Protocol decoder:xy2-100

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xy2-100
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Name XY2-100(E) and XY2-200(E) interface decoder
Description XY2-100(E) protocol used in laser applications
Status supported
License GPLv2+
Source code decoders/xy2-100
Input logic
Output
Probes CLK, SYNC, DATA
Optional probes STATUS
Options none

The xy2-100 protocol decoder can decode XY2-100-based protocols used in laser scanning applications.

Description

The most often encountered setups use common clock and sync signals with two pairs of data and status signals - one for the X and one for the Y axis. Sometimes, a Z axis is also present. Electrically, all signals are transmitted differentially.

There are multiple variants of this protocol:

  • XY2-100 is the base variant with a clock frequency of up to 2 MHz
  • XY2-200 is XY2-100 with a clock frequency of up to 4 MHz
  • XY2-100E and XY2-200E are enhanced variants, offering the possibility to send additional commands to the scanner and the user can influence the format of the status channel

The primary functionality of the protocol is submitting 16-bit signed integers to the scanner to control the galvanometer position, with 0 being the center. The protocol also allows this to be extended to 18 bits, although this will render the parity bit pretty much useless when the -E variants are used. The reason is that the 18-bit mode is in part indicated by an inverted parity bit (odd parity) while the command mode available in the -E variants uses the default even parity. This means that it's impossible to determine when a command mode transmission was corrupted as it'll just look like an 18-bit position transmission and vice versa. The PD emits a warning for this reason, just to make users aware.

The status or feedback signal is unfortunately not straightforward to decode. The mean reason is that there are at least 3 different variants: backwards-compatible 16 bit, standard 16 bit and 18 bit. They can't be distinguished from another and the user would have to specify which to expect. However, as there are no suitable dumps in sigrok-dumps, implementation of the status signal is very basic for now. Please extend the implementation if you have a use for it and submit it to us.


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