Meetings

Allen/Colby visit to Cambridge, June 2011

• Kick-off meeting @ 2011/06/13 10:00 (Ryle) - agreed tasks:
  • FT software architecture

    • FTsw: Define control software modules
    • FTsw: Define FT-DL communication protocols
    • FTsw: Write initial version of FT Generic System Interface worksheets
    • FTsw: Update electronics product tree spreadsheet
    • FTsw: Architect FT offline s/w & define interfaces with control s/w
    • FTsw: Refine use cases
  • MROI Project Planning etc.

    • SEPP 4 optical design
    • BEASST Simulator/optical design
    • Wavefront Sensor
    • FT Simulator
    • Modulators
    • FT Focus OAP tip/tilt mechanism (show current design we will prototype)
    • Beam compressors (remind everyone what's in SOW document/identify revisions)
    • FT closed loop experiment
  • Generic System Interface

    • Try out new release
• Software module definition I @ 2011/06/13 14:00 (Ryle)
  • Blackboard image
  • Actions from meeting:

    • Consider tentative implementation (see diagram) in more detail >ALL

      • Compatibility with existing APIs
      • Number of Data Collectors

    • Send JSY material to post on wiki >ALL
    • Arrange two meetings tomorrow >JSY:

      • Use cases
      • Software module definition II
• Use cases @ 2011/06/14 09:30 (911)
• Software module definition II @ 2011/06/14 14:00 (911)
• FT System spreadsheets - Dewar, Alignment @ 2011/06/15 09:30 (Ryle)
• "Offline" software I @ 2011/06/15 14:00 (911)
  • Distinction between online and offline software
  • Needs for processing fringe data (together with required ancillary data) during the night
  • Data collection strategy

    • What to collect
    • How much fringe data to collect
    • How to make data available to "offline" software for operational use, both during the night (if applicable) and later

  • Offline data handling (if time permits...)

    • How to archive data
    • How to provide data to PI of observing proposal
    • How to provide public data access after proprietary period elapses

  • Whiteboard image
• FT System spreadsheets - Modulators @ 2011/06/16
• FT System spreadsheets - Fringe Engine @ 2011/06/17
  • Whiteboard image
• "Offline" software II @ 2011/06/20 10:00 (Ryle)
  • Outline of fringe data processing steps