- devise new XRM concept 3d model
- figure out why STRAP doesn't boot from QSPI
- request a demonstration of some scopes from keysight
- design interposer board for XRM
- request a demonstration of some scopes from tektronix
- design laser holder using micro-translation-stage for continuing work on XRM (PCB?)
- get SLAC detector wirebonded (get updated quote; design/fab copper plates; epoxy boards; get PO; send kit)
- tell whoever is running .109 (named PC1; nmap implies it's a mswin machine) to stop the dhcp server
- rework 5 SCROD revB2 boards
- get QRC running on new cadence server
- test/commit new vivado makefile (need to fix make sdk_gui too somehow)
- merge trunk into experimental branch
- complete 5 TJ Hooker assemblies
- get scrod+carrier to use same i2c code base; get carrier to report asic temperatures
- send email to Ale/Maeda/Ryan/Lynn/Luca/etc about what shifters should be doing and how that relates to the svn repo
- renew PADS license (pending updated quote)
- slides for TRG/DAQ
- annotate personnel safety checklist form
- think of a way to reset or power cycle the XRM boardstack
- get my form 10 signed and faxed
- bring n boardstacks (n=0 this time!)
- write code to read humidity sensor and ADC on SCROD revB2 (I2C bus 1; MIO 52=SCK; MIO 53=SDA)
- see if Konno/DAQ group want/need assistance with conversion our-python-stuff to official-b2daq-slow-control
- see if Nakao/Yongmin want assistance with work on zynq/ftsw programming
- get Hawaii PocketDAQ (HPD) running betterer
- merge RoI code into trunk
- install assura drc, lvs on new cadence server
- order digikey stuff for TOP CAL box
- order mcmaster stuff for TOP boardstacks
- order stuff from coilcraft for Peter
- get parasitic extraction running on new cadence server (PVE installed for on old server; EXT installed on new)
- rework 4 carriers from Lynn
- make 8 SCROD revB2 assemblies (done; sending to Vladimir)
- make 17 KLM modules made (all boards should come back before the end of the month)
- setup pocketDAQ on a machine in the lab
- make 46 TOP carrier revE4 assemblies (should ship on May 11th)
- multiple: submit paperwork for reimbursements
- FTSW multicast JTAG
- fix 16 carrier revE4 boards
- setup VME crate controller and get FTSW control software on it
- fix several wiring/crimping problems on detector (Gerard sent details 2016-03-22 11:44pm JST)
- ask Gerard about extra pogo pins
- cut traces for revE2 boards
- set up DAQ for XRM and take pedestal data; plot it and check (Luca?)
- wire up hammond box for XRM (Khanh?)
- make power cable for XRM detector board
- come up with firm numbers for cost of 10% TOP spares (sent out feelers for some of this)
- remove osc + mods from 2 SCRODs
- send 3+2+1 SCRODs to Vladimir
- make more bicentennial boxes - 68 built (of 68)
- make more ftsw_trigger_jtag boards (2; testing now)
- look for RF-over-fiber pair
- setup pocketDAQ on Xiaowen's laptop
- send Nakao-san a
SCROD revB2 (need TJ Hooker, power cable, power supply connection) ZC706
- get 3+3 SCROD revB2 boards made (3 by reballing FPGAs from revB boards, 1+2 from new FPGAs; need to send boards and components to pcbfabexpress and ask for PO)
- multiple: submit paperwork for reimbursements / travel completion
- send parts kit for SCROD revB2
- generate an estimate of the whole cost of making 10% operational spares (10% of 16 TOP modules)
- order XRM stuff from VPI
- order positronic parts
- order stuff from mouser for Peter
- order stuff from silicon labs for Peter
- set up job listing for Reed
- order fans and stuff from digikey
- rework three carriers for XRM
- figure out JTAG on xtd1 and/or xtd2 (Khanh)
- ask for quote for rework of 3 carrier revE2 boards for XRM (-3/+4 components * 32 channels)
- make another TJ Hooker for XRM
- ask sierra/pcbfabexpress about removing and reballing fpgas and rams from broken revB SCRODs and r.pi.a+ boards, and then putting them on new revB2 boards (in process now)
- figure out how much $ it would be for 16+16 more populated carrier revE2 boards for XRM+TOP ($4k components + $3.8k assembly)
- get pricing for components+assembly of 3 SCROD revB2 boards ($8.5k) - reball 900 ball zynq from 3 SCROD revB boards (save $6.3k-$0.7k?)
- get bypass board fabricated
- get (3)+(6) SCROD revB2 boards made (3 by adding new LPDDR2 RAMs, 6 by removing LPDDR2 RAMs and adding new)
- order mcmaster stuff
- order amazon stuff
- make 16 XRM carrier revE2 assemblies
- order thorlabs stuff
- solder MMCX connectors on XRM SCROD
- plan trip to KEK (starting Dec 10th-15th)
- mail scrods to Vladimir
- order techni-tool stuff (solder paste, etc)
- send Bicentennial mockup to Gerard (or just 10 real assemblies)
- get Irene to sign my form for KEK (add superKEKb tunnel access maybe?)
- look for another RAM that fits 168 ball footprint on SCROD revB/B2 (nope)
- send SCROD 20, 24, 33 and 97 to Pitt
- multiple: submit paperwork for reimbursements
- get some bicentennial dragonfly07 panels made with fineline
- write code to get data from XADCs on SCROD (already done by someone else?)
- send positioner to Gerard
- install TSMC 130nm design kit (before Oct 16th)
- buy/make two 60m cat6/7 cables and make sure r.pi can handle ethernet over one of them
- update my instructions on installing cadence + design kits and how to use cadence
- design LV converter/capacitor board for TOP (problem with manufacturability of 6 layer 4oz 1.6 mm board - going with 1.7mm 3oz board)
- put together short boardstack for Luca (and power supply)
- put together some 0201 res/caps for Cliff at Tri-L (waiting on digikey order)
- design and fab "the bypass board"
- send box to Lynn (needs T.J. Hookers or oscillators)
- setup order for next batches of carrier revE3 (ask for quotes for qty 172)
- send ASICs and PCBs, etc to bittele for next carrier revE3 assembly order
- determine if there is a better way to fix the carrier revE2/3 JTAG problem than by cutting traces (doesn't seem so according to answer record 52013)
- send box to Gerard (laptop, boardstack with oscillator and R39/R23/GC103 mods or TJ Hooker + reg/osc, media converter, etc)
- buy more positronic dragonfly07 and dragonfly04 connectors
- send old front board to Roberto
- update schedule with heatsink fab estimates
- send layout screencapture of "the positronic board"
- send SCROD revB2 + carriers to Lynn
- update money spreadsheet with heatsink costs (assuming no university labor) and raise debt ceiling appropriately
- refurbish spring8 power supply (or just make new one for laser scan system at KEK; Nagoya arc welders will suffice?)
- ask for PO for SCROD assembly
- submit gerbers for carrier revE3
- ask for PO for carrier assembly (need one more quote probably)
- send components to pcb fab express for SCROD assembly job
- ask for PO for carrier revE3
- ask Chris to bring back 50 oscillators from Nakao-san
- submit more RCUH paperwork
- setup order for next batch of carrier revE3
- send box to Vladimir (SCRODs, cables, T.J. Hookers, )
- order CAL cables (labeled)
- make T.J. Hooker for Luca/laser scan system
- have Lynn send parts kit to bittele for carrier revE3 assembly order
- send ADCs and connectors to bittele for carrier revE3 assembly order
- send box to Kurtis (needs T.J. Hooker or oscillator)
- order cable labels (LV, JTAG, CLK_TRG, DATA, TRIG; setting up net 30)
- setup purchase order for second batch of SCROD revB2
- buy positronic connectors, pins, etc (Gerard did this?)
- send parts and boards to pcbfabexpress for SCROD revB2 assembly order
- send box to Vladimir (30 SCRODs)
- send 4 more carriers to PNNL for development work
- send Jim cable with positronic connector
- plan trip to KEK (Jan 26th - Feb 4?)
