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cessing data. This protects the voltage output from the large amount <strong>of</strong> white<br />

noise that digital electronics always create during switching. The fiber-optic link<br />

was chosen to allow for electrical isolation <strong>of</strong> the DR from the control electronics.<br />

For the same reason, the FastBias and PreAmp cards are powered by a battery<br />

box rather than a power supply that plugs into a wall outlet.<br />

6.3.6 PreAmp Card<br />

The PreAmp Card is used to detect the switching <strong>of</strong> the readout squid by<br />

monitoring it through the readout line. After optional low- and high-pass filtering,<br />

it amplifies the incoming signal by 1, 000× and then compares it to a digitally<br />

controlled cut<strong>of</strong>f voltage. The result <strong>of</strong> this comparison is made available via a<br />

binary fiber-optic line. Just like the FastBias card, the DAC that sets the cut<strong>of</strong>f<br />

voltage is controlled by an FPGA that turns <strong>of</strong>f the card’s clock whenever it is<br />

not needed.<br />

6.3.7 Bias Box<br />

Both the FastBias and the PreAmp card are designed to plug into a rack-mount<br />

bias box. This box supplies the cards with power from batteries and provides two<br />

analog and two digital buses that the cards can use to make signals available<br />

for monitoring. This is useful for the early stages <strong>of</strong> the qubit bring procedure<br />

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