Fri, 11 May 2001
Rafael Millan-Gabet
April 2001 Engineering Run Summary

Dates: April 1 - May 6, 2001

People on site:
Wes Traub (WT), Nat Carleton (NPC),
John Monnier (JDM), Rafael Millan-Gabet (RMG), Ettore Pedretti (EP),
Pete Schloerb (FPS), Mike Brewer (MKB), Marc Lacasse (MGL)

Objective:
Continue work towards integration of 3d telescope and phase closure measurement capabilities.

Hardware Notes

Characterization of short delay pads (JDM)
Short delay re-installation (NPC)
Status of beam combiner optics and mounts (WT)
New star tracker electronics interface (RMG,MGL)
PICNIC camera (RMG)
FPGA readout of PICNIC (EP)

Software Notes

Sun host OS upgrade & administration (MKB)
Status of new OT (PFS)
Notes on interrupts programming (JDM)
Star trackers shutters control (JDM)
Locations of important new codes (star tracker, DAQ, IDL, xdisplays, serial board, CB-Comm) (JDM)
Notes on star tracking from the WindShell (JDM)
Modifications to DAQ (and other) codes (MKB)

System Tests Notes

LD test using new server scripts, Quadra & Sun clients (MGL,RMG)
Fringe scanning test using AO board + interrupts (MKB,RMG)
Behaviour of short delay after granite & pads polishing (WT)
Optics train telescope->lab for the 3 telescopes (WT)
Star tracking with 3-telescopes (MKB)



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