- send fiber cages and dummy transceivers to Gerard
- get radiation health check (doctor, lab, doctor) for travel to KEK
- send SCROD revB + 1 carrier to PNNL for development work
- make cables for SCRODs, solder them on, and send them out (Lynn, Luca, Dmitri/Shawn, Milind [SCROD revB ready; waiting on FMC board blessing and his return from KEK], Gerard)
- submit reimbursements
- read and respond to Peter's comments on the carrier revE
- make positronic shunt resistor doodad (done), then measure current transients during boardstack operation (need SCROD+4carriers)
- revise carrier revE(2) for production (done, pending change requests)
- add an item for building/testing timing/jtag cable assemblies (@Pitt?), and finish updating spreadsheet with everyone's requests
- send Gerard an SL10 that has test data from Nagoya so he can test it before the 25th (include black fiber cable in box)
- order positronic connectors for SCROD revB2
- revise SCROD revB(2) (wire to reset clock dividers, humidity sensor change, change Q30 to 0 Ohm, get correct voltage tolerance caps on incoming lines, check output capacitance over temperature on regulators, add silkscreen for jumpers, fix silkscreen typo, add belle2 logo, add spot for serial #, watchdog for thermal emergencies)
- update TOP schedule after SCROD submission (update carrier part before next PIDup)
- ask for quote for SCROD revB2 fabcation
- ask for quote for SCROD revB2 assembly
- (re)count parts for carrier revE2
- (re)count parts for SCROD revB2
- make cables for Ziru's setup and re-wire all local boardstacks to use positronic connector with new pinout
- send components to Hughes for carrier assembly job
- buy a meter that takes a thermocouple (Chris is handling this)
- update 3D model of boardstack (SCROD revB done; carrier revE done; need to consolidate and commit, and then send out)
- order parts for production SCRODs for TOP
- send some mockups (4*carrier and scrod) and a loaded pogo pin carrier to PNNL, along with a couple of FMC boards
- look for bulk flat cat7 cable and send info to Gerard (Gerard did this)
- send Xiaowen a list of voltage regulators to destroy with neutrons
- check radiation tolerance of regulators; look for possible alternative parts (buy eval boards?)
- send SCROD revB + 1 carrier to PNNL (for radiation damage testing)
- get boardstack working with one SCROD + one carrier for PS development
- take picture of boardstack
- update cost estimate for carrier and SCROD in WBS
- design carrier revE
- send SCROD revB to Lynn
- order capacitors for carrier revE (order set up and ready to go)
- order resistors for carrier revE
- submit order for carrier revE PCB fab (getting competing quotes now EPEC, sierra, advanced circuits)
- set up PO for carrier revE assembly (20+16 real)
- send power supplies, boards, macor block and wire(?) to Gerard
- collect all universal_eval revB boards (7 so far?)
- ask Nakao-san for 8GHz fiber transceivers (128)
- post scripts for use with Mentor Graphics' PADS
- send FPGAless SCROD to Gerard so he can test the buf602
- send list of PCBs with FPGAs/DSPs to export controls by Oct 6th
- send SCROD revB to Vladimir
- come up with list of things for Matt B and Shawn to haul to KEK (PDU, ??)
- iTOP: solve all signal and high voltage issues for iTOP (learn magic? - no, get Gerard's help!)
- replace cracked LCD on laptop
- set up travel request for TIPP
- assemble more SCROD revA3 boards (parts kit audit by Justin completed; parts in hand; need assembly PO)
- round-up an FTSW 2.1 and send it with someone to Japan to give back to Nakao-san
- iTOP: make power supply for Fuji Hall CRT (buy power supply and meters, etc; Christina / machine 3U case; make 1 more PCB) (success after 1.5 years!)
- design SCROD revB (list of changes) (design files) (layout; parts search)
- find paperwork for PMTs (september 12th)
- update idlab hardware google code page (carriers, SCROD posted; need to commit solidworks models of boardstacks)
- do PNNL computer security remind-o-gram by August 31st
- resurrect universal_eval GPIO board design (Friday at 9am?)
- come up with view of cable path for HV cables for Gerard next Thursday
- submit abstract for TIPP '14 (before the end of February)
- lab cleanup before March 17th
- post link to James' pseudo-SCROD revA FMC board and send link to Lynn and Eric and Nakao-san
- find humidity sensor to go on or near boardstack (htu21d)
- send ZC706 to Vladimir Savinov @ PITT
- order another ZC706 board
- come up with cabling plan for the module01 readiness review02 3d model of service space for iTOP (png)
- post IRSX_FMC board schematic (waiting on James)
- IRS3D_DC board fab quote / PO (waiting on PO/Jan)
- submit travel completion paperwork for 2 trips
- order more POGO pin carriers and intermediate spacers
- set up casual hire job listing for Justin, Christina, Grace?
- write firmware lesson plan (for Friday the 9th; commit 6800 code to repo)
- sign up for and take radiation safety course with Sakamoto @ UH
- modify pogo pin carrier design and have another batch of 10 made
- find sticker for piece of equipment for UH inventory peeps (wednesday 9am)
- send parts kit (from HI and from CA) for carrier13 revD to sierra
- put together a cable assembly for a mock-up for Gary to take Saturday morning
- send Paul a series of baseline change requests for iTOP
- multiple: submit paperwork for reimbursements
- set up A21 job for Kevin
- design intermediate board stack thermal walls (get them fabbed through firstcut)
- buy ticket for TRG/DAQ in Taipei
- send Paul a series of baseline change requests for KLM (meet with Xiaowen and Brian for this)
- book hotel in Taipei for TRG/DAQ
- send Paul changes to the WBS schedule for iTOP and KLM
- finalize Thorlabs order and send it off (need Brian's input)
- send mini-stack to South Carolina (front-back, carrier [with at least amps] and a cabling solution to power it) send SCROD+interconnect, too - wait until meeting on Jan 3rd to confirm plan before sending
- send pic of full intermediate boardstack to Gary for his CD-2/3 slides
- buy ticket for CD-2/3 and submit paperwork for travel request
- print out stuff from Jan
- reserve rental car
- come up with presentation materials and backup cost books for director's review
- review NSF MRI proposal and send comments to Don Summers
- send Don Summers a letter of support for NSF MRI proposal
- ask Kurtis to set up PO for assembly of carrier13 revD (must generate assembly drawing, work on BoM, etc)
- put together boardstack for Bostjan
- get little HV board revA fabricated (made some minor edits to layout; shipped; ordered parts)
- send mini-stack (sans carrier02) to Lynn @ PNNL
- add Xin's backend trigger consolidator/sorter to google code repository so we don't lose it again
- come up with production cost for carrier revE for WBS meeting
- come up with cost for FPGAs for "DSP_FINESSE" for remainder of FPGAs for WBS meeting
- have carrier02 revD assembled (sent parts kit; still need GPIO - drop-shipping from digikey; need to ask SLAC for PO for assembly - supposedly done)
- look at Gerard's front board design
- make block diagram of IRSX
- buy license for system edition of xilinx (digikey)
- buy some EMCO modules for RuckModules (H30P and H30N; asked for quote)
- fix gerbers and submit Jussi's board
- multiple: submit paperwork for reimbursements
- buy ticket to PNNL for director's review
- ask someone at PNNL for housing
- put together parts kits for Jussi's boards and send them off, along with generating the BoM, XYRS and assembly gerbers
- send Brian list of bullet-points for slide for tomorrow's PIDup
- work on carrier13 revD (pogo pin version of IRS3C with 16 bit DACs; SLAC buying some components for this; asked for PO for fabrication, but there's a delay with the PNNL account...; need to address comments from Gary/Lynn before submitting)
- come up with responses to Lynn's list of questions for the final boardstack design
- come up with some way to get 3 signals into a SCRODstack without busting the ASIC channels (obsolete)
- make 8 channel fanout from SMA to 16 pin 2mm connector (obsolete)
- restart HV burn-in test (must be done at KEK)
- look into svn commands to do branch copy, modify root, and merge --reintegrate; branch current fDIRC/IRS2 and give Gary, Brian, Luca, Leonid, Kurtis the details on this
- get CAMAC data out for T0 correction and synchronized with system triggers
- tweak power distribution scheme and fix a couple errors on carrier02 design and respin
- get people certified as FEL radiation workers (Xiaowen, Matt F., Jussi, anyone else?)
- get some pin carriers machined
- install PADS 9.5 on all computers in lab that are currently working with 9.3.1 or earlier (uninstall old / install new)
- modify carriers for new thermal wall idea and submit new boards for fabrication
- submit travel reimbursement paperwork
- setup remaining parts orders for carrier boards (still need to pick amplifier discrete components)
- add original "ruckware" STURM2 firmware to idlab-scrod repository, then commit mza's changes (seem to have lost latest software), then open it up for Matt F1's development - STURM2 hardware/firmware/software files posted on google code
- setup assembly order for carrier02 revC (15 boards 1/4 populated, 10 boards fully populated, connectors-only variants) - sent parts kit (with boards distributed to Kurtis, Lynn, Sergey, Brian, Bostjan, Matt)
- make a slide summarizing the attempts to re-create a "high current event" here
- make more SCRODs with mTC money (potentially final SCROD revA3 posted here list of improvements) (fab complete - boards shipped today; parts kit together except for 3 components; waiting on assembly PO)
- make more interconnects (Sergey working on this - assembling 16 boards)
- work on 3D model of "final" iTOP electronics module form factor (check out pnnl solidworks vault; come to consensus on new boardstack board sizes potential mockup of SCROD revB potential iTOP boardstack
- try compiling USB readout code for raspberry pi (Jussi?)
