Field Acquisition System (FAS)

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  • Control of the Field Acquisition System components (CCD head, pre-amplifier, temperature sensor, liquid cooling). This system is used for Auto Guiding.


  • The control is deployed on the Sensor LCU.
  • This sub-system belongs to the ESO delivery.
  • The device is connected to the Terminal Block Y31.

Field Acquisition System interfaces:

The reference document for the FAS interface is [RD 05].

The connection layout and pin assignment of Y31 is given in Annex 1 VLT-DWG-ESO-15154-1787

Item From To Signal Description
TCCD POWER SUPPLY:
1 LCU ATS Power Line + 28VDC, 2A
2 LCU ATS Power Line -  
3     Shield  
TCCD OPTICAL FIBRE:
13 LCU ATS Optical Fibre #n (n=1 to 8) See [RD 05] and Note 1

 

Note 1: From LAB Board Front panel to ROS Plug

 


Last modified: Mon Dec 18 12:27:14 MET 2000