pulse of the TB clock input,
• another output means of the PL input latch means being connected to the other input means of the first NOR gate means for interconnecting the output of the output means of the UBPL arrangement means to the other input means of the first NOR gate means when the PL input latch means is actuated by the first delayed output means in response to each pulse of the TB clock input,
• output means of the first NOR gate means being connected to one input means of the first XOR gate means,
• boundary limit enabling output means of the SUDWL means being connected to the other input means of the first XOR gate means, output means of the first XOR gate means being connected to one input means of the NAND gate means, output means of the NAND gate means being connected to the D input of the FF means and to the second input means of the EPM means,
• magnitude enabling output means of the SUDWL means being connected to the other input means of the NAND gate means,
• the Q* output of the FF means being connected to the input latch means and one input means of the second XOR gate means, output means of the input latch means being connected to the other input means of the second XOR gate means and to the third input means of the EPM means, the C input of the FF means in response to the second delayed output means of the sequencer means as the result of a pulse by the TB clock input clocking the D input thereof via the Q* output thereof to the input latch means and the one input means of the second XOR gate means, output means of the input latch means providing the Q* output of the immediately prior pulse to the other input means of the second XOR gate means in response to the first delayed output means of the sequencer means for an immediately subsequent pulse of the TB clock input while the second delayed output means of the sequencer means in response to the immediately subsequent pulse of the TB clock input and to the C input of the FF means clocks the D input thereof via the Q* output thereof to the input latch means and the one input means of the second XOR gate means, output means of the second XOR gate means being connected to one input means of the second NOR gate means,
• EPM enabling output means of the SUDWL means being connected to the fourth input means of the EPM means, the EPM enabling output means having inverter means connected thereto, output means of the inverter means being connected to the other input means of the second NOR gate means, and
• separate output means of the EPM means and the second NOR gate means being interconnected to the TEM means for effecting storage of an addressed accepted SDW when the output means of both the EPM means and the second NOR gate means are low as the result of the output means of the input latch means being high together with the output means of the LBPL and UBPL arrangement means indicating that a SDW either is greater than the PCWV means of the LBPL arrangement means or is less than the PCWV means of the UBPL arrangement means upon the boundary limit enabling means being enabled for inside the boundaries of the LB and UB PCWV means or that a SDW is either less than the LB PCWV means or greater than the UB PCWV means upon the boundary limit enabling means being enabled for outside the boundaries of the LB and UB PCWV means.

A multimode/multiconfigurable DARP system for evaluating one or more parallel signal word outputs of digital data source means, said system comprising:

• at least one trigger element (TE) means and digital data source means, the digital data source means providing a sample data word stream (SDWSM) input and a sample clock input for the TE means,
• the one TE means being made up of trigger board (TB) means and TE memory (TEM) memory means, the TB means being comprised of SDWSM input latch means, trigger board (TB) clock input means, lower boundary parameter logic (LBPL) arrangement means, upper boundary parameter logic (UBPL) arrangement means, trigger board control logic (TBCL) means and setup data word (SUDWL) means for effecting selective operation of the TBCL means,
• the SDWSM input and the sample clock input being connected to the SDWSM input latch means, output means of the SDWSM input latch means being separately connected to LBPL and UBPL arrangement means, output of the output means of the SDWSM input means providing a SDW of the SDWSM input for each pulse of the sample clock input to the LBPL and the UBPL arrangement means for effecting analysis of the SDW,
• the TBCL means being generally made up of parameter logic (PL) input latch means, sequencer means, multiplexer means, NAND gate means, AND gate means, flip-flop (FF) means, exclusive OR (XOR) gate means and event boundary mode (EBM) means, FF means having C and S inputs and a Q output;
• the NAND gate means, the AND gate means and the XOR gate means all having one and other input means;
• the EBM means having a series of four input means, the sequencer means being comprised of a series of three delayed output means, the TB clock input being connected to the sequencer means and the sample clock input,
• the LBPL and UBPL arrangement means having different predetermined comparison word value (PCWV) means, separate output means of the LBPL and UBPL arrangement means being individually connected to the PL input latch means, outputs of the output means of the LBPL and UBPL arrangement means indicating when a SDW is either equal to or not equal to the LB PCWV means of the LBPL arrangement means and the UB PCWV means of the UBPL arrangement means,
• first delayed output means of the sequencer means being connected to the PL input latch means and the multiplexer means,
• one output means of the PL input latch means being connected to one input means of the NAND gate means for interconnecting the output of the output means of the LBPL arrangement to the one input means of the NAND gate means when the one output means of the PL input latch means is actuated by the first delayed output means in response to each pulse of the TB clock input means,
• another output means of the PL input latch means being connected to one input means of the AND gate means for interconnecting the output of the output means of the UBPL arrangement means to the one input means of the AND gate means when the PL input latch means is actuated by the first delayed output means in response to each pulse of the TB clock input means,
• second delayed output means of the sequencer means being connected to first input means of the EBM means, third delayed output means of the sequencer means being connected to the multiplexer means,
• one output means of the multiplexer means being connected to the other input means of the NAND gate means, another output means of the multiplexer means being connected to the other input means of the AND gate means, output means of the NAND gate means being connected to the S input of the FF means, output means of the AND gate means being connected to the C input of the FF means, the Q output of the FF means being connected to one input means of the XOR gate means, output means of the XOR gate means being connected to second input means of the EBM means,
• boundary limit enabling output means of the SUDWL means being connected to the multiplexer means for interconnecting via the first and second output means of the multiplexer means the first and third delayed output means of the sequencer means to other input means of the NAND and AND gate means when the boundary limit enabling output means is low;
• and for also interconnecting the third and first delayed output means with the other input means of the NAND and AND gate means respectively when the boundary limit enabling means is high,
• EBM enabling output means of the SUDWL means being connected to third input means of the EBM means, and
• output means of the EBM means being connected to the TEM means for effecting storage of one or more SDWs in response to the second delayed output means for a given pulse of the TB clock input means when the output means of the LBPL arrangement means indicates that a SDW of the SDWSM input is equal to the PCWV means of the LBPL arrangement means so that the Q output of the FF means is set high thereby permitting storage of a SDW equal to the PCWV means of the LBPL arrangement means but also permitting storage of immediately subsequent SDWs not equal to the PCWV means of the UBPL arrangement means when the boundary limit enabling means is low;
• and also for effecting storage when the output of the UBPL arrangement means indicates that a SDW of the SDWSM input is equal to the PCWV means of the UBPL arrangement so that the Q output of the FF means is clocked low thereby permitting storage of a SDW equal to the PCWV means of the UBPL arrangement means but also permitting storage of immediately subsequent SDWs not equal to the PCWV means of the LBPL arrangement means when the boundary limit enabling means is high.

