CN110632975A - Sequence signal generation method and device - Google Patents

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CN110632975A
CN110632975A CN201910880596.1A CN201910880596A CN110632975A CN 110632975 A CN110632975 A CN 110632975A CN 201910880596 A CN201910880596 A CN 201910880596A CN 110632975 A CN110632975 A CN 110632975A
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The invention provides a sequence signal generating method and a device, wherein the scheme is used for acquiring waveform setting information; the waveform setting information comprises logic level, period number and target delay parameters; obtaining the configuration combination of the delay units of each level of delay chain corresponding to the target delay parameter from a preset correction table; the delay chains at each stage are positioned in the time adjusting module; configuring each level of delay chain in the time adjusting module according to the configuration combination of the delay units corresponding to the target delay parameters; and generating an original sequence signal according to the period number and the logic level, and transmitting the original sequence signal to a time adjusting module to obtain a first sequence signal. According to the invention, the configuration combination of the delay units of each stage of the delay chain with the actual delay closest to the expected delay is obtained through the preset correction table, so that the nonlinear influence of each stage of the delay chain is reduced, and the deviation between the output sequence signal and the target sequence signal is reduced.

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Sequence signal generation method and device
Technical Field
The present invention relates to the field of timing control technologies, and in particular, to a method and an apparatus for generating a sequence signal.
Background
In recent years, with the rapid development of electronic science and technology and related research fields, the precision requirement of advanced scientific research fields such as aerospace, communication, automatic control, electronic precision instruments, basic physics, even medical biology and the like on time sequence control is higher and higher. The high-precision timing control can be realized by a high-precision serial signal which is a serial signal obtained by specifically arranging 0/1 binary codes. In the prior art, a sequence signal can be generated by a time interpolation method, in which a delay unit with higher time precision than that of a clock cycle is interpolated in the clock cycle to obtain a sequence signal with the same time precision as that of the delay unit.
However, in the application, there may be a deviation between the actual delay of the interpolated delay unit and the target expected delay, so that a delay chain formed by the interpolated delay unit has nonlinearity, which increases the deviation between the output sequence signal and the target sequence signal and affects the accuracy of the timing control.
Disclosure of Invention
In view of this, embodiments of the present invention provide a method and an apparatus for generating a sequence signal to reduce the effect of the delay chain nonlinearity, so as to achieve the purpose of reducing the deviation between the output sequence signal and the target sequence signal.
The technical scheme is as follows:
one aspect of the present invention provides a sequence signal generating method, including:
acquiring waveform setting information; the waveform setting information is obtained according to time information of a target sequence signal and a clock cycle of a working clock of a sequence signal generator, and comprises a logic level, a cycle number and a target delay parameter;
obtaining the configuration combination of the delay units of each level of delay chain corresponding to the target delay parameter from a preset correction table; the time delay chains at all levels are positioned in a time adjusting module, the preset correction table is obtained according to a nonlinear correction method, and the nonlinear correction method obtains the corresponding relation between different time delay parameters and the configuration combination of time delay units according to the actual time delay of the time adjusting module and the expected time delay corresponding to the different time delay parameters;
configuring each level of delay chain in the time adjusting module according to the configuration combination of the delay units corresponding to the target delay parameters;
and generating an original sequence signal according to the period number and the logic level, and transmitting the original sequence signal to the time adjusting module to obtain a first sequence signal output after the delay action of each stage of delay chain in the time adjusting module.
Further, the nonlinear correction method is an integral nonlinear correction method, and obtaining the corresponding relationship between different delay parameters and configuration combinations of the delay units by the integral nonlinear correction method includes:
combining the delay units among the delay chains according to the configurable number of the delay units of each level of delay chain to obtain various configuration combinations (n) of the delay units among the delay chains1,n2,…,nm) Wherein n isiThe configuration number of the delay units in the ith level delay chain in the configuration combination is NiA delay unit, then ni∈[0,Ni],i∈[1,m],m≥2,niI and m are integers;
according to the various configuration combinations, obtaining the corresponding relation (t (n)) of the various configuration combinations and the actual time delay of the time adjusting module1,n2,…,nm),n1,n2,…,nm),ni∈[0,Ni],i∈[1,m](ii) a Wherein, t (n)1,n2,…,nm) Is a configuration combination of delay units as (n)1,n2,…,nm) Actual time delay of the time adjustment module;
according to the preset value range of the delay series a and the time precision tsObtaining expected delays t corresponding to different delay levels aI(a) Satisfy tI(a)=a×ts(ii) a Wherein a is more than or equal to 0 and less than or equal to T/TsA is an integer and T is the clock period; the delay parameter comprises the delay series a or the expected delay tI(a) (ii) a Said time precision tsIs the average unit delay t of the delay units according to the m-th stage delay chainm' and expected unit delay t of delay unit of m-th stage delay chainmDetermined, said average unit delay tm’=(t(0,0,…,Nm)-t(0,0,…,0))/Nm,NmA configurable maximum number of delay units for the mth stage delay chain;
according to the corresponding relation (t (n)1,n2,…,nm),n1,n2,…,nm) Selecting the actual time delay t of the time adjustment unit respectivelyset(a) Satisfy tset(a)→tI(a),0≤a≤T/tsThe configuration combination of the delay units of each stage of delay chain (n)1a,n2a,…,nma) (ii) a Thereby obtaining different delay levels a and the configuration combination (n)1a,n2a,…,nma) (a), (n) of1a,n2a,…,nma) Or a different desired delay t)I(a) And the configuration combination (n)1a,n2a,…,nma) Corresponding relation (t)I(a),(n1a,n2a,…,nma) ); wherein, t isset(a) In combination with said configuration (n)1a,n2a,…,nma) The corresponding actual delay.
Further, the nonlinear correction method is a differential nonlinear correction method, and obtaining the corresponding relationship between different delay parameters and configuration combinations of the delay units by the differential nonlinear correction method includes:
according to the configurable number of the delay units of each stage of delay chain, the station is controlledThe delay units among the delay chains at all levels are combined to obtain various configuration combinations (n) of the delay units among the delay chains at all levels1,n2,…,nm) Wherein n isiThe configuration number of the delay units in the ith level delay chain in the configuration combination is NiA delay unit, then ni∈[0,Ni],i∈[1,m],m≥2,niI and m are integers;
according to the various configuration combinations, obtaining the corresponding relation (t (n)) of the various configuration combinations and the actual time delay of the time adjusting module1,n2,…,nm),n1,n2,…,nm),ni∈[0,Ni],i∈[1,m](ii) a Wherein, t (n)1,n2,…,nm) Is a configuration combination of delay units as (n)1,n2,…,nm) Actual time delay of the time adjustment module;
according to the preset value range of the delay series a and the time precision tsObtaining expected delays t corresponding to different delay levels aD(a) Satisfy tD(a)=tset(a-1)+ts(ii) a Wherein a is more than or equal to 0 and less than or equal to amaxA is a positive integer, amaxTo satisfy inequality tset(a) A maximum integer value of a when T is less than or equal to T, wherein T is the clock period; t is tset(a-1) is the desired delay tD(a-1) the closest actual delay, t, of said time adjustment moduleset(a) To be delayed by tD(a) The closest actual delay of the time adjustment module; said time precision tsIs the average unit delay t of the delay units according to the m-th stage delay chainm' and expected unit delay t of delay unit of m-th stage delay chainmDetermined, said average unit delay tm’=(t(0,0,…,Nm)-t(0,0,…,0))/Nm,NmA configurable maximum number of delay units for the mth stage delay chain;
according to the corresponding relation (t (n)1,n2,…,nm),n1,n2,…,nm) Selecting the actual time delay t of the time adjustment unit respectivelyset(a) Satisfy tset(a)→tD(a),0≤a≤amaxThe configuration combination of the delay units of each stage of delay chain (n)1a,n2a,…,nma) (ii) a Thereby obtaining the corresponding relation (a, (n) of different delay series a and the configuration combination1a,n2a,…,nma) Or a different desired delay t)D(a) And the configuration combination (n)1a,n2a,…,nma) Corresponding relation (t)D(a),(n1a,n2a,…,nma) Wherein, the tset(a) In combination with said configuration (n)1a,n2a,…,nma) The corresponding actual delay.
Further, the nonlinear correction method includes an integral nonlinear correction method and a differential nonlinear correction method; the waveform setting information also comprises a method identifier for indicating that a correction method is currently adopted;
the obtaining of the configuration number of the delay units of each level of the delay chain corresponding to the target delay parameter from the preset correction table includes:
and acquiring the configuration combination of the delay units of each level of delay chain corresponding to the method identification and the target delay parameter from the preset correction table.
