Summary of US Firmware/Hardware Meeting on Friday Oct 26 KLM Session Preamp order -preamplifier delivery schedule not yet defined -unclear when preamplifiers will arrive, will have better idea next week Preamplifier test setup -Xiaowen showed the test board -Parts delivered on Wednesday Oct 31, construction done by Friday -Defining the interface between MPPC board and preamplifier interface is the main remaining hardware task -attach preamplifier wires to 2-pin socket, which can then be attached to 32 bin connector to MPPC board? -based on hardware and preamp schedule, tentatively schedule visit by Alfredo for Nov 26th -possibility of sending someone from Virgina Tech as well, ideally around the same time as Alfredo Institutional reports Indiana - Brandon -described ongoing rpc power supply progress -ordering parts Virginia Tech - Norm -currently producing scintillator -scheduled to leave Fermilab next Tuesday Oct 30 iTOP Session iTOP CRT schedule -schedule has slipped by ~1 week, not critical PNNL presentation -clear description of progress and current -DSP FINNESSE -obtained proper driver -COPPER STATUS -trying to determine how to communicate with SCROD -global reset as a basic test to see if packets get through -compact flash on COPPER 2 -question about scheduling -Craig at KEK from B2GM -only one person