Weekly MDC Readout Upgrade Meeting

The protocol of the meetings: MdcReadoutupgrademeeting

Readout via OEP and MDC Optical AddOn

MDC - OEP testing, mounting, commissioning

• OEPBasicTests - Testing OEPs and first-time programming in Lab
• InformationForOEPMounting - Bookkeeping during installation
• OEPNetworkAddresses - Assigned network addresses:
• InstallationTimeTable
• MDCUpgradeLogBook - Logbook for all activities regarding the MDC upgrade
• OEPReadoutTest - Analysing files to check OEP / Chamber functionality
• TestLogBook - Logbook for all taken test data & results
• MDCUpgradeWorks2010 - List of tasks for the coordinated works in January 2010
• OepToDoList List of things still need to be done in Oep code

Readout

• DataStructure - description of the data format
• DatawordOutput - a few examples of interpreted data streams read out from one Endpoint

HardwareUp-to-date information about all ongoing and planned work

Please update this list regularly! I think this will help all of us to keep a better overview of the whole project.

• TDCReadoutBoardV2#Schematics_Pinout_and_Patches_of - Schematics of all AddOns and other boards
• Pictures (updated 14.10.09) - Hardware Installations in the cave
• MDC Upgrade Overview - Talk from Jan Michel held in Frankfurt 22.10.09

Hardware Tests

• HardwareTest - temperature, voltage translators and jitter tests
• FirstRadiationTest - 21-25 July 2008
• SecondRadiationTest - 10 September 2008 - 10 October 2008
• PowerConsumpionTest
• MdcAddonCooperation (including power measurements for Endpoints and Motherboards)

Configuration & Slow Control

• DebugLists - Debug information which should be monitored
• FlashProgramming - Overview of commands of the Flash chip. This functionality is given by Ludwig's trbflash tool which is documented elsewhere.
• HowToRuntheDaq - list of configuration registers for the TDC

Bookkeeping

• OEPNetworkAddresses - Addresses of all boards & List of serial numbers of OEPs mounted on chamber
• ListOfBoards - Current place and status of all boards

MDC FEE (Motherboards and OEP) commissioning: 2011

• PeopleInvolved - List of people who are involved in the commissioning process and time table
• FeeTests - List of tasks for the coordinated works in February-April 2011
• WorkLogBook - Logbook for all test activities
• CriteriaToProofTheFEE - description of the criteria and how to run the macro to analysis a .hld file
• DataTestLogBook - Logbook for all taken test data & results
• OEPReadoutTest - Analyzing files to check OEP / Chamber functionality
• MBBlackList - Vladimir and Olga's list of not working MB or noise channels from the latest beam time (Nov10)
• MBTestLab - How to test MB in the lab: start DAQ and analysis
• ListOfAllSpareMBBoards - Current place and status of all spare MBs. Report about their test in the lab
• OEPBandMBLogbook - Logbook of the OEPB and MB which had a failure and had to be exchanged during the commissioning
• CommissioningLogBook - List of the activities and to-do list before the coming beam time (august 2011).

Timeschedule

Old Stuff

Old stuff formerly listed on this page has been moved to MDCUpgradeOld