Documents

• Interface Control Document for the New General Detector Controller (NGC)     (pdf-file, 7.4 MB)
  ESO-Doc. No. VLT-ICD-ESO-13660-4009 by   M. Meyer   et al.    (Aug/02/2008)
• New General Detector Controller (NGC) - Reliability Analysis     (pdf-file, 510 kB)
  ESO-Doc. No. VLT-TRE-ESO-13660-4578 issue 1.0 by   D. Baade    (Jun/18/2008)
• New General Detector Controller (NGC) - User Manual     (pdf-file, 2.7 MB)
  ESO-Doc. No. VLT-MAN-ESO-13660-4510 by   M. Meyer   et al.    (Jan/18/2008)
• New General Detector Controller - Requirements     (pdf-file, 590 kB)
  ESO-Doc. No. VLT-SPE-ESO-13660-3207 issue 1.01 by   D. Baade    (Mar/11/2004)

Papers

• NGC - Detector Array Controller based on High Speed Serial Link Technology     (pdf-file, 110 kB)
  Paper for SDW 2005 in Taormina (Italy) by   M. Meyer   et al.    (Dec/05/2005)
• NGC Front-End for CCDs and AO Applications     (pdf-file, 150 kB)
  Paper for SDW 2005 in Taormina (Italy) by   J. Reyes   et al.     (Jun/24/2005)

Presentations

• NGC and L3 CCDs     (pdf-file, 820 kB)
  Presentation of NGC "first light" with L3 CCDs by   M. Meyer    (Dec/05/2005)
• NGC - Detector Array Controller based on High Speed Serial Link Technology     (pdf-file, 1.1 MB)
  Presentation of NGC "first light" with PICNIC array by   M. Meyer    (Dec/05/2005)
• CCD head for AO     (pdf-file, 710 kB)
  Presentation at ESO by   J. Reyes    (Dec/08/2004)
• NGC progress, common platform and deliverables     (pdf-file, 640 kB)
  Presentation at ESO by   J. Reyes    (Mar/19/2004)
• Prototyping NGC     (pdf-file, 2.3 MB)
  Presentation at ESO by   M. Meyer    (Mar/19/2004)
• Study on the hardware of the ESO Next Generation Detector Controller (ENGDC)     (pdf-file, 740 kB)
  Presentation at ESO by   J. Reyes    (Nov/07/2003)
• ESODAC - Study for a new ESO Detector Array Controller     (ppt-file, 600 kB)
  Presentation at ESO by   M. Meyer    (Oct/24/2003)