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Date |
Author |
Type |
Category |
Subject |
Text |
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13310
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Mon Sep 11 23:31:50 2017 |
johannes | Update | Cameras | post-vent camera capture comparison | The latest pre-unintended vent captures
of the test mass face cameras were taken
on June |
13x |
13330
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Mon Sep 25 17:56:33 2017 |
johannes | Update | Computer Scripts / Programs | transmitted power during lossmap | I had to do a reboot + burt restore of
c1psl today. It was unresponsive and I couldn't
get the PMC to lock. I also had to slightly |
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13334
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Tue Sep 26 22:11:08 2017 |
johannes | Update | Cameras | post-vent camera capture comparison | I configured the remaining GigE-Camera
to work on the 40m network. We currently
have 3 operational Basler cameras: |
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13348
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Mon Oct 2 12:44:45 2017 |
johannes | Update | Cameras | Basler 120gm calibration | Disclaimer: Wrong calibration
factors! See |
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13354
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Tue Oct 3 01:58:32 2017 |
johannes | HowTo | Cameras | CCD calibration | Disclaimer: Wrong calibration
factors! See |
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13375
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Thu Oct 12 01:03:49 2017 |
johannes | HowTo | Cameras | ETMX GigE side view | I calculated a better lens solution for
the ETMX side view with the simple python
script that's attached. The camera is |
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13389
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Wed Oct 18 11:37:58 2017 |
johannes | HowTo | Cameras | ETMX GigE side view at 50 deg |
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13391
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Wed Oct 18 15:26:58 2017 |
johannes | HowTo | Cameras | Revision: CCD calibration | The units were still off in my previous
post. Here's the corrected, sanity-checked
version: |
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13422
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Thu Nov 9 15:33:08 2017 |
johannes | Update | CDS | revisiting Acromag |
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13443
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Wed Nov 22 00:54:18 2017 |
johannes | Omnistructure | Computers | Slow DAQ replacement computer progress | I got the the SuperMicro 1U server box
from Larry W on Monday and set it up in the
CryoLab for initial testing. |
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13458
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Wed Nov 29 21:40:30 2017 |
johannes | Omnistructure | Computers | Slow DAQ replacement computer progress | [Aaron, Johannes]
We
configured the AtomServer for the Martian |
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13463
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Mon Dec 4 22:06:07 2017 |
johannes | Omnistructure | Computers | Acromag XEND progress | I wired up the power distribution, and
ethernet cables in the Acromag chassis today.
For the time being it's all kind of loose |
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13464
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Thu Dec 7 11:14:37 2017 |
johannes | HowTo | Computer Scripts / Programs | Lots of red on the FE status screen | Since we're getting ready to put the
replacement slow DAQ for c1auxex in I wanted
to bring the IFO back to operating condition |
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13466
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Thu Dec 7 15:46:31 2017 |
johannes | HowTo | Computer Scripts / Programs | Lots of red on the FE status screen | [Koji, Johannes]
The issue was partially fixed and
the interferometer is in workable condition |
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13468
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Thu Dec 7 22:24:04 2017 |
johannes | Omnistructure | Computers | Acromag XEND progress |
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13469
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Fri Dec 8 12:06:59 2017 |
johannes | Omnistructure | Computers | c1auxex2 ready - but need more cables | The new slow machine c1auxex2
is ready to deploy. Unfortunately we don't
have enough 37pin DSub cables to connect |
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13470
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Fri Dec 8 23:31:31 2017 |
johannes | Frogs | ASS | c1ass slow channel offloading scripts with small | While staring at epics records all day
I noticed something about the PIT/YAW offset
sliders and ASS offset offloading to slow |
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13471
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Wed Dec 13 09:49:23 2017 |
johannes | Update | ASS | wiring diagram | I attached a wiring schematic from the
slow DAQ to the eurocrate modules. Of these,
pins 1-32 (or 1A-16C) and pins 33-64 (17A-32C) |
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13473
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Thu Dec 14 00:32:56 2017 |
johannes | Update | ASS | Acromag new crate; c1auxex2 configured as gateway server for acromag | This splicing in of fast binary channels
we discussed at yesterday's and today's
meetings is getting messy with the current |
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13478
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Thu Dec 14 23:27:46 2017 |
johannes | Update | DAQ | aux chassis design | Made a front and back panel and slot panels
for DSub and IDC breakouts. I want to send
this out soon, are there any comments? Preferences |
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13479
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Fri Dec 15 00:26:40 2017 |
johannes | Update | CDS | Re: CDS recovery, NFS woes |
Quote:
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13517
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Tue Jan 9 00:07:03 2018 |
johannes | Update | DAQ | etmx slow daq chassis | All parts received and assembly near complete,
small problem detected because the two DSub
connectors are too close together for two |
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13524
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Wed Jan 10 14:17:57 2018 |
johannes | Configuration | Computer Scripts / Programs | autoburt no longer making backups | I was looking into setting up autoburt
for the new c1auxex2 and found that it stopped
making automatic backups for all machines |
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13525
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Wed Jan 10 15:25:43 2018 |
johannes | Configuration | Computer Scripts / Programs | autoburt making backups again |
Quote:
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13529
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Wed Jan 10 22:24:28 2018 |
johannes | Update | DAQ | etmx slow daq chassis | This evening I transitioned the slow controls
to c1auxex2.
