Online telecon notes for September 11, 2002

Attending:

• Connie Houchens (GSFC/ACD)
• Sharon Orsborne (GSFC/ACD)
• Jim La (GSFC/ACD)
• Glen Unger (GSFC/ACD-ELX)
• Byron Leas (NRL/CAL)
• Johann Cohen-Tanugi (Pisa/TKR)
• Dave Nelson (SLAC/TKR, ELX)
• Mike Huffer (SLAC/ELX)
• Eduardo do Couto e Silva (SLAC/I&T-SVAC)
• Dave Lung (SLAC/IOC)
• Alicia Kavelaars (SLAC/I&T-Online)
• Selim Tuvi (SLAC/I&T-Online), minutes author
• Ric Claus (SLAC/I&T-Online)

Topics:

• TKR (Johann)
• Suggested we look at Ruby and FOX as scripting and GUI tools
• ACD (Connie, Sharon, Jim)
• Comments on trade study white paper: Goddard comments have been incorporated into the document.
• Changes to the engineering unit. Tutorial on Python and Qt
• Sharon is working on getting up to date
• Received from Glen the preliminary test program.
• Glen: Dave Shepherd detailed test plan for GARC testing first version of GARC and the second version of GAFE.
• Tests will be merged and given to Connie and Sharon.
• Won't happen for another month.
• Tests consist of LabVIEW and C code, register and bit toggle tests.
• Pieces of the test procedure given to Connie.
• Dave S. is measuring voltages, pulse widths ( no need to give those tests to Connie)
• Books
• Python Essential Reference, Second Edition, Updated to Python 2.1, David M. Beazley, New Riders
• Essential XML Quick Reference, Aaron Skonnard and Martin Gudgin, Addison Wesley
• New python interface will be used by CAL & TKR and then ACD.
• CAL (Byron)
• New regression test, Byron will start testing the new python interface.
• Mike: GCRC register # changes (Jim Ampe)
• Will not be ready before next week
• ELX (Mike)
• AEM nothing to report
• TEM: Most effort is on Curt & Leonid, working on cables and connectors.
• New fully populated front-end board with standard cabling is being worked on
• Dave Nelson: Y board layout needs to be redone due to thermal reasons.
• Byron: had problem reading some of the FEs. Using old board with new chips.
• New board signal conditioning problem.
• PSA still in layout.
• Enclosure is wrapping up.
• Transition board came out of layout and going to fab.
• LCB: New engineer showed up
• TKR (Dave Nelson)
• Tracker progress, SCL & Python is still being used. Qt for GUI.
• 1500 channel threshold scan, taking 20min.
• With the new python interface estimate of speed improvement 2 orders of magnitude.
• gnuPlot is being tested.
• QWT another object oriented plotting tool.
• Calibration scripts:
• No date has been agreed upon.
• Scripts needed for engineering model for mini tower test, scheduled for April '03.
• Eduardo's list
• Byron: Neil Johnson doesn't feel the need to deliver the scripts until the hardware is ready.
• Dave: TKR is currently not putting any effort into these scripts. Not high enough on the priority list.
• Eduardo: I&T needs calibration scripts at least one month before hardware delivery
• Byron: Need Software test procedure document