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Front End Electronics Status. FEE Status. HTR control system has been delivered to SiDET 12 Channel Board Initial tests allowed us to readout CCD Juan shows that the noise is too high ~30e-
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Front End Electronics Status DES Meeting, March 1, 2007 T. Shaw
FEE Status • HTR control system has been delivered to SiDET • 12 Channel Board • Initial tests allowed us to readout CCD • Juan shows that the noise is too high ~30e- • We are investigating this; we are in the process of re-assembling a working 12-Channel board teststand on WH14 with 2nd board set • AlN Boards • Contracts entered in system for two types of AlN Boards • Nanonics w/JFET • FFC w/JFET • Cabling issues • We are trying to solve cabling issues inside dewar • We are handling the dewar wiring a lot more with the pedestal packages • Have seen a variety of problem • Open connectors • Open contacts • improperly seated cables • Have identified better FFC connector vendor, will swap out some connectors • Need to slightly build up thickness of the flat flex cable DES Meeting, March 1, 2007 T. Shaw
Status • Multi CCD Dewar • getting ready to cool down MCD; two CCD readout • Software, hardware look OK • need a few days to do noise studies with external cabling • From Madrid • The Clock Board is under test • Monsoon system (MCB and CBB) is up and running • From Barcelona • See Laia’s slides DES Meeting, March 1, 2007 T. Shaw
Other News • We need to start thinking about the next FE Electronics collaboration meeting • Target date is mid-July • At that time we should be able to review the status of • power supply design • crate design • 12-channel board performance • Clock Board performance • S-link and the MCB • Crate Synchronization plans • ……. DES Meeting, March 1, 2007 T. Shaw