A multimode/multiconfigurable DARP system for evaluating one or more parallel signal word outputs of digital data source means, said system comprising:

• at least one trigger element (TE) means and digital data source means, the digital data source means providing a sample data word stream (SDWSM) input and a sample clock input,
• the one TE means being made up of trigger board (TB) means and TE memory (TEM) memory means, the TB means being comprised of SDWSM input latch means, trigger board (TB) clock input means, lower boundary parameter logic (LBPL) arrangement means, upper boundary parameter logic (UBPL) arrangement means, trigger board control logic (TBCL) means and setup data word (SUDWL) means for effecting selective operation of the TBCL means,
• the SDWSM input and the sample clock input being connected to the SDWSM input latch means, output means of the SDWSM input latch means being separately connected to LBPL and UBPL arrangement means, the output of the output means of the SDWSM input latch means providing a SDW of the SDWSM input for each pulse of the sample clock input to the LBPL and the UBPL arrangement means for effecting analysis of the SDW,
• the TBCL means being generally made up of parameter logic (PL) input latch means, sequencer means, multiplexer means, first and second NAND gate means, AND gate means, first and second flip-flop (FF) means, first and second exclusive OR (XOR) gate means, input latch means, NOR gate means and end point mode (EPM) means, the first FF means having C and D inputs and a Q* output, the second FF means having C and S inputs and a Q output, EPM means having a series of four input means;
• the first and second NAND gate means, the AND gate means, the first and second XOR gate means and the NOR gate means all having one and another input means;
• the sequencer means being comprised of a series of three delayed output means, the TB clock input means being connected to the sequencer means and the sample clock input,
• the LBPL and UBPL arrangement means having different predetermined comparison word value (PCWV) means, separate output means of the LBPL and UBPL arrangement means being individually connected to the PL input latch means, outputs of the output means of the LBPL and UBPL arrangement means indicating when a SDW is either equal to or not equal to the PCWV means of the LBPL arrangement means and the PCWV means of the UBPL arrangement means,
• first delayed output means of the sequencer means being connected to the PL input latch means, the multiplexer means and the input latch means,
• output means of the PL input latch means being connected to the one input means of the first NAND gate means for interconnecting the output of the output means of the LBPL arrangement to the one input means of the NAND gate means when the PL input latch means is actuated by the first delayed output means in response to each pulse of the TB clock input means,
• another output means of the PL input latch means connected to the one input means of the AND gate means for interconnecting the output of the output means of the UBPL arrangement means to the one input means of the AND gate means when the PL input latch means is actuated by the first delayed output means in response to each pulse of the TB clock input means,
• second delayed output means of the sequencer means being connected to one input means of the EPM means and the C input of the first FF means, third delayed output means of the sequencer means being connected to the multiplexer means,
• one output means of the multiplexer means being connected to the other input means of the first NAND gate means, the other output means of the multiplexer means being connected to the other input means of the AND gate means, the output means of the first NAND gate means being connected to the S input of the second FF means, the output means of the AND gate means being connected to the C input of the second FF means, the Q output of the second FF means being connected to the one input means of the first XOR gate means, output means of the XOR gate means being connected to the one input means of the second NAND gate means,
• boundary limit enabling output means of the SUDWL means being connected to the multiplexer means for interconnecting via the first and second output means of the multiplexer means the first and third delayed output means with the other input means of the first NAND and AND gate means respectively when the boundary limit enabling output means is low;
• and for also interconnecting the third and first delayed output means with the other input means of the first NAND and AND gate means respectively when the boundary limit enabling means is high,
• event enabling output means of the SUDWL means being connected to the other input means of the second NAND gate means, output means of the second NAND gate mean being connected to the D input of the first FF means and to second input means of the EPM means, the Q output of the first FF means being connected to the one input means of the second XOR gate means and the input latch means, output means of the input latch means being connected to the other input means of the second XOR gate means and to the third input means of the EPM means, output means of the second XOR gate means being connected to one input means of the NOR gate means,
• the Q* output either high or low of the first FF means occurring when the C input of the first FF means is actuated by the second delayed output means during a given pulse of the TB clock input means, and being transmitted to the output means of the input latch means when the input latch means is actuated by the first delayed output means of an immediately subsequent pulse of the TB clock input prior to the second delayed output means of the immediately subsequent pulse for actuating the C input of the first FF means to provide another Q* output,
• EPM enabling output means of the SUDWL means being connected to fourth input means of the EPM means, the EPM enabling output means having inverter means, output means of the inverter means being connected to the other input means of the NOR gate means,
• separate output means of the EPM means and the NOR gate means being interconnected to the TEM for effecting storage of an addressed/accepted SDW upon the output means of both the EPM means and the NOR gate means are low as the result of the boundary limit enabling output means being low together with the Q* output of the first FF means being high upon the output means of the LBPL arrangement means indicating that a SDW of the SDWSM input is equal to the PCWV means of the LBPL arrangement means for a given pulse of the TB clock input means while the output means of the UBPL arrangement means indicates that an immediately subsequent SDW of the SDWSM input is equal to the PCWV means of the UBPL arrangement means for an immediately subsequent pulse of the TB clock input so that the high Q output of the first FF means may be transmitted to the output means of the input latch means when actuated by the first delayed output means by the immediately subsequent pulse of the TB clock input to the given pulse thereof in order that the output means of the EPM means and the NOR gate means effects storage of a SDW in the TEM means when the subsequent Q output of the first FF means is low as the result of the C input of the first FF means being actuated by the second delayed output means of the seqeuncer means and the immediate subsequent pulse thereto by the TB clock input means while the output means of the LBPL arrangement means indicates a second subsequent SDW of the SDWSM input is not equal to the PCWV means of the LBPL arrangement means.

