Snapshot

Block: Snapshot (snapshot)
Block Author: Andrew Martens
Document Author: Andrew Martens

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Summary

The snapshot block is configurable block for capturing blocks of data with a standard interface supporting generic software drivers. It combines functionality from (and deprecates) the snap, sc, snap_64 and snap_circ blocks.

Mask Parameters

Parameter Variable Description
Storage medium storage Specifies whether to store the data in BRAM or DRAM
DRAM dimm dram_dimm Specifies which dimm to use if using DRAM as storage medium.
DRAM clock rate dram_clock Specifies the DRAM controller clock rate if using DRAM as a storage medium.
No. of Samples (2?) nsamples Specifies the maximum depth of the data storage buffer
Data width data_width The bit width of the input data
Start delay support offset Option to support inserting a programmable number of samples between the trigger for the start of capture, and data capture itself.
Circular capture support circap Option to support continual capture until a signal to stop is received.
Extra value capture support value Option to support the capture of a value to a register as the first data item is captured.
Use DSP48s to implement counters use_dsp48 Option to use DSP48s to implement various internal counters to save logic.

Ports

Port Dir Data Type Description
din IN unsigned_8_0 OR unsigned_16_0 OR unsigned_32_0 OR unsigned_64_0 OR unsigned_128_0 The data to be captured. Data is stored with oldest data in the lowest addresses and in little endian format.
we IN boolean After a trigger is begun, enables a write to the data buffer.
trig IN boolean When high, triggers the beginning of a data capture. Thereafter, every enabled data is written to the data buffer. If offset capture is enabled, capture can be delayed by a configurable number of samples after the trigger. If circular capture is enabled, capture continues until the input to the stop port goes high.
stop IN boolean Triggers the end of data capture when in circular capture mode.
vin IN unsigned_32_0 When extra value capture is enabled the value on this port is captured on the same sample as the first data item captured.
ready OUT boolean When using DRAM as a storage buffer, signals that the DRAM controller has finished calibration and is ready to receive data.

Software interface

Name Dir Data Type
ctrl Write unsigned_32_0
trig_offset Write unsigned_32_0
val Read unsigned_32_0
status Read unsigned_32_0
tr_en_cnt Read unsigned_32_0
bram Read unsigned_32_0
dram Read unsigned_32_0

Description

Usage

Under TinySH/BORPH, this device will have 3 sub-devices: ctrl, bram, and addr. ctrl is an input register. Bit 0, when driven from low to high, enables a trigger/data capture to occur. Bit 1, when high, overrides trig to trigger instantly. Bit 2, when high, overrides we to always write data to bram. addr is an output register and records the last address of bram to which data was written. bram is a 32 bit wide Shared BRAM of the depth specified in Parameters.