Instructions

Protocol Analysis
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SENT Fast Channel
The SENT protocol enables you to transmit measurements of multiple sensors in one
transmission sequence with data signals of varying length. The diagram in Figure 9-39
shows, for example, the encoding scheme for two 12-bit data signals.
Figure 9-39: Example of a SENT transmission sequence
The format of a SENT transmission sequence consists of the following pulses:
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Synchronization/Calibration Pulse:
– initial sequence of the receiver
– the start condition is the falling edge of the last pulse (CRC or Pause)
– nominal pulse period is 56 clock ticks
– measures the actual clock variation of the transmitter and calculates the tick
timing
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Status/Communication Pulse (Nibble)
– one 4 bit pulse
– communicates status and enables the sensor to include slow channel message
bits
0: (LSB) specific application
1: specific application
2: Serial Data message or specific application (e.g. Infineon TLE4998S)
3: (MSB) 1= message start; 0=Serial Data message or specific application
(e.g. Infineon TLE4998S)
– 12 to 27 clock ticks
– not included in CRC frame calculation
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Data Pulses (Nibbles)
– one up to six 4 bit data nibbles
– 12 to 27 clock ticks pulse period
– initial logic 0 time with ≥5 ticks, subsequent logical 1 with variable duration
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CRC/Checksum
– one 4 bit pulse
– used for error checking of data nibbles (status nibble not included)
– detects single bit, odd number of nonconsecutive and single burst errors
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Pause Pulse
– one optional pulse
– variable pulse length: 12 to 768 clock ticks
SENT (Option R&S
RTH-K10)