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  3428   Tue Aug 17 02:07:11 2010 YoichiUpdateCDSDACs have correct number of channels


   
        
            
  
  3429   Tue Aug 17 09:06:08 2010 AlbertoUpdateelogelog was downI just restarted the elog after I found
it down a few minutes ago.
  
  3430   Tue Aug 17 14:09:15 2010 steveUpdatePEMPSL optical table schedule Tuesday, 17 August : fill tunnel, set table
height, level table and balance load
Wednesday : grout tripod legs and
  
  3431   Tue Aug 17 23:59:46 2010 KatharineUpdateelogMaglev updateKatharine, Sharmila

Update:  
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  3432   Wed Aug 18 11:40:59 2010 josephb,kiwamu,yoichiUpdateCDSEnd station working with latest RCG codeWe were able to get the latest SVN checkout
(revision 2009), working with the c1x00 (IOP)
and c1vgl models at the new X end on the
  
  3434   Wed Aug 18 12:24:58 2010 josephb,kiwamuUpdateCDSshmem issueApparently its possible to have working
models get into a bad state in regards to
shared memory, which prevents the model from
  
  3435   Wed Aug 18 16:42:14 2010 steveUpdatePEMPSL optical table legs load balanced 
 Rana, Koji, Alberto and Steve,
Tuesday afternoon
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  3436   Wed Aug 18 19:14:59 2010 JenneUpdateelogelog dead againThe elog was so dead this time that the
restart script didn't work.  I followed
the restart-by-hand instructions instead,
  
  3437   Wed Aug 18 19:19:38 2010 JenneUpdateSUSFinal 2 TTs suspended![Jenne, Yoichi]
The final 2 Tip Tilts (#1 and #5)
have been suspended.  We have designated
  
  3439   Thu Aug 19 01:49:14 2010 JenneUpdateelogelog dead again


   
        
            
  
  3440   Thu Aug 19 09:51:43 2010 josephbUpdateelogelog dead againI found the elog dead again this morning,
and the script didn't kill again.  I modified
the script to use the following line instead
  
  3441   Thu Aug 19 09:52:51 2010 AlastairUpdateComputersElog down I restarted it using start-elog-nodus
and this worked out fine - even though I
did it from Pete's on my phone ;-)
  
  3442   Thu Aug 19 11:38:48 2010 AlastairUpdateComputersATF wikiThe ATF wiki page doesn't seem to be working
any more.  Does anyone know where this
is held so we can try to get it back online? 
  
  3443   Thu Aug 19 12:06:07 2010 AlastairUpdateComputersATF wiki


   
        
            
  
  3444   Thu Aug 19 16:03:59 2010 steveUpdatePEMgrouting of PSL tripod legsThe 10' x 6' optical table is seating on
6 tripods. Each tripod leg has 3 feet. They
are supported by jack screws against copper
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  3445   Thu Aug 19 21:56:02 2010 ZachUpdateelogrestarted script   
  3446   Fri Aug 20 13:09:53 2010 josephbUpdateelogRebooted elogI had to restart the elog again.
At this point, I'm going to try to
get one of the GC guys to install gdb on
  
  3447   Fri Aug 20 15:22:09 2010 JenneUpdateSUSTTs done!!![Yoichi, Jenne]
Hooray!!!
  
  3448   Fri Aug 20 15:49:14 2010 steveUpdatePEMgrouting is doneThe preparation for pouring concrete is
continuing. The grout forms were removed.
Half inch ribbed steel bars were epoxied
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  3449   Fri Aug 20 16:17:35 2010 steveUpdatePEMPEM-count channels are not workingC1: PEM-count channels are dead since August
12, 2010
  
  3450   Fri Aug 20 16:41:43 2010 AlbertoUpdateElectronicsFrequency Generation Box Assembly CompletedI finished assembling the frequency generation
unit for the upgrade. I tested it through
to check that the power levels are as expected
 7x 
  3451   Fri Aug 20 17:46:30 2010 ranaUpdatePSL40m PSL Upgrade Layout v0.3http://lhocds.ligo-wa.caltech.edu:8000/40m/PSL/LayoutUpgrade
P-pol = purple
S-pol = red
  
  3452   Fri Aug 20 20:36:05 2010 AlastairUpdateGeneralElog Elog was down, I restarted it.   
  3453   Sun Aug 22 16:20:24 2010 ZachUpdateelogrestarted (with my phone this time)    
  3454   Mon Aug 23 00:08:24 2010 JenneUpdateelogJoe, I think this's your cue...    
  3455   Mon Aug 23 08:28:27 2010 steveUpdateSUSETMY sus damping restored    
  3458   Mon Aug 23 19:55:31 2010 kiwamuUpdateCDSsome progress {Joe, Kiwamu}
Today
  
  3459   Mon Aug 23 21:04:14 2010 JenneUpdateTreasureSeriously?Bad CDS team.
Bad.
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  3460   Mon Aug 23 22:11:52 2010 kiwamuUpdateTreasureRe:Seriously?Woops, I am sorry about that. I've just
cleaned them up.

