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Chapter 5 - Components and Function (Theory)
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Section 5-4
Front End
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General Information
The Front End includes all the boards in the Front End Card Cage, as follows:
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Front End Board
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MUX Board
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BF64 (Beamformer Board)
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RFI (Radio Frequency Interface Board)
OR
*
FEC (Front End Controller Board)
*
RFT (Radio Frequency & Tissue Board)
*
IMP (Image Port )
The Front End Crate includes five (or seven) components, as described in the following sections:
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•
•
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Radio Frequency Interface (RFI) Board
OR
*
Front End Controller Board (FEC)
*
RF and Tissue Processor Board (RFT)
*
•
Back Plane Board (Motherboard)
A block diagram of the Front End Crate is shown in the following figures:
Systems with
RFI
Configuration - see
Systems with
RFT
Configuration - see
For a detailed description of the Front End Crate components, refer to