VEGAS Team Meeting

June 24, 2013

Attendees

CALTECH, UC-B, & Columbia

Dan, Jayanth, Glenn, Mark, Andrew

NRAO:

Marty, Randy, Jason, Ray

Agenda:

  • Testing

Meeting Notes:

Established testing 'point people'
  • Anish,
  • Glenn, and
  • Mark W
Ray is needed for other initiating other mode tests and is out until June 27 (Thur.)

Mode 1 data analysis w/Bob Garwood will take a couple of days, then the

UC-B tests on whole system are difficult
  • ADC tests can be done remotely but it is complex and requires signal (~1d) Glenn
  • PFB tests need a finer test of one bank - could be done at UC-B on their system Mark
  • Time Stamping (req. Ray, except some mode #1)
  • State Integration (req. Ray, except some mode #1)

Analog tests by Galen

~2 weeks to new computers

Next Teleconference: July 01, 2013 .

Long-term action Items
  1. Ray to make VEGAS simulator.
  2. A BOF for mode 13, or some other mode that uses GPUs.
    • (04-Feb) Not available yet
    • (11-Feb) 16 input version compiling now for subsequent test
    • (04-Mar) Should be ready to test in GB ~7-Mar
      • Need to refine what tests are done in Berkeley v. GB
        • Noise + tone tests in Berkeley
        • Replicate in GB (one Roach)
        • Build-out to eight Roach boards
        • Test on GBT
  3. A BOF with working switching signal logic.
    • (04-Feb) designed but still troubleshooting switching table loading issues
    • (11-Feb) Added to design for Mode #1
    • (11-Feb) Add sfp shift into manager
  4. A test and decision on what computers to buy.
    • (04-Feb) Not yet determined - Jayanth should go ahead with his tests to complete selection
    • (04-Feb) Needs HPC11.
  5. All Banks not starting at the same time.
    • (04-Feb) (above)
    • DONE (04-Mar) Resolved
  6. It will be good if we get the full spectral dynamic range corresponding to the 8 bit ADC in the next version of mode 1.
    • (04-Feb) Conduct initial tests at Berkeley, to see if there are any limiting issues for dynamic range and optimize
    • (04-Feb) what is/are the requirement(s) w.r.t full scale sin wave?
    • (04-Feb) is this a new requirement for the manager (yes)? is a parameter required to select between options? (parametrized shifting)
    • (04-Feb) what are requirements for shift parameter? depends on result of studying spectra...
    • (25-Feb)
  7. KFPA observation with mode 13.
    • (04-Feb) awaits mode 13
  8. Manager/VEGAS HPC code that will let two instances of the program be run simultaneously.
    • (04-Feb) not available, but not required for GC obs.
  9. Remember to do the RFI test of the rack.
    • (04-Feb) Not yet scheduled
  10. Roach to Valon serial port connection.
    • (04-Feb) Not yet implemented; not req'd for GC obs
  11. The I2C bus software tested with the manager and Galen's modules.
    • (04-Feb) Post GC Obs
  12. Add software version information into FITS file
    • (11-Feb) After GC obs
  13. Confine UDP and packets out of the subnet within the VEGAS switch

Other items:

-- MartyBloss - 2013-06-24
Topic revision: r2 - 2013-06-25, MartyBloss
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