ZImager Harnesses & Connections#
Scope: the removable imager module, its mechanisms and detectors, and external readout/services. Related operations: ZImager. Diagram: ZImage entities.
Assembly boundaries#
ZImager EBox: computer, controllers, and DC distribution
Internal Mechanisms:
ADC pair, filter selector, three detector rotators, and common focus
U/V/Z detector assemblies
Exposed glycol submanifold
Enclosure air feed connector
Electrical patch panels#
ZFront EBox to ZImager EBox#
Connection |
Service / medium |
Detail |
|---|---|---|
Power |
AC |
ZImager AC distribution |
Network |
Copper; 100 Mb/s sufficient |
ZImager local network |
ZImager EBox to mechanisms, sensors, and manifold#
Connection |
Harness / service |
Detail |
|---|---|---|
ADC pair |
Actuator and position-sensor wiring |
Axis/channel allocation open |
U/V/Z detector rotators |
Actuator and position-sensor wiring |
One rotator per detector; channel allocation open |
Common focus |
Actuator and position-sensor wiring |
Axis/channel allocation open |
Middle-channel filter selector |
USB |
Filter-wheel selection open |
Temperature monitor hub |
USB; 1-Wire from hub to probes |
Hub placement, probe locations, and branches open |
Local DC feeds |
DC |
External electronics and mechanism loads to be assigned |
Panel locations, connector/port designations, pin assignments, and assembly drawings remain open.
EBox internal wiring#
The local computer connects to the motion controllers through USB, Ethernet, or EtherCAT; interface selection and controller consolidation remain open. Local DC distribution supplies the electronics and mechanisms.
Detector readout#
Detector |
Readout endpoint |
Connection |
|---|---|---|
U |
U PCI card in ZImager readout computer |
CoaXPress; transport route open |
V |
V PCI card in ZImager readout computer |
CoaXPress; transport route open |
Z |
Z PCI card in ZImager readout computer |
CoaXPress; transport route open |
The long readout route needs fiber conversion or a local-compute arrangement. Coiling, storage, and routing remain outside the ZFront EBox. The server harness covers the readout-computer end.
Detector rotation needs cable travel and service slack. Timing/trigger connections will be added when the acquisition hardware is selected.
Air connections#
From |
To |
Detail |
|---|---|---|
ZFront air manifold |
ZImager enclosure |
Air feed with dryer; isolation and removal connection open |
Glycol connections#
From |
To |
Detail |
|---|---|---|
ZFront glycol manifold |
ZImager submanifold |
Supply and return |
ZImager submanifold |
U/V/Z detectors |
Local cooling branches |
ZImager submanifold |
EBox heat exchanger |
Supply and return |
Team notes: The next harness choices are controller interfaces, readout transport, and the removable-module connections. Bench services need to support the imager independently while ZFront and ZSpec remain available.