Further, the configuring the delay chains of each stage in the time adjustment module includes:
and determining the number of delay units used for delaying in each stage of delay chain in the time adjusting module according to the configuration combination of the delay units of each stage of delay chain corresponding to the target delay parameter.
Further, the method also comprises the following steps: and updating the preset correction table.
Another aspect of the present invention provides a sequence signal generating apparatus, including: the device comprises a time adjusting module and an original sequence signal generating module; wherein the content of the first and second substances,
the original sequence signal generating module is used for acquiring the number of cycles in waveform setting information, the logic level in the waveform setting information and a working clock of the sequence signal generator; generating an original sequence signal according to the period number, the logic level and the working clock, and transmitting the original sequence signal to the time adjusting module; the waveform setting information is obtained according to time information of a target sequence signal and a clock cycle of the working clock, and comprises cycle number and a target delay parameter;
the time adjustment module includes: the device comprises a correction submodule and an interpolation submodule, wherein the interpolation submodule comprises at least two stages of delay chains; wherein the content of the first and second substances,
the correction submodule is used for acquiring a target delay parameter in the waveform setting information; obtaining the configuration combination of the delay units of each level of the delay chain of the interpolation sub-module corresponding to the target delay parameter from a preset correction table; sending the configuration combination of the delay units to the interpolation submodule; the preset correction table is obtained according to a nonlinear correction method, and the nonlinear correction method obtains the corresponding relation between different delay parameters and configuration combinations of delay units according to the actual delay of the time adjusting module and expected delays corresponding to the different delay parameters;
the interpolation sub-module is used for configuring the delay chains at all levels according to the configuration combination of the delay units corresponding to the target delay parameters; and receiving the original sequence signal sent by the original sequence signal generation module, and outputting the first sequence signal after the original sequence signal sequentially passes through the delay action of each stage of delay chain.
Further, the interpolation sub-module includes: the system comprises a multistage delay chain and a multiplexer, wherein each stage of delay chain is connected with one multiplexer;
the multiplexer is used for determining the number of the delay units used for delaying in the delay chains connected with the multiplexer according to the configuration combination of the delay units of each level of delay chains corresponding to the target delay parameters, and gating the delay units used for delaying in the delay chains connected with the multiplexer;
any stage of delay chain in the multi-stage delay chain is used for receiving the sequence signal output by the previous stage of delay chain, delaying the sequence signal output by the previous stage of delay chain through the gated delay unit in the stage of delay chain to obtain the sequence signal output by the stage of delay chain, and transmitting the sequence signal to the next stage of delay chain; and the first-stage delay chain in the multi-stage delay chains receives the original sequence signal, and the level conversion time of the original sequence signal is delayed by the gated delay units in the delay chains at all stages, so that the last-stage delay chain in the multi-stage delay chains outputs the first sequence signal.
Further, the original sequence signal generating module comprises a waveform playing unit and a counting unit;
the counting unit is used for acquiring the cycle number and the working clock in the waveform setting information, and sending a counting completion signal to the waveform playing unit when the time for the waveform playing unit to continuously play the level signal reaches the cycle number of clock cycles;
and the waveform playing unit is used for acquiring the logic level in the waveform setting information, playing the level signal corresponding to the logic level, and converting the level signal at the edge of the working clock to generate an original sequence signal when receiving the counting completion signal.
Further, the system further comprises an updating module, configured to update the preset fix-up table.
Based on the technical scheme, waveform setting information is obtained; the waveform setting information is obtained according to time information of a target sequence signal, and comprises a logic level, a period number and a target delay parameter; obtaining the configuration combination of the delay units of each level of delay chain corresponding to the target delay parameter from a preset correction table; the delay chains at each stage are positioned in the time adjusting module; configuring each level of delay chain in the time adjusting module according to the configuration combination of the delay units corresponding to the target delay parameters; and generating an original sequence signal according to the period number and the logic level, and transmitting the original sequence signal to the time adjusting module to obtain a first sequence signal output after the delay action of each stage of delay chain in the time adjusting module. Compared with the prior art, the preset correction table is obtained according to a nonlinear correction method, the nonlinear correction method obtains the corresponding relation between different delay parameters and the configuration combination of the delay units according to the actual delay of the time adjustment module and the expected delay corresponding to the different delay parameters, and after the target delay parameter matched with the target sequence signal is obtained, the configuration combination of the delay units corresponding to (i.e. matched with) the target delay parameter can be obtained from each corresponding relation in the preset correction table, so that the nonlinear influence of each stage of delay chain is reduced, and the output first sequence signal is closer to the target sequence signal.
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FIG. 1 is a flow chart of a method for generating a sequence signal according to an embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 2 is a waveform diagram illustrating a target expected delay obtained from a target sequence signal according to the present invention;
FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating an integral non-linear correction method in a sequence signal generation method according to an embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 4 is a flowchart of a differential non-linear correction method in a sequence signal generation method according to an embodiment of the present invention;
fig. 5 is a schematic waveform diagram illustrating an i-th stage delay chain delay effect in a sequence signal generation method according to an embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 6 is a flowchart illustrating a method for generating a sequence signal according to another embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 7 is a flowchart illustrating a method for generating a sequence signal according to another embodiment of the present invention;
fig. 8 is a schematic structural diagram of a sequence signal generating apparatus according to yet another embodiment of the present invention;
fig. 9 is a schematic structural diagram of a serial signal transmitter according to yet another embodiment of the present invention.
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The existing sequence signal generator adopts a single-stage time interpolation method or a two-stage time interpolation method, the sequence signal generator adopting the single-stage time interpolation method comprises a single-stage delay chain, and the sequence signal generator adopting the two-stage time interpolation method comprises a two-stage delay chain.
Although the sequence signal generator adopting the single-stage time interpolation method has a simple structure, under the design index of high time precision, the difficulties of too many delay units and power consumption increase can be faced, and in addition, the consistency of delay stepping of each delay unit is not easy to be ensured by too many delay units.
Compared with a single-stage time interpolation method, the sequence signal generator adopting the two-stage time interpolation method effectively reduces the number of required delay units under the condition of reaching the same time precision. However, the two-stage time interpolation method may use a larger number of delay units under the design criterion of higher time precision.
The invention provides a sequence signal generator adopting a multi-stage time interpolation method, which comprises a multi-stage delay chain, and on the basis of a two-stage time interpolation method, the stage number of the delay chain (such as a delay chain with three stages and more than three stages) can be further improved according to the time precision, so that the number of delay units required for realizing the same time precision with the two-stage time interpolation method is reduced. For example, for the case of interpolating the delay units to 0.1ps of time accuracy for the 5ns working clock as described above, when the same accuracy as that of the two-stage time interpolation method is achieved, only 60 delay units need to be used by adopting the four-stage time interpolation method (i.e., the sequence signal generator includes a four-stage delay chain), and the number of delay units is significantly reduced.
However, in practical applications, it is found that it is difficult to keep the unit delays of the delay units of each stage of the delay chain consistent, which results in significant nonlinearity problems, for example, in the actually applied sequence signal generator, there are 224 delay units with unit delay of 0.1ps, and for various reasons, there are delay units with unit delay greater than 0.1ps or less than 0.1 ps; the same problem exists with 224 delay cells with 22.4ps unit delay. The delay deviation of each stage of delay chain in the multi-stage delay chain is transferred step by step, so that the nonlinear problem of the multi-stage delay chain is more obvious. The non-linearity problem of the delay chain causes deviation between the sequence signal output by the sequence signal generator and the target sequence signal, so that the accuracy of time control of the sequence signal generator is poor.
In order to solve the nonlinear problem, the sequence signal generation method and the sequence signal generator provided by the invention obtain the configuration combination of the delay units of each stage of delay chain with the closest actual delay and expected delay through the preset correction table, thereby reducing the nonlinear influence of each stage of delay chain and reducing the deviation between the output sequence signal and the target sequence signal. Meanwhile, the sequence signal generator can use two or more stages of delay chains according to the time precision requirement so as to reduce the number of delay units and reduce the single-channel realization cost and power consumption.
The invention provides a sequence signal generating method and a device, which can be applied to the fields of aerospace, communication, automatic control, electronic precision instruments, basic physics, even medical biology and the like. The sequence signal generator is realized by adopting a multi-stage time interpolation method with two or more stages.
Before describing the sequence signal generating method and the sequence signal generator provided by the present invention, the terms involved are explained:
time accuracy tsIndicating the minimum time scale that the time adjustment block in the sequence signal generator can adjust, typically in terms of the last stage delay in the time adjustment blockAverage unit delay t of delay units of a chainm' and expected unit delay t of delay unit of last stage delay chainmDetermination of tm' and tmThe last stage of delay chain is represented as the mth stage of delay chain, and m is an integer greater than or equal to 2.
