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Tue Dec 22 10:04:41 2009 |
steve | Omnistructure | PEM | miracle in the 40m |
We have been waiting for this for 20 some years. Arrowhead water with cooler. AWESOME
THANKS Alan |
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Tue Dec 22 13:14:37 2009 |
Alan | Omnistructure | PEM | miracle in the 40m |
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We have been waiting for this for 20 some years. Arrowhead water with cooler. AWESOME
THANKS Alan
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Happy holidays, everyone!
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Tue Jan 5 09:18:38 2010 |
Alberto | Omnistructure | Electronics | Universal PDH Box Stored in the RF Cabinet |
FYI: I stored the Universal PDH boxes in the RF cabiner in the Y arm. |
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Tue Jan 5 10:26:32 2010 |
Alberto, Steve | Omnistructure | Environment | Added new wall cable-racks |
we hung two new WALL cable racks. One is on the pillar next to the Sp table, the other is next to the PSL computer rack.
To do that we had to drill holes in the wall since the simple screws weren't strong enough to keep them up.
One of the racks, the yellow, is dedicated to 4-pin lemos and other thick cables.
 
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Tue Jan 5 11:00:04 2010 |
rana | Omnistructure | Environment | Added new wall cable-racks |
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we hung two new WALL cable racks. One is on the pillar next to the Sp table, the other is next to the PSL computer rack.
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awesome - I have ordered 5 blue racks so that we can hang power cables. The fat BLUE ones are for fat cables and the orange ones for the coax cables. |
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Tue Jan 5 13:23:45 2010 |
Alberto | Omnistructure | Environment | turning page |
In the lab there are lots of old posters with outdated autocad drawings, or printouts with schematics of old electronics hanging on the walls.
Can we get rid of those and start giving the lab a fresh and modern look? |
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Fri Jan 8 10:03:04 2010 |
Alberto | Omnistructure | LSC | SPOB shutter was closed |
This morning I found that there was no light on the SPOB PD. I went looking at the photodetector and I found that the shutter in front of it was closed.
I switched the shutter driver from n.c. to n.o. which had the effect of opening it.
I guess we inadvertently closed the shutter with Rana when last week we were tinkering with the ITMY camera. |
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Sun Jan 10 16:05:51 2010 |
Alberto | Omnistructure | Environment | Lab Thermostats Temperature Lowered by 1 deg F |
Rana noticed that recently the temperature inside the lab has been a little bit too high. That might be causing some 'unease' to the computers with the result of making them crash more often.
Today I lowered the temperature of the three thermostats that we have inside the lab by one degree:
Y arm thermostat: from 71 to 70 F
X arm thermostat: from 70 to 69 F
Aisle thermostat: from 72 to 71 F.
For the next hours I'll be paying attention to the temperature inside the lab to make sure that it doesn't go out of control and that the environment gets too cold. |
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Mon Jan 11 10:01:06 2010 |
Alberto | Omnistructure | Environment | Lab Thermostats Temperature Lowered by 1 deg F |
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Rana noticed that recently the temperature inside the lab has been a little bit too high. That might be causing some 'unease' to the computers with the result of making them crash more often.
Today I lowered the temperature of the three thermostats that we have inside the lab by one degree:
Y arm thermostat: from 71 to 70 F
X arm thermostat: from 70 to 69 F
Aisle thermostat: from 72 to 71 F.
For the next hours I'll be paying attention to the temperature inside the lab to make sure that it doesn't go out of control and that the environment gets too cold.
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Today the lab is perceptibly cooler.
The temperature around the corner is 73 F. |
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Mon Jan 18 09:44:36 2010 |
Alberto, Bob | Omnistructure | Environment | No rain water infiltrations so far |
It has rained continuously for the last 24 hours. Bob walked through the lab looking for possible water infiltrations. The floor looked dry: no puddles or leaks anywhere so far. |
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Mon Apr 5 10:33:12 2010 |
Alberto | Omnistructure | Electronics | soldering iron broken |
This morning the pencil soldering iron of our Weller WD2000M Soldering Station suddenly stopped working and got cold after I turned the station on. The unit's display is showing a message that says "TIP". i checked out the manual, but it doesn't say anything about that. I don't know what it means. Perhaps burned tip?
Before asking Steve to buy a new one, I emailed Weller about the problem. |
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Mon Apr 5 13:07:36 2010 |
Jenne | Omnistructure | Electronics | soldering iron broken |
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This morning the pencil soldering iron of our Weller WD2000M Soldering Station suddenly stopped working and got cold after I turned the station on. The unit's display is showing a message that says "TIP". i checked out the manual, but it doesn't say anything about that. I don't know what it means. Perhaps burned tip?
