CCD Controller Specification Questionnaire (RGO)

[Paul Jorden]

Greetings everyone.
We are doing a survey of current CCD controller requirements, and would 
appreciate all responses that you have time to deal with. Thanks.
Paul Jorden
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Please return all completed questionnaires to:

John Turner

email: jct at ast.cam.ac.uk

Royal Greenwich Observatory
Madingley Road
Cambridge
CB3 0EZ

Tel: 01223 374000
Fax: 01223 374700

Deadline: 23rd August 1996

As part of a study into the feasibility of designing or procuring a new
CCD controller for use by the RGO, its collaborators and its customers,
this questionnaire has been produced to collect information relating to
the specifications required by its potential users. Any feedback would be
greatly appreciated.

1. Number of ports : (1, 2, 4, Other (specify))

 
2. Pixel digitisation rate (kpix/s)(/port):  (specify)
 
  
3. ADC resolution (bits):  (specify)
 
 
4. Support for...  (specify)     

	Variable Speed Readout (Y/N)
	
	Binning (Y/N)
	
	Windows (Y/N)
 
 
5. Number of gains:  (specify)
 
 
6. Peripheral Support: (specify) 
	Cooling:
		Peltier (Y/N)

		LN2 (Y/N)
		
		Closed Cycle (Y/N)        
		
		Other (specify)
 
	Shutters (Y/N)       
	
	Filters (Y/N)        
	
	Preflash LEDs (Y/N)          
	
	GPS timestamps (Y/N)
 
	Others (specify)
 
 
 7. Mosaic / Multiple CCD support: (Y/N)     
	Please specify any details
  
 
8. Host computer:       
	
	PC (Y/N)             
	
	UNIX Workstation (Y/N)               
	
	VAX (Y/N)
 
	Other (specify)

 
9. Interfaces:  
	
	S-Bus (Y/N)          
	
	VME (Y/N)            
	
	PCI/PMC (Y/N)        
	
	Other (specify)
 

10. Application areas envisaged:
(e.g. instrument science, adaptive optics, imaging etc.)
 
 
 
11. Areas of risk: (specify any requirements that from experience were
found to be necessary or useful and clarify any areas of perceived risk
with regard to controller design or procurement). 
 
 
 
12. Financial considerations:
 
 

13. Notes:
 
 

Thank you for completing this questionnaire.

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