Ordering MCE Hardware

Hardware Overview

• MCE Hardware Interface Diagram
• MCE System Overview
• MCE Hardware Overview

Order from UBC

What to Order

See MCE main website - hardware board descriptions and schematics

• MCE Subrack
  • Address Card
  • Clock Card
  • Readout Card
  • Bias Card
  • Switiching Power Supply (PSA) (optional
  • Linear-Feed Card (optional)

• Accessories
  • AC-to-DC converter (ACDCU) - to be used in conjunction with UBC-supplied switching supply (PSA)
  • Sync Box
  • Instrument Backplane Tester (AKA: Cryostat Continuity Tester)
  • Programmed EEPROM for the PCI Card

• Software
  • MAS, Linux Kernal Patch, Drivers for PCI Card

How to Order

1. Complete the Hardware Order Sheet to place your order.
2. Email the completed form to tfelton at phas.ubc.ca

Order From Other Vendors

Data Acquisition PC and ARC-64 PCI Interface Card

• Linux PC

Specs: 
http://e-mode.phas.ubc.ca/mcewiki/index.php/MAS_PC_specifications_email_template

• ARC-64 - 250 MHz PCI Interface Board Rev. 5E (ask for a card from the batch of those set aside for UBC):

http://www.astro-cam.com/arcpage.php?txt=products.php&cat=Controller%20Boards#ARC-64

Order the cards from:
Bob Leech
San Diego State University
Astronomical Research Cameras, Inc.
2247 San Diego Ave., Ste. 135
San Diego, CA  92110-2943
USA
1.619.278.0866
1.619.278.0868 fax
leach at astro-cam.com

Linear Power Supplies

MCE can be powered by either a UBC-supplied Switching Power Supply or by a set of Linear Supplies. See details here

MCE Firmware-Upgrade Accessories

There are various programmable parts in the MCE. The firmware for these parts can be upgraded either through the MCE fibre interface or using the MCE front-panel JTAG connector and Altera-supplied software/hardware listed below.

Upgrading MCE firmware over the fibre interface or so-called remote fimware update is a relatively new feature. See details here

• USB Blaster

http://www.altera.com/literature/ug/ug_usb_blstr.pdf

If you are a university institution, USB Blasters are available for free from:
Ralene Marcoccia
Altera University Program
101 Innovation Drive
San Jose, CA  95134
E-mail:  university at altera.com
Phone:  (408)  544-7198
FAX:  (408)  544-6666

• Quartus II Software (only the web-edition is necessary)

Download the latest edition of Quartus II:
http://e-mode.phas.ubc.ca/mcewiki/index.php/Quartus_II_Installation

OR

Download the latest web-edition of Quartus II via the Altera Website:
https://www.altera.com/support/software/download/altera_design/quartus_we/dnl-quartus_we.jsp 

If you are a university institution, full Quartus-II licenses are available for free from:
Ralene Marcoccia
Altera University Program
101 Innovation Drive
San Jose, CA  95134
E-mail:  university at altera.com
Phone:  (408)  544-7198
FAX:  (408)  544-6666

Cryostat Continuity Checker

The test setup relies on running a labview script to measure resistances across signal. The recent Labview script does not use the

"Labview Report Generation Software" only available in Windows platform.

• GPIB to USB Adaptor, National Instruments

Model: GPIB-USB-HS
http://sine.ni.com/nips/cds/view/p/lang/en/nid/201586 

OR
 
Model: GPIB-USB-B (no longer available)
http://www.ni.com/pdf/products/us/4gpib675-676.pdf

• LabView, Version 8, National Instruments

http://www.ni.com/labview/

• Labview Report Generation Software, Version 1.1.1, National Instruments

http://sine.ni.com/nips/cds/view/p/lang/en/nid/5769

• GPIB Cable, National Instruments

http://sine.ni.com/nips/cds/view/p/lang/en/nid/1281

• Digital Multi-Meter, Agilent

Agilent 34401A
http://www.home.agilent.com/agilent/product.jspx?pn=34401A