Hardware Details

Documents

  • Interface Control Document for the New General Detector Controller (NGC)   (pdf-file, 7.4 MB)
    ESO-Doc. No. VLT-ICD-ESO-13660-4009 (Aug/02/2008)
  • New General Detector Controller (NGC) - User Manual   (pdf-file, 2.7 MB)
    ESO-Doc. No. VLT-MAN-ESO-13660-4510 (Jan/18/2008)
  • Next Generation Detector Controller -Technical Report   (pdf-file, 778 kB)
    ESO-Doc. No. VLT-TRE-ESO-13660-3900 issue 1.1 (Mar/08/2004)

Papers

  • State-of-the-art detector controller for ESO instruments    (pdf-file, 430 kB)
    Paper for SDW 2013 in Florence (Italy) by   L. Mehrgan   et al.    (Oct/11/2013)
  • NGC - Detector Array Controller based on High Speed Serial LinkTechnology    (pdf-file, 110 kB)
    Paper for SDW 2005 in Taormina (Italy) by   M. Meyer   et al.   (Dec/05/2005)
  • NGC Front-End for CCDs and AO Applications    (pdf-file, 150 kB)
    Paper for SDW 2005 in Taormina (Italy) by   J. Reyes   et al.    (Jun/24/2005)

Presentations

  • NGC and L3 CCDs    (pdf-file, 820 kB)
    Presentation of NGC "first light" with L3 CCDs by   M. Meyer    (Dec/05/2005)
  • NGC - Detector Array Controller based on High Speed Serial LinkTechnology    (pdf-file, 1.1 MB)
    Presentation of NGC "first light" with PICNIC array by   M. Meyer    (Dec/05/2005)
  • CCD head for AO    (pdf-file, 710 kB)
    Presentation at ESO by   J. Reyes    (Dec/08/2004)
  • NGC progress, common platform and deliverables    (pdf-file, 640 kB)
    Presentation at ESO by   J. Reyes    (Mar/19/2004)
  • Prototyping NGC    (pdf-file, 2.3 MB)
    Presentation at ESO by   M. Meyer    (Mar/19/2004)
  • Study on the hardware of the ESO Next Generation Detector Controller    (pdf-file, 740 kB)
    Presentation at ESO by   J. Reyes    (Nov/07/2003)