0.2.2 Overall Goals and Major Deliverables

System & Installation Issues FE:

Personnel

CFEB hardware/software expert physicist FY04-09 60% OSU

AFEB hardware/software expert, physicist FY04-09 60% CMU

ALCT/TMB electronics/software expert, physicists FY04-09 100 % UCLA

Electronics/Firmware/software engineer FY04 20% FY05-09 40% ?

Tasks

• Develop power on/off procedures

Start: Can start as soon as real LV system available.

Estimate: 1 months

• Address system integration issues

Start: 3/2003

Estimate CFEB: 6 months

Estimate AFEB: 6 months

Estimate ALCT/TMB: 6 months

• Address noise and ground loop issues

Start: Can start 3/2003 but not realistic until we have real peripheral crates and peripheral crate electronics, real LV system, and much later RPC’s.

Estimate CFEB: 6 months

Estimate AFEB: 6 months

Estimate ALCT/TMB: 6 months

• Determine optimal AFEB thresholds, CFEB trigger primitive thresholds and trigger mode

Start: Procedures can be started immediately. Final parameters cannot be set

until one has beam in 2007. No real end.

Estimate CFEB/CLCT: 6 months

Estimate AFEB: 6 months

Estimate ALCT/TMB: 6 months

• Develop methods to time in electronics, Determine optimal timing constants.

Start: Can start when real peripheral crate electronics available. Final tuning

needs beam. No real end.

Estimate CFEB/CLCT: 10 months

Estimate AFEB/ALCT: 10 months

Estimate ALCT/TMB: 10 months

• Setup procedures for tracking and modify firmware.

Start: 3/2003

Estimate CFEB: 0.5 months

Estimate AFEB: 0.5 months

Estimate ALCT/TMB: 0.5 months

• Develop beam off software for monitoring and diagnosing AFEB, CFEB, ALCT defining performance parameters and standards

Start: 3/2003. This cannot be finished until final online-software completed.

No real end.

Estimate CFEB/CLCT: 14 months

Estimate AFEB/ALCT: 14 months

Estimate ALCT/TMB: 14 months

• Develop spy data monitoring software

Start: 3/2003. This cannot be finished until final online-software completed.

Estimate CFEB/CLCT: 18 months

Estimate AFEB/ALCT: 18 months

Estimate ALCT/TMB: 18 months

System & Installation Issues Peripheral Crate:

Personnel

DMB/D360 hardware/software expert physicist FY04-09 40% OSU

ALCT/TMB electronics/software expert, physicists FY04-09 40 % UCLA

CCB electronics/software expert, physicist FY04-09 100% Rice

Electronics/Firmware/software engineer FY04 10% FY05-09 20%

Tasks

• Develop VME crate power on/off procedures

Start: Need real VME crates, VME power supplies and Peripheral Crate

electronics

Estimate: 1 month

• Address system integration issues

Start: Start immediately. For realistic system need real Peripheral crates and

real Peripheral Crate electronics.

Estimate DMB/360: 4 months

Estimate ALCT/TMB: 4 months

Estimate CCB: 4 months

• Develop methods to time in electronics, Determine optimal timing constants

Start: Need real Peripheral Crate Electronics. No real end.

Estimate DMB: 10 months

Estimate ALCT/TMB: 10 months

Estimate CCB: 10 months

• Setup procedures for tracking and modify firmware.

Start: Need real peripheral crate electronics. Each board carries firmware tags.

Estimate DMB: 0.5 months

Estimate ALCT/TMB: 0.5 months

Estimate CCB: 0.5 months

• Develop beam off software for monitor and diagnosing CLCT, CCB, and DMB defining performance parameters and standards.

Start: Can start using prototype Peripheral Crate Electronics. Cannot finish

until we have final online software. Update over course of experiment.

Estimate DMB: 10 months

Estimate ALCT/TMB: 10 months

Estimate CCB: 10 months

• Develop spy data software which emulates ALCT/CLCT triggers to monitor trigger electronics performance.

Start: Can start immediately but need final local DAQ software to finish.

Estimate ALCT/TMB: 24 months

• Setup ethernet web (switches, hubs,…) for VME crate controllers.

Start: Design can start once VME crate controllers chosen.

Estimate: 8 months

• Integrate RPC’s into CLCT trigger

Start: One needs RPC’s.

Estimate CCB: 24 months

System & Installation Issues Counting House:

Personnel

EMU DAQ/DDU/DCC expert, physicists FY04-FY09 100 % OSU

EMU Trigger controls expert, physicists FY04-FY09 100 % UCLA

Electronics/Firmware/software engineer FY04 20% FY05-09 40%

Tasks

• Set up procedures for tracking and modifying firmware.

Start: Need real peripheral crate electronics. Each board carries firmware tags.

Estimate DAQ: 0.5 months

Estimate Trigger: 0.5 months

• Develop error monitoring software to track buffer overflows and communication errors.

Start: When final DDU boards in hand.

Estimate DDU: 36

Estimate Trigger: 36 months

• Develop SEU reset and monitoring procedures.

Start: Need final DDU boards, and TTC system. Final tuning on real beam.

No end

Estimate DDU: 24 months

Estimate Trigger: 24 months

• Determine scaling of spy data.

Start: When local DAQ system operational with no end.

Estimate DDU: 2 months

Estimate Trigger: 2 months

• Develop software to monitor trigger rates.

Start: Need real DDU electronics and DDU crate.