Disconnected satellite |
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13537
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Fri Jan 12 10:02:05 2018 |
johannes | Update | DAQ | etmx slow daq chassis |
Quote:
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13543
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Fri Jan 12 19:15:34 2018 |
johannes | Update | DAQ | etmx slow daq chassis | Steve and I removed c1auxex from 1X9 today
to make space for the DAQ chassis. Steve
installed rails for mounting. To install |
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13554
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Wed Jan 17 22:44:14 2018 |
johannes | Update | DAQ | Acromag checks | This happened because there are multiple
ways to scale the raw value of an EPICS channel
to the desired output range. In the CryoLab |
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13555
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Wed Jan 17 23:36:12 2018 |
johannes | Configuration | General | AS port laser injection | Status of the AS-port auxiliary laser injection
Auxiliary laser with AOM
setup exists, first order diffracted beam |
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13565
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Sun Jan 21 13:11:25 2018 |
johannes | Update | DAQ | Acromag checks | After some research: -the- reason for the
reduced +/- 20,000 swing in raw values is
a default setting for having support for |
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13576
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Wed Jan 24 18:12:31 2018 |
johannes | Update | DAQ | ETMX auxiliary DAQ work | I replaced the two
remaining D-Sub M/M cables that still had
gender-changers with M/F |
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13578
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Wed Jan 24 19:17:06 2018 |
johannes | Update | DAQ | c1auxex2 startup behavior | I compiled the burt
binaries on c1auxex2
which took a little fiddling with dependencies |
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13580
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Wed Jan 24 23:13:30 2018 |
johannes | Update | DAQ | c1auxex2 startup behavior |
Quote:
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13590
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Wed Jan 31 15:29:44 2018 |
johannes | Update | DAQ | PSL acromag server moved from megatron to c1auxex2 | I moved the epics IOC server process for
the single Acromag ADC that monitors the
PSL signals from megatron to c1auxex2. |
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13647
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Wed Feb 21 17:20:32 2018 |
johannes | Update | VAC | Hornet gauge connected to DAQ. | I wired the six available BNC connectors
on the front panel of the new XEND slow DAQ
to physical Acromag channels. There were |
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13681
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Tue Mar 13 20:03:16 2018 |
johannes | Configuration | Computers | c1auxex replacement | I assembled the rack-mount server that
will long-term replace c1auxex, so we can
return the borrowed unit to Larry. |
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13682
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Wed Mar 14 23:58:30 2018 |
johannes | Configuration | Computers | c1auxex replacement | I replaced the borrowed server with the
permanent one today. Before Removing the
current server, Before, I performed several |
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13687
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Mon Mar 19 14:39:09 2018 |
johannes | Configuration | Computers | c1auxex replacement | [gautam, johannes]
The temperature control output
channel for the XEND seismometer wasn't |
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13742
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Mon Apr 9 23:28:49 2018 |
johannes | Configuration | DAQ | c1psl channel list | I made a list of all the physical c1psl
channels to get a better idea for how many
acromags we need to replace it eventually. |
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13764
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Wed Apr 18 22:46:23 2018 |
johannes | Configuration | General | AS port laser injection | Using Gautam's Finesse file and the
cad files for the 40m optical setup I propagated
the arm mode out of the AS port. For the |
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13781
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Tue Apr 24 08:36:47 2018 |
johannes | Configuration | General | Aux Laser LD dying? (AS port laser injection) | In September
2017 I measured ~150mW output power,
which was already kind of low. What are the |
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13810
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Thu May 3 10:40:43 2018 |
johannes | Configuration | General | AS port laser injection | Instead of trying to couple the fiber output
into the interferometer, I'm doing the
reverse and maximize the amount of interferometer |
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13832
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Fri May 11 11:47:33 2018 |
johannes | Summary | PEM | Acromag issues | The replacement Acromag we scooped from
the West Bridge E-Shop does actually seem
to work, although we thought it was broken |
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13839
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Sun May 13 20:48:38 2018 |
johannes | Update | General | CDS crash | I think the root of the problem is that
the /opt/rtapps/ |
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13881
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Wed May 23 00:45:18 2018 |
johannes | Configuration | General | AS port laser injection | I was planning to set up the additions
to the AS table that are outlined in Attachment
#1. Unfortunately the beam is too large for |
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13900
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Thu May 31 02:04:55 2018 |
johannes | Update | PSL | AUX laser state of mind | The AUX laser is down to 5.4 mW output
power |
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13911
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Sun Jun 3 22:48:59 2018 |
johannes | Update | PSL | aux laser replacement | I brought the NPRO from the Crackle experiment
over to the 40m Lab and set it up on the
PSL table to replace the slowly dying AUX |
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13912
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Mon Jun 4 02:52:52 2018 |
johannes | Update | PSL | aux laser replacement | > While the laser output is going strong,
the controller displays a power output of
only 10 mW, which makes me think that the |
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13932
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Fri Jun 8 01:08:22 2018 |
johannes | Update | PSL | First light of AUX at YEND | Among the things that we hadn't taken
care of yesterday before beginning to look
for transmission signals were the polarization |
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13958
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Wed Jun 13 23:23:44 2018 |
johannes | Update | CDS | EX wiring confusion | It's true.
I went through the wiring of the
c1auxex crate today to disentangle the pin |
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