AIDA Meeting - STFC RAL 19 April 2012 ------------------------------------- Present: SLT, PCS, VFEP, IL, TD, RDP, MK, JS Apologies: Summary of meeting ------------------ ASIC ---- - no significant progress - request SLT discuss with Paul Booker for further production on timescale ~4 weeks - request SLT discuss with Paul Booker for production completion by, say, end-June FEE --- - all no-fault FEE64s commissioned (total 67x FEE64) - now working on faulty 8x FEE64 - MACB 50% of Samtec HDMI cables faulty - being returned to USA sufficient (c.25) HDMI cables to proceed with development - workaround to distribute SYNC pulse formal fix requires PCB revision costs etc from LYCCA? R3B? who will also require rev B MACB - VHDL dCFD development currently requires >100% FPGA occupancy PCS/MK development ongoing - may require some radical thinking! Software -------- - sync'd startup now working OK - working on browser-based control for merge - Nik Kurz contacted and happy with arrangements new larger block size in use for AGATA Mechanical ---------- - all parts now delivered from Liverpool - manpower short for assembly of support frame and crates - expected completion end-May AoB --- Next meeting: 10.30 28 June 2012