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04-11-2022
DANTE preliminary design review
| Submitter: | Carla Baldovin |
| Description: | The project DANTE (Development of and Advanced HBA Frontend) kicked off its activities in May of this year with the goal of allowing LOFAR High Band Antenna's (HBA) to continue delivering science in the LOFAR2.0 era. This will be achieved by the two following objectives: - To deliver the design of a new frontend board for the HBA; this will be achieved in phase 1, running now. This step is necessary due to the increasing failures of the HBA after +10 years of continuous operations. - To deliver the design of the electronics to enable the HBA to produce two beams that can be operated independently and in parallel; development to start in a second phase. In October 10 and 11, the team of DANTE reached its first main milestone: the preliminary design review (PDR). The panel composed of W. van Cappellen (chair), A. Gunst, M. Norden, F. Perini and R. Witvers had the task of assessing the status of the design by looking at different aspects such as requirements, architecture, schematics, costs, risks, planning. We had open and constructive discussions during these two days, including a live demo of the prototype boards that have been produced so far. At the end of the meeting, the panel determined that the team is ready to move forward with the next step in the development. In addition, the panel gave several recommendations that the team is now converting into actions. This positive outcome gives us a boost of motivation to continue working on this exciting development. A big compliment to all team members: A. van Duin, B. Hut, H. Meulman, J. Herrewijnen, L. Goudbeek, M. Ruiter, P. Kruger, and S. Damstra. |
| Copyright: | ASTRON |
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