- purchase Solidworks Pro upgrade ($2850)
- make slide for PIDup showing new PCBs
- fabricate mechanical mockup PCBs (SCROD fake-revB)
- assemble mechanical mockups (SCROD fake revB; asked for PO; sierra working now)
- work on carrier02 revD (pogo pin version of IRS3C with 16 bit DACs; asked for PO; PCBUniverse working now)
- fabricate mechanical mockup PCBs (carrier fake-revE; being shipped now to sierra, IU and UH)
- assemble mechanical mockups (carrier fake revE; work should start tomorrow - 1 day turn - will arrive Fri/Sat)
- finish RegEx revA to regulate 5V near boardstacks
- get a medical exam for SPRing-8
- add soldering iron and tools to the "bring from KEK" list
- get someone to bring another COPPER-II+RadiSys back for us (perhaps Brian/Bostjan/a box can bring to spring8 - add to packing list)
- things to pack for Japan:
- parts for RegEx board
- splitters, DC blocks and SMA cables for interconnect signal routing replacement
- NIM to TTL converter
- a spare of everything (fiber, cat6, SCROD, etc)
- FTSW for trigger jtag board kit (3 pin female headers; panel with xilinx programmer and selector knob; FTSW trigger jtag board)
- revamp itop power supply for remote current monitoring
- stuff to bring back from SPring-8 directly to Hawaii:
- boardstacks
- PMTs
- FTSW breakout
- spare FTSW
- little red boards
- components for RegEx
- spare HV module
- ammeters
- panel for ammeters
- check that cooling pipes will fit in current dark box
- find coolant hose with correct fittings
- machine plate to hold a boardstack+brass
- buy a ticket for electromechanial meeting in Virginia
- submit paperwork for reimbursements for SPring-8 trip
- set up laser scan setup (working on light-tighting now)
- cut lengths of wire for grounding session
- work on grounding session presentation
- fill out PNNL paperwork for computer account so I can share solidworks files
- machine a housing for a module
- find out the operating voltage for a PMT that we have (maybe use the one previously used?)
- buy RJ45 cables (in Tsukuba?)
- submit reimbursement paperwork
- send pin sockets to Gerard (packed up)
- assemble remaining channels of FTSW-NIM board
- ask for a drip loop in cooling pipes for CRT (too late)
- book ticket to get to SPRing8 on the 31st until the 7th/8th ish
- try the ignore masks to see if the extra data problem goes away
- post DSP_FIN DSP software on blog (posted on google code repo)
- dataflow from fiber optic link through DSP_FIN through FINESSE/COPPER to PC for raw data analysis / visualization / archiving (old task)
- get COPPER system up and taking data (haha; did it after three years...)
- boardstack status: SCROD, carriers, other iTOP
- iTOP KEK CRT schedule: dates of completion for various boards, detailed fab/assembly schedule
- multiple: get a sine wave output oscillator for ASIC calibration - need to design a board for this (use mini-circuits 8-way splitters for this)
- come up with list of slow control / parameter list for next belle2link working group meeting (Matt B has already done so and posted on the twiki?)
- assemble 7 interconnect revC (
parts orders; ask for PO; ship parts kit)
- ship carrier13 revB to Kurtis @ SLAC (possibly a whole stack?)
- book flight to KEK for spring break
- SCROD revB 3D model (before March 20)
- throw together a couple of slides on each topic for Wed/Thu meeting
- reserve dorm @ KEK for spring break
- solder one ground and signal from SMA connector to spare c02 into amp and then test amplifier chain
- do double-pulse-in-a-window test for at least one channel of every ASIC to make sure the RCO count we're setting for each ASIC actually corresponds to 2.7 GHz (wrote documentation on how to do this)
- do threshold scan; set threshold for single channel; test ROI with 1 Hz pulse
- use RoI; hook up PMT; look for dark pulses
- ask Belle secretary for a bike
- make 16 ch fanout from SMA to SL10 pin pattern (obsolete)
- many: buy more cPCI CPUs (FEL funds, US/Japan Flannagan funds) - skip it, since we got the other one back?
- fDIRC: solder together a cajipci (Grace/Matt) - skip it
- fDIRC: modify software to be able to readout 2 DSP_cPCI boards (Kurtis did this)
- design carrier02 (calibration input and decoding, external DAC channels, global/row/column/p2p choices, amplifier circuit)
- ship box with DSP_FIN revD's to KEK (in Peter's hands)
- ship parts kit to Sierra for carrier02 revB (working on BoM)
- get bpost account (submitted application forms)
- mail a carrier02, an fDIRC amp board, an H8500 front board, a SCROD, an interconnect and another carrier02 to Kurtis/Leonid/Jerry
- check out Gerard's HV modules and tell PNNL/Jan/someone that they're okay
- invite 2 people for interviews (after Gary's back)
- give a carrier02/boardstack to Luca
- tweak front-back PCB design for new pitch of boards (and to try to control impedance on signal lines - use "high" impedance mgt 50 Ohms - ended up 98 Ohms with 5/16/25 mils)
- put together PO and parts kit for LAB4B assembly order (
ask for PO; ship parts kit - parts and boards will be @ Sierra Tuesday, so 1-day turn + overnight shipping should get us populated boards by Thursday or Friday)
- make single-page list showing assembly completion dates for all boards in boardstack (before tomorrow)
- mail HSLB #19 to Gerard
- buy tickets for 2rd-18th (B2GM 4th-7th)
- set up assembly order for carrer13 boards (parts order, ask for PO, ship parts kit)
- get more front-front boards fabricated (
got PO; being fabbed; boards at Sierra), and then assembled (parts ordered; ask for PO; ship parts kit)
- get more front-back boards fabricated (
ask for PO; submit files should be fabricated and should ship to ass'y house on Feb 8th), and then assembled (parts ordered; ask for PO; ship parts kit)
- fabricate more carrier13's via sierra (with mTC money? - skip it?) - perhaps just make carrier02 revC with mTC monies? - determine how many to make (fDIRC, mTC, iTOP, SSL ceramic)
- reserve apartment @ KEK or hotel in Tsukuba
- design interconnect revC with calibration features and new power distribution scheme in mind (schematic mostly done; need to finish some power wiring for the cal circuits)
- spend US/Japan monies (possible for STURM2_MB and STURM2_MB_lite to be submitted by mid-February?;
find alternate source for recent digikey orders)
- fabricate interconnect revC (ask for PO; submit design files)
- send package to Kurtis
- finish temporary power supply (all 6 channels 202 Ohms)
- ship ceramic readout board and ribbon cables to Jason McPhate
- make abridged assembly drawing for 475 kids (Grace did so; she will solder an example board before Thursday)
- iTOP: DSP_FIN revD boards (
parts search; build parts kit; purchase missing components; assembly PO; ship parts kit)
- have Xiaowen put together parts kit and get PO for assembly of KLM daughtercards (fab more/new boards?; parts order; parts kit)
- check that we have a front-front / front-back solution to take some data
- fix memory leak on USB readout code (went to new codebase, so maybe it's not present there?)
- iTOP: get PO for DSP_FIN revD rework (FPGAs in hand; quote in hand)
- respond to Nakao-san about FTSW
- many: get 31 more SCROD revA2 made (drop-ship missing components;
build parts kit; assembly PO; ship parts kit)
- fDIRC/others: have 5 more DSP_cPCIs assembled (US/Japan funds;
parts search; purchase missing components; build parts kit; assembly PO; ship parts kit)
- idlab: get a wide aspect ratio projector screen and mount it on the wall (ordered; need to move cabinets; Roy)
- idlab: mount the new projector somehow (ordered a mount; need to bolt that to the ceiling when it arrives; Roy)
- LAPPD: LAPPD ribbon cables (18 + 3 spares - Grace; where to send?)
