Old MCE Documents
From MCEWiki
| Description | Block Diagram† |
Schematics | Rev. | Features |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clock Card [PDF†] (S581) | [PDF] | [PDF] | B5 | |
| Readout Card [PDF†] (S582) | [PDF] | [PDF] | B9 | |
| [PDF] | E0 | Low-power RC | ||
| Bias Card [PDF†] (S584) | [PDF] | [PDF] | D6 | Original design |
| [PDF] | D7/8 | High-current det_bias | ||
| [PDF] | D11 | High-current det_bias/no heater | ||
| [PDF] | E0 | Multiple det_bias lines | ||
| [PDF] | F0 | Multi det_bias & MHz-response bias lines | ||
| [PDF] | F1 | Low-noise bias lines turned off | ||
| [PDF] | F2 | Power turned off on ln_bias | ||
| [PDF] | F3 | Minor change in ln_bias circuit | ||
| [PDF] | F4 | low 1/f-noise opamp for channel 0-15; low 1/f-noise opamp for channel 15-31 | ||
| Address Card [PDF†] (S584) | [PDF] | [PDF] | C4 | |
| [PDF] | D0 | |||
| Instrument Backplane MCEv1 5 MDM [PDF†] (S587-101) | — | [PDF] | C3 | |
| [PDF] | C5 | |||
| Instrument Backplane MCEv2 3 MDM (C587-101) | [PDF] | [PDF] | B | |
| [PDF] | C2 | |||
| Instrument Backplane MCEv2 5 MDM (C587-201) | [PDF] | A | ||
| Bus Backplane MCEv1 [PDF†] (S586) | [PDF] | [PDF] | C | |
| Bus Backplane MCEv2 (C586-101) 3 MDM | — | [PDF] | A | |
| Bus Backplane MCEv2 (C586-201) 5 MDM | [PDF] | D | ||
| Filter Board MCEv1 (S587-111) | — | [PDF] | B2 | |
| Filter Board MCEv2 (C587-111) - 3 MDM | [PDF] | A | ||
| Filter Board MCEv2 (C587-210) - 5 MDM | [PDF] | A | ||
| MDM Breakout Test Board MCEv1 | [XLS] | |||
| Power Supply Unit Assembly (S585) [DOC] | — | |||
|
[PDF] | B | Obsolete | |
|
[PDF] | G8 | ||
|
[PDF] | B | ||
| Linear Feed Card | — | [PDF] | ||
| †: Not updated since early design stages. | ||||
- Clock Card Dual-Configuration Technical Note [PDF] (SC2-ELE-S8xx-xxx) (Oct. 01, 2003)
- FPGA Configuration Block Diagram [PDF] (SC2-ELE-S560-003)
- Subrack Mounting Instructions [DOC] (SC2-MEC-S580-504)
- Cryostat Mounting Test Results [PDF]
Contents
External Hardware and Accessories
| Description | Block Diagram |
Schematics | Revision |
|---|---|---|---|
| 24V Power Supply and Power Distribution [PDF] | [PDF] | Obsolete | |
| 24V Vicor-based Power Supply | [PDF] | ||
| AC-DC Converter Unit and Power Distribution [DOC] | |||
|
[PDF] | A | |
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[PDF] | A | |
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[PDF] | A | |
| Synchronizer Box [PDF†] (S589) | [PDF] | ||
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[PDF] | [PDF] | A2 |
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[PDF] | ||
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[PDF] | [PDF] | |
| SDSU PCI Interface Board (San Diego State University) | [PDF] | 5A | |
| Extender Card [PDF] (SC2-ELE-S565-008-003) | [PDF] | ||
| Instrument Bus Tester [PDF] | [PDF] | C | |
| 2-slot Backplane | [PDF] | A | |
| [PDF] | B | ||
†: Note: Both Sync Box enclosures have the same PCB board inside, only the enclosure and the connectors are different. User's Guide is not yet updated for the DC-in enclosure, so all connector references are based on the rack-mount version.