  
  3461   Tue Aug 24 06:34:01 2010 AlastairUpdateGeneralElog......was down.  Have restarted it.   
  3462   Tue Aug 24 11:23:32 2010 steveUpdatePEMtripod leg installation completedBertine Robby, Bertin and Jerry completed
the installation by pouring concrete yesterday
and cleaning up today.
 7x 
  3463   Tue Aug 24 12:03:57 2010 ranaUpdatePSLPSL Upgrade: Mode Matching from PMC to IMCI used the free software called 'ABCD'
for Mac to construct this mode matching solution
for going from the PMC to the IMC.
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  3464   Tue Aug 24 14:29:18 2010 josephbUpdateelogElog down for 1 minuteI'm going to take the elog down for one
minute and restart it under gdb (using a
copy of gdb stolen from fb40m since I couldn't
  
  3465   Tue Aug 24 17:57:57 2010 ZachUpdateelogrestarted Restarted the elog using the script.
I had to do it twice for it to work. This
is not the first time this has happened---does
  
  3466   Tue Aug 24 22:26:16 2010 ZachUpdateelogrestartedtook two again


  
  3467   Wed Aug 25 12:18:47 2010 josephbUpdateelogTrying new version of elog to see if it helps stabilitySo unfortunately, I made the start-elog-nodus
script smart enough to kill the debugging
run I had (although thats probably good since
  
  3468   Wed Aug 25 12:40:28 2010 josephbUpdateelogReverted back to 2.7.5 until further testing is doneSo apparently the themes/configurations
didn't work so nicely on some of the logbooks
with 2.8.0, so I'm reverting to 2.7.5 until
  
  3469   Wed Aug 25 15:32:52 2010 ranaUpdatePSLPSL Upgrade: Mode Matching from PMC to IMCIn a manner similar to the now classic
'Mode Matching from PMC to  IMC' entry, I
have calculated the lenses and positions
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  3470   Wed Aug 25 15:42:01 2010 JenneUpdatePSLPSL Upgrade: Mode Matching from PMC to IMCThoughts on where to take the pickoff for
the SHG for the PSL-green?  We discussed
today at the meeting the possibility of putting
  
  3471   Wed Aug 25 15:55:33 2010 josephbUpdateelogStaying with 2.7.5 until passwords sorted outTurns out the elog version 2.8.0 uses a
different encryption method than 2.7.5. 
This mean the encrypted passwords stored
  
  3473   Thu Aug 26 13:08:03 2010 josephbUpdateCDSWatch dogs for Vertex optics turned offWe are in the process of doing a damping
test with the real time code and have turned
off the vertex optics watchdogs temporarily,
  
  3474   Thu Aug 26 17:10:26 2010 kiwamuUpdateCDSnew CDS test[Joe, Kiwamu] 
W
  
  3475   Fri Aug 27 07:21:13 2010 AlastairUpdateGeneralelog... was down.  I restarted the version
in the 2.7.5 folder.  It went down again
almost immediately but stayed up after the
  
  3477   Fri Aug 27 11:27:33 2010 steveUpdatePEMcrane safety documentI posted the crane safety document on the
40m wiki, vacuum page as 26 August 2010
Please add your comments and corrections.
  
  3478   Fri Aug 27 13:41:02 2010 kiwamuUpdateSUSfix watchdogs  [Joe, Kiwamu]
We found that the vertex watchdogs were
  
  3479   Fri Aug 27 14:03:43 2010 kiwamuUpdateCDSWatch dogs for Vertex optics turned offFor
a futher damping test, I again turned off
the vertex optics watchdogs temporarily,
  
  3480   Fri Aug 27 17:27:41 2010 kiwamuUpdateCDSnew CDS test { Joe, Kiwamu }
Yes
  
  3481   Fri Aug 27 19:30:31 2010 ranaUpdateCDSSLOW controlsFor the future SLOW controls our current
plan is to keep using the VME based stuff
and associated processors (Baja, Motorola,
  
  3482   Fri Aug 27 22:09:37 2010 JenneUpdatePSLThe beginnings of the new PSL[Rana, Jenne]
Like
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  3483   Sat Aug 28 01:02:31 2010 ranaUpdatePSLThe beginnings of the new PSLIn fact, many of the mounts need
to be adapted to 4": the beefy
steering mirrors going into the PMC, the
  
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