BLASTbus electronics: General-purpose readout and control for balloon-borne experiments

S. J. Benton; P. A. Ade; M. Amiri; F. E. Angilè; J. J. Bock; J. R. Bond; S. A. Bryan; H. C. Chiang; C. R. Contaldi; B. P. Crill; M. J. Devlin; B. Dober; O. P. Doré; C. D. Dowell; M. Farhang; J. P. Filippini; L. M. Fissel; A. A. Fraisse; Y. Fukui; N. Galitzki; A. E. Gambrel; N. N. Gandilo; S. R. Golwala; J. E. Gudmundsson; M. Halpern; M. Hasselfield; G. C. Hilton; W. A. Holmes; V. V. Hristov; K. D. Irwin; W. C. Jones; Z. D. Kermish; J. Klein; A. L. Korotkov; C. L. Kuo; C. J. Mactavish; P. V. Mason; T. G. Matthews; K. G. Megerian; L. Moncelsi; T. A. Morford; T. K. Mroczkowski; J. M. Nagy; C. B. Netterfield; G. Novak; D. Nutter; R. O'Brient; R. W. Ogburn; E. Pascale; F. Poidevin; A. S. Rahlin; C. D. Reintsema; J. E. Ruhl; M. C. Runyan; G. Savini; D. Scott; J. A. Shariff; J. D. Soler; N. E. Thomas; A. Trangsrud; M. D. Truch; C. E. Tucker; G. S. Tucker; R. S. Tucker; A. D. Turner; D. Ward-Thompson; A. C. Weber; D. V. Wiebe; E. Y. Young

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BLASTbus electronics: General-purpose readout and control for balloon-borne experiments

S. J. Benton, P. A. Ade, M. Amiri, F. E. Angilè, J. J. Bock, J. R. Bond, S. A. Bryan, H. C. Chiang, C. R. Contaldi, B. P. Crill, M. J. Devlin, B. Dober, O. P. Doré, C. D. Dowell, M. Farhang, J. P. Filippini, L. M. Fissel, A. A. Fraisse, Y. Fukui, N. GalitzkiA. E. Gambrel, N. N. Gandilo, S. R. Golwala, J. E. Gudmundsson, M. Halpern, M. Hasselfield, G. C. Hilton, W. A. Holmes, V. V. Hristov, K. D. Irwin, W. C. Jones, Z. D. Kermish, J. Klein, A. L. Korotkov, C. L. Kuo, C. J. Mactavish, P. V. Mason, T. G. Matthews, K. G. Megerian, L. Moncelsi, T. A. Morford, T. K. Mroczkowski, J. M. Nagy, C. B. Netterfield, G. Novak, D. Nutter, R. O'Brient, R. W. Ogburn, E. Pascale, F. Poidevin, A. S. Rahlin, C. D. Reintsema, J. E. Ruhl, M. C. Runyan, G. Savini, D. Scott, J. A. Shariff, J. D. Soler, N. E. Thomas, A. Trangsrud, M. D. Truch, C. E. Tucker, G. S. Tucker, R. S. Tucker, A. D. Turner, D. Ward-Thompson, A. C. Weber, D. V. Wiebe, E. Y. Young

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Abstract

We present the second generation BLASTbus electronics. The primary purposes of this system are detector readout, attitude control, and cryogenic housekeeping, for balloon-borne telescopes. Readout of neutron transmutation doped germanium (NTD-Ge) bolometers requires low noise and parallel acquisition of hundreds of analog signals. Controlling a telescope's attitude requires the capability to interface to a wide variety of sensors and motors, and to use them together in a fast, closed loop. To achieve these different goals, the BLASTbus system employs a flexible motherboard-daughterboard architecture. The programmable motherboard features a digital signal processor (DSP) and field-programmable gate array (FPGA), as well as slots for three daughterboards. The daughterboards provide the interface to the outside world, with versions for analog to digital conversion, and optoisolated digital input/output. With the versatility afforded by this design, the BLASTbus also finds uses in cryogenic, thermometry, and power systems. For accurate timing control to tie everything together, the system operates in a fully synchronous manner. BLASTbus electronics have been successfully deployed to the South Pole, and own on stratospheric balloons.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	Ground-Based and Airborne Telescopes V
Editors	Helen J. Hall, Larry M. Stepp, Roberto Gilmozzi
Publisher	SPIE
ISBN (Electronic)	9780819496133
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2056693
State	Published - 2014
Externally published	Yes
Event	Ground-Based and Airborne Telescopes V - Montreal, Canada Duration: Jun 22 2014 → Jun 27 2014