Firmware Documentation
MCE Communication Protocols
- MCE Communication Protocols [PDF]
MAS (MCE Acquisition Software)
- SCUBA-2 Data-Acquisition Software Overview - Part 2 Protocols [PDF] (Nov. 04, 2005) (ATC)
- MCE Command Description [PDF] (SC2-ELE-S580-515)
- MCE File Formats [Rev. 2] [Rev. 3.3] (For MAS file formats check the Wiki)
- Sample auto-tune plots:
IB Tester Scripts
- IB Tester User's Manual [PDF]
- IB Tester Labview Scripts [script1 script 2]
- IB Tester Templates [ZIP]
Application Notes
- Characterization and Locking SQUIDs with Multi-Channel Electronics [PDF] (Jun. 07, 2005)
- "Functional Description of Read-out Electronics for Time-Domain Multiplexed Bolometers for Millimeter and Sub-millimeter Astronomy" [PDF] (vol. 151, no. 3-4, J. Low-Temp Phys, May 2008)
- "Automated SQUID tuning procedure for kilo-pixel arrays of TES bolometers on the Atacama Cosmology Telescope" [PDF] (SPIE Astronomical Instrumentation Conf, Jun. 2008)
- Tuning Algorithm for ACT SQUIDs - poster [PDF]
- Monitoring MCE Status [DOC] (Nov. 9, 2006)
Design Analysis
- Monitoring Voltages/Currents of PSU [XLS]
- Main Concerns for the MCE [PDF] (Oct. 02, 2003)
- Address Card DAC Bus Scheme [PDF]
- Analysis of Digital Filters for the Readout Card [PDF]
- Data Rates for the SCUBA2 Arrays [PDF]
- Fiber Optics Interface Analysis [PDF]
- FPGA Asynchronous Communication [PDF]
- Readout Card Pre-Amplifier settling time tests [PDF]
- Bias Card Heater and Bolometer Driver Output Noise [PDF]
- Analysis of Readout Card Amplifier Voltage and Current Noise [PDF]
- Timing Jitter in SCUBA2 Array Readout [PDF]
- Timing and Response to Data-Valid Pulses [PDF]
System
- MCE Grounding Diagram [PDF] (SC2-ELE-S580-102)
- Data Rates for the SCUBA2 Arrays [PDF]
- Is MCE Rad tolerant? [DOC]
Design Reference Documents
- SCUBA-2 Servo loop Analysis [PDF] (SC2-SOF-S200-049)(ATC)
- A calculation of required noise and current swings on the SCUBA-2 MUX wafer leads. [PDF] (NIST)
- SCUBA-2 Digitisation Scheme [PDF] (SC2-ANA-S100-041) (ATC)
- SCUBA-2 Architectural Design [PDF] (SC2-ANA-S100-045) (ATC)
- SCUBA-2 Data Acquisition to Data Processing Interface [PDF] (SC2-SOF-S200-008) (ATC)
- SCUBA-2 and JCMT Secondary Mirror [PDF] (SC2-ANA-S100-039) (ATC)
- Time-division SQUID multiplexer for Transition Edge Sensors. [PDF] (NIST)
- A Prototype System for SQUID Multiplexing of Large Format Transition Edge Sensor Arrays. [PDF] (NIST)
- Bias conditions of dc SQUIDs for a Time Domain SQUID Multiplexer. [PDF] (NIST)
Presentations
- SCUBA-2 Systems Review - Multi-Channel Electronics, Hilo, June 2006 [PPT]
- SCUBA-2 Data Acquisition Software [PPT]
- Multi-Channel Electronics - SPIDER, Caltech, Sept. 2006 [PPT]
- Multi-Channel Electronics - SPIDER, Caltech, May 2007 [PPT]
Real-Time Linux (RTL) PC (OBSOLETE)
- SCUBA-2 PCI Card DSP Code Review [PDF]
- SCUBA-2 PCI Card Diagnostics Application (SC2-ELE-S565-001) PDF]
