Transcript NIRMOS-qtrly-060911-TMG-R1p4

NIRMOS
Electrical Design
Tom Gauron
Conceptual Design - Phase A Quarterly Review
Period: 15 April 2011 to 08 June 2011
Outline
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Functional requirements
Electrical design status
NIRMOS electrical system
Electrical subassemblies
Functional Requirements
• Instrument support and interface to facility
– Support rack mounted on instrument platform
– Receive AC power, Ethernet, coolant, CA, and GN
from facility
– Power supplies, instrument computer(s), cable
interface to instrument
Functional Requirements
• Instrument cables
– Moving Cables
• Power, Ethernet, coolant, GN, CA to NIRMOS on GIR via
energy chain
– Local instrument
• Internal, cryo-vacuum rated cables (incl. detector array
Flex print moving cables)
• External subsystem to subsystem and to cryostat panel
cables
Functional Requirements
• Calibration (suggested approach)
– Electronics to drive continuum and gas lamps
– Shutter and controller
– Single axis mechanism control
Functional Requirements
• Environmental control
– Cryocooler drive and closed loop control
– Temperature monitoring
– Vacuum pump control and monitoring
• Motion Control
– Control of stepper based precision optics
positioning
– Control of LVPZT focal plane mechanism for
flexure compensation and focus
Electrical Design Status
• Current Status:
– Electrical conceptual design completed
– System block and cable interconnect diagrams
completed
– All support e-boxes defined
• Individual BOM’s created and costed
• Labor estimates completed
NIRMOS Electrical System
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Science detector assembly
Support rack
System moving cables
Instrument interface
Local instrument cables
Electrical subassemblies
Cryostat mounted electronics
Functional Requirements
• Science detector assembly
– Turnkey system from Teledyne Imaging Systems
– H2RG imager control, interface, and science data
transport
– 6 – 4k x 4k 15um pixel Teledyne Imaging Systems
detector/mux assemblies
– 6 – SIDECAR ASIC PWB’s co-located with science
array for imager control, pixel digitization, and
data transport via 16-bit LVDS parallel data
– Data rate >300 kpix/sec
– Interfaced to digital control boards in detector
support assembly via 6 – moving flex circuit cables
Functional Requirements
• H4RG performance
– Expected read noise: 15 e- / pix (per read) based
on H2RG measurements
– Expect further reduction using Fowler sampling
down to 1’s of e- (<3e- for >4-5min exposure)
– Dark current estimated at ~1e- in 4min (@77K)
– SIDECAR ASIC performance baselined at
300kpix/sec (1.75 sec/frame) but can operate up
to 500kpix/sec
Electrical Subassemblies
• Instrument electrical subassemblies
– Common design
• COTS components used where possible
• Rugged construction
• Light tight
• Designed for serviceability
• Thermally insulated with liquid loop heat extraction
• Robust MIL-C connectors
• Common power, coolant, and Ethernet input scheme
Electrical Subassemblies
• Support rack
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Cable and hose interface to facility
LVPS
Ethernet distribution
Instrument CPU’s
Cable interface to instrument on GIR via cable
energy chain
Electrical Subassemblies
• Instrument electrical subassemblies
– Mechanism control
• 24-axis step motor control using Delta Tau PMAC, DSP
based motion controller
• Position feedback via end of travel limits and resolver
on select axes
• Safe-to-move interlock system
– Flexure control
• 5-axis precision position control using Physik
Instrument “finger walker” LVPZT technology
Electrical Subassemblies
• Electrical (instrument) interface
• Physical cable interface on GIR
• Local Ethernet and power distribution to reduce
moving cables from support rack
• Focal plane array support
– Teledyne JADE-2 derived H4RG-SIDECAR ASIC
control and interface PWB’s
– Ethernet data transport
– Redundant, low-noise, LVPS for science array
electronics
– Science detector array cryo-temperature
controller (Lakeshore 335)
Electrical Subassemblies
• Cryogenic control
– Sunpower cryo-cooler control/driver modules
with RS-232 to Ethernet communications
• Temperature and vacuum control
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Temperature monitors (Lakeshore 218S)
Vacuum gauge controller (Pfeiffer DPG109)
Vacuum pump controllers (Varian)
Heater controllers for instrument warm-up
(Omega CNi16D54)
Electrical Subassemblies
• Instrument cables (internal to cryostat)
– Vacuum rated connectors, conductors, labels, etc.
– Designed to minimize thermal path to exterior
• Instrument cables (external to cryostat)
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Robust MIL-C circular connectors used
Keyed connectors to prevent mis-connect
Flexible, industrial cable cordage used
Cable shielding selected for EMI/RFI on a per
signal type basis
Electrical Subassemblies
• Calibration electronics (suggested)
– High and low voltage programmable power
supplies for Th-AR and continuum lamps
– Shutter and controller
– Provision for single axis mechanism (e.g.
deployable screen)
– Preliminary design is based on Binospec
calibration subsystem
Electrical Subassemblies
• Electronics internal to cryostat
– Mechanism electrical
• Cryo-vacuum rated step motors
• End of travel limits (all axes)
• Resolver position feedback (selected axes)
• Local connector interface for service
• Local temperature sensors
– Cryocoolers
• Sunpower GT cryocoolers and local temperature sensor
for closed loop control located throughout cryostat