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AO Module Electronics
Mark Hunten

Adaptive Optics Module Electronics

The Adaptive Optics Module (AOM) Electronics can be broken into 3 major subsystems:

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LGS CCD system Deformable Mirrors AOM control (everything else)

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AOM control This covers the control system for most of the AOM. The system will control:
Source Simulators Shutters Main Tip/Tilt Mirror Science Beamsplitter Science ADC NGS ADC
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LGS WFS Zoom LGS WFS positioning NGS WFS NGS WFS Positioning Diagnostic WFS

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AOM Motor Listing

(slides courtesy of Corinne Boyer)

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Device LGS simulated source array illumination LGS simulated source array position LGS simulated source array focus

Hardware One output channel of a XVME244 output card. A single DC motor with 2 limit switches: 2 outputs and 2 inputs of a XVME244 digital I/O card. A single DC servo motor: one axis of an OMS58 servo card.

NGS peripheral simulated source array illumination

NGS central simulated source array illumination
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One output channel of a XVME244 output card.

One output channel of a XVME244 output card.
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Device NGS simulated source array position LGS reference source array illumination LGS reference source array position DM0 mask Hardware A single DC motor with 2 limit switches: 2 outputs and 2 inputs of a XVME244 digital I/O card. One output channel of a XVME244 output card. A single DC motor with 2 limit switches: 2 outputs and 2 inputs of a XVME244 digital I/O card. A single DC motor with 2 limit switches: 2 outputs and 2 inputs of a XVME244 digital I/O card.

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Device Inlet shutter Hardware A single DC motor with 2 limit switches: 2 outputs and 2 inputs of a XVME244 digital I/O card.

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Output shutter

A single DC motor with 2 limit switches: 2 outputs and 2 inputs of a XVME244 digital I/O card.
A single DC motor with 2 limit switches: 2 outputs and 2 inputs of a XVME244 digital I/O card.

Beam splitter wheel

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Device Science ADC position Science ADC rotation NGS ADC rotation DWFS probe arm Hardware

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A single DC motor with 2 limit switches: 2 outputs and 2 inputs of a XVME244 digital I/O card. 2 DC servo motors: 2 channels of an OMS58 servo card. 2 DC servo motors: 2 channels of an OMS58 servo card. 4 DC servo motors: 4 channels of an OMS58 servo card.

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Device Diagnostic camera mirror LGS zoom corrector Hardware

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A single DC motor with 2 limit switches: 2 outputs and 2 inputs of a XVME244 digital I/O card. 2 DC servo motors: 2 channels of an OMS58 servo card.

NGS WFS probe arms

Pupil alignment mirrors

6 DC servo motors: 6 channels of an OMS58 servo card.

Piezzo-electric actuators: 10 output channels of a XYCOM 531 DAC.

LGS active relay elements

15 DC servo motors: 15 channels of an OMS58 servo card.

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AOM Motor Listing Summary
Type of control Number of Channels Digital Output Digital Input 22 38 Number of Pins (includes encoders and limit switches) Number of Pins for DM 400 ~1200

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DC Servo

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AOM Component Controller

(slide courtesy of Corinne Boyer) Time bus Control LAN MVME 2700 366MHz, 64 MB CPU

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OMS58 motor controller

OMS58 motor controller

OMS58 motor controller

OMS58 motor controller

XYCOM 244 Digital I/O

Bancom 635 time board

XYCOM531 D/A board

AOM VME

To servo motor electronics

To switches, relays, DC motors

To slow TT mirrors

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RTC System Interface

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The High Voltage Amplifier (HVA) part of the system is controlled by RTC which reads the 5 CCDs, computes the corrections and then sends the corrections to the digital interface on HVA for the DMs. That interface takes the digital information and converts into analog which is then scaled to the high voltage needed to drive the DMs > 40 to 100VDC.

5 CCDs
RTC 3 x4 APDs
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HVA
Servo Amp
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T/T
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Block diagram of NGS APD WFS system.