A multimode/multiconfigurable DARP system for evaluating one or more parallel signal word outputs of digital data source means, said system comprising:

• master (M) and slave (S) trigger element (TE) means;
• and digital data source means, the digital data source means providing M and S sample data word streams (SDWSM) inputs;
• and M and S sample clock inputs,
• each TE means of the M and S TE means being made up of trigger board (TB) means and master control board (MCB) means, each M and S TB means being made up of M and S SDWSM input latch means, M and S parameter logic (PL) arrangement means, M and S trigger board control logic (TBCL) means and M and S setup data word latch (SUDWL) means for effecting selective operation of the M and S TBCL means,
• each MCB of the M and S TE means being made up of master/slave configuration control (MSCC) logic means, the MSCC logic means being comprised of first and second flip-flop (FF) means, first and second NAND gate means and NOR gate means, the first FF means having Q and Q* outputs, the second FF means having a Q output, the first and second NAND gate means having a series of three input means, the NOR gate means having one and another input means with the one input means being grounded,
• the first and second FF means of a master configured (MC) MSCC logic means of the MCB means of the M TE means being set up so that the Q and Q* outputs of the first FF means are high and low respectively while the Q output of the second FF means is high,
• the first and second FF means of a slave configured (SC) MSCC logic means of the MCB means of a S TE means being set up so that the Q and Q* outputs of the first FF means are low and high respectively while the Q output of the second FF means is high,
• the Q(M) and Q*(S) outputs of the first FF means of the MSCC logic means of the M and S TE means being connected to their associated first input means of the first and second NAND gate means, output means of the first NAND gate means of the MSCC logic means of the M and S TE means being interconnected and being further interconnected to other input means of the NOR gate means of the MSCC logic means thereof, the Q(M) and Q(S) outputs of the second FF means of the MSCC logic means of the M and S TE means being interconnected to their associated second input means of the first NAND gate means of the M and S TE means and to second input means of the second NAND gate means thereof, output means of the M and S NOR gate means of the MSCC logic means of the M and S TE means being connected to its associated third input means of the M and S second NAND gate means;
• the M and S SDWSM input latch means being connected to its associated M and S SDWSM inputs, output means of the M and S SDWSM input latch means being connected to its associated M and S PL arrangement means and providing M and S SDW inputs of the M and S SDWSM inputs to the M and S PL arrangement means in response to the M the M pulses of the M and S sample clock inputs to the M and S SDWSM input latch means,
• output means of the M and S PL arrangement means and the M and S SUDWL means being connected to their associated M and S TBCL means, M and S output means of the M and S TBCL means being connected to their associated third input means of the M and S first NAND gate means such that outputs of the M and S output means of the M and S TBCL means when low indicates that an acceptable SDW has been determined by the M and S TBCL means in response to the outputs of the M and S PL arrangement means and the M and S SUDWL means during the DARP system use, and
• output means of the S second NAND gate means being connected to the S TBCL means, the output means of the S second NAND gate means when low for shutting down the S output means of the S TBCL means thereby effecting nonacceptability of one or more SDWs of the S SDWSM input as the result of the output means of the M TBCL means being high thereby causing the output of the M first NAND gate means to be low and the output of the S NOR gate means to be high so that the output of the second S NAND gate means is low.

