Ordering MCE Hardware

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Hardware Overview

What to Order

MCE

See MCE main website - hardware board descriptions and schematics

  • MCE Subrack
    • Address Card
    • Clock Card
    • Readout Card
    • Bias Card
    • Vicor Power Supply (for balloon-based experiments)
  • Accessories
    • Sync Box
    • Instrument Backplane Tester (AKA: Cryostat Continuity Tester)
    • Programmed EEPROM for the PCI Card
  • Software
    • MAS, Linux Kernal Patch, Drivers for PCI Card

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: 
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

Power Supplies

MCE can be powered by either a UBC-supplied Switching Power Supply (Vicor) 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

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.

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
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