Desired unit delay tiIn order to realize the theoretical unit delay of the delay unit of the ith stage delay chain in the design stage of the sequence signal generator, the unit delay of each delay unit in the ith stage delay chain is considered to be consistent and equal to ti;tiDecreases with increasing i, and the total number N of delay units of the i-th stage delay chainiAnd tiThe relation between them satisfies inequality (1+ N)i)·ti≥ti-1,i∈[1,m],t0Equal to the clock period T.
However, when the sequence signal generator is actually implemented, the actual unit delay of the delay units of each stage of delay chain is not uniform, the actual total number of the delay units of each stage of delay chain is larger than the theoretically required number calculated in the design stage, and a certain margin is left to prevent the occurrence of non-adjustable 'blind areas' due to the fact that the actual unit delay of some delay units is too large. For example, the expected unit delay t of the delay cells of the first stage delay chain10.1s, the expected unit delay t of the delay unit of the second stage delay chain10.01s, if substituting the inequality (1+ N)i)·ti≥ti-1The total number N of the second stage delay units can be obtained2Not less than 9. In an actual situation, a delay unit with an actual unit delay larger than 0.1, for example, a delay unit with an actual unit delay of 0.15s, may exist in the first-stage delay chain, and at this time, if the second-stage delay chain has only 9 delay units, the "blind zone" between 0.1s and 0.15s cannot be adjusted; if the second-stage delay unit has a margin in design, for example, 14 delay units are provided to avoid the occurrence of "blind areas". Usually, at the beginning of design, the maximum deviation of the actual unit delay of the good delay unit from the expected unit delay is estimated, and a sufficient margin is reserved.
Delay t being the mean uniti', isAfter the sequence signal generator is manufactured, in practical application, the actual unit delay of the delay unit of the ith-stage delay chain is calculated and can pass through a formula t when the sequence signal generator is calibratedi’=(t(0,…,Ni,…,0)-t(0,…,0,…,0))/NiIs calculated to obtain, wherein NiIs the total number of delay units of the ith stage delay chain, i belongs to [1, m ∈]。
Mean unit delay tm' the actual unit delay of the delay unit of the last stage delay chain is calculated as follows: t is tm’=(t(0,0,…,Nm)-t(0,0,…,0))/Nm(ii) a Time accuracy tsMay be equal to the average unit delay tm' or, an approximate average unit delay t may be selectedmValue of' because of the average unit delay tmThe value of' may exist in multiple decimal places, and may incorporate a desired unit delay t to reduce the amount of unnecessary computationmSelecting an approximate average unit delay tmTime accuracy t of `s
The target sequence signal is a sequence signal expected to be output by the sequence signal generator and consists of a series of high-level and low-level signals, the target sequence signal realizes the time sequence control of other devices or systems through time intervals of high and low levels, and the time intervals of the high voltage and the low level can be different or the same according to different use scenes. The time interval of the high and low levels of the sequence signal actually output by the sequence signal generator is as close to the target sequence signal as possible.
High level duration t of target sequence signalHThe time duration of the high level signal in the target sequence signal is part of the time information of the target sequence signal.
Low level duration t of target sequence signalLThe time duration of the low level signal in the target sequence signal is part of the time information of the target sequence signal.
And the logic level is used for indicating whether the current target sequence signal is at a high level or a low level.
The clock period T is the period of the operating clock used to synchronize the sequence signal generator.
Number of cycles P, representing the number of clock cycles into which the level signal has been advanced in duration, according to tHOr tLAnd (4) calculating. Number of cycles PiAnd represents the number of clock cycles that the level signal duration of the ith segment of the target sequence signal has passed.
Target desired delay tGWhen the target sequence signal is generated, the expected delay that the actual delay of the time adjustment module needs to approach is the target expected delay. Target desired delay tGiAnd the expected delay which indicates that the actual delay of the time adjusting module needs to be approached when generating the level signal of the ith waveform of the target sequence signal is the target expected delay.
The number of cycles PiAnd target desired delay tGiThe calculation formula of (2) is as follows:
if the ith waveform of the target sequence signal is high,
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"denotes an integer taken down, i.e. PiP is not more than (t)H+tG(i-1)) The largest integer of/T; if the ith waveform of the target sequence signal is low,
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Pip is an integer greater than or equal to 0. Wherein t isG(i-1)The delay is expected for the target for the ith waveform of the target sequence signal.
If the ith segment of the target sequence signal has high level, tGi=tG(i-1)+tH-PiT, if the ith segment of the target sequence signal has a low level, TGi=tG(i-1)+tL-PiT. Wherein the target expected delay t of the target sequence signal of the previous momentG(i-1)Is a target sequence messageThe target expected delay for the ith segment of the signal; general setting tG0=0。
Target delay progression a, a ═ tG/ts]A is a delay progression, where]"denotes an integer that is closest to the value in parentheses, i.e. A is closest to tG/tsIs an integer of (1).
The delay series a is [0, T/T ] when the nonlinear correction method is an Integral Non-linear (INL) correction methods]An integer within the range; when the nonlinear correction method is a Differential Non-Linearity (DNL) correction method, a is more than or equal to 0 and less than or equal to amaxA is a positive integer, amaxTo satisfy inequality tset(a) Maximum integer value of a ≦ T, Tset(a) To be delayed by tD(a) The actual delay of the closest time adjustment module.
Desired delay tI(a) The ideal delay time of the time adjustment module corresponding to the delay order a when the nonlinear correction method is the INL correction method satisfies tI(a)=a×ts
Desired delay tD(a) The ideal delay time of the time adjustment module corresponding to the delay progression a when the nonlinear correction method is the DNL correction method satisfies tD(a)=tset(a-1)+ts,tset(a-1) is the desired delay tD(a-1) actual delays of the nearest time adjustment modules.
Actual delay t (n)1,n2,…,nm) The configuration combination of the delay units is (n)1,n2,…,nm) And the actual delay time of the time adjusting module.
Actual time delay tset(a) The configuration combination of the delay units is (n)1a,n2a,…,nma) And the actual delay time of the time adjusting module. When the nonlinear correction method is an INL correction method, (n)1a,n2a,…,nma) To delay t actuallyset(a)→tI(a),0≤a≤T/tsDelay chains at each stageConfiguration combination of delay cells, wherein the symbol "→" represents approach, i.e. tset(a)→tI(a) Representing the actual delay tset(a) To be closest to the desired delay tI(a) By configuration combination (n)1a,n2a,…,nma) Obtaining the actual time delay of the time adjusting module; when the nonlinear correction method is a DNL correction method, (n)1a,n2a,…,nma) To make the actual time delay (t)set(a)-tset(a-1))→ts,0≤a≤amax(i.e., t)set(a)→tD(a) ) configuration combinations of delay chain delay units of each stage.
Configuration combination (n)1,n2,…,nm) A combination of the number of delay units of each stage of the delay chain, wherein niThe configuration number of the delay units in the ith stage delay chain in the configuration combination is ni∈[0,Ni],i∈[1,m],m≥2,niI and m are integers.
The delay parameters include the delay order a, the expected delay (i.e. t)I(a) Or tD(a) T), the actual delay time tset(a) Or else may be combined with different configurations (n)1a,n2a,…,nma) And parameters are in one-to-one correspondence.
The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present invention, and it is obvious that the described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of the present invention, and not all of the embodiments. All other embodiments, which can be derived by a person skilled in the art from the embodiments given herein without making any creative effort, shall fall within the protection scope of the present invention.
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Referring to fig. 1, a flowchart of a method for generating a sequence signal according to an embodiment of the present invention is shown, where the method includes the following steps:
s101, acquiring waveform setting information.
In this step, the waveform setting information is obtained according to the time information of the target sequence signal and the clock period T of the operating clock of the sequence signal generator, and the waveform setting information includes the period number P, the logic level, and the target delay parameter. The clock period T is the period T of the operating clock of the sequence signal generator using the method of the present embodiment. The target delay parameter is a parameter indicating a time relationship between the target sequence signal and the original sequence signal, and is the same as the delay parameter in the preset correction table. The target delay parameter can be a target delay progression A or a target desired delay tGWhen the preset correction table includes a plurality of delay stages a and configuration combinations (n)1a,n2a,…,nma) In the corresponding relation, the obtained target delay parameter is a target delay stage A; when the predetermined correction table includes a plurality of desired delay and configuration combinations (n)1a,n2a,…,nma) Or a plurality of actual delays and configuration combinations (n)1a,n2a,…,nma) In the corresponding relation, the target delay parameter is obtained as the target expected delay tG
The time information of the target sequence signal comprises a high level duration tHAnd/or low level duration tL. The period number P, the logic level and the target delay parameter in the waveform setting information can be obtained by an upper computer, a sequence signal generator or other processing devices according to the time information of the target sequence signal under the working clock.