A multimode/multiconfigurable DARP system for evaluating one or more parallel signal word outputs of digital data source means, said system comprising:

• host computer (HC) means, master (M) and slave (S) trigger element (TE) means;
• and digital data source means, the digital data source means providing M and S sample data word streams (SDWSM) inputs and M and S sample clock inputs,
• each TE means of the M and S TE means being made up of trigger board (TB) means and master control board (MCB) means, each M and S TB means being made up of M and S SDWSM input latch means, M and S parameter logic (PL) arrangement means, M and S trigger board control logic (TBCL means and M and S setup data word latch (SUDWL) means for effecting selective operation of the M and S TBCL means,
• each MCB means of the M and S TE means being made up of master/slave configuration control (MSCC) logic means, the MSCC logic means being comprised of first and second flip-flop (FF) means, first and second NAND gate means and NOR gate means, the first FF means of the M and S TE means having Q and Q* outputs, the second FF means of the M and S TE means having Q outputs, the first and second NAND gate means of the M and S TE means each have a series of three input means, the NOR gate means of the M and S TE means each have one and another input means with the one input means of the NOR gate means of the M and S TE means being grounded,
• the first and second FF means of a master configured (MC) MSCC logic means of the MCB means of a M TE means being set up so that the Q and Q* outputs of the first FF means are high and low respectively while the Q output of the second FF means is high,
• the first and second FF means of a slave configured (SC) MSCC logic means of the MCB means of a S TE means being set up so that the Q and Q* outputs of the first FF means are low and high respectively while the Q output of the second FF means is high,
• the Q(M) and Q(S) outputs of the first FF means of the MSCC logic means of the M and S TE means being connected to their associated first input means of the first NAND gate means of the M and S TE means, the Q*(M) and Q*(S) outputs of the first FF means of the MSCC logic means of the M and S TE means being connected to their associated first input means of the second NAND gate means of the M and S TE means, output means of the first NAND gate means of the MSCC logic means of the M and S TE means being interconnected and being further interconnected to the other input means of the NOR gate means of the MSCC logic means thereof, the Q(M) and Q(S) outputs of the second FF means of the MSCC logic means of the M and S TE means being interconnected to their associated second input means of the first NAND gate means of the M and S TE means and to second input means of the second NAND gate means thereof, output means of the M and S NOR gate means of the MSCC logic means of the M and S TE means being connected to their associated third input means of the M and S second NAND gate means thereof,
• the M and S SDWSM input latch means being connected to their associated M and S SDWSM inputs, output means of the M and S SDWSM input latch means being connected to its associated PL arrangement means and providing M and S SDW inputs of the M and S SDWSM inputs to the M and S PL arrangement means in response to pulses of the M and S sample clock inputs to the M and S SDWSM input latch means,
• output means of the M and S PL arrangement means and the M and S SUDWL means being connected to their associated M and S TBCL means, M and S output means of the M and S TBCL means being connected to their associated third input means of the first NAND gate means such that the outputs of the M and S output means of the M and S TBCL means when low indicates that an acceptable SDW has been determined by the M and S TBCL means in response to outputs of the M and S PL arrangement means and the M and S SUDWL means during system use,
• output means of the HC means being interconnected to the output means of the M and S first NAND gate means,
• output means of the S second NAND gate being connected to the S TBCL means, the output means of the S and second NAND gate means when low for shutting down the S output means of the S TBCL means thereby effecting nonacceptability of one or more S SDWs when the output means of the HC means goes low as the result of operator control of the HC means during system use so that the output means of the S NOR gate means goes high regardless of the output of the M output means of the M TBCL means.

A multimode/multiconfigurable DARP system for evaluating one or more parallel signal word outputs of digital data source means, said system comprising:

• master (M), slave (S) and independent (I) trigger element (TE) means;
• and digital data source means, the digital data source means providing M, S and I sample data word stream (SDWSM) inputs;
• and M, S and I sample clock inputs,
• each TE means of the M, S and I TE means being made up of trigger board (TB) means and master control board (MCB) means, each M, S and I TB means being made up of M, S and I SDWSM input latch means;
• M, S and I parameter logic (PL) arrangement means, M, S and I trigger board control logic (TBCL) means;
• and M, S and I setup data word latch (SUDWL) means for effecting selective operation of the M, S and I TBCL means,
• each MCB means of the M, S and I TE means, being made up of master, slave and independent configuration control (MSICC) logic means, the MSICC logic means of the M, S and I TE means being made up of first and second flip-flop (FF) means, first and second NAND gate means and NOR gate means, the first FF means of the M, S and I TE means having Q and Q* outputs;
• the second FF means of the M, S and I TE means having a Q output;
• the first and second NAND gate means of the M, S and I TE means each having a series of three input means;
• the NOR gate means of the M, S and I TE means each having one and another input means, with the one input means of any M, S and I TE means being grounded,
• the first and second FF means of a master configured (MC) MSICC logic means of the M TE means being set up so that the Q and Q* outputs of the first FF means are high and low respectively while the Q output of the second FF means is high respectively,
• the first and second FF means of a slave configured (SC) MSICC logic means of the S TE means being set up so that the Q and Q* outputs of the first FF means are low and high respectively while the Q output of the second FF means is high,
• the first and second FF means of independent configured (IC) MSICC logic means of the I TE means being set up so that the Q and Q outputs of the first FF means are high and low respectively while the Q output of the second FF means is low;
• the Q(M), Q(S) and Q(I) outputs of the first FF means of the MSICC logic means of the M, S and I TE means being connected to their associated first input means of the first NAND gate means;
• the Q*(M), Q*(S) and Q*(I) outputs of the first FF means of the MSICC logic of the M, S and I TE means being connected to their associated second input means of the second NAND gate means;
• output means of the first NAND gate means of the MSICC logic means of the M, S and I TE means being interconnected and being further interconnected to other input means of the NOR gate means of the MSICC logic means thereof;
• the Q(M), Q(S) and Q(I) outputs of the second FF means of the MSICC logic means of the M, S and I TE means being interconnected to their associated second input means of the first NAND gate means of the M, S, and I TE means and to second input means of the second NAND gate means thereof, output means of the NOR gate means of the MSICC logic means of the M, S and I TE means being connected to their associated third input means of the M, S and I second NAND gate means;
• the M, S and I SDWSM input latch means being connected to their associated M, S and I SDWSM inputs;
• output means of the M, S and I input latch means being connected to their associated M, S, and I PL arrangement means;
• and providing M, S and I SDW inputs of the M, S and I SDWSM inputs to the M, S and I PL arrangement means in response to pulses of the M, S and I sample clock inputs to the M, S and I SDWSM input latch means;
• output means of the M, S and I PL arrangement means and the M, S and I SUDWL means being connected to their associated M, S and I TBCL means;
• M, S and I output means of the M, S and I TBCL means being connected to their associated third input means of the M, S and I first NAND gate means, such that the output of the M, S and I output means of the M, S and I TBCL means when low indicates that an acceptable SDW has been determined by the M, S and I TBCL means in response to the outputs of the M, S and I PL arrangement means and the M, S and I SUDWL means during DARP system use, and
• output means of the I second NAND gate means being connected to the I TBCL means, the output means of the I second NAND gate means always being high for enabling the I output means of the I TBCL means to indicate acceptability or nonacceptability of one or more I SDWs of the I SDWSM input regardless of the M and S output means of the M and S TBCL means being high or low.

