WO2006004163A1 - データ伝送方法、データ伝送装置 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a data transmission method and a data transmission apparatus suitable for application to an apparatus in which a plurality of units are connected by a data bus line to achieve a common purpose, such as an IC test apparatus.
- FIG. 11 shows an outline of a data transmission path of an IC test apparatus that has also used conventional power.
- 1 is a host computer
- 1A is a data transmitter provided in the host computer
- 1B is a data receiver.
- 2-1, 2-2,..., 2-n indicate terminals that operate according to instructions from the host computer 1, respectively.
- Each terminal 2-1, 2-2, ..., 2-n is an IC test device.
- 2-1 is a pattern generator
- 2-2 is a timing generator
- "-2 is a test head. Etc.
- Each of the terminals 2-1, 2-2,..., 2-n has an input / output interface 3, and this interface 3 is connected in series to the outbound data bus line 4, and the outbound data bus line Data sent to itself through 4 is captured by interface 3 and is captured by each terminal 2-1, 2-2, ..., 2-n through each interface 3.
- the data sent from each terminal 2-1, 2-2, ..., 2-n to the host computer 1 is the interface 3 of each terminal 2-1, 2-2, ..., 2-n 3 Is sent to the outgoing data bus line 4, and this data is provided to the host computer 1 through the backward data bus line 5, received by the data receiving unit 1 B, and taken into the host computer 1.
- the outbound data bus line 4 and the inbound route data bus line 5 are laid between the host computer 1 and the terminal group, and the host computer 1 and each terminal 2-1, 2 A loop-shaped transmission line is formed between -2, ..., 2-n to exchange data. Therefore, the data bus line laying amount is doubled, the forward data bus line 4 and the return data bus line. There is a disadvantage that a thick cable is required when the IN 5 is bundled.
- An object of the present invention is to propose a data transmission method capable of halving the cable laying amount and easily adding a terminal, and a data transmission apparatus operating with this data transmission method. To do.
- the interfaces of the plurality of terminals are connected in series to the data nos line connected to the host, and the return signal generation unit is connected to the terminal connected to the farthest end position from the host in the plurality of terminals.
- the data transmission method of the serial transmission method in which data exchanged between each terminal or each terminal power host or from each terminal is transmitted via each interface. Data power for each terminal sent from the host At the timing of reaching the terminal connected to the farthest end position, a return signal is sent from the return signal generator, and these return signals are sequentially connected to the data bus.
- Each terminal returns to the host via the interface of each terminal, and each terminal transmits data to be transmitted from each terminal to the host in synchronization with the return signal, and each terminal synchronizes with the return signal. Data from is sent to the above host.
- the present invention only the return signal generator provided in the terminal connected to the farthest end position of the data bus line is controlled to the power S enabled state and connected to the farthest end position.
- a return signal is sent when a signal from the host arrives at the terminal. This return signal is sent back to the host through the same data bus line.
- the terminal sends the data in synchronism with the timing when the return signal passes through its own interface.
- the host can read the data by detecting the arrival of the return signal.
- the bit position is assigned to each terminal in the data sent from each terminal. Therefore, the host can identify which terminal the data is from the bit position of the read data.
- a single data bus line can be used bidirectionally,
- the amount of cables used for in can be halved.
- the diameter of the cable can be reduced, and the cable can be easily laid.
- terminals can be easily added.
- the data transmission apparatus can be used in the field of measuring equipment or the control equipment for transferring data between a large number of terminals.
- FIG. 1 is a block diagram for explaining a data transmission method of the present invention.
- FIG. 2A is a diagram showing examples of command words and data words in the write mode.
- FIG. 2B is a diagram showing another example of a command word and a data word in the write mode.
- FIG. 2C is a diagram showing still another example of the command mode and data word in the write mode.
- FIG. 2D is a diagram showing examples of command words and data words in the read mode.
- FIG. 2E is a diagram showing another example of a command word and a data word in the read mode.
- FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a bidirectional interface used in a terminal adjacent to the host in the data transmission method of the present invention.
- FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a bidirectional interface used in the farthest end terminal.
- FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing a configuration example of a data capturing unit 17.
- FIG. 6 is a time chart showing an operation example in the write mode.
- FIG. 7 is a time chart showing an operation example in the read mode.
- FIG. 8 is a block diagram for explaining an example of a data reading circuit capable of accurately reading data by the data transmission method of the present invention.
- FIG. 9 is a timing chart for explaining the operation of FIG.
- FIG. 10 is a timing chart for explaining another example of the operation of FIG.
- FIG. 11 is a block diagram for explaining a conventional technique.