An example of obtaining waveform setting information based on time information of a target sequence signal is described below with reference to fig. 2: assuming that the clock period T is 1s, the time precision Ts0.1s, meshThe target sequence signal is a high level signal for 2.5s, then is inverted to a low level signal for 2.5s, as shown in fig. 2. The first section of the target sequence signal is a high level signal, and the corresponding time information is high level duration tHThe second segment of the target sequence signal has a low level signal with corresponding time information of low level duration t 2.5sL2.5 s. When a first section of waveform of a target sequence signal is generated, the logic level is high level; let tG0At s, as shown in fig. 2, according to the formula for calculating the number of cycles (see the description of the terms specifically),
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from the calculation of the target desired delay, t G10+2.5-2 × 1-0.5 s; according to the formula of the calculation of the target delay progression, A1=[0.5/0.1](ii) 5; the first waveform, i.e. the high level duration t, of the target sequence signal can be obtainedHThe waveform setting information corresponding to 2.5s includes: number of cycles P12, the target delay parameter is the target expected delay tG10.5s or target delay progression a1=5。
When a second section of waveform of the target sequence signal is generated, the logic level is a low level; the original sequence signal jumps to low level, the signal edge is a falling edge, and the target sequence signal generates a falling edge after 0.5s, tG10.5s, as shown in fig. 2, according to the calculation formula of the number of cycles,
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from the calculation of the target desired delay, tG20.5+2.5-3 × 1 ═ 0 s; according to the formula of the calculation of the target delay progression, A2=[0/0.1]0; obtaining a second waveform, i.e. low level duration t, corresponding to the target sequence signalLThe waveform setting information corresponding to 2.5s is: number of cycles P23, the target delay parameter is the target expected delay tG20s or goalDelay progression A 20. The target delay parameter is selected according to a delay parameter in a preset correction table.
S102, obtaining the configuration combination (n) of the delay units of each level of delay chain corresponding to the target delay parameter from the preset correction table1A,n2A,…,nmA)。
The method comprises the following steps of correcting nonlinearity of each level of delay chain through a preset correction table, wherein the preset correction table can be downloaded into a sequence signal generator in advance, real-time correction is realized through the sequence signal generator, the preset correction table can also be placed in an upper computer, and the upper computer sends configuration combination of delay units of each level of delay chain in the preset correction table to the sequence signal generator.
In this step, each stage of delay chain is a structure for delaying time in the time adjustment module, and the delay chain can be equivalent to an interpolated delay chain formed by connecting a plurality of delay units in series. The preset correction table may include a plurality of pieces of correction data including a delay parameter and a configuration combination (n) of delay units of each stage of the delay chain corresponding to the delay parameter1,n2,…,nm) To derive from these correction data the configuration combination (n) of delay units of the delay chains of each stage matching the target delay parameter1A,n2A,…,nmA)。
In this embodiment, the preset correction table may be obtained according to a nonlinear correction method, and the nonlinear correction method obtains a corresponding relationship between different delay parameters and configuration combinations of the delay units according to the actual delay of the time adjustment module and expected delays corresponding to the different delay parameters. The non-linear correction method is explained in detail as follows:
one implementation of the nonlinear correction method may adopt an INL correction method, please refer to fig. 3, which shows a flow of the INL correction method obtaining a corresponding relationship between different delay levels and configuration combinations of delay units, and may include the following steps:
s201, combining the delay units among the delay chains according to the configurable number of the delay units of each level of delay chain to obtain the delay units among the delay chainsVarious combinations of configurations of (n)1,n2,…,nm) Wherein n isiFor configuring the configuration number of delay units in the ith stage delay chain in the combination, the ith stage delay chain has NiA delay unit (i.e. the configurable data of the delay unit of the ith stage delay chain is Ni) Then n isi∈[0,Ni],i∈[1,m],m≥2,niI and m are integers.
S202, obtaining corresponding relation (t (n) between various configuration combinations and actual time delay of the time adjusting module according to the various configuration combinations1,n2,…,nm),n1,n2,…,nm),ni∈[0,Ni],i∈[1,m](ii) a Wherein, t (n)1,n2,…,nm) Is a configuration combination of delay units as (n)1,n2,…,nm) The actual delay of the time adjustment module.
Steps S201 and S202 are calibration processes of the corresponding relationship of each stage of delay chain, taking two stages of delay chains as an example, assuming that the first stage of delay chain is provided with 10 delay units, and the second stage is provided with 20 delay units. The calibration process may take one of two forms, as described below.
One way is as follows: traversing different numbers of delay units in the first-stage delay chain to obtain actual delays of the first-stage delay chain corresponding to the different numbers, namely obtaining the actual delay t of the first-stage delay chain when 1 delay unit is taken1(1) (ii) a Obtaining the actual delay t of the first-stage delay chain when 2 delay units are available1(2) (ii) a ... when 10 delay units are taken, the actual delay t of the first-stage delay chain is obtained1(10). Similarly, traversing different numbers of delay units in the second-stage delay chain to obtain the actual delay t of the second-stage delay chain2(j),j∈[0,20]And j is an integer.
The first-stage delay chain and the second-stage delay chain are tested for 11+21 times in total, the unit delay of each delay unit of the first-stage delay chain and the unit delay of each delay unit of the second-stage delay chain and the average unit delay t of the first-stage delay chain are obtained through calibration1’=t1(10) Average of/10 and second stage delay chainsUnit time delay t2’=t2(20) And/20, obtaining the actual delay t (n) of different configuration combinations of the delay units of each stage of delay chain by permutation and combination1,n2)=t1(n1)+t2(n2) Therefore, the corresponding relation between various configuration combinations of the delay units of the two stages of delay chains and the actual delay of the time adjusting module is obtained.
The other mode is as follows: configuration combination of delay units traversing two stages of delay chains (n)1,n2),n1∈[0,10],n2∈[0,20]Directly obtaining the actual time delay t (n) of the time adjusting module under different configuration combinations1,n2). The configuration number n of the delay units of the first-stage delay chain can be fixed first10, the configuration number n of the delay units of the second-stage delay chain2Respectively testing for 21 times from 0 to 20 to obtain the actual time delay t (0, n) of the time adjusting module2),n2∈[0,20](ii) a Then, the configuration number of the delay units of the first-stage delay chain is increased by 1, n 11, traversing different configuration numbers of the delay units of the second-stage delay chain to obtain the actual delay t (1, n) of the time adjusting module2),n2∈[0,20](ii) a ... finally, the configuration number n of the delay units of the first-stage delay chain is made1And (10) traversing different configuration numbers of the delay units of the second-stage delay chain to obtain the actual delay t (10, n) of the time adjusting module2),n2∈[0,20]. The total number of times of 11 × 21 — 131 is tested, so that the corresponding relationship between various configuration combinations of the delay units of the two-stage delay chain and the actual delay of the time adjustment module is obtained. The average unit delay t of the first-stage delay chain and the second-stage delay chain can be obtained by calibration1’=t(10,0)/10,t2’=t(0,20)/20。
S203, according to the preset value range and the time precision t of the delay series asObtaining expected delays t corresponding to different delay levels aI(a) Satisfy tI(a)=a×ts(ii) a Wherein a is more than or equal to 0 and less than or equal to T/TsA is an integer and T is a clock period. The delay parameter comprises the delay series a or the expected delay tI(a) (ii) a Time accuracy tsIs the average unit delay t of the delay units according to the m-th stage delay chainmExpected unit delay t of delay units of' and m-th stage delay chainsmThe result is determined. With respect to time accuracy tsAverage unit delay tm' and desired unit delay tmFor explanation, refer to the foregoing description of terms.
S204, according to the corresponding relation (t (n)1,n2,…,nm),n1,n2,…,nm) The actual delay t of the time adjustment unit is selected separatelyset(a) Satisfy tset(a)→tI(a),0≤a≤T/tsThe configuration combination of the delay units of each stage of delay chain (n)1a,n2a,…,nma) (ii) a Thereby obtaining different delay series a and configuration combinations (n)1a,n2a,…,nma) (a), (n) of1a,n2a,…,nma) Or to obtain different desired delays t)I(a) And configuration combinations (n)1a,n2a,…,nma) Corresponding relation (t)I(a),(n1a,n2a,…,nma)). The delay parameter can be the delay series a or the expected delay tI(a) Or other combinations and arrangements (n)1a,n2a,…,nma) And parameters are in one-to-one correspondence.
