CCD4 tests 06-Jan-99


Aim

To check the operation of SDSUII controller using an CCD4.


Setup

Item

Configuration

Controller

SDSUII1

CCD

CCD4 TK1024AB SITe1024x1024

Dewar

D5

Focal Plane

FP5

Cicada

V2.1b5

Amplifier Setup

Readout From Ampl D

Initial Operating Temperature

170K

Test Instrument

Test Box

 

Drive Setup

Bias Voltages

Bias Name

Voltage (V)

Video Processor Output Offset

+4.0

Output Drain VOD

+23.0

Reset Drain VRD

+13.0

Output Transfer Gate VOG

+0.5

Unused Serial

+9.5

Unused Transfer Gate

-5.0

Clock Voltages

Clock Name

Voltage(V)

Reset low

+0.0

Reset high

+10.0

Serial 1 low

-3.0

Serial 1 high

+9.0

Serial 2 low

-3.0

Serial 2 high

+9.0

Serial 3 low

-3.0

Serial 3 high

+9.0

Summing Well low

-1.0

Summing Well high

+9.0

Parallel 1 low

-8.0

Parallel 1 high

+5.0

Parallel 2 low

-8.0

Parallel 2 high

+5.0

Parallel 3 low

-8.0

Parallel 3 high

+5.0

Transfer Gate low

-5.0

Transfer Gate high

+5.0

 


Amplifier D Results

Timing Setup

Feature

Value

Serial Clock Mode

STD1H1

Serial Clocking Sequence

312

Parallel MPP Mode

NONMPP

Parallel Clock Mode

NONMPP1

Parallel Clocking Sequence

123

Readout Method

Readoutmethod3

CCDI

8us

Gain

2

 

 

Gain and Noise

The Gain and Noise measured at various gains CCDIs

Prog. Gain

Integration time CCDI (us)

Integration Speed

Gain (e­/ADU)

Noise (e­)

2

8

Slow

4

8

2

16

Slow

2

5.5

4.75

8

Slow

1.8

8

4.75

4

Slow

3.7

11

Conclusions

Note that the CCD4 was not optimised for low noise and the purpose of the test was to verify that the DSP code was working. No waveshaping of the parallel clocks was performed and therefore spurious charge could be a major contributor to the noise.