A new detector controller, NGCII, is in development for the first-generation instruments of the ELT as well as new instruments for the VLT. Building on experience with previous ESO detector controllers, a modular system based on the MicroTCA.4 industrial standard, is designed to control a variety of infrared and visible light scientific and wavefront sensor detectors. This article presents the early development stages of NGCII hardware and firmware from the decision to start an all-new design to first tests with detectors and ROICs.
@article{arxiv.2410.22965,
title = {System Design of the Newest Generation Detector Controller for ELT and new VLT Instruments},
author = {Mathias Richerzhagen and Matthias Seidel and Leander Mehrgan and Derek Ives and Ralf Conzelmann and Mirko Todorovic and Christoph Geimer},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2410.22965},
year = {2024}
}