- make slides for firmware self-review
- submit reimbursement paperwork to Jan by Friday
- FEL/SL10/PSEC4: get boxes ready (done; need to work on software)
- FEL/SL10/PSEC4: test setup with radioactive source
- FEL/SL10/PSEC4: test setup in tunnel while DC/RF conditioning is being performed
- FEL/SL10/PSEC4: take some data in tunnel during FEL beam time
- determine exact dates for November trip to KEK and tell Adachi-san (because it overlaps with B2GM and housing might be a problem)
- ANITA3: alter RITC logo for v2 and submit it to MOSIS
- iTOP: carrier1 (with
calibration circuit + amplifier circuits)
- send stuff to Gerard (caps, board, 22 pin connectors)
- send stuff to Lynn (DSP_FIN, SCROD revA2, ???)
- iTOP: buy parts for carrier1 revB before we get it back
- buy parts for Xiaowen's boards (what's needed?)
- iTOP: have Christina put silkscreen on her board and then ship it
- fabricate Xiaowen's board as a student special
- RITCv2
- ~$800 parts order for various things (4CH HV; solder paste; misc prototyping parts; mTC to pay?)
- fDIRC: add a "thermal failure" light to the fDIRC power supply
- buy an H8500
- fDIRC: check that we have enough carrier boards
- send SCROD to Vladimir
- fDIRC: refurbish another CLK_FIN
- have Keita's board fabricated
- find a modern 4CH scope to buy with DoE 3 year funding (also get one with KA-15 money)
- make an IDLAB personnel image and send to Gary
- make a tag for beamtest fiber firmware in the repository
- make a tag for USB firmware in the repository
- commit and then make a tag for fDIRC firmware in the repository
- look for a pick and place machine to buy with DoE 3 year funding
- look at equipment wishlist and find things appropriate for DoE 3 year funding proposal
- fDIRC: find a box to put 2 CLK_FIN boards in and cut holes in it (Grace/Matt)
- fDIRC: make 6+1 special CLK_FIN cables and label them
- fDIRC: determine whether CLK_FIN can program SCRODs (requires soldering board, etc)
- pack up boardstack for Gary to take to Argonne (by Wednesday)
- be available on Thursday for 475 lab (what time?)
- fDIRC: put together a power supply module for Jerry (Christina machining box Tue/Thur)
- fDIRC: take online SLAC training in preparation for going back to SLAC (need Kurtis's help or wait until at SLAC)
- make slides for ANL review (before Friday)
- SSL MB respin with moved connectors (+ calibration circuit)
- relist posting for Daniel
- Joachim/SL10/PSEC4: maybe use industrial PC and use x-windows remotely?
- FEL/SL10/PSEC4: order parts from digikey (anything else needed?)
- fDIRC: make metal strips to hold boardstacks (
solidworksing it up; talked to Curtis about it - there's 1.25" wide 1/4" trick aluminum in stock here - he can start working on it sometime this week, but it probably won't be done until next week; have to ask him to deliver it to Grace/someone else to ship to us at Jerry's; need to be re-tapped)
- eKLM: fabricate Xiaowen's board (Gary to CC;
need gerber files; waiting on redo; ready to ship)
- iTOP: give Nakao-san a SCROD revA2 + interconnect revB + power supply
- all: figure out what's wrong with SCROD's cypress eeprom (wrong part installed)
- LAPPD: test boardstack
- LAPPD: pack up boards (before the end of Friday)
- check Chester's USB readout (before he leaves; memory leak leads to crash after ~1.7GB collected)
- check Chester's fiber+DSP cache readout (before he leaves; it doesn't work)
- FEL/SL10/PSEC4: install cables in spider tunnel
- IDLAB: buy computer for Joachim
- FEL/SL10/PSEC4: make a poster (before Bryce leaves on the 21st)
- many: work on carrier0 revB (
finish layout; design review; board fab PO; parts search; add part number info to schematic; build parts kit; drop ship parts from digikey; assembly PO; ship parts kit)
- fDIRC/SSL: assemble 160 IRS2_DC revB2 boards (only have 222 DACs in hand; Kurtis suggests using the come-up-at-mid-range DACs where possible; redesigned PCB to save money on parts/assembly;
finish layout; design review; board fab PO; parts search; build parts kit; digikey drop ship order; assembly PO; ship parts kit)
- make slides showing block diagram for Jerry and pictures of stuff before Thursday @ 2pm
- tell PCB Universe where to send the SSL_PMT_front boards before the end of Friday
- bring SCROD revA2 for Lynn to California
- copy data for Lynn and bring hard drive to California
- bring 2 DSP_cPCIs
- fDIRC: make 6 cable assemblies
- fDIRC: put together kit to ship to SLAC (5 * 5m 12 AWG cables; 18 channel 270W power supply [6*5V@5A;6*5V@2A;6*-5V@2A]; labelmaker?; 1/4" solder lugs; soldering station, solder, soldering hand tools; boardstacks; assorted lengths of wire)
- LAPPD: put together kit to ship to the SSL (5V @ 2A power supply for amps; 18 amps + spares; cable harnesses; power supply for SCROD; boardstack)
- fDIRC: finish assembly of 8 interconnect boards (Grace is soldering voltage regulators)
- fDIRC: find 6 power supplies
- rt2012: write conference proceedings and make slides for realtime 2012
- LAPPD amps (18+spares)
- fDIRC LV power supply + hookup hardware (order from digikey; Gary CC?)
- take pictures of a lot of stuff (ask Sierra to take pictures of some stuff)
- tell Sierra when we're coming (or where to ship all boards)
- ship 12 cat6 cables and a hard drive to Jerry (tigerdirect?)
- idlab: put "Varner" label on stuff in back hallway
- other: book room for rt2012
- fDIRC: book room for SLAC
- wrote up a list of useful vim commands
- many: hire Xiaowen and David as casual hires
- many: re-hire Grace as A3
- many: fabricate and assemble SCROD revA2 (
finish layout; design review; board fab PO (should arrive on the 17th); parts search; parts POs; assembly PO; build parts kit; ship parts kit; should arrive by June 5th, according to fedex)
- interface to COPPER/FINESSE local bus with FPGA firmware and PC software (Lynn did this already)
- ship 4ch HV board
- IRS3: fabricate converter board (universal_eval DC to IRS3_DC;
check bank voltage assumptions before shipping)
- many: work on SCROD revA2 / boardstack v2 (ready to ship)
- many: invite people for interviews
- fDIRC: confirm H8500 spacing to Jerry again
- many: buy connectors and FPGAs
- many: mark things in the back hallway that we want to keep (STAY or REMOVE by May 14th)
- other: register for rt2012 (before May 11th)
- other: book flight for rt2012/SSL/SLAC
- idlab: put together parts kits for various boards and label new plastic bins
- eKLM/SciFi/iTOP: assemble 320 eKLM amp boards (maybe just ~130? in-house?; asked for quote for 400)
- eKLM/SciFi/iTOP: assemble 24 eKLM carrier boards (in-house; Robin is doing this)
- ATF2: have 440 of Xi's amp board assembled (Tri-ldata)
- ATF2: assemble 20 of Xi's/Jussi's STURM2_DC board (in-house)
- iTOP: revise iTOP documentation (add FTSW description and firmware tasks from 2011-09-21 slide #5; revise packet format)
- iTOP: got quotes from diversified technologies for cPCI CPUs; want to get quotes from a couple other vendors before buying
- IDLAB: plug wall hole in back room (maybe shouldn't, as this is the only air intake when the fume hood is on)
- ANITA3/RITC: buy a copy of the FMC specification
- IDLAB: buy computer for Xiaowen (can deal with Jussi's/Louie's old machines for now?)
