Ordering MCE Hardware

MCE

• MCE hardware
• MCE Accessories
• MCE Power Requirements
  • MCE can be powered by either a UBC-supplied Switching Power Supply (Vicor) or by a set of Linear Supplies. We recommend using Linear Supplies for all ground-based experiments.

Data Acquisition PC

• We are working on a compact MCE Control Computer to be available soon. Contact Don Wiebe (dvw at phas.ubc.ca) for details.

• Alternatively, you may setup your own Linux PC: specs: MAS PC specifications email template

• Data-acquisition card: 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

• UBC-supplied firmware for ARC-64 PCI card
• MAS provides a Linux kernel driver for the UBC-supplied firmware for this ARC-64 PCI Card

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

Here is what you need for the old method:

• USB Blaster here. Note that if you are an academic institution, USB Blasters are available for free from Altera website.

• Quartus II Software (only the web-edition is necessary) from https://www.altera.com/download/software/quartus-ii-we