[evlatests] 3-bit update 8apr11
Michael Rupen
mrupen at nrao.edu
Fri Apr 8 17:58:31 EDT 2011
Rick & Keith got a fair bit done today at the site:
1- Checked that the input signals to ea12's samplers are OK,
suggesting that the problem is with the sampler rather than (e.g.)
a T304 module.
- They brought the offending sampler back to the AOC for Mike to
play with on Monday.
2- Switched input cables for the other samplers, so RCP at the
antenna is now labeled RCP at the correlator (and in the resulting
archive data sets).
3- Put in 15 dB attenuators between the T304s and the samplers,
so we can simultaneously feed both the T304s and the samplers the
right power levels.
I did a couple quick checks to show that #2 and #3 indeed work as expected,
confirming that:
- RCP is RCP on all 3 antennas
- I can pick attenuator settings that make both the T304s and the
samplers happy for all 3-bit samplers
- We still have fringes, at roughly the right strength, on all
expected baselines and correlator products.
I'm hoping for 3-bit noise tests on Monday.
-- Michael
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