An advanced CCD emulator with 32MB image memory

P. O'Connor; J. Fried; I. Kotov

doi:10.1117/12.926996

25 September 2012 An advanced CCD emulator with 32MB image memory

P. O'Connor, J. Fried, I. Kotov

Proceedings Volume 8453, High Energy, Optical, and Infrared Detectors for Astronomy V; 845324 (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.926996
Event: SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation, 2012, Amsterdam, Netherlands

Abstract

As part of the LSST sensor development program we have developed an advanced CCD emulator for testing new multichannel readout electronics. The emulator, based on an Altera Stratix II FPGA for timing and control, produces 4 channels of simulated video waveforms in response to an appropriate sequence of horizontal and vertical clocks. It features 40MHz, 16-bit DACs for reset and video generation, 32MB of image memory for storage of arbitrary grayscale bitmaps, and provision to simulate reset and clock feedthrough ("glitches") on the video channels. Clock inputs are qualified for proper sequences and levels before video output is generated. Binning, region of interest, and reverse clock sequences are correctly recognized and appropriate video output will be produced. Clock transitions are timestamped and can be played back to a control PC. A simplified user interface is provided via a daughter card having an ARM M3 Cortex microprocessor and miniature color LCD display and joystick. The user can select video modes from stored bitmap images, or flat, gradient, bar, chirp, or checkerboard test patterns; set clock thresholds and video output levels; and set row/column formats for image outputs. Multiple emulators can be operated in parallel to simulate complex CCDs or CCD arrays.

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P. O'Connor, J. Fried, and I. Kotov "An advanced CCD emulator with 32MB image memory", Proc. SPIE 8453, High Energy, Optical, and Infrared Detectors for Astronomy V, 845324 (25 September 2012); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.926996

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Charge-coupled devices

Clocks

Video

Field programmable gate arrays

Electronics

Large Synoptic Survey Telescope

Diagnostics

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