3 June 2003

FT Status and Plans

• Overall

– CTS

• Used to test VRBC boards

• Qualified several AFE boards

• Lots of changes made to VRBC’s

– Current status

• 50 >> old VRBC, new firmware

• 51 >> old VRBC, new firmware

• 52 >> new VRBC, new firmware

• 53 >> new VRBC, new firmware

• AFE board swap

– Installed CFT board in FPD

– Worked on CFT and FPS boards

3 June 2003

July Shutdown

• General items being considered– Cryostat work

• About 1 degK left in setting• Have been moving about 0.1• Will not warm up “unless” have further problems

– Cassette work• Only if we warm up• Perhaps install ‘testing’ cassette

– Will do• Pull and modify ALL AFE boards

– Unused channel fix for AFE brds– 53MHz readout

• Check/calibrate/fix AFE lvps monitoring• Add SEQ crate monitoring• Finish LED pulser boards and cabling• New firmware• Fix slot problems – AFE & SEQ

– 4B6 SVX Downloads– 6B2/3 SEQ signals @ SEQ BP

– May do• AC remote shutoff for AFE lvps• Re-cable back of SEQ crate PC04

– Will not do• CPS• FPS• CTT• FPD

Starts ~Aug 28 >> 7 weeks