ilx508 Linear CCD Breadboard Prototyping
Just a quick update. Today I built the linear CCD circuit on breadboard, more or less following the Application Circuit provided in the ilx508 datasheet.
![Breadboard prototyping](https://www.yichiyang.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/breadboard_prototyping-1024x768.jpg)
Everything went according to plan except for the reel of SMD transistors decided to jump out of the anti-static bag into a half-a-meter deep vent on the ground when I opened the bag. I ended up spending a significant amount of time trying to get my transistors back poking the vent with a wooden stick.
![Schematic](https://www.yichiyang.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/ilx508a_schematic-1-1024x685.png)
Schematic
You may tell there is one wire missing, but I expect to fix it next time when I get back to the lab. I’ll also try to power on the CCD, hook it up to my Teensy, and probe the output with a scope next week. Hopefully I won’t get any magic smoke.
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