- multiple: put together BOMs and parts kits to do assembly of all boards that need to be delivered
- IDLAB: print design schematic / layout for KLM AMP and pin a bare KLM AMP board to cork
- IDLAB: complete inventories (components, boards, books / manuals)
- IDLAB: put some more stuff on the cork board on the wall outside the lab door
- write up specifications for RITC / a future ASIC and send them to Endicott/IBM to ask for quote
- idlab: what happened to putting the server's webserver on the open internet? - fuck it
- IDLAB: computer inventory and IP address redistribution (check against Jacky's newest list - this task is terrible) - they effectively did this for us
- IDLAB: invite people to progress meeting for this week
- write vhdl/verilog module to control blackfin DSP (for DSP_cPCI and DSP_FIN) - Chester did this
- linear or step neutral density filters for pilas setup with mount
- dark box
- mini-circuits semi-rigid blue cables
- HD projector
- Chester - Analog Devices development board - BF561 EZLITE
- Chester - Texas Instruments development board
- iTOP: finish assembling the rest of the components on the interconnect revB boards and the rest of the carrier levels
- fDIRC: have Ricky make a new aluminum frame for the boardstack
- Andrew - FEL: modify target_eval software to work with IRS_EVAL hardware - skip it
- Andrew - load program to Cypress via USB instead of eeprom? - skip it
- Andrew - modifications / improvements / bug fixes for TARGET_EVAL histogram xwWidgets program - did it
- Andrew - event viewer / datafile loader & viewer - did it
- many: made progress on GUI for pilas motor control
- fDIRC: final design review of fDIRC front board (with 3D assembly review; picked 3x2 vertical connector; had to extend board to accomodate it)
- idlab: write up instructions on how to use the new printer and post them on the blog
- fabricate TARGET4_DC with FEL funds
- fabricate IRS3_DC revA with LAPPD funds
- idlab: finish supporting materials for rt2012 submission
- Anita3: ship LAB4 board
- LAPPD: ship amp board
- iTOP: make a 3D model of the board stack
- iTOP: respond to Paul Weinman's email about TRIG_FIN and DSP_FIN
- multiple: repost VHDL job
- IDLAB: buy more RJ45 terminators for cat5 solid wire from IC Supply
- iTOP: send Lynn 3 fiber transceivers and a fiber optic cable (along with a SCROD + interconnect + carrier0 + carrier1)
- iTOP: put together a SCROD for Lynn
- iTOP: childproof lab before April 2nd (chemicals in yellow cabinet and re-print emergency contact info sheets)
- BelleII: write 15 minute talk on data acquisition at T-1019
- ATF2: review and submit STURM2_DC
- iTOP: figure out how much SCRODs cost in quantity
- many: have more IRS2_DC revB boards assembled (order parts? how many boards?)
- iTOP: do FermiLab online training (still need RadWorker online test, among others)
- iTOP: submit paperwork for reimbursements (PNNL, UH)
- iTOP: make 4 channel power supply for beam-test and general use (bought low-side ammeters)
- iTOP: fabricate a panel for the power supply
- iTOP: wire up the power supply (mostly done)
- iTOP: install root on cPCI box; test that it works
- iTOP: prepare to ship remaining equipment on packing list to Fermilab
- iTOP: work on software for beam-test readout and transfer to archival/processing machines
- iTOP: clean and test SL10_HV revC boards
- iTOP: scan notebooks
- iTOP: check that cat5 cables are good enough for jtag programming (remote programming ceased working in between Nagoya trips #1 and #2)
- many: fill out reference form for Casey and send it in
- many: furnish WAT221 for arrival of 5 Finns (refurbish some computers)
- make an office supplies cabinet shelf for reams of paper, the paper cutter, scissors, tape, etc
- iTOP: submit paperwork for reimbursements (PNNL; almost done...)
- iTOP: submit request for Fermilab network attached storage (ask for 2TB; got it)
- iTOP: order mini-fit, jr cable terminations from digikey
- iTOP: design and have fabricated SL10_HV revC (and SL10_HV revA3) (being fabricated)
- iTOP: bring a spare module + power cablage for ORC review
- iTOP: make four 15m cable assemblies to extend power supplies for SCRODs (waiting on connectors)
- iTOP: buy HV caution tape/signs/labels of some sort (Fermilab stockroom has some) for HV cables, HV patch panel and QBB (ordered from amazon)
- iTOP: clean files off idlab server to make room for beamtest data
- SciFi: make 4 ribbon cables for eKLM_MB to Scifi run
- iTOP: copy data to travel drive
- iTOP: order wifi router (with internal hard drive?) for beam-test
- order hard drives for server (still need to buy drive another tray before installing these)
- many: ask Chester Lim to come in for an interview early next week
- many: open house on anti-matter
- iTOP: buy some 500GB/750GB laptop sata drives for beam test / cPCI crate / spare
- iTOP: order some 15m long cat7 cables
- iTOP: refurbish rackmount server purchased for ATF2 last year for data storage/transfer purposes during beam-test
- ATF2: have ATF2 MB fabricated (need to submit gerbers)
- eKLM: have TARGET3_DC PCB fabricated (waiting on PO #)
- ATF2: fabricate a panel of 1000 of Xi's amp board (being fabricated now on 10 day turn; will arrive on Friday)
- setup Xilinx license and send to Jacky
- Thursday 10:30am Thursday exam proctoring (scan and give back after lunch)
- iTOP/others: assemble 23 of each carrier level (in assembly now; carriers 0 and 1 arrived)
- iTOP: get 22 interconnect revB boards assembled (send revB + 27 SV4 120 pin connectors to sierra)
- iTOP: order parts for front-front revC and new SL10_HV boards
- iTOP: sign up for Fermilab computer account
- iTOP: write up document on PMT to ASIC channel mapping for Horii, Matsuoka and Barrett
- eKLM/SciFi/iTOP: order parts for 1000 eKLM amp boards (order ready to place; use PNNL funds)
- iTOP: make 3 slides for Nakao-san (before Tuesday mid-day HST)
- ATF2: order parts for 1000 of Xi's amp board (Jussi/Christina; check against existing order from July)
- ATF2: buy parts for 30 of the STURM2_DC board (Jussi/Christina; check against existing order from July)
- eKLM/SciFi/iTOP: fabricate 30 eKLM carrier boards (PO being processed)
- eKLM/SciFi/iTOP: fabricate 10 more MPPC boards (after design has been verified mechanically - it's backwards)
- iTOP: continue development on firmware for SCROD to test front-end/back-end fiber communications (added most features; need to document it)
- iTOP: make list of SCROD/board-stack firmware tasks that need to be completed (must update from list on slide #5 of presentation given on 2011-09-21 and Kurtis's newer slide)
- ANITA3: order PC for Zhe Cao
- iTOP: ship front-front revC, SL10_HV revA2 and 3 interconnect revB boards to Japan
- iTOP: buy toolkit for beamtest (Technitool 9434 or 9898 9" tool kit)
- eKLM/SciFi/iTOP: fabricate 1000 eKLM amp boards
- iTOP: redesign front-front board; get 6 fabricated and 5 assembled (being fabricated; pin socket procurement may be a problem; the ED5008-ND ones are too long; use ED5008-ND for anodes and ED5044-ND for HV?)
- iTOP: modify interconnect board to remove debugging section (for better cat7 cable retention and thermal qualities); get 5 assembled (25 being fabricated)
- multiple: estimate how much 20 SCROD revBs will cost ($1250 each)
- fDIRC: fabricate 3 H8500 front boards (being fabricated; shipping directly to Jerry @ SLAC)
- fDIRC: buy components for H8500 front boards so Kurtis can bring them with him (do they have soldering equipment?)
- iTOP: worry about access hatch (Inami-san answered this one?)
- iTOP: test front-front revC
- iTOP: assemble an interconnect revB
- iTOP: put together package of stuff to go to Nagoya (SCRODs, front-front revC, interconnect revB, carriers, daughtercards, mechanical assembly, laptop drive, rucktop, jtag programmer)
- many: copy all data on work computer to travel hard drive
- many: scan new notebook pages (Casey)
- multiple: buy parts for 10 universal_eval boards (Grace; order these next)
- iTOP: attend DAQ meeting (totally blanked on attending this meeting)
- eKLM/SciFi/iTOP: find extra DAC i^2c address part and buy more of all flavors for DACMON board
- eKLM/SciFi/iTOP: order parts for 20 TARGET_ASIC boards
- eKLM/SciFi/iTOP: order parts for 20 DACMON boards
- eKLM/SciFi/iTOP: buy parts for 3 eKLM motherboards (order ready to place; use PNNL funds)
- eKLM/SciFi/iTOP: order parts for 30 eKLM carrier boards (order ready to place; use PNNL funds)
- ANITA3/RITC: buy some FMC connectors (ordered 2011-10-07)
- charge Xilinx to Belle/RADIOLAB (before Oct 31; Gary working on this?)
- multiple: fabricate 10 universal_eval boards (being fabricated now on 10 day turn; will arrive on Friday)
- iTOP: worry about thermal stuff for beam-test
- ATF2: fabricate 30 of Xi's/Jussi's STURM2_DC board (being fabricated now on 10 day turn; will arrive on Friday)
- iTOP: write perl/tk gui to do testing with board stack
- Wednesday 10am LAPPD meeting (post updated list; call in to readytalk; run meeting)
- Wednesday 2pm ANITA3 meeting (call in to readytalk)
- iTOP: make cable harnesses to independently power 5 complete board stacks (Christina and Casey)
- iTOP: solder, clean and paint 5 SL10_HV revA2 boards (5 soldered and painted)
- iTOP: solder 4 front-back boards (waiting on connector order; found the parts [oops])
- iTOP: wire up HV patch panel (4*8*42")
- idlab: buy 2 soldering irons + power supplies (one PS failed this past week; requisitioned 2011-09-19)
- ATF2: found STURM2_eval software and firmware, sent link to Jussi and Joachim
- iTOP: solder, clean and paint 1 more front-front board (4 are now complete; the last one perhaps we should not paint?)