Another implementation manner of the nonlinear correction method may adopt a DNL correction method, please refer to fig. 4, which shows a specific flowchart of the DNL correction method obtaining the corresponding relationship between different delay parameters and configuration combinations of delay units, and includes the following steps:
s301, combining the delay units among the delay chains according to the configurable number of the delay units of each level of delay chain to obtain various configuration combinations (n) of the delay units among the delay chains1,n2,…,nm)。
S302, obtaining the corresponding relation (t (n) between the various configuration combinations and the actual time delay of the time adjusting module according to the various configuration combinations1,n2,…,nm),n1,n2,…,nm),ni∈[0,Ni],i∈[1,m]。
The descriptions of the processes of steps S301-S302 refer to step S201 and step S202, and are not described herein again.
S303, according to the preset value range and the time precision t of the delay series asObtaining expected delays t corresponding to different delay levels aD(a) Satisfy tD(a)=tset(a-1)+ts. Wherein a is more than or equal to 0 and less than or equal to amaxA is a positive integer, amaxTo satisfy inequality tset(a) A maximum integer value of a when T is less than or equal to T, wherein T is a clock period; t is tset(a-1) is the desired delay tD(a-1) the closest actual delay, t, of said time adjustment moduleset(a) To be delayed by tD(a) The closest actual delay of the time adjustment module. With respect to time accuracy tsAverage unit delay tm' and desired unit delay tmFor explanation, refer to the foregoing description of terms.
S304, according to the corresponding relation (t (n)1,n2,…,nm),n1,n2,…,nm) The actual delay t of the time adjustment unit is selected separatelyset(a) Satisfy tset(a)→tD(a),0≤a≤amaxThe configuration combination of the delay units of each stage of delay chain (n)1a,n2a,…,nma). Thereby obtaining different combinations of delay levels a and configurations (n)1a,n2a,…,nma) Corresponding relation (a, (n)1a,n2a,…,nma) Or a different desired delay t)D(a) And configuration combinations (n)1a,n2a,…,nma) Corresponding relation (t)D(a),(n1a,n2a,…,nma)). Wherein, tset(a) In combination with configuration (n)1a,n2a,…,nma) The corresponding actual delay.
In practical application, the delay function of each stage of the delay chain of the time adjusting module is actually realized through an electronic device, and the actual delay function of the output can be slightly different for the input of different level change edges. For example, in a delay chain in which 5 delay units of 0.1s are arranged, for a level falling edge, 0.51s is delayed, and for a level rising edge, 0.49s is delayed, so to further reduce nonlinearity, the correction and calibration processes can respectively traverse two cases of a level rising edge (low level is inverted to high level) and a level falling edge (high level is inverted to low level), and the implementation manner shown in fig. 2 or fig. 3 is applied to each case to obtain correction data of the level rising edge and correction data of the level falling edge, that is, the corresponding relationship between different delay parameters and configuration combinations of the delay units corresponding to the level rising edge and the level falling edge is obtained.
If the time precision required by the target sequence signal is not high, the influence of different actual delays caused by different level conversion edges does not need to be considered, and calibration correction does not need to be separately carried out. However, if the time accuracy reaches 0.01s, it is necessary to obtain the correction data for the rising edge of the level and the correction data for the falling edge of the level, respectively, in consideration of the different influences of the two.
S103, according to the configuration combination (n) of the delay units corresponding to the target delay parameters1A,n2A,…,nmA) And configuring the delay chains of all stages in the time adjusting module.
In this step, the delay chain in the time adjustment module may be equivalent to an interpolated delay chain formed by serially connecting a plurality of delay units. The single-stage delay chain can be output through a tap delay chain, different output sites are selected, and different delay outputs are obtained; different delay outputs can be obtained by gating different clock phases through a multi-phase clock; or the 0/1 strings which are low-speed and parallel under the working clock are coded and output according to the high-speed clock through high-speed clock parallel-serial conversion, and the time can be regarded as a result of selecting output at a plurality of positions. In the implementation mode, the tap delay chain and the multi-phase clock need to be added with a multi-path selector, and the parallel-serial conversion of the high-speed clock can achieve the function of setting the number of delay units without the multi-path selector. The delay chain of the above implementation can be regarded as an interpolation delay chain structure which can gate a plurality of delay units connected in series to obtain different delay outputs.
The configuration of each stage of delay chain comprises the following steps: according to the configuration combination (n) of the delay units of each level of the delay chain corresponding to the target delay parameter1A,n2A,…,nmA) Determining the number n of delay units for delaying in each stage of delay chain in the time adjustment moduleiA,i∈[1,m]Each stage of delay chain is respectively used for gating n for delay through a multiplexeriAA delay unit. Such as n1AAnd if the value is 3, the first three delay units are gated from the first-stage delay chain, and the output of the third delay unit of the first-stage delay chain is taken as an output locus.
When the delay units gated by the delay chains at different stages are different, the corresponding output sequence signals are different, as shown in fig. 5, which shows a comparison waveform diagram of the output sequence signals and the input sequence signals when the delay chains at the ith stage gate different numbers of delay units.
And S104, generating an original sequence signal according to the period number P and the logic level, transmitting the original sequence signal to the time adjusting module, and obtaining a first sequence signal output after the delay action of each stage of delay chain in the time adjusting module.
In this step, the original sequence signal determines whether the current signal is a high level signal or a low level signal according to the logic level, specifically, when the logic level indicates a high level, the original sequence signal is currently output as a high level signal; when the logic level indicates a low level, the original sequence signal is currently output as a low level signal. The number of periods P is used to indicate the duration of the current level signal, i.e. the duration PT.
Each stage of delay chain in the time adjusting module receives the sequence signal output by the last stage of delay chain, obtains the sequence signal output by the stage after the delay action of the gated delay unit in the stage of delay chain, and transmits the sequence signal to the next stage of delay chain for delay processing. The first stage of delay chain receives the original sequence signal sent by the original sequence signal generating module, and the last stage of delay chain delays and outputs the first sequence signal after the delay action of the delay units in each stage of delay chain.
In the method of the embodiment, the preset correction table obtained by calibration through the nonlinear correction method is used for obtaining the configuration combination of the delay units of each stage of the delay chain with the actual delay being closest to the expected delay, so that the nonlinear influence of each stage of the delay chain is reduced, and the deviation between the output first sequence signal and the target sequence signal is reduced.
Please refer to fig. 6 for details, which shows a flowchart of a method for generating a sequence signal according to another embodiment of the present invention, wherein compared with the method provided in the previous embodiment, the nonlinear correction method of the present embodiment adopts an INL correction method and a DNL correction method to obtain two sets of correction data, and then the method for generating a sequence signal according to the present embodiment includes the following steps:
s401, acquiring waveform setting information.
Compared to step S101, the waveform setting information in this step further includes a method flag indicating that the correction method is currently employed. The method identification can directly acquire the correction method which the user wants to select to set the method identification through the upper computer or other processing devices; and can also be identified by a time information adaptive determination method of the target sequence signal. For further explanation of the waveform setting information, refer to step S101.
S402, obtaining the configuration combination of the delay units of each level of the delay chain corresponding to the method identification and the target delay parameter from the preset correction table.
Compared with step S102, the correction data of the preset correction table in this step includes two sets of INL correction data and DNL correction data, and only the configuration combination of the delay units of each stage of the delay chain can be determined through the method identifier and the target delay parameter. The preset correction table is obtained according to the INL correction method and the DNL correction method. For a detailed explanation of the INL correction method and the DNL correction method, refer to step S102.
And S403, configuring each level of delay chain in the time adjusting module according to the configuration combination of the delay units corresponding to the target delay parameters.
S404, generating an original sequence signal according to the period number and the logic level, transmitting the original sequence signal to the time adjusting module, and obtaining a first sequence signal output after the delay action of each stage of delay chain in the time adjusting module.
For the explanation of step S403 and step S404, refer to step S103 and step S104, respectively, and are not described herein again.
Referring to fig. 7, a schematic flow chart of a sequence signal generating method according to another embodiment of the present invention is shown, where compared with fig. 1, step S105 is added to the method: and updating the preset correction table.
In this step, the updating may update the preset correction table in response to an update request of the sequencer, so that the preset correction table changes in response to a change in a delay unit in the sequencer, may actively update the preset correction table according to a time-precision change of the target sequencer, or may update the correction data in the preset correction table in response to a change of the correction method.
According to the method, the step of updating the preset correction table is added, and the correction table can be updated according to the change of an application scene or other conditions, so that the sequence signal generation method is more flexible, and the universality is improved.
