Indirect programming of detector framing node
First Claim
1. A programmable image data acquisition system, comprising:
- a host computer having at least one host processor to execute operations with a host operating system and a host memory to store image data; and
a programmable detector framing node to receive image data output from an image detection system and communicate the received image data to the host memory, said detector framing node being selectably programmable by reading a programmable memory unit after power is initially applied thereto.
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Abstract
A real time imaging system includes a programmable detector framing node controlling generation of radiation and controlling radioscopic image detection. Radioscopic image data is acquired and communicated by the detector framing node independently of a host computer operating system. The detector framing node controls events in real time according to an event instruction sequence and communicates the received radioscopic image data to host memory through a computer communication bus. The image data is received from a selected flat panel detector of a plurality of different flat panel detectors. The detector framing node is programmable by way of a pair of JTAG loops. The JTAG loops receive programming instructions from the host computer and from a pair of JTAG ports.
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51 Claims
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1. A programmable image data acquisition system, comprising:
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a host computer having at least one host processor to execute operations with a host operating system and a host memory to store image data; and
a programmable detector framing node to receive image data output from an image detection system and communicate the received image data to the host memory, said detector framing node being selectably programmable by reading a programmable memory unit after power is initially applied thereto. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A detector framing node, comprising:
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a computer communication interface to communicate with at least one host processor over a computer communication bus according to a predetermined protocol, the at least one host processor executing operations with a host operating system and having an associated host memory to store received image data; and
a control unit to receive a plurality of event instructions from the at least one host processor through said computer communication interface for controlling events in the detector framing node, the event instructions being stored into an event queue for execution in real time at predetermined timing intervals, wherein said control unit is selectably programmable by reading a programmable memory unit after power is applied to said detector framing node. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49)
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50. A programmable detector framing node, comprising:
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a computer communication interface to communicate with a host computer having at least one host processor and a host memory;
a detector framing node memory unit to store data for processing within the detector framing node; and
a control unit connected to said computer communication interface and to said detector framing node memory unit by a local bus, said control unit to control storage of data transferred from the computer communication interface into the detector framing node memory unit, said control unit comprising a programmable memory unit to store initial boot sequence instructions and to load the initial boot sequence instructions for execution by said control unit upon reset or initial application of power to the detector framing node, wherein the initial boot sequence instructions are updated by communicating update instructions from the host computer through the computer communication interface and into said detector framing node memory unit, before transfer from said detector framing node memory unit to the programmable memory unit. - View Dependent Claims (51)
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