A multimode/multiconfigurable DARP system for evaluating one or more parallel signal word outputs of digital data source means, said system comprising:

• common asynchronous time-tag generator (ATTG) means, a series of two or more trigger element (TE) means, TE memory TEM) means and digital data source means providing separate sample data word stream (SDWSM) input to each TE means and separate sample clock input thereto,
• each TE means of the series having trigger board (TB) means, the TB means being made up of SDWSM input latch means, parameter logic (PL) arrangement means, accepted SDWSM latch means, set up data word latch (SUDWL) means, asynchronous time-tag word stream (ATTWSM) input latch means and trigger board control logic (TBCL) means,
• the common ATTG means being made up of counter means for providing an ATTWSM output, output means of the common ATTG means for connecting the ATTWSM output to the ATTWSM input latch means of each TE means, the common ATTG means also providing a valid asynchronous time-tag word (ATTW) signal for each count of its counting means, the output means of the common ATTG means for also connecting the output of the valid ATTW signal to the TBCL means of each TE means,
• output means of the SDWSM input latch means of each TE means being connected to its associated PL arrangement means thereof, the output of the output means of the SDWSM input latch means of each TE means providing a SDW to its associated PL arrangement means in response to the SDWSM input to the SDWSM input latch means thereof for each pulse of the sample clock input.
• output means of the PL arrangement means of each TB means being connected to its associated TBCL means thereof, output means of the SUDWL means of each TB means being connected to its associated TBCL means thereof, output of the output means of the PL arrangement means of each TB means for indicating whether a SDW is either inside or outside of a parameter, the TBCL means of each TB means as the result of the output of the output means of the PL arrangement means associated therewith together with the output means of the SUDWL means associated therewith for determining whether or not a SDW of the SDWSM input for each pulse of the sample clock input is acceptable or nonacceptable,
• the TBCL means of each TB means including means for transforming and synchronizing the valid ATTW signal received thereby and providing a synchronized TTW signal output to its associated ATTWSM input latch means thereof, output means of the ATTWSM input latch means of the TB means of each TE means being connected to its associated TEM means of each TE means such that the output means of the ATTWSM input latch means of each TE means providing a timely time-tagged word (TTW) output to its associated TEM means thereof in response to the synchronized TTW signal output of the TBCL means associated therewith,
• output means of the accepted SDWSM latch means of the TB means of each TE means being also connected to its associated TEM means of each TE means, output means of the TBCL means of the TB means of each TE means being connected to its associated accepted SDWSM input latch means of the TB means thereof;
• output of the output means of the TBCL means of each TE means when indicating an acceptable SDW for any pulse of the sample clock input as the result of the determination of the TBCL means providing an acceptable SDW output of the output means of the SDWSM input latch means whereby the acceptable SDW output of any TE means along with a timely associated TTW output of the associated ATTWSM input latch means of any TE means is stored in its TEM means thereof.

A multimode/multiconfigurable DARP system for evaluating one or more parallel signal word outputs of digital data source means, said system comprising:

• at least one trigger element (TE) means, digital data source means providing a sample data word stream (SDWSM) input to the TE means and a sample clock input thereto,
• the one TE means being made up of TE memory (TEM) means, trigger board (TB) means and master control board (MCB) means, the TB means being comprised of trigger board (TB) clock input means, SDWSM input latch means, accepted SDWSM latch means, asynchronous time-tag word stream (ATTWSM) input latch means, TE address generator control (TEAGC) arrangement means and NAND gate means, the MCB means being comprised of mode control word latch (MCWL) means,
• the TB means having trigger board control logic (TBCL means,
• asynchronous time-tag generator (ATTG) means, the ATTG means having counter means for providing an ATTWSM output, output means of the ATTG means for connecting the ATTWSM output to the ATTWSM input latch means, the ATTG means also providing a valid asynchronous time-tag word (ATTW) signal for each count of the counting means, the output means of the ATTG means for also connecting the output of the valid ATTW signal to the TBCL means, output means of the TBCL means being connected to the ATTWSM input latch means,
• the SDWSM input and the sample clock input being connected to the SDWSM input latch means, output means of the SDWSM input latch means being connected to the accepted SDWSM latch means, the output means of the SDWSM input latch means providing a SDW of the SDWSM input for each pulse of the sample clock input, the TB clock input means being connected to the sample clock input,
• output means of the ATTWSM input latch means being connected to the TEM means, the TBCL means for synchronizing and transforming each output of the valid ATTW signal for each count of the counting means so that the output means of the TBCL means provides a timely output to the ATTWSM input latch means for releasing a TTW on the output means of the ATTWSM input latch means that is timely associated with a pulse of the TB clock input means which pulse is response to a pulse of the sample clock input.
• output means of the accepted SDWSM latch means being connected to the TEM means and providing an accepted SDW from the SDWSM input to the TEM means for storage when a SDW has been determined to be acceptable by the TE means,
• the MCWL means of the MCB means having output means connected to the NAND gate means,
• the TEAGC arrangement means having TE address generator control (TEAGC) logic means, output means of the TEAGC logic means also being connected to the TEM means,
• the output of the NAND gate means being connected to the output means of the TEAGC logic means, the ATTWSM input latch means, and the accepted SDWSM latch means,
• the output means of the MCWL means when low to the NAND gate means causing the accepted SDWSM latch means, the ATTWSM input latch means and the output means of the TEAGC logic means all in being connected to the output of the NAND gate to be tri-stated so that no accepted SDW nor valid TTW is stored in the TEM means when the TE means is in a quiescent (Q) or a host computer (HC)/TE primary mode during system use.

A multimode/multiconfigurable DARP system for evaluating one or more parallel signal word outputs of digital data source means, said system comprising:

• host computer (HC) means and at least one trigger element (TE) means,
• said HC means being comprised of HC input/output (I/O) bus means, TEM address bidirectional buffer (TEMABB) latch means, associated time-tag word stream bidirectional buffer (ATTWSMBB) means, accepted sample data word stream (ASDWSM) bidirectional buffer (ASDWSMBB) means, latch-control logic (LCL) means;
• and software and keyboard-controlled processing control (SKPC) system, the SKPC system having memory means for storing TEM address and for storing ATTWSM and ASDWSM,
• the one TE means being comprised of master control board (MCB) means, trigger board (TB) means and TE memory (TEM) means, the MCB means having mode control word latch (MCWL) means,
• the TEM means being comprised of RAM means, TEM address input means and TEM read control input means, the TEM read control input means being connected to the RAM means,
• the HC (I/O) bus means for interconnecting the SKPC system to the TEMABB latch means, the ATTWSMBB means and the ASDWSMBB means,
• the SKPC system having output means and clock control means, the output means and the clock control means being connected to the LCL means;
• the LCL means being provided with latch clock and enable output means and direction control output means, the latch clock and enable output means together with the direction control output means being interconnected to the TEMABB latch means, the ATTWSMBB means and the ASDWSMBB means,
• The HC means, the MCB means and the TB means all including first means for interconnecting the TEMABB latch means to the TEM address input means,
• the HC means, the MCB and the TB means all including second means for interconnecting the ATTWSMBB means and the ASDWSMBB means to the RAM means of the TEM means for reading a stored data collection of ATTWSM and ASDWSM in the RAM means thereof,
• the MCWL means having read control output means, the TB means including interconnecting means for interconnecting the read control output means to the TEM read control input means, the MCWL means in response to mode control output means of the TE means when the TE means is selected to provide an output for its read control output means that actuates the TEM RAM means to read a stored data collection of ATTWSM and ASDWSM when the TEM RAM means receives a TEM address via its TEM address input means, and
• the SKPC system providing an output via its output means and clock control means for actuating the LCL means to direct a TEM address from the SKPC system via the I/O bus means to the TEMABBL latch means, the LCL means in response to this output of the SKPC system providing an output via its latch clock and enable output means together with its direction control output means for not only latching-in the TEM address in the TEMABB latch means but also for directing the latched-in TEM address to the TEM address input means for reading a stored data collection of ATTWSM and ASDWSM from the TEM RAM means to the ATTWSMBB means and the ASDWSMBB means respectively.

A multimode/multiconfigurable DARP system for evaluating one or more parallel signal word outputs of digital data source means, said system comprising:

• host computer (HC) means and trigger element (TE) means,
• said HC means being comprised of HC input/output (I/O) bus means, TEM address bidirectional buffer (TEMABB) latch means, associated time-tag word stream bidirectional buffer (ATTWSMBB) latch means, accepted sample data word stream bidirectional buffer (ASDWSMBB) latch means, combined control (CC) arrangement means for the TE means, latch-control logic (LCL) means;
• and software and keyboard-controlled processing control (SKPC) system, the SKPC system having memory means for storing TEM address and for storing ATTWSM and ASDWSM;
• the TE means being comprised of master control board (MCB) means, trigger board (TB) means and TE memory (TEM) means, the MCB means having mode control word latch (MCWL) means, the TEM means being comprised of RAM means, TEM address input means and TEM write input means, the TEM write input means being connected to the RAM means,
• the HC I/O bus means for interconnecting the SKPC sytem to the TEMABB latch means, the ATTWSMBB latch means and the ASDWSMBB latch means,
• the SKPC system having output means and clock control means, the output means and the clock control means being connected to the LCL means,
• the LCL means being provided with latch clock means, enable output means and direction control output means, the latch clock and enable output means together with the direction control output means being interconnected to the TEMABB latch means, the ATTWSMBB latch means and the ASDWSMBB latch means,
• the HC means, the MCB means and the TB means all including first means for interconnecting the TEMABB latch means to the TEM write input means.
• the LCL means having clock output means connected to the CC arrangement means, the CC arrangement means having HC write output means, the HC write output means being interconnected to the MCB means, the TB means and the write input means of the TEM means, the output of the clock output means of the LCL means providing a timely output of the HC write output means to the TEM write input means for activating the RAM means,
• the HC means, the MCB means and the TB means all including second means for interconnecting the ATTWSMBB latch means and the ASDWSMBB latch means to the RAM means of the TEM means so that a stored data collection of ATTWSM and ASDWSM of the memory means of the SKPC system may be written via the HC I/O bus means, the ATTWSMBB latch means and the ASDWSMBB latch means and the second means to the RAM means when the TEM address input means receives a TEM address from the HC means via the first means and when the TEM write input means receives the output of the HC write output means for activating the RAM means to store ATTWSM and ASDWSM from the HC means via the second means in conjunction with the TEM address from the HC means to the TEM address input means via the first means, and
• the SKPC system in response to operator control thereof providing a stored data collection to ATTWSM and ASDWSM from the memory means of the SKPC system via the I/O bus means to the ATTWSMBB latch means and the ASDWSMBB latch means respectively and also providing a TEM address from the memory means of SKPC system via the I/O bus means to TEMABB latch means, the LCL means in response to the output of the SKPC system providing an output via its latch clock and enable output means together with its direction control output means for not only latching-in the ATTWSM and ASDWSM in the ATTWSMBB latch means and the ASDWSMBB latch means but also for directing the latched-in ATTWSM and ASDWSM to the RAM means via the second means while at the same time not only latching-in the TEM address in the TEMBB latch means but also for directing the latched-in TEM address to the address input means as the output of the HC write output means activates the RAM means for effecting storage of the directed/addressed ATTWSM and SDWSM therein.

A multimode/multiconfigurable DARP system for evaluating one or more parallel signal word outputs of digital source means, said system comprising:

• host computer (HC) means, trigger element (TE) means and digital data source means, the digital data source means providing a sample data word stream (SDWSM) input and a sample clock (SC) input,
• the TE means being made up of trigger board (TB) means and master control board (MCB) means, the TB means being comprised of SDWSM input latch means, parameter logic (PL) arrangement means, accepted SDWSM latch means, setup data word latch (SUDWL) means and trigger board control logic (TBCL) means, the MCB means being comprised of mode control word latch (MCWL) means;
• first-in, first-out (FIFO) control logic means and FIFO arrangement means,
• the SDWSM input and the SC input being connected to the SDWSM input latch means, output means of the SDWSM input latch means being connected to the PL arrangement means and the accepted SDWSM latch means, output of the output means providing a SDW of the SDWSM input to the PL arrangement means for analysis for each pulse of the SC input during system use.
• the PL arrangement means having predetermined comparison word value (PCWV) means for enabling analysis of each SDW as it is received from the output means of the SDWSM input latch means, output means of the PL arrangement means being connected to the TBCL means, the output of the output means of the PL arrangement means indicating the analytic results of the PCMV means in relation to each SDW received by the PL arrangement means.
• the SUDWL means haing enabling output means, the enabling output means of the SUDWL means being connected to the TBCL means,
• the TBCL means having first and second output means connected to the accepted SDWSM latch means and the FIFO control logic means respectively, the TBCL means in response to the output means of both the PL arrangement means and the SUDWL means for determining whether or not a SDW of the SDWSM input is acceptable for each pulse of the SC input;
• the first and second output means providing outputs indicating acceptance of a SDW of the SDWSM input,
• FIFO arrangement means having FIFO means, the FIFO control logic means having output means connected to the write input of the FIFO means,
• output means of the accepted SDWSM latch means being connected to the FIFO means, output means of the FIFO means being connected to the means for enabling real time read-out visual display of an acceptable SDW in response to a pulse of the SC input,
• the MCWL means having read output control means connected to the read input of the FIFO means,
• the outputs of the first and second output means of the TBCL means causing the output means of the accepted SDWSM latch means to provide an accepted SDW to the FIFO means in response to a pulse of the SC input while at the same time causing output of the output means of the FIFO control logic means to be such as to store the accepted SDW to the FIFO means;
• and output of the read control output means of the MCWL means being such that a stored SDW of the FIFO means is read out via the output means thereof to the HC means for real time acquisition visual display.