The following describes a specific implementation process of the scheme provided by the invention applied to the sequence signal generator, calibration and correction with reference to a specific example. Assume that the sequence signal generator conditions are as follows:
the period T of the working clock is 3ns, and the time adjusting module comprises a three-stage delay chain, namely m is 3: expected unit delay t of delay unit of first-stage delay chain11ns, the stage is provided with 4 delay elements, i.e. N14; expected unit delay t of delay unit of second-stage delay chain20.4ns, the stage is provided with 3 delay elements, i.e. N23; expected unit delay t of delay unit of third-stage delay chain30.2ns, the stage is provided with 3 delay elements, i.e. N3=3。
Before generating the sequence signal, the time adjustment module in the sequence signal generator needs to be calibrated and corrected, the time precision in this example is not high, and the small difference of the time delay after the level rising edge and the level falling edge pass through the time adjustment module does not need to be considered, and the specific process is as follows:
(1) the delay units traversing each stage of delay chain adopt different number of configuration combinations (n)1,n2,n3),n1∈[0,4],n2∈[0,3],n3∈[0,3]Obtaining the corresponding relation (t (n) of the actual time delay of various configuration combinations and time adjusting modules1,n2,n3),n1,n2,n3),n1∈[0,4],n2∈[0,3],n3∈[0,3]. In particular, n is made by a multiplexer1=0,n2=0,n3When the actual delay of the time adjusting module is t (0, 0, 0) ═ 0ns, a corresponding relation (0ns, 0, 0, 0) between the actual delay 0ns and the configuration combination (0, 0, 0) is obtained; by means of a multiplexer n1=1,n2=0,n3When t (1, 0, 0) is 0, the actual delay time is 1.1ns, and the corresponding relation (1.1ns, 1, 0, 0) between the actual delay time 1.1ns and the configuration combination (1, 0, 0) is obtained; by analogy, the corresponding relation between the actual delay and the configuration combination is obtained: (0ns, 0, 0, 0), (1.1ns, 1, 0, 0), (2ns, 2, 0, 0), (3ns, 3, 0, 0), (4.15ns, 4, 0, 0), (0.45ns, 0, 1, 0), (0.95ns, 0, 2, 0), (1.33ns, 0, 3, 0), (0.21ns, 0, 0, 1), (0.38ns, 0, 0, 2), (0.64ns, 0, 0, 3), (0.66ns, 0, 1, 1), (0.84ns, 0, 1, 2),. or. (6.12ns, 4, 3, 3). After testing 5 × 4 × 80 times to obtain 80 sets of correspondences, step (2) is performed.
(2) According to the obtained 80 groups of actual delays t (n)1,n2,n3) And configuration combinations (n)1,n2,n3) Obtaining the average unit delay t of the 1 st level delay unit according to the corresponding relation1' -t (4, 0, 0)/4-4.15 ns/4-1.0375 ns; average unit delay t of 2 nd stage delay unit2' -t (0, 3, 0)/3 ═ 1.33ns/3 ≈ 0.4433 ns; average unit delay t of 3 rd stage delay unit3’=t (0, 0, 3)/3 ≈ 0.2133 ns/0.64 ns. According to the mean unit delay t3' ≈ 0.2133ns and desired unit delay t30.2ns, determining the time accuracy tsGo to step (3) for 0.21 ns.
(3) And selecting a corresponding correction method according to the correction strategy. If the actual delay and the expected delay a x t of the time adjusting module are expectedsThe closer the better, the INL correction method is selected, and the step (4.1) is executed; if it is desired that the actual delay of the time adjustment module is closer to the desired step, the desired step is a time precision tsIf 0.21ns, selecting the DNL correction method, and executing step (4.2);
(4.1) according to the time accuracy ts0.21ns and a clock period T3 ns, with actual delays T (n) from 80 sets1,n2,n3) And configuration combinations (n)1,n2,n3) In the corresponding relation, the actual delay t of the time adjustment unit is selectedset(a) Satisfy tset(a)→tI(a)=a×tsThe configuration combination of the delay units of each stage of delay chain (n)1a,n2a,n3a) Wherein a is more than or equal to 0 and less than or equal to T/TsI.e. a is [0, 14 ]]Is an integer between.
Specifically, the number of delay steps a is 0, and the actual delay t is selected from the 80-group correspondenceset(0) T (0, 0, 0) 0ns and tI(0)=0×ts0ns closest, corresponding configuration combination (n)1o,n20,n30) (0, 0, 0); selecting the delay series a as 1, and selecting the actual delay t from the 80-group corresponding relationset(1) T (0, 0, 1) ═ 0.21ns and tI(1)=1×tsClosest 0.21ns, corresponding configuration combination (n)11,n21,n31) (0, 0, 1); .., until the delay series a is 14, the actual delay t is selected from the 80-group corresponding relationset(14) T (2, 2, 0) 2.95ns and tI(14)=14×ts2.94ns, corresponding configuration combination (n)114,n214,n314) (2, 2, 0). Obtaining the delay series a (equivalent interpolation 3 rd stage delay unit)Number of (n) and (n)1a,n2a,n3a) And (5) combining the corresponding relations and entering the step (5).
(4.2) according to the time accuracy ts0.21ns, when the delay order a is 0, the delay t is expectedD(0) Selecting the actual delay t from the 80-group corresponding relation as 0nsset(0) T (0, 0, 0) 0ns and tD(0) 0ns closest, corresponding configuration combination (n)10,n20,n30) (0, 0, 0); when the delay order a is 1, the desired delay tD(1)=tset(0) + 0.21-0.21 ns, the actual delay t is selected from the 80-group correspondenceset(1) T (0, 0, 1) ═ 0.21ns and tD(1) Closest, corresponding configuration combination (n)11,n21,n31) (0, 0, 1); ..s0.21ns, the actual delay t of the time adjustment unit is obtainedset(a) Satisfy tset(a)→tset(a-1)+tsThe configuration combination of the delay units of each stage of delay chain (n)1a,n2a,…,nma). Until a is taken out not to satisfy inequality tset(a) T is less than or equal to the integral value of the spoon, and the step (5) is carried out.
(5) According to the steps (4.1) and (4.2), the combination of the delay series a and the configuration (n) is obtained1a,n2a,n3a) Obtaining a preset correction table according to the corresponding relation, and realizing the combination of the delay progression a and the configuration (n) by the preset correction table1a,n2a,n3a) And (4) mutual conversion.
After the preset correction table is obtained, if the high level duration of the target sequence signal is 7ns, the logic level and the period number in the waveform setting information corresponding to the target sequence signal are 2, the target delay parameter adopts the delay progression, and the corresponding expected delay is 1 ns.
And finding out according to the comparison of the expected delay and the actual delay in a preset correction table: the actual delay 0.95ns is closest to the desired delay, whereby (0, 2, 0) of (0.95ns, 0, 2, 0) is combined as a configuration of delay elements matching the desired delay, and then for the sequence signal generator the first sequence signal is output from the second delay element of the second stage delay chain.
Another embodiment of the present invention provides a sequence signal generating apparatus, which has a structure as shown in fig. 8, and includes: the device comprises a time adjusting module and an original sequence signal generating module.
The original sequence signal generation module is used for acquiring the period number P in the waveform setting information, the logic level in the waveform setting information and the working clock of the sequence signal generator; and generating an original sequence signal according to the period number P, the logic level and the working clock, and transmitting the original sequence signal to the time adjusting module. The waveform setting information is obtained according to the time information of the target sequence signal and the clock period of the working clock, and the waveform setting information comprises the period number P and the target delay parameter. For a description of how to obtain the waveform setting information, please refer to step S101 in the above method embodiment.
The original sequence signal generating module comprises a waveform playing unit and a counting unit;
a counting unit for acquiring the cycle number P and the working clock in the waveform setting information; and when the time for continuously playing the level signal by the waveform playing unit reaches P clock cycles, sending a counting completion signal to the waveform playing unit. The counting mode of the counting unit can adopt a countdown mode of starting from P and descending to 0, a counting mode of starting from 0 and ascending to P or other counting modes.
And the waveform playing unit is used for acquiring the logic level in the waveform setting information, playing the level signal corresponding to the logic level, and converting the level signal at the edge of the P-th working clock by the played level signal to generate an original sequence signal when receiving the counting completion signal.
In addition, the original sequence signal generation module further comprises an updating unit, and the updating unit is used for sending a waveform updating request to an upper computer or other processing devices when receiving the counting completion signal of the counting unit, so that the sequence signal generation device can acquire waveform setting information at the next moment.
The time adjustment module includes: a modification submodule and an interpolation submodule. The correction submodule is used for acquiring a target delay parameter in the waveform setting information; and obtaining the configuration combination of the delay units of each level of the delay chains of the interpolation sub-modules corresponding to the target delay parameters from the preset correction table, so that the finally output actual delay is as close as possible to the target expected delay required by the target sequence signal. And the configuration combination of the delay units is sent to the interpolation submodule. The preset correction table is obtained according to a nonlinear correction method, and the nonlinear correction method obtains the corresponding relation between different delay parameters and the configuration combination of the delay units according to the actual delay of the time adjusting module and the expected delays corresponding to the different delay parameters. For the process of obtaining the preset correction table by the nonlinear correction method, please refer to the method embodiment.