Before asking Steve to buy a new one, I emailed Weller about the problem.
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There should be a supply of extra tips in the Blue Spinny Cabiney (I can never remember it's French name....) The drawer is something like the top row of one of the bottom sets of drawers. You can pick the shape of tip you want, and stick it in. |
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Mon Apr 5 13:20:16 2010 |
Koji | Omnistructure | Electronics | soldering iron broken |
Albeto and Koji
We took the tip replacement from the blue tower.
I am looking at http://www.cooperhandtools.com/brands/weller/ for ordering the tips.
The burnt one seems to be "0054460699: RT6 Round Sloped Tip Cartridge for WMRP Pencil" We will buy one.
The replaced one is "0054460299: RT2 Fine Point Cartridge for WMRP Pencil" We will buy two.
I like to try this: "0054460999: RT9 Chisel Tip Cartridge for WMRP Pencil" We will buy one.
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This morning the pencil soldering iron of our Weller WD2000M Soldering Station suddenly stopped working and got cold after I turned the station on. The unit's display is showing a message that says "TIP". i checked out the manual, but it doesn't say anything about that. I don't know what it means. Perhaps burned tip?
Before asking Steve to buy a new one, I emailed Weller about the problem.
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Sun Apr 11 13:51:04 2010 |
Alberto | Omnistructure | Computers | Where are the laptops? |
I can't find the DELL laptop anywhere in the lab. Does anyone know where it is?
Also one of the two netbooks is missing. |
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Sun Apr 11 19:05:34 2010 |
Koji | Omnistructure | Computers | Where are the laptops? |
One dell is in the clean room for the suspension work.
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I can't find the DELL laptop anywhere in the lab. Does anyone know where it is?
Also one of the two netbooks is missing.
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Thu Apr 22 09:03:54 2010 |
steve | Omnistructure | PEM | aircondition can not be turned off |
Koji and I wanted to turn off the IFO-room AC so the wind would not blow on MC1-3. We could not. The switches were probably bypassed when the power transformer was replaced at the last scheduled power outage. |
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Mon Apr 26 11:13:28 2010 |
steve | Omnistructure | PEM | AC on/off is working |
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Koji and I wanted to turn off the IFO-room AC so the wind would not blow on MC1-3. We could not. The switches were probably bypassed when the power transformer was replaced at the last scheduled power outage.
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There is one three position manual/off/auto switch next to the filter for each unit at CES. They have to be in AUTO position when we want to turn AC on/off from the lab. |
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Thu May 6 17:47:01 2010 |
Alberto, kiwamu, Jc The 3rd (aka The Drigg) | Omnistructure | TMI | Minutes from the Lab Organization Commitee meeting |
Today we met and we finally come up with a lot of cool, clever, brilliant, outstanding ideas to organize the lab.
You can find them on the Wiki page created for the occasion.
http://lhocds.ligo-wa.caltech.edu:8000/40m/40m_Internals/Lab_Organization
Enjoy! |
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Thu May 6 17:54:44 2010 |
Zach Korth -- Committee Oversight (Fun Division) | Omnistructure | TMI | Minutes from the Lab Organization Commitee meeting |
Where are we going to put the tiki bar? The ice cream machine? I am disappointed in the details that appear to have been glossed over..
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Today we met and we finally come up with a lot of cool, clever, brilliant, outstanding ideas to organize the lab.
You can find them on the Wiki page created for the occasion.
http://lhocds.ligo-wa.caltech.edu:8000/40m/40m_Internals/Lab_Organization
Enjoy!
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Fri May 21 16:27:45 2010 |
Alberto | Omnistructure | Environment | The control room is molding... |
... not just because we haven't locked the interferometer for quite some time. I mean, it literally stinks. The chiller's chiller is molding. Its' dripping water and there's mold all under it (Jo just confirmed: "yeah, it's mold").
Someone from Caltech maintenance just crossed the door. Hopefully he'll help us fix it.
I'll keep you updated. Stay tuned. |
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Mon Jun 7 07:39:38 2010 |
Alberto | Omnistructure | Electronics | Capacitor Bridge Test |
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To get a feel for the Capacitive Bridge problems, we setup a simple bridge using fixed (1 nF) caps on a breadboard. We used an SR830 Lock-In amplifier to drive it and readout the noise.
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The measurement setup for the Capacitor Bridge Test is still sitting on one of the work benches.
Unless the experiment is supposed to continue today, the equipment shouldn't have been left on the bench. It should have been taken back to the lab.