- the data transmission method and data transmission apparatus according to the present invention are suitable for application to, for example, an IC test apparatus.
- the host computer of the IC test equipment corresponds to the above-mentioned host 1, and each terminal such as a timing generator, pattern generator, waveform shaper, and logical comparator is cascaded to the data node under the control of the host computer.
- the test head is at the farthest end position. Connected.
- the return signal generation unit provided in the test head is set in an enabled state, and the return signal generation unit provided in the test head returns when the control signal sent from the host computer reaches the test head. A signal is transmitted, and this return signal is transmitted to the host computer via the interface of each terminal.
- each terminal may send out data to be transmitted to the host computer or data to be transmitted to another terminal in synchronization with the return signal.
- the bit position is assigned to each terminal in the data sent out by each terminal. Therefore, the host computer or other terminal that receives the data sent by each terminal power can identify the data of which terminal power based on the bit position of the transmitted data.
- the timing of the incoming call is the same as the return signal and the data even if a delay is given on the data bus if the reception of data is started in synchronization with the arrival of the return signal sent by the terminal at the farthest end position. Therefore, there is no possibility that data will not be read.
- FIG. 1 is a block diagram for explaining the outline of the data transmission method according to the present invention.
- Host 1 and terminal 2-1, 2-2, ..., 2-n is the same force as in Fig. 11.
- host 1 and terminal 2-1, 2-2, ... in n stages , 2-n are cascade-connected by a bidirectional bus 7, and a bidirectional interface is used as the interface 6 provided in each terminal 2-1, 2-2, ..., 2-n. Therefore, the transmission / reception unit 1C is used as a data transmission / reception means provided in the host 1.
- Host 1 sends out a parallel n-bit command word (hereinafter simply referred to as a command) and a data word (hereinafter also simply referred to as data) toward each terminal 2-1, 2-2, ..., 2-n ( Hereinafter, this direction is referred to as a downward direction).
- a command n-bit command word
- data data word
- each terminal 2-1, 2-2, ..., 2-n takes the data sent to itself from the data sent by the host.
- the power of adding an address code indicating the address addressed to each terminal in each command, or assigned to each terminal in n-bit word data Bi Can be identified by the position.
- each terminal When the return signal passes through each terminal 2- (n-l),... 2-2, 2-1, each terminal sends the data to be sent to the host 1 in synchronization with the return signal.
- Terminal power When sending data to host 1, in a mode in which data of one terminal bit word specified by host 1 is sent to host 1 in synchronization with the return signal, and when all terminals are specified by host 1
- the mode in which each terminal transmits data to the bit position previously assigned to the terminal in the n-bit mode can be selected by the command.
- FIG. 2A shows an example of a parallel n-bit command word and a parallel n-bit data word.
- the command word consists of 1 bit for the host 1 data read mode and write mode (R / W) for the terminal, the code PC ( ⁇ -1-k bit) indicating the type of processing that follows, and the address of the specified terminal.
- the ADD (k bit) force also occurs, and the hatched area in the figure indicates the state in which those data are specified.
- the write mode is selected, the address ADD is not specified (that is, all is set to “0”), and the data word DATA following the command word is written to all terminals.
- Types of processing PCs include, for example, processing to set data in the terminal as an initial value necessary for terminal operation, and others.
- FIG. 2B is also a case of the write mode, and shows an example of a command word and a data word when the host 1 writes a data word to one specific terminal designated by the command word address ADD.
- FIG. 2C also shows the case of the write mode, and shows an example of the command word and data word when each terminal is set to the operable state or impossible state.
- Command word address ADD No address is specified.
- the bit position of n-bit word data DATA is assigned to each terminal! /. If bit b at each bit position is "0", the corresponding terminal is set to be inoperable, and if bit b force S "l", the terminal is set to be operable.
- FIG. 2D shows an example of a command word when the host 1 executes a read mode in which data having terminal power is read and a data word sent from the terminal to the host. In Fig. 2D, a request is made to send data to one terminal specified by address ADD in the command word, and data DATA of the specified terminal bit word is sent to the host.
- FIG. 2E also shows the case of the read mode.
- the host 1 requests all terminals to transmit the terminal status, for example, the status of the return signal generation unit 19 described later with reference to FIGS. It shows an example of a mandword and an n-bit data word composed of 1 bit each sent out for all terminals.
- Command word address ADD has no address specification.
- each terminal sends 1-bit data d representing the status to the bit position assigned to each terminal in the n-bit word.
- the status bit d is, for example, “0”, indicating that the return signal generation unit 19 is disabled, and “1” indicating the enabled state.