Publication series

Name	Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume	9145
ISSN (Print)	0277-786X
ISSN (Electronic)	1996-756X

Conference

Conference	Ground-Based and Airborne Telescopes V
Country/Territory	Canada
City	Montreal
Period	6/22/14 → 6/27/14

Keywords

BLASTPol
BLASTbus
Spider
attitude control
balloon-borne telescope
bolometer readout
cryogenics

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
Condensed Matter Physics
Computer Science Applications
Applied Mathematics
Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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Benton, S. J., Ade, P. A., Amiri, M., Angilè, F. E., Bock, J. J., Bond, J. R., Bryan, S. A., Chiang, H. C., Contaldi, C. R., Crill, B. P., Devlin, M. J., Dober, B., Doré, O. P., Dowell, C. D., Farhang, M., Filippini, J. P., Fissel, L. M., Fraisse, A. A., Fukui, Y., ... Young, E. Y. (2014). BLASTbus electronics: General-purpose readout and control for balloon-borne experiments. In H. J. Hall, L. M. Stepp, & R. Gilmozzi (Eds.), Ground-Based and Airborne Telescopes V Article 91450V (Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering; Vol. 9145). SPIE. https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2056693

BLASTbus electronics: General-purpose readout and control for balloon-borne experiments. / Benton, S. J.; Ade, P. A.; Amiri, M. et al.
Ground-Based and Airborne Telescopes V. ed. / Helen J. Hall; Larry M. Stepp; Roberto Gilmozzi. SPIE, 2014. 91450V (Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering; Vol. 9145).

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Benton, SJ, Ade, PA, Amiri, M, Angilè, FE, Bock, JJ, Bond, JR, Bryan, SA, Chiang, HC, Contaldi, CR, Crill, BP, Devlin, MJ, Dober, B, Doré, OP, Dowell, CD, Farhang, M, Filippini, JP, Fissel, LM, Fraisse, AA, Fukui, Y, Galitzki, N, Gambrel, AE, Gandilo, NN, Golwala, SR, Gudmundsson, JE, Halpern, M, Hasselfield, M, Hilton, GC, Holmes, WA, Hristov, VV, Irwin, KD, Jones, WC, Kermish, ZD, Klein, J, Korotkov, AL, Kuo, CL, Mactavish, CJ, Mason, PV, Matthews, TG, Megerian, KG, Moncelsi, L, Morford, TA, Mroczkowski, TK, Nagy, JM, Netterfield, CB, Novak, G, Nutter, D, O'Brient, R, Ogburn, RW, Pascale, E, Poidevin, F, Rahlin, AS, Reintsema, CD, Ruhl, JE, Runyan, MC, Savini, G, Scott, D, Shariff, JA, Soler, JD, Thomas, NE, Trangsrud, A, Truch, MD, Tucker, CE, Tucker, GS, Tucker, RS, Turner, AD, Ward-Thompson, D, Weber, AC, Wiebe, DV & Young, EY 2014, BLASTbus electronics: General-purpose readout and control for balloon-borne experiments. in HJ Hall, LM Stepp & R Gilmozzi (eds), Ground-Based and Airborne Telescopes V., 91450V, Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering, vol. 9145, SPIE, Ground-Based and Airborne Telescopes V, Montreal, Canada, 6/22/14. https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2056693

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