Also the cart with HP network analyzer used for the test was left in the desk area. That shouldn't have left floating around in the desk area anyway.
The people responsible for that, are kindly invited to clean up after themselves. |
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Fri Jun 25 15:22:45 2010 |
Jenne | Omnistructure | SAFETY | No entry to the 40m LVEA until further notice! |
The 40m corner station crane is out of order, and it's stuck in a way that prohibits entry to the 40m LVEA / IFO room for safety. The crane has been locked out / tagged out.
Until further notice, absolutely no one may enter the 40m LVEA. Work is permitted in the desk / control room areas.
Signs have been posted on all doors into the LVEA. Please consider those doors locked out / tagged out.
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Tue Jul 20 15:06:48 2010 |
josephb, bob | Omnistructure | General | New speakers in ceiling in control room |
After the crane training, Bob attached speakers to the ceiling right next to the projector, for use with presentations. |
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Fri Aug 13 09:41:00 2010 |
nancy | Omnistructure | Computers | Charger for dell laptop |
I have taken the charger for the dark gray dell laptop from its station, and have labelled the information there too.
Will keep it back tonight. |
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Fri Aug 27 11:24:13 2010 |
Jenne | Omnistructure | Computers | op540m dead |
I think op540m has finally bitten the dust. I noticed that both of its screens were black, so I assumed that it had crashed due to known graphics card issues or something. But upon closer inspection, it is way more dead than that. I checked that it does have power (at least the power cable is securely plugged in at both ends, and the power strip its on is successfully powering several other computers), but I can't make any lights or anything come on by pressing the power button on the front of the computer tower.
Immediate consequences of op540 not being operational are the lack of DMT, and the lack of Alarms.
Joe is doing an autopsy right now to see if its really dead, or only 'mostly dead'.
EDIT: Joe says maybe it's the power supply for the computer. But he can't turn it on either. |
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Tue Sep 14 00:21:51 2010 |
rana | Omnistructure | Environment | Office area temperature change |
I changed the setpoint for the HVAC control (next to Steve) from 73F to 72F. This is to handle the temperature increase in the control room with the AC unit there turned off.
We know that the control setpoint is not linear, but I hope that it settles down after several hours. Lets wait until Tuesday evening before making another change. |
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Thu Oct 7 16:21:02 2010 |
Koji | Omnistructure | CDS | Big 3 |
Both Rolf and Alex (at least his elbow) together visited the 40m to talk with Joe for the CDS.
40m is the true front line of the CDS development!!! |
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Sun Oct 10 16:44:59 2010 |
Koji | Omnistructure | Photos | Kepco Tube HV supply |
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Sun Oct 10 16:59:20 2010 |
Koji | Omnistructure | COC | PRM phase map measurement at Downs SB 014 |
[Kiwamu, Yuta, Koji]
We went to the new metrology lab at Downs subbasement (Rm014) in order to measure the phase map of the delivered PRMs.
It's brand-new. So we had to measure the reference phase map, calibration as well as the phase map of our mirrors (3 PRMs and 1 spare SRM). It took a whole day...
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Tue Oct 19 00:24:07 2010 |
Dmass | Omnistructure | Electronics | Massive restocking of the 40m |
I had a number of delinquent items on the sign out list from the 40m. I returned about half, and ordered replacements for most of the other half.
I put the photodiodes on the SP table, and the 560 on the electronics bench. |
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Wed Oct 20 16:41:41 2010 |
steve | Omnistructure | General | laser chiller leaving for MIT |
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Tue Feb 1 15:09:41 2011 |
Koji | Omnistructure | General | Projector - fixed |
The projector in the controls room has been fixed the orange blinking of the status LED.
What we needed was to push "Volume -" and "Menu" for 5 sec.
This resets the timer of the lamp. When the timer reaches 2500 hours, it automatically start sabotaging.
We've got the spare lamp. It is in the top drawer of the computer cabinet on which the label makers are. |
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Mon Feb 14 01:40:14 2011 |
Koji | Omnistructure | CDS | Name of the green related channels |
I propose to use C1:ALS-xxx_xxx for the names of the green related channels, instead of GCV, GCX, GCY, GFD...
Like C1:SUS or C1:LSC, we name the channels by the subsystems first, then probably we can specify the place.
We can keep the names of the processes as they are now. |
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Tue Feb 15 06:59:57 2011 |
Suresh, Jenne | Omnistructure | General | X end enclosure left open |
[Jenne, Suresh]
Jenne found the X-end table enclosure had been left open. She replaced the lid on it.