Estimate DDU: 24 months

Estimate Trigger: 24 months

Maintenance FE Electronics:

Personnel

Electronics Engineer CFEB FY05-07 50% FY08 37.5% FY09 25% OSU

Electronics Engineer AFEB FY04 8% FY05-FY07 25% FY08 20%

FY09 15% CMU

Electronics Engineer ALCT FY05 30% FY06 60 % FY07 60% FY08 45%

FY09 30% UCLA

PSL Electronics Engineer LV/LVDB FY04 8% FY05-FY07 15% FY08 10%

FY09 7% Wisconsin

Electronics Tech FY04-FY09 5% Davis

CERN Technician FY04-FY09 50%

• Organize and provide service to AFEB, CFEB, LVDB, LVMB, and ALCT and FE cables on disks

Start: 3/2003 with no end

Estimate CFEB: 21 months

Estimate AFEB: 10 months

Estimate ALCT: 25 months

Estimate LV: 3 months

Estimate LVDB: 1 months

• Develop test stand to debug AFEB, CFEB, LVDB, LVMB, and ALCT boards (CERN or USA) and FE cables.

Start: 3/2003

Estimate CFEB: 7 months

Estimate AFEB: 4 months

Estimate ALCT: 10 months

Estimate LV: 1 months

Estimate LVDB: 0.5 months

• Set up equipment for fixing boards, chip replacement,… (CERN or USA)

Start: 3/2003

Estimate CFEB: 5 months

Estimate AFEB: 3 months

Estimate ALCT: 6 months

Estimate LV: 1 months

Estimate LVDB: 0.5 months

• Maintain CERN stockroom for FEE replacement boards and replacement cables

Start: 3/2003 , no end.

Estimate CFEB: 1 months

Estimate AFEB: 1 months

Estimate ALCT: 1 months

Estimate LV: 0.5 months

• Maintain stock of replacement chips for board repair (CERN or USA)

Start: 3/2003 , no end.

Estimate CFEB: 3.5 months

Estimate AFEB: 3 months

Estimate ALCT: 3 months

Estimate LV: 2 months

Estimate LVDB: 0.5 months

Maintenance Peripheral Crate Electronics

Personnel

Electronics Engineer DMB/D360 FY05-07 30% FY08 22.5% FY09 15% OSU

Electronics Engineer TMB FY05 40% FY06 40 % FY07 40% FY08 30%

FY09 20% UCLA

Electronics Engineer FY04 8% FY05-FY07 50% FY08 40% FY09 25% Rice

CERN Technician FY04-FY09 30%

• Organize and provide service to VME crate, VME Controller, CLCT, CCB, and DMB and peripheral crate cables on disks

Start: Requires VME crates and peripheral crate electronics. No end.

Estimate DMB/VME controller: 11 months

Estimate CLCT: 12 months

Estimate CCB/VME Crate: 12 months

• Develop test stand to debug VME Controller, CLCT, CCB, and DMB boards (CERN or USA)

Start: Requires VME crates and peripheral crate electronics.

Estimate DMB/VME controller: 6 months

Estimate CLCT: 7 months

Estimate CCB: 6 months

• Set up equipment for fixing boards, chip replacement,… (CERN or USA)

Start: Requires VME crates and peripheral crate electronics.

Estimate DMB/VME controller: 1 months

Estimate CLCT: 1 months

Estimate CCB: 1 months

• Maintain CERN stockroom for peripheral crate replacement boards and replacement cables

Start: Requires VME crates and peripheral crate electronics. No end.

Estimate DMB/VME controller: 1 months

Estimate CLCT: 1 months

Estimate CCB: 1 months

• Maintain stock of replacement chips for board repair (CERN or USA)

Start: Requires VME crates and peripheral crate electronics. No end.

Estimate DMB/VME controller: 2 months

Estimate CLCT: 2 months

Estimate CCB: 2 months

• Service and repair CCB interface to TTC system.

Start: Requires TTC System,VME crates and peripheral crate electronics.

No end.

Estimate CCB: 9 months

• Service and repair VME controller ethernet system (ethernet hubs, ethernet switches)

Start: Requires VME crates and peripheral crate electronics. No end.

Estimate DMB/VME controller: 1 months

• Service and repair of Linux slow control computer. Maintain low level driver to VME controller.

Start: Requires VME crates and peripheral crate electronics. No end.

Estimate DMB/VME controller: 3 months

Maintenance Counting House Electronics

Personnel

Electronics Engineer DDU/DCC FY05-07 20% FY08 15% FY09 10% OSU

CERN Technician FY04-FY09 20%

Post Doc FY04-FY09 100% UCD

• Provide service to VME crate, VME controller, DDU and DCC boards.

Start: Requires VME crate and DDU/DDC electronics. No end.

Estimate DDU/DCC controller: 14 months

• Service and repair Linux DDU control computer.

Start: Requires Linux DDU computer. No end.

Estimate DDU/DCC controller: 4 months

• Service and repair 18 Linux PC computers. Maintain low level gigabit ethernet driver.

Start: Requires Linux local DAQ computers. No end.

Estimate Gigabit card and driver: 2 months

Estimate Service and Repair: 36 months

• System management of local computers. Software upgrades, backup, data-storage, account management.

Start: Requires Linux local DAQ computers. No end.

Estimate Service and Repair: 36 months

• Service and repair optical fiber links.

Start: Requires final DDU boards. No end.

Estimate optical links: 4 months

Bookkeeping

• Coordinate “geographical” nomenclature for FE, Peripheral crate, and Counting house electronics. Maintain map between board and geographical address.

Start: 3/2003

Estimate: 2 months