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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