- eKLM/SciFi/iTOP: fabricate SciFi X/Y/MB boards (all in fabrication right now)
- ANITA3/RITC: ML605 board came in (will give to Luca/Lisa on Wednesday?)
- idlab: get quotes for Agilent 54642D MSOs (electrorent; none in stock)
- idlab: Roy put in a work order to have the walls painted in 214A and 214B (214A actually needs it)
- order network attached storage device and hard drives for it (finally set this up)
- shipped mTC_front_planacon
- shipped iTOP front-front
- iTOP: ship SL10 HV revA2 board
- idlab: fire inspection tomorrow (clean out fire hazards in back hallway)
- ANITA3: pick a Virtex 6 dev board and buy it (ML605)
- IDLAB: get back room walls painted
- iTOP: put together a NIM trigger inhibit system and verify we can get a trigger to SCROD, get a readout to the back-end and do a trigger clear from the back-end (finally worked with a cat6 cable with cat5 termination)
- iTOP: put together parts kit for IRS2_DC revB and ship it
- submit paperwork for reimbursements
- posted design files for DSP_cPCI revB (sch, pcb, gerbers, BOM, assembly files)
- eKLM/iTOP: ship SciFi tracker boards (re-did routing after using new 6-32 hole decal and adding 17th hole; link to posted designs; sierra)
- iTOP: buy 0402 0 Ohm resistors and (replacement) "fair-rite" ferrites for IRS2_DC revB (we must hand-solder these two components; parts requisitioned on 2011-09-19)
- multiple: buy cat5 terminators
- idlab: Roy is working on getting both floors redone
- iTOP: clean two complete board stacks and re-test them with GetShorty (almost done)
- iTOP: scan new pages of lab notebook (added a bunch of stuff since last week)
- iTOP: ask to register wireless router on Nagoya's computer network
- iTOP: bring Debian CD & bootable thumb drive
- prepare for the floor being replaced while we're gone (remove everything from both rooms; partly done)
- iTOP: find better travel case for cPCI crate that's smaller with wheels and handle that extends
- iTOP: ship IRS2_DC revB order (250 boards)
- iTOP: finish redoing front-front board and ship it
- iTOP: submit order for long fiber optic cables (5m is longest at digikey - ordered a bunch from amazon.com)
- plastic sink for back room
- mentor graphics PADS
- multiple: clean back hallway shelves and put back room stuff there
- iTOP: ask Inami-san about a mixed-signal oscilloscope, hand tools, a soldering iron, HV supplies, LASER stand
- iTOP: buy some good DACs that come up at zero Volts (before assembling 80 IRS2_DCs)
- iTOP: submit travel itinerary to Jan for no-expense travel paperwork
- iTOP: order power supply modules that work in (either part of) Japan
- iTOP: buy wireless router
- iTOP: copy work PC hard drive to 160GB 2.5" drive
- iTOP: install new 500GB drive on spare crate, install debian 6, Serge's/Andrew's kernel driver/lib/userland svn repository on it, along with figuring out anything else that needs to be done to get it working, and make that the "stable/testing" one
- iTOP: submit digikey order for Xi/Jussi's STURM2 DC components (except for connectors)
- iTOP: buy panel-mount LEMO connector (use what's in hand instead)
- iTOP: make 15m jtag cable bundle (thanks Daniel and Robin)
- multiple: give board cleaning demo (thanks, Robin)
- multiple: solidworks up a bracket for the DSP_cPCI boards (Robin, Travis and eventually Ricky will be machining these)
- wrote up description of how to package ASICs on blog (getting Louie to try following them to see if they're complete - need to update them to include majelac as an alternate)
- ULINE purchase order (still need to clean floor of back room, paint the floor? and put the shelves up)
- idlab: back room flooring = asbestos - should we seal it like Sven did? (Roy is finding out the time scale for this)
- order a "B" / tabloid size color laser printer that duplexes: canon imagerunner lbp5975 (still waiting on "installation")
- buy micro PC from Amazon (still need to install linux on this)
- write vhdl module to test CHAMP_EVAL to characterize structures for LAPPD godparent review and TIPP (Kurtis, Mike; ?)
- help Robin design high voltage board (just need to design in power entry points)
- help Louie design front board (asked keystone for some more sample socket pins front-front board routed; still need to route part of the front-back board)
- make table showing RITC unsigned numbers, Andres signed non-zero integers, etc (before Thursday at 11am)
- get SCROD parts kit together and ship it
- get front-end to talk to back-end (success!)
- hire Louie
- submit requisition for PO of remaining beamtest parts (mostly the 130 DACs)
- continue getting firmware together to control BLAB3As for beamtest
- write vhdl module to test SCROD (BLAB3A control FSM)
- iTOP: get at least one IRS2_DC board populated with one stage of amplification
- post job listing for Lili
- ANITA3: find out pricing / logistics of acquiring a bare die virtex 6 (got no response)
- iTOP: figure something out for the front-front board to power a PMT (cut the PMT pin!)
- post job listing for student helpers for this summer and hire them
- buy 8 and 32 pin headers and recepticles for 2mm*2mm connectors
- make slides for ARI presentation showing experiments 1 & 2, SCROD, DSP_cPCI, CHAMP / CHAMP_EVAL, etc
- ATF2: buy the components for the 20dB amp revB - only the 1uF caps were not ordered; we have some that will do the job
- LAPPD: solder 4 CHAMP_EVAL boards (Robin, Travis) and ship 2 to Eric and Herve (shipped 2011-04-12)
- redo slide for FEL-X-RAY experiment 1,2,3 test setup and send it to Gary
- send Herve ring oscillator and ask for parasitic extraction values - no need now (see below)
- successfully(?) got parasitic extraction to feedback into the simulation for CHAMP's ring oscillator (427MHz sans parasitics vs 102MHz with; compared to a measured 80MHz)
- tell Jan / RCUH that I'm taking vacation + unpaid leave from the 22nd to the 10th
- write and present slides on SCROD testing / other boardstack boardses status for bPID upgrade meeting on Thursday
- ANITA 3: RITC timing generation
- make UH / IDLAB logo for RITC
- multiple: get the rest of the accessory parts for 12 DSP_cPCI boards (wedgelocks (1), (2), (3), transceivers, fiber optic cables, cpci extender, etc)
- LAPPD: get CHAMP packaged (Majelac)
- ARA: send 2 IRS to Patrick
- ATF2: pick connector for 60dB amplifier (Xi/Gary/mza/Louie)
- ATF2: design 60dB amplifier (Xi)
- LAPPD: buy the missing components for CHAMP_EVAL
- mTC: buy the missing components for board stack
- idlab: Roy made wooden brackets and then mounted the wire/cable mounts on the wall next to the large format ink jet printer
- LAPPD: send 4 CHAMP bare die to Eric and Herve
- ULINE purchase order:
these shelves
or these
or these,
chair,
chair,
clean room pad,
utility cart,
dust pan
- US/Japan: spend another $10k before the end of today (Feb 28th)
- idlab: get Roy to dismantle sink counter in back room so the shelves can be put up and the rest of the lab organized (Tuesday? Juaquin / Ricky / Matt / Serge)
- IDLAB: write names of authors of item in each photo on corkboard (Robin)
- setup computer for Xi's use, ask Jacky/Diane to register it on the network and put PADS on it
- personal: submit paperwork for January/February reimbursments
- order another labeler and some labels (regular and heat-shrink) for the heat-shrink label printer
- buy parts for CHAMP_EVAL, including vertical SMA connectors (before end of January; LAPPD account)
- buy parts for eKLM DACMON board (KLM account)
- follow up with sierra proto express / Jan / avnet for DSP_cPCI
- place digikey misc order
- place techni-tool misc order
- post job for analog board design engineer on hirenethawaii for Xi Zhao
- follow up with ipac/i2a about STURM2 packaging
- write up schedule of TOP front-end electronics schedule
- got CHAMP, STURM2, IRS2 ASICs this week
- got SCROD, DACMON, KLM motherboard, H-bridge
- follow up on solidworks purchase order
- digikey - buy connectors for eKLM motherboard (H-bridge connectors of appropriate height; KLM account)
- personal: submit paperwork for rest of February reimbursments
- solder 10 DACMON boards
- solder H-bridge board
- solder TARGETs on TARGET_ASIC boards
- multiple: sign timesheet that was turned in via email
- buy amps for STURM readout (digikey 516-1490-1-ND; US/Japan high luminosity; before end of February)
- solder eKLM motherboard
- multiple: DSP_cPCI: figure out how to output XYRS files from PADS that sierra likes or get someone else to assemble the boards (need to respond to their email)
- ATF2: generate STURM2 wire bonding diagram (ipac/i2a sent template in dwg format; Gary made a dxf of bonding pads; need to combine drawings and draw connecting lines)
- multiple: bring 32GB SDHC card
- scan notebooks (Robin - tomorrow?)
