IFPAC System Documentation

Hardware

• Single Board Controller
  • Single Board Controller Overview
    • Single Board Controller Layout Document
      
      • Functional block placement (clock functions, bias functions, and signal chain)
      • Ground plane layout and analysis
      • Configuration Control
      • Power consumption
      • Board temperature gradients and thermal analysis
  • Clock Driver
    • Clock Driver Schematic Document
      
      • All clock channels
    • Clock Driver Design Document
      
      • Clock voltage range
      • Clock voltage resolution
      • Clock voltage noise analysis
      • Switching speed analysis
      • Clock driver amplifier design
      • Driving current and load analysis
      • Required voltages
      • Power Supply Noise Requirements (PSRR Analysis)
      • Power consumption
      • Thermal Analysis
      • Heat dissipation/Thermal analysis
  • Bias Voltages
    • Bias Voltage Schematic Document
      
      • All bias channels
    • Bias Voltage Design Document
      
      • Bias voltage range
      • Bias voltage resolution
      • Bias voltage noise analysis
      • Bias voltage amplifier design
      • Bias voltage driving current and load analysis
      • Required voltages
      • Power supply noise requirements (PSRR Analysis)
      • Power consumption
      • Heat dissipation/Thermal analysis
  • Video Chain
    • Video Chain Schematic Document
      
      • All video channels
    • Video Chain Design Document
      
      • Preamplifier design and noise analysis
      • ADC buffer amplifier design and noise Analysis
      • Video chain voltage offset noise analysis
      • ADC biasing scheme
      • ADC anti-aliasing filter design
      • ADC communications/digital interface
      • Grounding Scheme (mixed-signal ground plane analysis)
      • Power supply noise analysis (PSRR Analysis and ADC bias analysis)
      • Required voltages
      • Power consumption
      • Heat dissipation/thermal analysis
  • On-Board Digital Logic
    • FPGA Design Document
      
      • FPGA block diagram
      • FPGA schematic and pinout
      • FPGA core firmware
      • Multi-board FPGA synchronization
      • Programmability/diagnostic outputs
      • USB communication interface
      • Clock driver interface
      • Waveform generator
      • DAC interface
      • ADC interface
      • Data processing
      • Required voltages
      • Power consumption
      • Heat dissipation/thermal analysis
    • Communication Design Document
      
      • Communication block diagram
      • Communication schematic
      • USB Communication chipset
      • FPGA/USB interface
      • Communication Traffic Control
      • Fiber optic chipset
      • USB configuration
      • Required voltages
      • Power consumption
      • Het dissipation/thermal analysis
  • Chassis
    • Power Supply Board vs. Chassis Power Supply Trade Study
      
      • Trade off study of power supply board versus power for chassis
      • Voltage/Current Requirements
      • Voltage Noise Requirements
      • Power Dissipation
      • Thermal Analysis/Thermal Management/Active Cooling
      • Connector Pinouts
    • Backplane
      
      • Full backplane schematic
      • Connector Pinouts
      • Mounting Hardware
      • Test Points
    • Mechanical
      
      • Solidworks drawing of Chassis
      • Mounting points for Chassis
      • Cooling/Temperature Monitoring of Chassis
      • State of Health Monitoring of Chassis

Host Software

• Communication
  • Firmware for USB chipset
  • Communication Protocol
• FPGA Code
  • FPGA Core Firmware Document
  • Firmware Updating/Maintenance
• Waveform Generation
  • Waveform Generation Document
  • Waveform Creator Software
  • Waveform Loader Software
• Host Computer Code
  • Command Line Library  Command Line Library 
    • DAC Commands
    • Bias Commands
    • Clock Commands
    • Self-Diagnostics
    • Board Temperature Monitor
    • Exposure Control
    • Shutter Interface
    • Digital Status Bits

User Manuals

• Observer Use
  • GUI Description and Use
  • Image File Format Document  Image File Format Document 
    • Header Data
    • Compression Algorithm
    • Interlacing/De-Interlacing Protocol
  • Quick-Look Image Software

-- StephenKaye - 02 Jan 2014

• PreamplifierDesignDocument.doc: Preamplifier Design and Noise Analysis Document