NLCTA Tasks

Hardware/VxWorks

  1. Deadman switch (1)
  2. Joerger (1)
  3. Current ADC Fixes ?? [interrupt related] (2)
  4. IDOM Bits for reboot - Current (2)
  5. Scaler Boards - Current (2)
  6. New ADC (3)
  7. UPS setup (3)
  8. Sometimes VSAM needs software reset after a reboot to get good data (3)
  9. Sometimes AB driver needs software reset after a reboot to clear DCM timeout problem(3)

Database

  1. HVPS AB database - timers, some analog conversion problems (1) 
  2. RF station AB database - timers, some digital problems(1)
  3. VSAM database - vacuums? (1)
  4. Slow DAC update inputs/constants (1)
  5. Records needed for diagnostics (1)
  6. Records needed for archiver MIN/MAX/AVG (1)
  7. DAC Attenuation calibration (2)
  8. PV severity summaries for displays/SIP (2)
  9. HOPR/LOPR update for displays (2)

Testing/Commissioning

  1. Test TDC (1)
  2. IOC load and task priority check/adjust (1)
  3. Test KKU ASTS vacuum update -> CA server -> archive engine (2)
  4. Archive browser and data reduction (2)
  5. Message throttling (2)
  6. Newest StripTool from DESY (2)
  7. Alarm Handler (3)
  8. Test DESY archive record (3)

Software Development

  1. Fast RF station processing logic - diagnostics, add RF summary and forced faults (1)
  2. Slow RF station processing sequence (DAC doesn't go to zero sometimes, slow DAC control, recovery logic, diagnostics, timing (1)
  3. Archive Browser Changes (printing, repeat and unknown data handling, different icons, log scale) (2)
  4. Lost Energy Calculation and Threshhold changes (1)
  5. Matlab Support? (1)
  6. Unix process to write out bumpless reboot files (2)
  7. Change IOC alarm logging to prevent file IO (2)
  8. Watchdogs (2)
  9. Faster Matlab channel access interface (3)
  10. Weiner crate monitoring via CANbus (3)
  11. Enable/disable message logging from an EPICS display (3)

Config/Setup Files

  1. Add buttons on SCP panels - History, knobbing, display activation, configs, idom reset (1)
  2. SCP configs (1)
  3. SIP (2)
  4. Archive browser configs (2)

Training/Documentation (2)

  1. EPICS display training
  2. Web pages - user guides AND system management
  3. Web pages - display help

System Management

  1. Setup scripts (1)
  2. Plan whole Unix data processing system (1)
  3. Move NLCTA processes to NLCTA-dedicated machine (2)
  4. Multiple archive browsers from EPICS DM display (2)
  5. Data backup plans and implementation (2)
  6. Upgrade to Solaris 8 (3)
  7. Load balancing (3)
  8. GPIB? (3)
  9. NT Matlab Channel Access? (3)