Level 0 Data

Overview

This section document the format of the level 0 binary files. Level 0 binary files are raw telemetry or command response packets generated by the instrument.

Photon Packet

The packet which provides individual hit data or photons for each detector.

Name

Bit Size

Type

Description

HEADER WORD

16

UINT

value is always 65131

FLAGS

16

UNIT

various flags, To be defined

Packet Size

16

UINT

The size of the packet which can be used to determine the number of hits included in the packet

Time Stamp

48

UINT

Checksum

16

UINT

For data integrity

Pixel data

This field is repeated based on the number of hits detected

Pixel Data

Detector id

16

UINT

The detector id for the location of the hit

Hit energy

16

UINT

The ADC value for the energy of the hit