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BCDA Custom Hardware (Complete List)

All Hardware developed by the BCDA Group*
Contact: Kurt Goetze
Project No.  Description  Documentation  Images  Designer 
BC-001 Early transition board prototype - - -
BC-002 Another early transition board - - -
BC-003 Paddle board for use with BC-005 Versions image Kurt Goetze
BC-004 - - - -
BC-005 OMS VME58 to StepPak transition board User's Manual (pdf) front/side Kurt Goetze
BC-006 Mycom microswitch interface (DIN-rail) Description (pdf) image Kurt Goetze
BC-007 Optical isolation board for use with BC-005 Description image Kurt Goetze
BC-008 Optical limit switch display/inverter - front, inside Peter Fuesz
BC-009 Step-Dir / Step-Step converter -   Kurt Goetze
BC-010 Acromag 9440 interface - top, front Peter Fuesz
BC-011 NEAT stage interface -   Peter Fuesz
BC-012 TTL to RS232 converter -   Kurt Goetze
BC-013 Xycom 240 -> QI 2000 adapter Pinout top Peter Fuesz
BC-014 Mirror Lab alarm/status system -   Kurt Goetze
BC-015 Turbo gate valve controller - image Kurt Goetze
BC-016 PSS remote shutter interface Description top, front Kurt Goetze
BC-017 Servo amplifier for use with BC-005 Description top, bottom, front Kurt Goetze
BC-018 Sector 1 nitrogen distribution controller Diagram (jpg) top, front, back Peter Fuesz
BC-019 Picomotor connections -   Kurt Goetze
BC-020 Multi purpose IP to Lemo interface (DIN-rail) Description image Kurt Goetze
BC-021 IP330 ADC interface (DIN-rail) Description image Kurt Goetze
BC-022 IP-Unidig interface for BC-020 Description image Kurt Goetze
BC-023 IP-Systran DAC interface for BC-020 Description image Kurt Goetze
BC-024 B.O.N.E. box, for electronics prototyping Description top Peter Fuesz
BC-025 Elastic photon discriminator -   Kurt Goetze
BC-026 IP330 ADC interface for BC-020 IP-Lemo system Description image Kurt Goetze
BC-027 Xycom 240 - Mad City Labs Nano-Drive Pinout top Kurt Goetze
BC-028 Relay Module Board - image Peter Fuesz
BC-029 VME58-8 front header adapter for BC-005 - image Peter Fuesz
BC-030 VME Digital Waveform Generator Description image Kurt Goetze
BC-031 VME58-8S front header adapter for BC-005 - image Peter Fuesz
BC-032 VME58 front panel connector breakout - - Peter Fuesz
BC-033 M.A.D.-Stepper stand-alone stepper/driver Description image Kurt Goetze
BC-034 BC-005 Step Select (thumbwheel switch) Description image Kurt Goetze
BC-035 Generic motor driver interface Description - Peter Fuesz
BC-036 BIO-CAT Servo Motor Tester Description image Kurt Goetze
BC-037 OMS58 -> driver transition board, cheap -n- EZ Description image Kurt Goetze
BC-038 IP-DAC & IP-ADC BNC Breakout Description image Kurt or Peter
BC-039 Stepper indexer (in progress)     Kurt Goetze
BC-040 NIM-R.O.D. (Realtime Output Divider) Description image Kurt Goetze
BC-041 OMS VME58 Limit switch filter Description image Kurt or Peter
BC-042 NIM Lock-In module (in progress)     Kurt Goetze
BC-043 E-Brick I/O interface     Kurt Goetze
BC-044 OMS PC-104 interface box     Peter Fuesz
BC-045 Radiation Monitor multiplexer Description   Kurt Goetze
BC-046 NIM Voltage Reference for APD Amplifiers Description image Kurt Goetze
BC-047 Fast shutter driver interface (in development) Description   Kurt Goetze
BC-048 30idb LN2 Filler Control     Kurt Goetze
BC-049 sec.26 White/Pink beam slits OMS wiring for prototype Ebrick     Kurt Goetze
BC-050 Simple TTL 2-input Multiplexer     Kurt Goetze
BC-051 Kohzu driver box for XOR mirror lab     Kurt Goetze
BC-052 OMS PC78 Transition board, used in sec.26 Ebricks Description image Kurt Goetze
BC-053 PC104 External Interrupter     David Kline
BC-054 FPGA104 DIO64 Daughter Board Description image David Kline
BC-055 HERIX E-Stop System (sec.30)     Kurt Goetze
BC-056 TTL to Differential Module     Kurt Goetze
BC-057 PC104 FPGA104 Dual-IO22 32-channel Scaler     David Kline
BC-058 PC104 FPGA104 Dual-IO22 Digital I/O     David Kline
BC-059 S. Ross Generic Digital I/O 16-ch Scaler Description image David Kline
BC-060 OMM / RV1A Interface Description image David Kline
BC-061 Sector 11 Robot Strain Gauge Alarm System     Kurt Goetze
BC-062 32-Channel Joerger Fanout Module Description image Kurt Goetze
BC-063 PC104 Generic Digital I/O (FLEX 10K) Description image David Kline
BC-064 Sector 7 Motor Transition Board     Peter Fuesz
BC-065 OMM / PF4 Filter Interface Description image David Kline
BC-066 IP-HYTEC8402 Interface for BC-020 Lemo Breakout     Kurt Goetze
BC-067 IP-Octal RS232 to RJ45 Breakout Board Description   Kurt Goetze
BC-068 Generic Digital IO Scaler Transition Board Description image David Kline
BC-069 Generic Digital IO LEMO Transition Board Description image David Kline
BC-070 PC104 Horizontal Bus Description image David Kline
BC-071 VME/uCDimm Generic Digital IO Description image David Kline
BC-072 Ebrick DIO / Femto Amplifier Transition Board     David Kline
BC-073 PC104 Generic Digital IO (BC-063) / Femto Amplifier Daughter Board     David Kline
BC-074 Generic Digital IO Camera Link Transition Board     David Kline
BC-075 PC104 Generic Digital IO (BC-063) / 32/16ch Scaler Daughter Board     David Kline
BC-076 Altera Cyclone III Development board Description image David Kline
BC-077 BC-076 Generic Digital IO Daughter Board Description image David Kline
BC-078 Ebrick misc. -   David Kline
BC-079 Ebrick misc. -   David Kline
BC-080 Ebrick misc. -   David Kline
BC-081 Ebrick misc. -   David Kline
BC-082 Ebrick misc. -   David Kline
BC-083 CARS IP-UD inverter daughter board -   Kurt Goetze
BC-084 OMS PC78 to CARS KB-mirror controller for HPSynC -   Kurt Goetze
BC-085 APD amplifier for sector 3 -   Kurt Goetze
BC-086 Quadrature decoder -   Kurt Goetze
BC-087 IP-EP201 (softGlue fpga) to Lemo breakout -   Kurt Goetze
BC-088 NIM isolation amplifier for PNC -   Kurt Goetze
BC-089 DAC128V output current buffer -   Kurt Goetze
BC-090 Transition board tester -   Kurt Goetze
BC-091 IP-EP201 (softGlue fpga) I/O interface Description img1, img2 Kurt Goetze
BC-092 IP-EP201 (softGlue fpga) ribbon cable adapter Description image Kurt Goetze
BC-093 OMS Pro-Dex MAXv VME P2 paddle board Description image Kurt Goetze
Contact: Kurt Goetze
* much of this hardware was developed with the help/ideas/inspiration from many people outside the BCDA group, including CAT members and ASD/Controls folks. Thanks!