The high speed buffer board : a SAIL EIA-485 communications accelerator card for the vector measuring current meter
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https://hdl.handle.net/1912/1018DOI
10.1575/1912/1018Keyword
Currrent meter; Telemetry; EIA-485Abstract
A High Speed Buffer Board (HSBB) has been developed for the Vector Measuring Current Meter (VMCM) to implement the
transmission of data at 9600 baud over an EIA-485 link. The HSBB significantly extends the VMCM communication functionality,
which was previously limited to 300 baud transmission via 20 mA current loop or FSK telemetry. The increased speed allows rapid
sampling of a large number of current meters on a common cable and the EIA-485 circuitry, which was designed for low power
operation, provides a useful multipoint communication method for data transmission over long cable lengths. SAIL protocol (IEEE
997) was utilized to coordinate data transfer by the instruments on a common link.
An MC68HC11 microcontroller resides in the VMCM, buffering data it receives at 300 baud from the VMCM UART. In
response to a jumper selectable SAIL address, the MC68HC11 offloads the data at 9600 baud via EIA-485 to the SAIL controller.
Synchronous data collection from many instruments is ensured by the SAIL synoptic set command and an embedded resynchronization/reset command. The low power consumption allows deployments of six months or more with a standard VMCM battery stack.
Suggested Citation
Singer, R., & Butler, D. M. (1990). The high speed buffer board: a SAIL EIA-485 communications accelerator card for the vector measuring current meter. Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. https://doi.org/10.1575/1912/1018Related items
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