The interpolation submodule is used for receiving the configuration combination sent by the correction submodule and configuring each level of delay chain according to the configuration combination of the delay unit corresponding to the target delay parameter; receiving an original sequence signal sent by an original sequence signal generating module; and the original sequence signal is sequentially subjected to the delay action of each stage of delay chain and then is output as a first sequence signal.
The interpolation sub-module includes: the system comprises a plurality of stages of delay chains and a multiplexer, wherein each stage of delay chain is connected with one multiplexer so as to select the output site of the corresponding delay chain through the multiplexer. The interpolation submodule includes at least two stages of delay chains, and as shown in fig. 8, the interpolation submodule may include m stages of delay chains, where m is greater than or equal to 3.
After the multiplexer receives the configuration combination of the delay units, the multiplexer is configured to determine the number of delay units used for delaying in the delay chain connected to the multiplexer according to the configuration combination of the delay units of each stage of the delay chain corresponding to the target delay parameter, and one multiplexer can control the corresponding delay chain to select different output sites, so as to gate the delay unit used for delaying in the delay chain corresponding to any multiplexer through the all-in-one gating function of the multiplexer, as shown in fig. 8, so that the final output actual delay is as close as possible to the target expected delay required by the target sequence signal.
Any stage of delay chain in the multi-stage delay chain is used for receiving the sequence signal output by the previous stage of delay chain, obtaining the sequence signal output by the stage after the delay action of the gated delay unit in the stage of delay chain, and transmitting the sequence signal to the next stage of delay chain; the first-stage delay chain in the multi-stage delay chain receives the original sequence signal sent by the original sequence signal generating module, so that the last-stage delay chain in the multi-stage delay chain outputs the first sequence signal through the level conversion time of the delayed original sequence signal of the gated delay unit in each stage of delay chain.
The total number of delay units in the multi-stage delay chain is too much, which increases the production cost and power consumption of the device, the interpolation submodule of the embodiment can set the multi-stage delay chain with more than two stages, the interpolation stage number can be increased in the design stage, and the number of delay units required for realizing the same time precision is reduced, so that the number of the selected delay units is in a proper range, and generally the total number of the delay units of the multi-stage delay chain is limited within 100.
The delay chains of all levels of the interpolation submodule can be designed according to the known clock period T and the expected time precision T'sAnd the interpolation submodule is provided with a k-stage delay chain and can pass through a formula [ (T/T's)^(1/k)]k is calculated to obtain the minimum number of delay units needed by the interpolation submodule, and the minimum number of delay units needed can be reduced as k is increased. Under the determined interpolation series k, the proportional distribution can lead to the minimum total number of the delay units, but in practical application, the number of the delay units of each stage of the delay chain is reserved with allowance in consideration of the nonlinearity prevention ' dead zone ' of the delay units, so that the interpolation series k is based on the formula [ (T/T 's)^(1/k)]After the number of the delay units (called theoretical number for short) which are minimum needed is calculated, more delay units than the theoretical number need to be arranged in the interpolation submodule.
The device of the embodiment obtains the configuration combination of the delay units of each stage of delay chain with the actual delay closest to the expected delay through the correction submodule, reduces the nonlinear influence of each stage of delay chain, and reduces the deviation of the output first sequence signal and the target sequence signal. Meanwhile, the device of the embodiment can use two or more stages of delay chains according to the time precision requirement so as to reduce the number of delay units and reduce the single-channel realization cost and power consumption.
Compared with the apparatus in fig. 8, the apparatus of this embodiment further includes an updating module for updating the predetermined correction table. The updating module can update the preset correction table after the updating unit of the original sequence signal generating module sends an updating request; the preset correction table can be actively updated according to the time precision change of the target sequence signal; the method can also be suitable for the replacement of the correction method, and the correction data in the preset correction table is updated; or the preset correction table can be updated in response to the acquired request for updating the correction table externally, so that the correction table is updated according to the change of an application scene or other conditions, the generation of the sequence signal is more flexible, and the universality is improved.
Another embodiment of the present invention provides a sequence signal generator, which has a structure as shown in fig. 9, and includes: clock generation means, communication control means, waveform storage means and at least one sequence generation means.
And the clock generating device is used for generating the working clock of the sequence signal generator and distributing the working clock to the communication control device, the waveform storage device and each sequence generating device.
And the communication control device is used for communicating with the upper computer and receiving instructions and data. Specifically, the communication control device transmits waveform setting information of the upper computer to the waveform storage device, and inputs the correction data to the corresponding sequence generation device. In other embodiments, the upper computer may be replaced with another processing device, or the calculation of the waveform setting information may be implemented by incorporating it into the communication control device.
And the waveform storage device is used for storing the waveform setting information, updating the waveform setting information according to the waveform updating request sent by the sequence generation device during playing, and sending the waveform setting information to the sequence generation device.
Each sequence generating apparatus may be implemented by using the sequence signal generating apparatus provided in the foregoing embodiment, or the sequence signal generating method provided in the foregoing embodiment is built in the sequence signal generating apparatus to implement output of a sequence signal, and for the execution process of each sequence generating apparatus, reference may be made to the description in the foregoing embodiment, which is not described again in this embodiment. Each sequence signal generating device can adopt delay chains with different stages, so that different first sequence signals can be output in parallel through each sequence generating device, and parallel processing of different target sequence signals is realized.
Based on the above description of the sequence signal generator, the sequence signal generator of the present embodiment is considered from three aspects: the first aspect is to set allowance for the number of delay units of each stage of delay chain, the second aspect is to adopt two or more stages of delay chains, and the third aspect is to obtain a preset correction table through calibration and correction, so as to carry out nonlinear correction on each stage of delay chain through the preset correction table. The sequence signal generator provided by the embodiment has the following advantages based on the three aspects:
firstly, the number of the delay units of each level of delay chain is provided with a margin to prevent the occurrence of an adjustment blind area; secondly, when higher time precision is realized, the method is easier to realize by adopting two or more stages of delay chains compared with a single-stage delay chain; and finally, the configuration combination of the delay units of each stage of delay chain with the actual delay closest to the expected delay is obtained through the preset correction table, so that the nonlinear influence of each stage of delay chain is reduced, and the deviation of the output first sequence signal and the target sequence signal is reduced.
The embodiments in the present specification are described in a progressive manner, and the same and similar parts among the embodiments are referred to each other, and each embodiment focuses on the differences from the other embodiments. In particular, the system or system embodiments are substantially similar to the method embodiments and therefore are described in a relatively simple manner, and reference may be made to some of the descriptions of the method embodiments for related points. The above-described system and system embodiments are only illustrative, wherein the units described as separate parts may or may not be physically separate, and the parts displayed as units may or may not be physical units, may be located in one place, or may be distributed on a plurality of network units. Some or all of the modules may be selected according to actual needs to achieve the purpose of the solution of the present embodiment. One of ordinary skill in the art can understand and implement it without inventive effort.
Those of skill would further appreciate that the various illustrative elements and algorithm steps described in connection with the embodiments disclosed herein may be implemented as electronic hardware, computer software, or combinations of both, and that the various illustrative components and steps have been described above generally in terms of their functionality in order to clearly illustrate this interchangeability of hardware and software. Whether such functionality is implemented as hardware or software depends upon the particular application and design constraints imposed on the implementation. Skilled artisans may implement the described functionality in varying ways for each particular application, but such implementation decisions should not be interpreted as causing a departure from the scope of the present invention.
The previous description of the disclosed embodiments is provided to enable any person skilled in the art to make or use the present invention. Various modifications to these embodiments will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art, and the generic principles defined herein may be applied to other embodiments without departing from the spirit or scope of the invention. Thus, the present invention is not intended to be limited to the embodiments shown herein but is to be accorded the widest scope consistent with the principles and novel features disclosed herein.

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1. A method for generating a sequence signal, comprising:
acquiring waveform setting information; the waveform setting information is obtained according to time information of a target sequence signal and a clock cycle of a working clock of a sequence signal generator, and comprises a logic level, a cycle number and a target delay parameter;
obtaining the configuration combination of the delay units of each level of delay chain corresponding to the target delay parameter from a preset correction table; the time delay chains at all levels are positioned in a time adjusting module, the preset correction table is obtained according to a nonlinear correction method, and the nonlinear correction method obtains the corresponding relation between different time delay parameters and the configuration combination of time delay units according to the actual time delay of the time adjusting module and the expected time delay corresponding to the different time delay parameters;
configuring each level of delay chain in the time adjusting module according to the configuration combination of the delay units corresponding to the target delay parameters;
and generating an original sequence signal according to the period number and the logic level, and transmitting the original sequence signal to the time adjusting module to obtain a first sequence signal output after the delay action of each stage of delay chain in the time adjusting module.
