NLCTA Tasks
Hardware/VxWorks
- PPC setup and BSP - Done
- CAEN ADC modifications - Done
- Bad ADC channels fixed - Done
- DIO Problems - Current (1)
- Current ADC Fixes ?? [interrupt related] (2)
- IDOM Bits for reboot - Current (2)
- Scaler Boards - Current (2)
- New ADC ?? (3)
- UPS setup (3)
Database
- TDC database - done
- ADC database - done
- Soft records needed for calibration - done
- HVPS AB database - test and conversions (1)
- RF station AB database - test and conversions (1)
- VSAM database - need better channel IDs (1)
- VSAM channels for DAC/SAM type readback (1)
- DAC database - test and conversions (1)
- User inputs/constants (1)
- Soft records needed for sequencing (1)
- Soft records needed for diagnostics (1)
- Correct prototype names to follow conventions - done
- Lost Energy Calc changes (1)
- Counters/Timers for HVPS and RF (2)
- PV severity summaries for displays/SIP (2)
Testing/Commissioning
- Interrupt checkout (1)
- Test DAC (1)
- Test digital IO (1)
- Test TDC (1)
- IOC load checking (1)
- Archive browser and data reduction (2)
- Newest StripTool from DESY (2)
- Alarm Handler (3)
- Test DESY archive record (3)
Software Development
- Tick recording (ADC interrupt counts) - done
- Fast RF station processing logic -
fault checking and deadman switch (1 almost done)
- Slow RF station processing sequence -
fault recovery and logging
DAC control, ramping, diagnostics, timing (1)
(Requires specs, incremental implementation, etc.)
- Unix process to write out matlab files (1)
- Unix process to write out bumpless reboot files (2)
- Change IOC alarm logging to prevent file IO (2)
- Watchdogs (2)
- Faster Matlab channel access interface (3)
- Weiner crate monitoring via CANbus (3)
Config/Setup Files
- Strip Tool configs (1)
- SLC history buffer (1)
- Add buttons on SCP panels -
History, knobbing, display activation, configs, idom reset (1)
- Alarm logging (1)
- Bumpless reboot files (1)
- SCP configs (1)
- Message logging (1)
- SIP (2)
- Archive browser configs (2)
Training/Documentation (2)
- EPICS display training
- Web pages - user guides AND system management
- Web pages - display help
System Management
- Command Server Support - done
- Setup scripts (1)
- Plan whole Unix data processing system (1)
- Archive engine setup (2 - in progress)
- Data backup plans and implementation (2)
- Faster Unix machines for additional load for NLCTA/upgrade to Solaris 8 (3)
- Load balancing (3)
- Enable/disable message logging from an EPICS display (3)
- GPIB? (3)