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/* SPU HLSW V3.6 - WHAT'S NEW !!

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/* Project: 		HSO/PACS, SPU HLSW

/* Originator: 		Ahmed Nabil Belbachir

/* Contact:		spuhlsw@prip.tuwien.ac.at 

/* User Manual issue:   3.6

/* Date:		23-05-2003

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SPU HLSW 3.6 is positioned as an upgrade of SPU HLSW 3.5, containing the following 

new features:

 

  - Link Start-up protocol to DPU modified

  - Auto SMCS chip reset cycle modified

  - Disconnect error to DMC link differently handled





These will be explained in the specific sections that follow.





The SPU HLSW Development Team.





Link Start-up protocol to DPU modified

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The link to DPU is started- up as Master (in the previous version Slave). This is performed

to avoid that DPU send NULL tokens to SPU while this latter is in its reset cycle. 



Auto SMCS chip reset cycle modified

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SPU HLSW performs SMCS Chip reset every 9 seconds whenever the connection to DPU is not established. 



Disconnect error to DMC link differently handled

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SPU HLSW does not perform SMCS Chip reset when the connection with DMC is lost. However, it flags the 

DMC Link status to OFF in the HK.





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