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Wed Mar 23 09:54:46 2011 |
steve | Omnistructure | Photos | LSC visitors |
The 40m lab was visited by ~ 30 LSC members the end of last week. |
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Thu Jun 23 23:54:29 2011 |
Koji | Omnistructure | Environment | We are saved |
Sonali, Ishwita, and another anonymous SURF saved the long-lasted water shortage of the 40m |
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Mon Jul 18 21:06:32 2011 |
PSL Table Guardian | Omnistructure | PSL | Don't leave the PSL table open, unattended!!!!!!!!!!!!11111 |
I found the PSL table left open, and unattended again.
As far as I know, Jamie and Jenne (working on the LSC rack, so no lasers / optics work involved) have been the only ones in the IFO room for several hours now.
I'm going to start taking laser keys, or finding other suitable punishments. Like a day of lab cleanup chores or something. Seriously, don't leave the PSL table open if you're not actively working on it. |
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Tue Aug 2 10:53:03 2011 |
Jenne | Omnistructure | SAFETY | Regular door out of service. Use Control Room Door only!! |
The hazardous waste people are moving chemicals around outside our door, and have roped off our regular front door.
Please go around, and use the control room door to enter and exit. It is currently unlocked, although I'll lock up when I leave for LIGOX. |
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Wed Aug 17 12:14:27 2011 |
Josh Smith | Omnistructure | Computer Scripts / Programs | 40m summary page plans |
Josh Smith, Fabian Magana-Sandoval, Jackie Lee (Fullerton)
Thanks to Jamie and Jenne for the tour and the input on the pages.
We had a look at the GEO summary pages and thought about how best to make a 40m summary page that would eventually become and aligo summary page. Here's a rough plan:
- First we'll check that we can access the 40m NDS2 server to get data from the 40m lab in Fullerton.
- We'll make a first draft of a 40m summary page in python, using pynds, and base the layout on the current geo summary pages.
- When this takes shape we'll iterate with Jamie, Jenne, Rana to get more ideas for measurements, layout.
Other suggestions: Jenne is working on an automated noisebudget and suggests having a placeholder for it on the page. We can also incorporate some of the features of Aidan's 40m overview medm screen that's in progress, possibly with different plots corresponding to different parts of the drawing, etc. Jenne also will email us the link of once per hour medm screenshots.
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Thu Aug 18 22:24:08 2011 |
jamie | Omnistructure | VIDEO | Updated 'videoswitch' script |
I have updated the 'videoswitch' program that controls the video MUX. It now includes the ability to query the video mux for the channel mapping:
controls@pianosa:~ 0$ /opt/rtcds/caltech/c1/scripts/general/videoswitch -h
Usage:
videoswitch [options] [OUT] List current output/input mapping [for OUT]
videoswitch [options] OUT IN Set output OUT to be input IN
Options:
-h, --help show this help message and exit
-i, --inputs List input channels and exit
-o, --outputs List output channels and exit
-l, --list List all input and output channels and exit
-H HOST, --host=HOST IP address/Host name
controls@pianosa:~ 0$
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Wed Dec 7 09:56:14 2011 |
rana imitation of steve | Omnistructure | Environment | Telephone Map |
This is the fone storree 
we should turn off 3977,3979 and 2351 has no function
Edit, JD: x8925 is at the Visitor desk, and isn't on the map. |
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Wed Mar 28 21:15:53 2012 |
rana | Omnistructure | Computers | Wireless router for GC |
I installed a NETGEAR Wireless Router (WPN824N) today on the 131 network. The admin password for it as well as the wireless access password are in the usual places.
The SSID is 40EARTH. I have set it to allow WPA as well as WPA2 access, so the speed is only 54 Mbps for now. In a year or so, we can turn off the WPA support and up the speed. |
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Thu Mar 29 13:23:05 2012 |
Jenne | Omnistructure | Computers | Wireless router for GC |
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I installed a NETGEAR Wireless Router (WPN824N) today on the 131 network. The admin password for it as well as the wireless access password are in the usual places.
The SSID is 40EARTH. I have set it to allow WPA as well as WPA2 access, so the speed is only 54 Mbps for now. In a year or so, we can turn off the WPA support and up the speed.
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This router was confiscated by the GC guys this morning around ~10am. They barged in and said that someone at the 40m had connected a new router, and we had magically taken down half of the GC network. The cable was plugged in to the wrong port on the back of the router.
Junaid / Christian said that they would "secure" the router, and then reinstall it. Apparently just having a password didn't satisfy them. This was the compromise, versus them just taking the router and never bringing it back.
