Tracking electronics workshop at OSU ===================================== Time: Aug 11 & 12, 1998 Place: Smith Lab, Ohio State University Organizers: Richard Hughes, Brian Winer, Jay Chapman and Eric James Info: http://www.physics.ohio-state.edu/~winer/CDF_Trk_Elec_Wkshp.html Goals: - Review current status of TDC and Lv1 tracking trigger electronics hardware, including prototype & production schedules and integration test plans - Identify and address any unresolved outstanding issues - Assess plan and manpower for the online software efforts - Review hardware and software system integration plans Agenda: Aug 11 1:00pm - 6:00pm ------------------------- topic session chair 1:00 - 2:00 Online DAQ & Electronics Infrastructure status Jim Patrick Online Software (what's available at B0) Clock TS Rack & Crate installation at B0 2:00 - 3:40 TDC Mike Kelly Hardware status (prototype tests) Tests to be done Production schedule Discussion on COT/Muon calibration system Software progress Software to be written 3:40 - 4:00 Break 4:00 - 6:00 Muon Trigger Eric James Hardware status (Chip production, Primitive cards, Transition boards, Match box, Pre-match) Prototype and integration test schedule Any outstanding issues to be addressed (WMU, Channel mapping?) Production schedule Aug 12 9:00am - 5:00 pm -------------------------- topic session chair 9:00 - 12:00 XFT Phil Koehn Hardware Status (Mezzanine cards, Transition boards, Finder, Linker, channel link, cabling, B0 installation issues) Prototype and integration test schedule Any outstanding issues to be addressed (output bank format?) Production schedule Software needs 12:00 - 1:30 Lunch 1:30 - 2:10 XTRP Mike Kasten Hardware Status (data, clock, bus-boss) Prototype and integration test schedule Any outstanding issues to be addressed Production schedule Software needs 2:10 - 3:30 TS & Protocols Michael Schmidt TS related issues to be addressed Error-recovery sequence (go around each subsystem) Running diagnostic & debug mode (go around each subsystem) 3:30 - 3:45 Break 3:45 - 5:00 B0 System Integration test Wilson/Aesook What hardware will be arriving at B0 when What infrastructure hardware/software will be needed and when What special pieces (cable run, detector turned on) will be needed 5:00 - 5:30 Summary Richard Hughes Summarize concerns Compile items to be discussed in near future Assignment of homework