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-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
MAX6921 Shift Register
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

This is a capture of data output to a Maxim MAX6921 high voltage shift
register that was outputting data for a VFD clock.

The signals were grabbed on a 28-pin PLCC chip (MAX6921) which outputs 20-bits
that is crafted as a design for VFD applications.

Details:
 - BeagleBoard.org vendor tree: https://github.com/beagleboard/kernel
 - Beagle Nixie GitHub: https://github.com/mranostay/beagle-nixie/
 - MAX6921 datasheet: http://datasheets.maximintegrated.com/en/ds/MAX6921-MAX6931.pdf


Logic analyzer setup
--------------------

The logic analyzer used was Open Bench Logic Sniffer (at 10MHz):

 Probe          MAX6921 pin
 --------------------------
 0              LOAD
 1              DATA
 2              CLK
 3              BLANK (PWM Brightness Control)


Data
----

The data contain various values for the VFD being driven, as reference at the
prototype Nixie Cape for the Beaglebone.

  Digit         Bit
  -----------------------
  0             (1 << 12)
  1             (1 << 19)
  2             (1 << 13)
  3             (1 << 18)
  4             (1 << 14)
  5             (1 << 17)
  6             (1 << 16)
  7             (1 << 15)
  8             (1 << 15)
  9             (1 << 11)

  Segment       Bit
  -----------------------
  SEG_A         (1 << 0)
  SEG_B         (1 << 1)
  SEG_C         (1 << 2)
  SEG_D         (1 << 3)
  SEG_E         (1 << 4)
  SEG_F         (1 << 5)
  SEG_G         (1 << 6)
  SEG_H         (1 << 7)

The sigrok command line used was:

  sigrok-cli --driver=ols:conn=/dev/ttyACM0 -d samplerate=10mhz \
             --samples=24576 -p 0=LOAD,1=DATA,2=CLK,3=BLANK -o <filename>