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Thu Mar 29 19:13:56 2012 |
Jamie | Omnistructure | Computers | Wireless router for GC |
I retrieved the newly "secured" router from Junaid. It had apparently been hooked up to the GC network via it's LAN port, but it's LAN services had no been shut off. It was therefore offering a competing DHCP server, which will totally hose a network. A definite NONO.
The new SSID is "40mWiFi", it's WPA2, and the password is pasted to the bottom of the unit (the unit is back in it's original spot on the office computer rack. |
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Sat Apr 14 00:19:35 2012 |
Suresh | Omnistructure | LSC | Optical Fibers for insitu RFPD characterisation |
I have worked out the fibers we need to get for the following distribution scheme:
1) We have a laser placed at the 1Y1 rack. A part of the power is split off for monitoring the laser output and sent to a broadband PD also placed in the same rack. The RF excitation applied to the laser is split and sent to LSC rack (1Y2) and used to calibrate the full PD+Demod board system for each RFPD.
2) A single fiber goes from the laser to a 11+ way switch located in the OMC electronics cabinet next to the AP table. From here the fibers branch out to three different tables.
Table / Rack |
RF PDs on the table |
Number of PDs |
Fiber Length from OMC |
The AP table |
AS11,AS55,AS165,REFL11,REFL33,REFL55,REFL165 |
7 |
6 m |
The ITMY table |
POY11 |
1 |
12 m |
The ITMX table |
POX11, POP22/110 and POP55 |
3 |
20 m |
Cable for the laser source to the OMC table:
The 1Y1 Rack to OMC rack |
AM Laser Source to Switch |
25 m |
We also require a cable going from PSL table to the ETMY table: This is not a part of the RFPD characterisation. It is a part of the PSL to Y-end Aux laser lock which is a part of the green locking scheme. But it is fiber we need and might as well order it now along with the rest.
PSL Table to ETMY Table |
PSL to ETMY Aux laser |
75m |
If you would like to add anything to this layout / scheme, please comment. On Monday Eric is going to take a look at this and place orders for the fibers.
(I have included the lengths required for routing the fibers and added another 20% to that )
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Thu May 31 17:47:25 2012 |
Suresh | Omnistructure | General | 40m Wireless Network |
Mike Pedraza came by today to install a new wireless network router configured for the 40m lab network. It has a 'secret' SSID i.e. not meant for public use outside the lab. You can look up the password and network name on the rack. Pictures below show the location of the labels.

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Fri Jun 1 10:00:03 2012 |
steve | Omnistructure | General | 40m Wireless Network |
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Mike Pedraza came by today to install a new wireless network router configured for the 40m lab network. It has a 'secret' SSID i.e. not meant for public use outside the lab. You can look up the password and network name on the rack. Pictures below show the location of the labels.

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Mike P swapped in a new network router Linksys E1000 |
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Tue Jun 5 22:03:22 2012 |
Jenne | Omnistructure | Green Locking | IR beat signal at PSL |
Yuta is going to bring this up at the 40m meeting so it can be argued over, but we (I) want a permanent IR beat setup at the PSL table. This isn't a novel idea or anything, I just think it will save us time if we can quickly re-acquire the beat signal, so I'm bringing it up again. Eventually, as Koji suggested to me, we can make the IR beat part of a servo, so that the green beat is always within the bandwidth of the green beat PD. But for Phase 1, it's enough to just see the Ir beat on a ~1GHz PD. Suresh tells me most of the bits and pieces are around, we just have to gather them all in one place. |
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Fri Jun 22 20:00:14 2012 |
Jamie | Omnistructure | Electronics | two RG-405 cables ran from 1X2 rack to control room |
[Yaakov, Eric, Jenne, Yuta]
Two of our surfs, Yaakov and Eric, pulled two unused RG-405/SMA cables that had been running from 1X2 to (mysteriously) 1Y2 racks. They left the 1X2 end where it was and pulled the 1Y2 end and rerouted it to the control room. We labeled both ends appropriately.
The end at 1X2 is now plugged into a splitter that is combining the RF input monitor outputs for the X and Y beatbox channels, so that we can watch the beat signals with the HP8591 in the control room. |
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Mon Jul 23 20:34:38 2012 |
Jamie | Omnistructure | Computers | CHECK IN YOUR CHANGES TO THE SVN |
I'm seeing LOTS OF STUFF NOT CHECKED INTO THE SVN!!! both modified things that haven't been updated, and things that looked like they haven't been checked in at all.
Please check in your stuff to the SVN! We need the record!
Look through EVERYTHING that you think you might have touched, or even care about, and make sure it's checked in. |