MDAT

Machine DATa. Among other data, the MDAT serial link transmits programmed values for the Tevatron current and dI/dT, around the accelerator, the measured values for the Tevatron current and dI/dT. MDAT is carried on one of the 19-conductor cables at a 720-Hz rate. This information is then decoded and used by several devices such as the ramped correction elements.