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Then we read the counters with a Photons are card to the VME digital input gathered here and sent down the This computer. fibers.is used to compensate for NGS tip tilt errors The APD modules register the photons and put out TTL pulses.
VME Rack
DC Servo Amp Modules
Fast Tip/Tilt Mirror

Field Lenses

APD Modules

Gated Counters

Main Tip/Tilt Mirror Control Input of APD counts

DC Servo Amp Modules

3 NGS XY Stage Control

We count the events with a gated counter so we can gather counts per unit time
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NGS WFS Stages

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LGS CCD system Study was done by HIA on low noise rapid readout CCD systems. Conclusions are presented in Appendix O. The system presented today has 5 80 x 80 CCDs read out at frame times of less than 1 ms.

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(2 CCDs not shown for clarity)

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LGS CCD system Proposed system uses SDSU second generation controllers with the new high speed fiber optic links to transfer data at 12.5MPix/s. This system would require one interface card to reach the desired 7.5 Mpix/s rate for the 5 80x80 CCDs with <1ms readout rate. SDSU is presently working on a PCI version of the high speed interface card, with the desired PMC version due out soon after. The controller would have 10 dual video cards to read the 5 CCDs but using only one timing card to lockstep the readout. There would also be one utility card.
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Deformable Mirror Electronics

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Two designs have been evaluated as possible approaches so far. Others are available. - Xinetics high voltage amplifiers. - University of Durham high voltage amplifiers.
The approach from the University of Durham has lower power dissipation.

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AOM Power dissipation

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The DMs have a drive system that is different than what we are used to. There is a quiescent power dissipation which depends on the Iq of the high voltage amps. Example:
-Xinetics uses an amplifier that has 25 mA Iq. This, times the number of channels (1058) gives us just over 2kW of power while it is sitting there. This goes up when we move at higher frequencies. If we reduce this to 2.5 mA, the power goes down by a factor of 10. This is the main heat source for MCAO. The rest of the electronics is estimated to dissipate 1kW. The worst case total would be over 3kW.
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AOM Space Usage

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The volume of the DM system is 5 9U racks. Two each for the larger DMs and one for the smaller. Power supplies are in addition to this. The 2 VME racks take 9U each. A network interface takes 2U

The rest of the system is made mostly of 3U racks.

1 - APD Interface rack 2 - DC Servo racks - We are using 100U
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2 - Piezo servo racks 1 - DC control rack (1U = 1.75 dont ask)

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- The total space available is 111U.

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AOM Electronics Mass Estimate

Item Qty APD Modules APD Power supply +12V\+5V\-12V 15A@+5V DC Servo Amp Piezo Amp DC Servo Amp P/S ?A@+24VDC/AC Piezo Amp P/S 20A@24VDC 3U racks for amps SDSU Power Supplies SDSU Shoeboxes DM Racks VME Rack Network Hub and annex DM LVPS + racks DM HVPS + racks 12 1 26 10 2 1 3 3 3 5 1 1 3 3

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Mass ea in kg Total mass in kg 0.25 3 5 5 0.35 9.1 0.35 3.5 2 4 2 2 0.5 1.5 2 6 6 18 25 125 10 10 2 2 4 12 2 6 0 0 0 207.1

Total Mass:
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Design Proposal for Gemini South Adaptive Optics

Paul Clark

System Overview

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Compact, scalable design Based on existing, proven equipment Incorporates DAC interface, DAC and HV amplifier cards Total volume 45U 19 rack space (excluding power supplies and ventilation) Heat load 820W (approx)

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Drive System Architectural Overview

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Existing 97 actuator drive system

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DAC Interface
DAC Card HV Amplifier HV PSU

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Existing 25 channel HV amplifier card

(one channel populated)

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PDR Agenda
Thursday, 5/24 0800 Welcome 0805 Project overview 0830 Science case 0930 Break 0945 System overview 1015 System modeling 1100 AO Module optics 1145 Lunch

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1245 AO Module mechanics 1340 AO Module electronics 1400 Break 1415 Beam Transfer Optics 1510 Laser Launch Telescope 1545 Closed committee session 1800 Adjourn

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