Progress report

Collaboration meeting

23-SEP-2009

paolo.palazzi@cern.ch

PROGRESS: motors control

•STATUS• SW interface finalized and agreed between CCC, Totem DCS,

FESA server and LabVIEW/PXI.

• All Use Cases and associated requirements implemented and tested in lab setup (bld. 187)

• Fixing of issues identified during integration tests on lab setup ongoing weeks 38 and 39.

• NEXT STEPS• Deployment at point 5 of release candidate sw. (FESA server

+ LabVIEW/PXI SW) week 39. • Commissioning checklist (besides Use Cases scenario) to be

prepared by TOTEM team.

• Motorization sw. commissioning starting week 40. Deadline

for completion: mid-October.

PROGRESS:

HW, TOTEM General and tools

• Production PCs memory upgrade 1G 4G• Automatic generation of HW tree to monitor the HW• Rewritten FSM tree explorer: JCOP component has too

many bugs• Piotr’s tool to check the DCS HW status

RP Si detectors

• Updated HW overview diagram: add pump• RADMON integration (HW and SW)• New subpanels for motors and RADMON

FSM tree explorer

DCS HW status panel

RP Si det pump

ELMB boxes

• RP boxes ready:• tested in 555• installed and tested in IP5

• T2 boxes ready• tested in 555

• T1 boxes designed

PROGRESS:

T1

• requirements collected by Janos (~40%) • names and PBS• pinout table : HV and LV need confirmation, no sensors

yet• summary table

T2

• HV and LV components integrated in IP5 and used for commissioning

• next:• sensor integration (problems with pinout table)• custom panels

3 months ago

today

TOTEM DCS status --> referees

•BigBrother is operational in IP5

• RP Si: extensive functionality with some custom panels• T2: basic functionality with JCOP panels only• T1: on the way• interface with RP motor control tested in the lab

•fully CMS compatible

•with archiving

• is being used for commissioning of RP Si and T2

• ongoing development according to the plan ?

MP

16SEP

2009

-3 months

-6 months

userfeedback

TEAM newsTOTEM General and RP

• Fernando LUCAS RODRIGUEZ now a user; fellowship committee in November

• Ivan ATANASSOV confirmed for 2010• Federico RAVOTTI (20%) fellow until Feb 2010 (extension?)

T2

• Sami STOECKELL (6m) left in July; waiting for replacement

T1• Janos SZIKLAI (50%) works from Budapest

Technical support• Antoine THYS (a fraction of 20%) confirmed for 2010

Coordination• Paolo PALAZZI (50%) retires in February 2010

TEAM situation

• the current workforce is inadequate

• in 2010 it may get much worse

• this is a critical situation

TOTEM CRBigBrother screens

TOTEM Control Room

• TOTEM-only control area

• guests of CMS in a room of a barrack at IP5

• Furniture, lights, telephone OK (well, almost..)

• Network to be extended

• A/C needs fixing

• Separate access group being defined

• installation is a few weeks late

• small fixes need considerable time

• I had an accident and have been away

TOTEM Control Room

• Tempo layout from the entrance door, clockwise:• interlock panel

• DSS: 1 PC 1 screen

• CCC, beam etc: 1 PC 1 screen

• DCS: 2 PCs 6 screens, in the left corner

• DAQ: 3 PCs 3 screens, in the right corner

• RPs: 1 PC 1 screen, 1 desk facing the rack room

• T1: 1 PC 1 screen, 1 desk on the right from the entrance door

• T2: 1 PC 1 screen, 1 desk on the right from the entrance door

• Equipment:• available now: 5 PCs, 8 screens

• on order: 2 PCs, 3 screens

• being considered: 1 or 2 large status screens, …

>>> Meeting of the relevant people this Thu or FRI

?

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