- FIGS. 3 and 4 show two-way interfaces 6-1, 6-2,..., 6-n provided for the terminals 2-1, 2-2,.
- the configurations of 6-1 and 6-n are shown.
- a versatile interface is configured so that an interface having the same configuration can be used for any terminal.
- Interface 6-1 shown in Fig. 3 is a bidirectional interface provided in terminal 2-1 that is closest to host 1 and connected to the location, and interface 6-n shown in Fig. 4 is connected to the farthest end location.
- This is a bidirectional interface provided in the terminal 2-n.
- the bidirectional node 7 includes a parallel n-bit bidirectional data bus 7a, a return signal line 7b, a control signal line 7c, a command control line 7d, and a clock line 7e.
- Each bidirectional interface 6-1, 6-2, ..., 6-n has data bus connection terminals 11 and 12 connected to a bidirectional data bus 7a.
- the data bus connection terminal 11 is connected to the data bus 7a in the upward direction (host side) when viewed from each terminal, and the data bus connection terminal 12 is connected to the data bus 7a directed to the next stage in the downward direction. Accordingly, the bidirectional data bus 7a is connected only to the data bus connection terminal 11 to the bidirectional interface 6-n connected to the farthest end, and the data bus connection terminal 12 toward the next stage is released. Speak.
- the data bus connection terminal 11 connected to the host-side data bus 7a is connected to the output terminal of the upstream buffer NBU1 and the input terminal of the downstream buffer KBU1.
- Upstream buffer NBU1 input terminal The data transmission unit 18 is connected, and the data transmission unit 18 is synchronized with the arrival of the return signal S.
- the data capture unit 17 and the input terminal of the down buffer KBU2 are connected to the output terminal of the down buffer KBU1.
- the data fetch unit 17 has a function of fetching data sent from the host 1 to itself, captures the data sent to itself, and sends the data to its own data processing unit (not particularly shown in FIG. 3). The process to pass is executed.
- the output terminal of the downstream buffer KBU2 is connected to the data node connection terminal 12.
- the data bus connection terminal 12 is connected to the input terminal of the upstream buffer NBU2, and the far-end bidirectional interface on the subsequent stage 2-n is also sent to the data bus connection terminal 11 through the data transmission unit 18. To send. In the interval where the return signal S is output from the return signal generator 19 described later, the upstream buffers NBU1 and NBU2 are enabled and the downstream buffer
- the buffers KBU1 and KBU2 are disabled, and the upstream buffers NB1 and NB2 are disabled while the downstream buffers KBU1 and KBU2 are enabled during the interval in which no return signal is output.
- FIG. 5 shows a configuration example of the data capturing unit 17 in the bidirectional interface of one terminal.
- the data fetching unit 17 includes latches 17A and 17B, a comparing unit 17C, a decoding unit 17D, and a processing unit 17E.
- the latches 17A and 17B fetch the n-bit command word and the n-bit data word delayed by one clock from the trigger trl and the trigger tr2 delayed by one clock from the bidirectional data bus 7a via the buffer KBU1.
- the comparison unit 17 C is provided with the terminal power to which the interface board is attached via the terminal 25 through a k-bit identification code ID for identifying the terminal.
- the comparison unit 17C only enables the enable signal En when the k-bit address ADD in the command word fetched into the latch 17A matches the terminal identification code ID or the k-bit address ADD is all "0". Is output to the data sending unit 18.
- the command word is decoded by the decoding unit 17D, and the type of processing to be executed is designated to the processing unit 17E.
- the processing unit 17E executes the designated processing on the data word held in the latch 17B.
- the data sending unit 18 includes a data holding unit 18A, an OR gate 18B, and gates 18C and 18D.
- the data holding unit 18A is provided with the transmission data S designated by the processing unit 17E shown in FIG. Gate 18C is normally open, the lower terminal
- the gate 18D is opened by the enable signal En from the data acquisition unit 17, and when the return signal SR is received from the subsequent stage, the gate The data holding unit 18A is triggered through 18D, and the transmission data S held in the holding unit 18A is output to the data bus 7a.
- each bidirectional interface 6-1, 6-2, ..., 6-n has a return signal output terminal 13, a return signal input terminal 14, a control signal output terminal 15, and a control signal input.
- Terminal 16 command control input terminal 21, clock input terminal 22, command control output terminal 23, clock output terminal 24, identification code input terminal 25, return signal generator 19, and timing generator 26 And are provided.
- Command control input terminal 21 receives command control signal CMDC sent from the host in synchronism with the sending of the command word, and is given to timing generator 26 via notch BU1 and command control output via buffer BU3. Output to terminal 23.
- the command control output terminal 23 is connected to the command control input terminal 21 of the next stage terminal through the command control line 7d.