2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the nonlinear correction method is an integral nonlinear correction method, and the obtaining of the corresponding relationship between different delay parameters and configuration combinations of delay units by the integral nonlinear correction method comprises:
combining the delay units among the delay chains according to the configurable number of the delay units of each level of delay chain to obtain various configuration combinations (n) of the delay units among the delay chains1,n2,…,nm) Wherein n isiThe configuration number of the delay units in the ith level delay chain in the configuration combination is NiA delay unit, then ni∈[0,Ni],i∈[1,m],m≥2,niI and m are integers;
according to the various configuration combinations, obtaining the corresponding relation (t (n)) of the various configuration combinations and the actual time delay of the time adjusting module1,n2,…,nm),n1,n2,…,nm),ni∈[0,Ni],i∈[1,m](ii) a Wherein, t (n)1,n2,…,nm) Is a configuration combination of delay units as (n)1,n2,…,nm) Time of dayAdjusting the actual delay of the module;
according to the preset value range of the delay series a and the time precision tsObtaining expected delays t corresponding to different delay levels aI(a) Satisfy tI(a)=a×ts(ii) a Wherein a is more than or equal to 0 and less than or equal to T/TsA is an integer and T is the clock period; the delay parameter comprises the delay series a or the expected delay tI(a) (ii) a Said time precision tsIs the average unit delay t of the delay units according to the m-th stage delay chainm' and expected unit delay t of delay unit of m-th stage delay chainmDetermined, said average unit delay tm’=(t(0,0,…,Nm)-t(0,0,…,0))/Nm,NmA configurable maximum number of delay units for the mth stage delay chain;
according to the corresponding relation (t (n)1,n2,…,nm),n1,n2,…,nm) Selecting the actual time delay t of the time adjustment unit respectivelyset(a) Satisfy tset(a)→tI(a),0≤a≤T/tsThe configuration combination of the delay units of each stage of delay chain (n)1a,n2a,…,nma) (ii) a Thereby obtaining different delay levels a and the configuration combination (n)1a,n2a,…,nma) (a), (n) of1a,n2a,…,nma) Or a different desired delay t)I(a) And the configuration combination (n)1a,n2a,…,nma) Corresponding relation (t)I(a),(n1a,n2a,…,nma) ); wherein, t isset(a) In combination with said configuration (n)1a,n2a,…,nma) The corresponding actual delay.
3. The method according to claim 1, wherein the nonlinear modification method is a differential nonlinear modification method, and the obtaining the corresponding relationship between different delay parameters and configuration combinations of delay units by the differential nonlinear modification method comprises:
according to the respective extensionThe configurable number of the delay units of the time chains combines the delay units among the delay chains of each level to obtain various configuration combinations (n) of the delay units among the delay chains of each level1,n2,…,nm) Wherein n isiThe configuration number of the delay units in the ith level delay chain in the configuration combination is NiA delay unit, then ni∈[0,Ni],i∈[1,m],m≥2,niI and m are integers;
according to the various configuration combinations, obtaining the corresponding relation (t (n)) of the various configuration combinations and the actual time delay of the time adjusting module1,n2,…,nm),n1,n2,…,nm),ni∈[0,Ni],i∈[1,m](ii) a Wherein, t (n)1,n2,…,nm) Is a configuration combination of delay units as (n)1,n2,…,nm) Actual time delay of the time adjustment module;
according to the preset value range of the delay series a and the time precision tsObtaining expected delays t corresponding to different delay levels aD(a) Satisfy tD(a)=tset(a-1)+ts(ii) a Wherein a is more than or equal to 0 and less than or equal to amaxA is a positive integer, amaxTo satisfy inequality tset(a) A maximum integer value of a when T is less than or equal to T, wherein T is the clock period; t is tset(a-1) is the desired delay tD(a-1) the closest actual delay, t, of said time adjustment moduleset(a) To be delayed by tD(a) The closest actual delay of the time adjustment module; said time precision tsIs the average unit delay t of the delay units according to the m-th stage delay chainm' and expected unit delay t of delay unit of m-th stage delay chainmDetermined, said average unit delay tm’=(t(0,0,…,Nm)-t(0,0,…,0))/Nm,NmA configurable maximum number of delay units for the mth stage delay chain;
according to the corresponding relation (t (n)1,n2,…,nm),n1,n2,…,nm) Selecting the actual time delay t of the time adjustment unit respectivelyset(a) Satisfy tset(a)→tD(a),0≤a≤amaxThe configuration combination of the delay units of each stage of delay chain (n)1a,n2a,…,nma) (ii) a Thereby obtaining the corresponding relation (a, (n) of different delay series a and the configuration combination1a,n2a,…,nma) Or a different desired delay t)D(a) And the configuration combination (n)1a,n2a,…,nma) Corresponding relation (t)D(a),(n1a,n2a,…,nma) Wherein, the tset(a) In combination with said configuration (n)1a,n2a,…,nma) The corresponding actual delay.
4. The method according to claim 1, wherein the nonlinear correction method includes an integral nonlinear correction method and a differential nonlinear correction method; the waveform setting information also comprises a method identifier for indicating that a correction method is currently adopted;
the obtaining of the configuration number of the delay units of each level of the delay chain corresponding to the target delay parameter from the preset correction table includes:
and acquiring the configuration combination of the delay units of each level of delay chain corresponding to the method identification and the target delay parameter from the preset correction table.
5. The method of claim 1, wherein the configuring the delay chains of each stage in the time adjustment module comprises:
and determining the number of delay units used for delaying in each stage of delay chain in the time adjusting module according to the configuration combination of the delay units of each stage of delay chain corresponding to the target delay parameter.
6. The method of claim 1, further comprising: and updating the preset correction table.
7. A sequence signal generation apparatus, comprising: the device comprises a time adjusting module and an original sequence signal generating module; wherein the content of the first and second substances,
the original sequence signal generating module is used for acquiring the number of cycles in waveform setting information, the logic level in the waveform setting information and a working clock of the sequence signal generator; generating an original sequence signal according to the period number, the logic level and the working clock, and transmitting the original sequence signal to the time adjusting module; the waveform setting information is obtained according to time information of a target sequence signal and a clock cycle of the working clock, and comprises cycle number and a target delay parameter;
the time adjustment module includes: the device comprises a correction submodule and an interpolation submodule, wherein the interpolation submodule comprises at least two stages of delay chains; wherein the content of the first and second substances,
the correction submodule is used for acquiring a target delay parameter in the waveform setting information; obtaining the configuration combination of the delay units of each level of the delay chain of the interpolation sub-module corresponding to the target delay parameter from a preset correction table; sending the configuration combination of the delay units to the interpolation submodule; the preset correction table is obtained according to a nonlinear correction method, and the nonlinear correction method obtains the corresponding relation between different delay parameters and configuration combinations of delay units according to the actual delay of the time adjusting module and expected delays corresponding to the different delay parameters;
the interpolation sub-module is used for configuring the delay chains at all levels according to the configuration combination of the delay units corresponding to the target delay parameters; and receiving the original sequence signal sent by the original sequence signal generation module, and outputting the first sequence signal after the original sequence signal sequentially passes through the delay action of each stage of delay chain.
8. The apparatus of claim 7, wherein the interpolation sub-module comprises: the system comprises a multistage delay chain and a multiplexer, wherein each stage of delay chain is connected with one multiplexer;
the multiplexer is used for determining the number of the delay units used for delaying in the delay chains connected with the multiplexer according to the configuration combination of the delay units of each level of delay chains corresponding to the target delay parameters, and gating the delay units used for delaying in the delay chains connected with the multiplexer;
any stage of delay chain in the multistage delay chain is used for receiving the sequence signal output by the previous stage of multiplexer, delaying the sequence signal output by the previous stage of delay chain through the gated delay unit in the stage of delay chain to obtain the sequence signal output by the stage of delay chain, and transmitting the sequence signal to the next stage of delay chain; and the first-stage delay chain in the multi-stage delay chains receives the original sequence signal, and the level conversion time of the original sequence signal is delayed by the gated delay units in the delay chains at all stages, so that the last-stage delay chain in the multi-stage delay chains outputs the first sequence signal.
9. The apparatus of claim 7, wherein the original sequence signal generating module comprises a waveform playing unit and a counting unit;
the counting unit is used for acquiring the cycle number and the working clock in the waveform setting information, and sending a counting completion signal to the waveform playing unit when the time for the waveform playing unit to continuously play the level signal reaches the cycle number of clock cycles;
and the waveform playing unit is used for acquiring the logic level in the waveform setting information, playing the level signal corresponding to the logic level, and converting the level signal at the edge of the working clock to generate an original sequence signal when receiving the counting completion signal.
10. The apparatus of claim 7, further comprising an update module configured to update the preset fix-up table.
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