LHC BLM threshold modification reports

Surface installation

Status of the surface installation (last update: 25/06/2008):

[see here for xls version or see here for a more detailed version]

Status of the fibre connection checkout (last update: 25/06/2008):

[see here for xls version]

Additional info:

• for details on each of the surface installation points see here [xls].
• for details of the fibre optic check see here [xls].
• for details of the timing setup [see here or directly from the ExpertGUI]

Registered Monitors::

Layout DB:   3918 
LSA DB:      2232 
diff:               1686         

FORESEEN::

• Patchcord installation in SR3 [start 05/06/2008]

DONE::

Date: 04/06/2008:

• Completed SR1 & SR7 patchcord installation.
• Added BLETC cards in SR1.

Date: 03/06/2008:

• MD for Post-Mortem [LHC].

Date: 21/05/2008:

• Completed SR4 installation.
• Installed Jumper cards in SR4.
• Installed BLECS cards in SR4.

Date: 15/05/2008:

• MD for Post-Mortem [LHC]

Date: 13/05/2008:

• Finished SR3 installation [only patchcords missing].
• Applied barcode stickers to all new mezzanines.
• Repaired and tested the two mezzanines with missing components.
• Temporary connection of BA1 to PPCBIBL1/card2 using optical splitters.

Date: 09/05/2008:

• Commissioning BLECS - BIS [SR2]
• Creation of all remaining Status variables in the Logging DB for the Threshold Comparators.
• Creation of Status variables for the Combiner cards in SR8. 
• Started configuration of PPCBIBL3 with connection to BA1 & DUMP.

Date: 08/05/2008:

• Completed testing of the BLETC modules (those having the new BLM Mezzanines); 2 faulty, 2 with missing components out of 49.
• Received barcode stickers for the new modules.

Date: 07/05/2008:

• Exchanged faulty BOBR in SR7R.
• Added SR7E crate to the concentrator.
• Connection log:
      2008-05-07 14:14:18,461 [INFO][BLMAdapter] => RESULT [151ms][1000ms][1210162458000]: LHC_BLM/Acquisition
      2008-05-07 14:14:18,461 [INFO][BLMAdapter] => counters, nonSPARE: 2268 SPARE: 4132 noValues: 0 values: 25
• Logging log:
      2008-05-07 14:08:51,334 [INFO][LoggingDataTranslator] => [cern.accsoft.logging.japc.LoggingDataTranslator@2c03ff] Normal Sending [83050] timeseries values to MeasAPI.
      2008-05-07 14:09:17,168 [INFO][LoggingDataTranslator] => [cern.accsoft.logging.japc.LoggingDataTranslator@2c03ff] Normal Sending [27304] timeseries values to MeasAPI.
      2008-05-07 14:09:24,955 [INFO][LoggingDataTranslator] => [cern.accsoft.logging.japc.LoggingDataTranslator@2c03ff] Normal Sending [27308] timeseries values to MeasAPI.

Date: 06/05/2008:

• Completed installation at SR7. (fibre connections pending)
• Installed SR7E crate - Added in the DB - Synchronised with LSA.
• All new BLM Mezzanines have been assembled - started testing.

Date: 30/04/2008:

• Completed installation at SR5.
• Monitor names for SR5 has been synchronised to the electronics.
• Now >2200 monitors available. To sum up we have:
      IP2:  225 (left only)
      IP5:  458
      IP6:  470
      IP7:  610
      IP8:  469
    total: 2232

Date: 29/04/2008:

• First successful 'large scale' test with CO (Greg & David) on the Thresholds/Settings loading.
• Monitor names for SR7 has been synchronised to the electronics.

Date: 24/04/2008:

• Commissioning [BLECS - SR8]

Date: 23/04/2008:

• Installation [SR2]
• Modification of beam permit lines.

Date: 22/04/2008:

• Creation of all Measurement/Threshold variables in the Logging DB for the Threshold Comparators (~100,000 variables).
• Installation [SR3]
• Modification of beam permit lines.

Date: 16/04/2008:

• Monitor names for SR8 updated in LSA and synchronised to the electronics.

Date: 14/04/2008:

• Installation [SR5]
• Some missing cards from L/C crate. All cards missing from R crate.