- the clock CLK supplied from the host 1 to the clock input terminal 22 is supplied to the timing generator 26 via the notcher BU2 and also output to the clock output terminal 24 via the notcher BU4.
- the clock output terminal 24 is connected to the clock input terminal 22 shown in the drawing through the clock line 7e.
- the return signal generator 19 includes a pulse generator 19A, gates 19B and 19C, and an OR gate 19D. Based on the given clock CLK and command control signal CMDC, the timing generator 26 generates a trigger tr1 that gives the command word fetch timing and a trigger tr2 that gives the data word fetch timing one clock later. To do. Further, every time the command control signal CMDC is received, a reset signal Rs for resetting the data holding unit 18A of the data sending unit 18 is generated, and a pulse is generated as a return signal S to the pulse generator 19A of the return signal generating unit 19. Generate trigger tr3. However, every time the command control signal CMDC is received, a reset signal Rs for resetting the data holding unit 18A of the data sending unit 18 is generated, and a pulse is generated as a return signal S to the pulse generator 19A of the return signal generating unit 19. Generate trigger tr3. However, every time the command control signal CMDC is received, a reset signal Rs for resetting the data holding unit 18
- the return signal SR generated by the pulse generator 19A is blocked by the gate 19B in all interfaces other than the farthest end interface.
- the control signal output terminal 15 is connected to a common potential point in any bidirectional interface 6-1, 6-2, ..., 6-n. This control signal output terminal 15 is connected to the previous stage (host side). Is connected to the control signal input terminal 16 of the bidirectional interface through the control line 7c. Therefore, the control signal input terminals 16 of all other bidirectional interfaces 6-1, 6-2, except the bidirectional interface 6-n located at the farthest end are controlled by the bidirectional interface of each subsequent stage.
- the return signal generator 19 is held in a disabled state by being connected to the common potential through the signal output terminal 15.
- each terminal uses a bidirectional interface with the same configuration, but in FIG. 3, in the interface other than the farthest end bidirectional interface 6-n, the return signal generator 19 simply passes through the return signal S. It just works.
- the trigger generator 19A When the data generated by the host 1 arrives at each bidirectional interface 6-1, 6-2, ..., 6-n via the bidirectional data node 7a, the trigger generator 19A inputs the trigger signal Generates a pulse with a pulse width of.
- the gates 19B and 19C are controlled to be opened or closed by a control signal input to the control signal input terminal 16. That is, in the interface 6-n located at the farthest end, since the potential of the control signal input terminal 16 is H logic, the gate 19B is controlled to be open and the gate 19C is controlled to be closed.
- the pulse generator 19A when the pulse generator 19A generates a pulse, this pulse is output as a return signal S to the return signal output terminal 13 through the gate 19B and the OR gate 19D.
- control signal input terminal 16 is common to the other bidirectional interfaces 6-1, 6-2,. Since it is connected to the potential, the gate 19B is controlled to be closed and the gate 19C is controlled to be open. Therefore, in other interfaces, even if the pulse generator 19A generates a pulse, this pulse does not pass through the gate 19B and is not transmitted to the outside. Therefore, only the farthest end bidirectional interface 6-n transmits the return signal S.
- the signal is input to the return signal input terminal 14 of the preceding bidirectional interface through the return signal line 7b.
- the return signal S input to the return signal input terminal 14 is sent to the return signal generator 19.
- data can be sent from the host 1 to each terminal using the bidirectional data bus 7a, and data can be sent back to the host power 1 of each terminal.
- the interface between 6- (i-1) and 6-i is connected. Release the bidirectional bus cable to be connected from the terminals 11, 13, 15, 21, and 22 of the interface 6-i, and connect the open end of the bidirectional bus cable to the terminal 2-i 'interface 6-i' to be added.
- Figure 6 shows the operation when the host writes data to the terminal in the write mode described in Figure 2B.
- Lines HA, HB, and HC show the operation of host 1
- lines TA to TG show the operation of the interface of one terminal specified by the address in the command field CMDW.
- Command control signal CMDC line TB
- CLK line HA
- the specified terminal receives the clock CLK (line TA), command control signal CMDC (line TB), command word CMD W and data word (line TC), and the command word CMDW is captured by the trigger trl (line TD). (Line TF), the next trigger tr2 (line TE) fetches the data word DATAW (line TG).
- FIG. 7 shows the operation when the host reads data from terminal 6-1 in the read mode described in FIG. 2D.
- Rows HA to HD show host operations
- rows T1A to T1G show terminal 2-1 interface operations
- rows TnA to TnG show the farthest end terminal 2-n interface operations.
