高海拔地区科研望远镜sCMOS制冷型成像系统设计

Design of sCMOS Refrigerated Imaging System for High-altitude Research Telescopes

  • 摘要: 为了满足我国高海拔地区大视场天文望远镜进行微光探测的需求,基于长光辰芯公司的高性能sCMOS(Scientific CMOS)探测器GSENSE1516BSI,以Xilinx公司的Kintex-7 FPGA为主控芯片,设计了低噪声、高灵敏度、热电制冷器(Thermo Electric Cooler, TEC)主动制冷的成像系统,硬件部分包括sCMOS探测器外围电路、FPGA的读出电路和TEC主动制冷模块;软件部分包括时序控制模块、数据对齐接收训练模块和DDR3高速缓存模块。设计开发了大面阵像素数据的DDR3读写验证模块,可以在设计阶段预验证大面阵像素数据在DDR3子模块中缓存的可靠性,提前发现潜在的数据传输问题,优化了系统测试方案。最终经过整机测试,实验结果表明:设计的sCMOS成像系统工作稳定,读出噪声为4.33 e,制冷温度可达-30℃,-30℃下暗电流为0.15e/pixel/s,可稳定进行4 k×4 k大面阵像素数据的读出,满足大视场天文观测需求。

     

    Abstract: To meet the needs of low-light detection with large field-of-view astronomical telescopes in high-altitude areas in our country, this study utilized a high-performance scientific CMOS (sCMOS) detector, GSENSE1516BSI, from Chang Guang Satellite Technology Co., Ltd. The imaging system, which is controlled by a Xilinx Kintex-7 FPGA, was designed to be low-noise, highly sensitive, and to utilize thermoelectric cooling (TEC) technology for active cooling. The hardware components encompass the peripheral circuitry of the sCMOS detector, FPGA readout circuit, and TEC active cooling module. The software includes a timing control module, a data alignment and reception training module, and a DDR3 high-speed cache module. In addition, a large-array pixel data DDR3 read-write validation module was developed to validate the reliability of storing large-array pixel data in the DDR3 submodule during the design phase. This early validation helped identify potential data transmission issues, thereby optimizing the system testing approach. Ultimately, comprehensive testing confirmed the stable performance of the designed sCMOS imaging system with a readout noise of 4.33e and a cooling temperature of -30℃; the dark current at -30℃ is 0.15 e/pixel/s. It can stably read 4 k×4 k large array pixel data, satisfying the astronomical observation requirements of large-field telescopes.

     

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