- backup laptop contents to hard drive before leaving for Japan
- iTOP: assemble 4 BNC_adaptor boards and bring some blank ones with us to Japan
- coordinate who is bringing what and when it needs to be there (Kurtis brings tools?, Matt/Gary brings oscilloscope / electronics)
- personal: get reservation for hotel in Japan for nights of Feb 4th & 5th
- personal: submit paperwork for November reimbursments
- personal: submit paperwork for December reimbursments
- multiple: invite Xi Zhao for an interview (3:30pm today)
- buy beam-test travelling kit with crimpers, connectors, soldering iron, components, etc (US/Japan PID upgrade; must arrive before next week)
- send email about progress / personnel meeting changing format slightly
- eKLM: beg, borrow, steal 40 pin tyco connectors (digikey has 'em)
- multiple: layout SCROD (all components fit on board; still fiddling with autorouter - need 12 layers)
- multiple: buy parts for TARGET ASIC board (the bulk purchase in January; eKLM stuff has to be finished and paid for by the end of February)
- multiple: setup computer for Joshua's use with xilinx ise on it
- multiple: setup new projector computer and put useful software on it
- multiple: mount webcam so that it faces the projector screen and the whiteboard and connect it to projector computer
- multiple: whip up SCROD presentation for progress / personnel meeting
- multiple: swap personal 500GB drive with spare IDLAB sata drive and copy PC contents to it
- multiple: setup computer for Lili's use with visualdsp++ on it
- iTOP: Japan trip - (firmware + software to readout cream_tea)
- get international driver's permit from AAA
- coordinate what electronics to bring (creamtea, xilinx programmer, _evals?, other?)
- buy parts for SCROD revA - generate BOM, make a spreadsheet, doublecheck component sizes / values, submit PO (need to have Robin double-check part counts tomorrow?)
- IDLAB: get together with Gary and Robin to make a big Gantt chart for all boards that need to be delivered
- multiple: buy Spartan 3A development board (from avnet - is this urgent now that IRS2 has shipped? - ship it!)
- multiple: buy 4 PCs for Lili, Joshua, Vinh and the projector (US/Japan account; monitors already arrived)
- multiple: purchase license for Visual DSP++ for Lili's dedicated use (received this today)
- multiple: buy spartan 6: 676 pin "-75T", "-100T", "-150T" (have 3 "-75T" in hand; 3 "-100T" and 25 "-150T")
- multiple: ordered some more parts for TARGET_ASIC board, SCROD and eKLM from digikey
- multiple: offer Vinh a vhdl firmware job (ASAP)
- iTOP: pick specific dates / plan trip to KEK in January / February with Kurtis and Marc and Gary (away Jan 19th - Feb 6th / at KEK Jan 20th - Feb 4th)
- iTOP: buy ticket to Japan
- firmware position: hire Joshua
- FEL: install software on laptop to get target_eval / irs_eval histograms to work
- multiple: buy three spartan sixes: 6t-150-676F
- multiple: get pipe fittings for flow meter (before Tuesday!)
- multiple: search digikey for SCROD parts - OSCs, LEDs (today!)
- multiple: buy parts for eKLM_AMPs on digikey (this week)
- multiple: buy parts for TARGET ASIC board (a few this week)
- multiple: assist Louie/Gary in designing SCROD at schematic level
- multiple: buy webcam for projector PC that faces the projector screen and the whiteboard
- multiple: buy toner cartridge for HP 4240
- multiple: post 89 day casual hire listing and then hire Lily (before Jan 10th)
- multiple: shipped parts for DSP_cPCI assembly
- multiple: place digikey purchase order for miscellaneous parts (20dB amp, BLAB3A_EVAL, etc)
- fill out paperwork for STURM2 packaging (requested 14x14x1.4mm QFP; might need to get a new quote / purchase order)
- multiple: get parts for 12 DSP_cPCI boards (parts for 12 will be $11,829 + a bunch)
- purchased 2 components from arrow that digikey doesn't have for DSP_cPCIs
- multiple: get 10 DSP_cPCI boards made ($3,735 for 10 boards)
- multiple: get 5 DSP_cPCI boards populated (assembly will be $1,847; $355 per board for 5 boards)
- multiple: tweeted link to FPGA job: http://twitter.com/mza_idlab/status/10127541373243392
- post 89 day casual hire listing and then hire Andrew Wong
- got aluminum mount machined for stripline 10um MCP-PMT
- took pilas laser data from stripline PMT
- iTOP: get aluminum plates machined for mechanical mockup (Travis/Louie)
- eKLM: make mount for MPPC board for laser scan box to test eKLM carrier + eKLM amp boards
- eKLM: test 15 amplifiers and pack them up with a revC carrier board to ship them
- iTOP: design and build mechanical mockup of next generation readout electronics module
- idlab: tested new 10A power supply (a bit quirky below 2V)
- idlab/eKLM: tested 350mA polyswitch (seems to work as advertised - lasts about 120 seconds @ 450mA)
- physics department: assist with open house talk/demo on antimatter
- make replacement RS232 cable for PILAS laser setup in WAT 221 (Travis)
- FEL/others: give Serge / Juaquin some hardware that streams actual data - resurrect RoE / board stack - LVDS - PCI_EVAL data flow so that Juaquin can show us data in real-time
- FEL: make PIN diode box with scintillator (Travis/Louie)
- iTOP: buy 5M Ohm high-voltage resistors for SL10 1x4 boards (before end of October so we can have a local laser scan test with an SL10)
- FEL: submit purchase order for MPJA power supply, enclosures and panel meters (11 day ground shipping, so should arrive by 2010-11-14)
- ATF2: package up some STURM2s (mail the dies to ipac/i2a; fedex the bubble-wrapped static-bagged tray) (handed it to Josie)
- invite Andrew Wong for an interview/discussion (with Kurtis)
- invite Lili for an interview (with Kurtis & Gary)
- multiple: pick a connector / connectors for SCROD (iTOP/eKLM/FEL/ATF2/MTC motherboard) that can handle ~350 IOs and a bunch of powers and grounds (before continuting work on board design, so like now)
- mTC/all: post job listing for firmware engineer (FEL / iTOP / eventually mTC; min/max hourly rate = $15/$25)
- search for "FPGA" in zip 96822
- job listing on hire net hawaii
- raw listing details
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- mTC/all: post firmware engineer job listing on http://techjobshawaii.org/employers/signup.cfm among other conspicuous places
- tech jobs hawaii listing
- FEL: get 60dB x 4 of amplification for Fermionics detector (before next run on Oct 22nd)
- FEL: add 3 coax cables from control room to hutch (pending)
- FEL: install oblong table from idlab in front of whiteboard near FEL control room for diagnostics electronics / laptop
- KLM: pick a polyswitch for the KLM amp (before we solder too many more of them, so like now)
- PHYS475: order LF411 op amp (so they get here before Oct 6th)
- LAPPD: write CHAMP slides (before end of Tuesday)
- summary slide listing all test structures and how they are the various parts of a waveform sampler
- one slide per test structure
- show schematic of CHAMP_eval board that Gary designed
- explain how each test structure is to be tested for functionality and performance
assisting Gui-Chow(sp?) with vhdl/xilinx/JTAG_FIN firmware & JTAG_FIN testing
- assisting Rin with SL10 waveform processing
- COPPER network boot / os upgrade
- ASIC test structure submission
- PiLas motor controller (laptop resurrection)
- IDLAB: create google document to enumerate all idlab projects and give each a unique id number
- cross-reference by proejct if necessary
- buy ABA-31563-TR1G amplifier from digikey (516-1490-1-ND)
- call JAL to change reservation / propose new dates to Inami-san for visit to KEK
- LARC / spruce goose: clean the board; reprogram the cypress; try spare motherboard
- figure out what happened to the TTL_BOOST 75121's and caps
- PiLas motor controller (perl module / gui)
- CREAM TEA
- MAIN_BURLE assembly, testing and shipping
- FEL xRay-TEDA system integration (also November Belle/iTOP beam-test):
- ROE firmware (Kurtis)
- dataflow for FEL:
- MPPC IRS/BLAB3 ROE (Kurtis)
- LVDS link (Matt)
- cPCI (Matt, Serge, Juaquin)
- kernel driver (Serge, Juaquin)
- userspace (Serge, Juaquin)
- network (Juaquin)
- server (Juaquin)
- install board stack mount (Louie, Matt, Mike)
- build and install box (Louie, Matt, Mike, Germano)
- terminate cables in FEL to power supply rack and control room
- FEL radiation training / take radiation worker test (with Louie and Kurtis)
- LAPPD talk
items that we purchased
items that will never get purchased
- lens for probe station to take image of whole ASICs (Mike checked this - we already have the 2x which is the widest field)
shall remain undone forever:
- get samples of ZIF flex cables and mating connectors for XRM (or maybe just get first version of the cable fabricated)
- assist in finding bugs in pedestal generation/acquisition code
- many: get ID for RCUH staff
- finish COPPER board enclosure (poqetDACK) / power supply
- design 80/20 table for back room to accommodate sink
- is anyone using the server to print from their remote machine to the printers in the lab?