- the host sends a command control signal CMDC (line HB) and command word CMDW (line HC) to the terminal in synchronization with the clock CLK (line HA).
- Terminal 2-1 receives the command control signal CMDC (line TIB) and command word CMDW (line TIC) in synchronization with the clock CLK (line T1A), and captures the command word CMDW by trigger trl (line T1D) (line TIE).
- the enable signal En (line T1F) is generated from the data fetch unit 17 and the data transmitter 18 is enabled.
- the clock CLK (line TnA), the synchronized command control signal CMDC (line TnB), and the command word CMDW (line TnC) are received and the trigger trl
- the command word CMDW is fetched by (line TnD) (line TnF).
- the trigger tr3 (line TnE) is given to the pulse generator 19A to generate the return signal S and transmit it in the upstream direction.
- the terminal 2-1 When the terminal 2-1 receives the return signal S (line T1G), it transmits the transmission data word S (line T1C).
- Host 1 receives the return signal S (row HD) and data word S (row HC) from terminal 2-1, and receives the data.
- FIG. 8 shows an example of a data reading circuit provided in the host 1.
- This data reading circuit is composed of two cascade circuits 21 and 22 and two OR gates 23 connected vertically.
- the positive phase clock CLK is input to the clock input terminals of the flip-flops FF1 and FF2 constituting the cascade circuit 21, and the reverse-phase clock is provided to the clock input terminals of the flip-flops FF3 and FF4 constituting the other cascade circuit 22.
- Input CLK A flip-flop FF5 indicates a data latch flip-flop provided on the bidirectional data bus 7a.
- a return signal is input to each data input terminal D of flip-flops FF1 and FF3 in the preceding stage of cascade circuits 21 and 22.
- the data sent through the bidirectional data bus 7a can be surely read into the flip-flop FF5 constituting the data latch.
- one data word is written or read each time the host sends a command word once.
- to write or read multiple data words simply use multiple command words. It is possible by repeating the above-mentioned operation after sending out twice.
- the specified number of data words can be written or read in one command transmission according to the contents of the command.
- FIG. 9 and FIG. 10 show the situation.
- Figure 9 shows the operation status when the cascade circuit 22 operating with the reverse phase clock * CLK first generates an edge for reading data.
- the period of the clock CLK is 1Z2 of the period of the clock CLK in the description of FIGS.
- FIG. 9A shows the data sent through the bidirectional data bus 7a (in this figure, only one word of parallel n bits is shown), and
- FIG. 9B shows the return signal S.
- the transmission signal is affected by the delay in the bidirectional data bus 7a and the return signal line 7b, and the phases of the leading edge and the trailing edge fluctuate as shown by hatching.
- the flip-flop FF2 in the next stage reads the H logic output from the flip-flop FF1 at the rising edge of the clock P4, and outputs the H logic to the output side ( Figure 9E).
- flip-flop FF3 operating with reverse phase clock * CLK is the falling edge of clock P2.
- the flip-flop FF4 in the next stage reads the output of the flip-flop FF3 at the falling edge of the clock P3, and outputs the H logic to the output side (Fig. 9G).
- the H logic output is applied to the clock input terminal of the flip-flop FF5 constituting the data latch through the OR gate 23 (FIG. 9H).
- the timing at which the output of flip-flop FF4 rises to logic H is the timing T1 before the rise of flip-flop FF2 that operates with a positive phase clock.
- Data can be read, and new data (NEW) is fetched and output at timing T1 (Fig. 91).
- Figure 10 shows the situation when the cascade circuit 21 operating with the positive phase clock CLK first detects the arrival of the return signal.
- flip-flop FF1 reads the logic of the return signal at the rising edge of pulse P3 of positive phase clock CLK.
- flip-flop FF2 in the next stage reads the logic output in the previous stage at the rising edge of the next clock P4 ( Figure 10E).
- the flip-flop FF3 operating with the reverse phase clock * CLK reads the logic of the return signal at the falling timing of the clock P3 (FIG. 10F).
- flip-flop FF4 reads the H logic output of FF3 in the previous flip-flop at the falling edge of clock P4 ( Figure 10F). Since this rising timing is later than the rising timing of flip-flop FF2, the flip-flop FF5 that constitutes the data latch can eventually read data at the rising timing T2 of clock P4, and it is new at this timing T2. / Latch data (NEW) (Fig. 101).
- the terminal 2-n at the farthest end transmits a return signal, and when this return signal passes through each terminal, the data is sent in synchronization with the return signal so that each host can send data to the host.
- Data can be delivered to 1.
- the data can be delivered to any terminal in the upstream direction.
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