A multimode/multiconfigurable DARP system for evaluating one or more parallel signal word outputs of digital data source means, said system comprising:

• digital data source (DDS) means and at least one trigger element (TE) means, the DDS means providing a sample data word stream (SDWSM) input to the TE means and a sample clock input thereto,
• the TE means being comprised of master control board (MCB) means, trigger board (TB) means and TE memory (TEM) means;
• the MCB means having first-in, first-out (FIFO) control logic arrangement means, the TB means having TB clock input means, SDWSM input latch means, parameter logic (PL) arrangement means, accepted SDWSM latch means and trigger board control logic (TBCL) means,
• the SDWSM input and the sample clock input being separately connected to the SDWSM input latch means, output means of the SDWSM input latch means being interconnected to the PL arrangement means, the TBCL means and the accepted SDWSM latch means, the output means of the SDWSM input latch means providing a SDW from the SDWSM input to the PL arrangement means for analysis in response to each pulse of the sample clock input during system use;
• the sample clock input being connected to the TB clock input, the TB clock input being connected to the TBCL means,
• the PL arrangement means having predetermined comparison word value (PCMV) means for indicating when any SDW being evaluated from the SDWSM input is equal to, not equal to, less than or greater than the PCWV;
• output means of the PL arrangement means connected to the TBCL means and indicating thereto whether any SDW being evaluated is equal to, not equal to, greater than or less than the PCWV of the PCWV means,
• FIFO control logic arrangement means comprised of FIFO control logic means and FIFO arrangement means, the FIFO arrangement means being provided with FIFO means, the FIFO means having write input means for effecting storage of one or more accepted sample data words (SDWs) therein and accepted SDWSM input means, output means of the FIFO control logic means being connected to the write input means of the FIFO means,
• the TEM means being made up of RAM means, accepted SDWSM input means and write input means, the accepted SDWSM input means and the write input means being separately connected to the RAM means,
• output means of the accepted SDWSM latch means being interconnected to the accepted SDWSM input means of both the TEM means and the FIFO means,
• first output means of the TBCL means being connected to the accepted SDWSM latch means, second output means of the TBCL means being interconnected to the FIFO control logic means and the write input means of the TEM means,
• the TBCL means in response to an output of the output means of the PL arrangement means in relation to evaluation of a SDW as well as in response to a pulse of the TB clock input means in relation to the SDW being evaluated providing an output via its first output means whether or not the SDW is acceptable.
• the accepted SDWSM latch means in response to the output of the first output means of the TBCL means providing an accepted SDW from the SDWSM input on its output means when the output of the first output means of the TBCL means indicates a SDW as the result of analysis by both the PL arrangement means and the TBCL means to be acceptable.
• the second output means of the TBCL means as the result of the first output means indicating the acceptability of a SDW providing an output to the write input means of the TEM means for directing the RAM means to store the accepted SDW on the output means of the accepted SDWSM latch means that is connected to the accepted SDWSM input means of the TEM means, and
• the FIFO control logic means having logic means therein in response to the output of the second output means of the TBCL means indicating acceptance of a SDW for providing an output via its output means to the write input means of the FIFO means for effecting simultaneous storage of the accepted SDW in the FIFO means.

A multimode/multiconfigurable DARP system for evaluating one or more parallel signal word outputs of digital data source means, said system comprising:

• the TE means being comprised of trigger board (TB) means and setup data word latch (SUDWL) means,
• the TB means being comprised of TE address generator control (TEAGC) arrangement means, the TEAGC arrangement means being made up of TE address generator control (TEAGC) logic means, and TE address counter (TEAC) means,
• The TEAGC logic means having comparator means and gate logic means, the SUDWL means having first output means connected to the TEAGC gate logic means and second output means connected to the comparator means, the TEAC means having output means connected to the comparator means,
• output means of the TEAGC gate logic means being connected to the TEAC means, first output means of the SUDWL means providing an output in response to operator selection whether the TEAC means are to rollover or stop when the TEAC means reaches its maximum counting level;
• and
• output means of the comparator means being connected to the TEAGC gate logic means such that the output means of the comparator means in response to the second output means of the SUDWL means and the output means of the TEAC means providing an output indicating whether the TEAC means is to stop or rollover when the TEAC means is at maximum counting level during system use.

A multimode/multiconfigurable DARP system for evaluating one or more parallel signal word outputs of digital data source means, said system comprising:

• at least one trigger element (TE) means,
• the TE means being comprised of trigger board (TB) means and set up data word latch (SUDWL) means,
• the TB means being comprised of TE address generator control (TEAGC) arrangement means, trigger board control logic (TBCL) means, the TEAGC arrangement means being made up of TE address generator control (TEAGC) logic means and TE address counter TEAC means,
• the TEAGC logic means being made up of first and second gate means, comparator means and flip-flop (FF) means, the FF means having a Q output and C and D inputs,
• the SUDWL means having first output means connected to the first and second gate means, second output means of the SUDWL means being connected to the comparator means,
• first output means of the TEAC means being connected to the comparator means and operatively associated with the second output means of the SUDWL means, second output means of the TEAC means being connected to the D input of the FF means, the Q output of the FF means being connected to the comparator means,
• output means of the comparator means being connected to the first and second gate means, output means of the first gate means being connected to the TBCL means,
• the first output means of the SUDWL means being such in response to operator selection during system use for indicating whether or not the TEAC means is to rollover or stop when the TEAC means reaches a predetermined counting level,
• the second output means of the SUDWL means in response to operator selection during system use for indicating whether or not the TEAC means is to stop counting at a predetermined level, and
• the first output means of the SUDWL means when indicating that the TEAC means is to stop counting and the second output means of the SUDWL means when indicating that the TEAG means is to stop counting at a predetermined level, then the first gate means via its output means provides an output for shutting down the TBCL means.