- make list of cabinet shelves to label
- merge pictures/PCB images in PCB/ folder along with each board
- IDLAB: open A2 and A3 job postings, revise descriptions
- is anyone using the 192.168.100.0/24 or 192.168.122.0/24 networks? - virtualbox is
- make iTOP wiring diagram showing ground, power, timing, fibers, etc (reference one made for GND session 2015-02-03?; use separate TRIG and DATA trunks; make views showing cal and ftsw crate locations and cable paths)
- buy label printer for KEK
- buy multimeter for KEK
- ask Roy for a couple of outlets above the CRT optical table
- purchase a VME crate controller or two (on hold?)
- try to see what is wrong with RAM on SCROD 58 (etc; task obsolete?)
- put together shipment of 8 boardstacks in 2 platt cases inside a pelican case, and come up with estimate of shipping cost (triple-b or nippon express; give them a call; need to fill out export paperwork for this)
- DSP_FIN FPGA firmware (Lynn, et al)
- DSP_FIN DSP software - semi-real-time waveform analysis and data volume decimation
- write conversion code from peripherals to degrees C (Kurtis beat me to it?)
- post wxwidgets PC software on website
- integrate USB, COPPER/FINESSE fiber and cPCI fiber codebases together, so the interface to use is selectable via config file
- backup important content on Lili, Chester, Juaquin's computers and reinstall them with SolidWorks, PADS, Xilinx ISE, etc (print out cards showing what OS/software is installed and what the IP address, etc for each computer)
- take more measurements of the fDIRC box while at SLAC
- write code to read and write carrier id's, and then use that to identify which ASIC-specific values go where
- FEL: make box for 3.3V and 12V FEL power supplies and add ammeters and individual power switches - this may actually get done (see above power supply for iTOP)
- ask Nakao-san for 127MHz oscillators (got 26; need 70 more + sciKLM; skip it?)
- set up PO for carrier revE assembly (20 skeleton) - could try to do in-house?; get parts/PCBs sent from SLAC and here
- fill out paperwork for Ziru's export control license
- send other macor block to Gerard? (skip it)
- pogo pin soldering fixture (have design from Gerard; received raw materials from mcmaster; need to design + make this - Gerard can get macor block machined for us)
- set up local firmware school mailing list with Jacky
- update schematics for c02 and c13 revs D to have RF=20k, RE=50, RJ=806 (chicken bucket)
- order power supplies for TOP (need to shoehorn this in to the WBS still? - send quote to Gary, Lynn in case PNNL can help with acquisition - on hold, pending Gerard finding a new supply)
- come up with plan for all the things we will need to buy/design/install at KEK for TOP (rackmount power control modules; UT3s; FTSWs; HSLBs; power supplies; power supply monitor/control/sequencer [which must talk to slow control system to know when TOP modules have been programmed/deprogrammed]; laser control PC?; ??; posted list)
- ask Itoh-san for HSLBs (8) - also ask how much each costs and how UH can order some ("we" received 8?; asked for 2 copper-ii's and 2 hslb's in september 2014; got a couple more from Shawn's trip) - SLAC beam/CRT are cancelled, so maybe just skip this
- ask someone in the DAQ group (who?) for info on how to order a UT3 board (no longer our concern? - Nagoya!)
- specifying shielded long cable (40m each?; patch panel? ordered by KEK from company in Japan? - Gerard also thinking about this)
- solder crump caps, cal inputs and remove remote sense connector on remainder of c13s (Chris)
- design cal input board that's the same size/thickness as Gerard's front board and had pogo landing pads and some multiplexers or fanouts of some kind (skip this as it won't be with pogos initially)
- design pseudo-carrier revA HPC FMC board with zynq '030 and IRS3C
- post timing schematic and timing diagram for beamtest to elog (apparently this is only in paper form at Fuji hall)
- submit D60 form for parking services before May 9th (not possible through RCUH?)
- figure out what's wrong with the interconnect revC cal stuff (needs several fixes)
- SCROD revA4 electrical tweaks for "final" eKLM/sciKLM (timescale - after we pass CD-2/3) - new JTAG pair ordering for FTSW 3.1, check Nakao-san's TT talk @ B2GM14 on 3/4/13 p13 for micrel any-level receiver schematic fix
- post latest version of drawings on twiki(?) and get Gerard, Crystal, Jim and mza to agree that that is the authoritative place for drawings
- IDLAB: IDLAB floorspace redesign - still want move a couple more things around
- send stuffed KLM carrier to Wayne State (
+ ribbon cable and our test jig? universal_eval + PC + eklm_readout board + firmware + software)
- idlab: put sink where other sink was (got a work order for this a while ago...)
- idlab: Roy is gonna find out how difficult it is to request that a hole be drilled in the wall to allow solder fumes to exit through the fume hood
- go to xilinx school PCB design (3 days) advanced vhdl (2 days) "Create self-testing testbenches" ! planahead (1 day) advanced planahead (2 days) designing for performance (2 days) advanced FPGA implementation (2 days) chipscope (2 days) schedule curriculum path
- look at scatter of VADJN DAC settings (map out R-2R mismatch for several ASICs)
- find a blank front-front board and (blank?) IRS2_DC revB to send to Roberto (got address confirmation; need to wait 2 weeks)
- PC/wxWidgets software - SL10 waveform analyzer / cypress USB transceiver / FPGA controller
- TEDA ASIC
- FEL: upgrades to digital readout for x-ray detection (front-end firmware, fiber/LVDS firmware, pci firmware, kernel driver, userspace realtime visualization)
- "first level, inc" will sell us 144 pin 0.5mm open cavity packages 20mm*20mm for $25.5 each and assemble them for $15 each (for 30 units, this is $1215) - to keep in mind for packaging other ASICs
- iTOP: come up with mechanical design for power supply with voltmeters/ammeters to bring to Nagoya (machining by Ricky/Christina)
- multiple: assemble and power a burle / planacon module to see if it's in working order (so we can have a local laser scan test with an SL10)
- (verified that power is not shorted to ground! - 2.7A @ 3.3V)
- solder HV resistors?
- FEL: make RoE rev B or SCROD or equivalent with these modifications
- LAPPD/others: get IO pad library that UChicago / ANL got from CERN (before next IBM ASIC design finishes - Jacob/CSA?)
- FEL: write up vector drawing of schematic for experiment 3 (2 channels of Fermionics + 60dB of gain per channel)
- multiple: put together a sine wave output and a trigger output to give Juaquin sine wave data
- multiple: put together idlab_cmrf8sf_130nm_8rf_dm library of useful generic parts and send it to jacob
- eKLM: find 15 or 16 channel DAC for MPPCs
- have marginal cPCI processor repaired (US/Japan account high luminosity; before end of February)
- FEL: 9 upgrades to analog x ray detection (capacitors, ferrites, faraday cage; reference PMT, pin diode, scaler; paint, paper, alignment)
- all: post printout of firmware job description and post it in Holmes Hall
- multiple: rewire DSP_cPCI board so that the xilinx spartan6 pci core can work (before we submit it for fabrication, so like now)
- CHAMP: double-check IO voltages on CHAMP_EVAL schematics
- multiple: fabricate and assemble two of the 8 fiber virtex2pro boards (ASAP)
- must find a source for virtex 2 pro XC2VP20-5FF1152C
- possibly use something from AMBER to replace this?
possibly complete?: