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Mustang Software Support Meeting 27-May-08

• Attendees:
• Agenda (standing):
• Meeting Notes:
• Priority of work (unchanged):
• Known staff unavailability:

Attendees:

• Whitehead, Creager, Bloss

Agenda (standing):

• Status of working MRs
• Questions on working MRs (if any)
• Other working status
• Issues (if any)
• Upcoming work
• Select/verify day for next week's meeting (3 June at 0930)

Meeting Notes:

• Data monitoring MR
  • Basic functions of data flow, time stamping in place
  • Ray will modify MR and submit for sponsor review
  • Completed difficult review of parser to determine where to pull data – no design document for parser and documentation is lacking
  • Next step is to complete sampler so Cleo can connect
• Calibration Diode Control:
  • CCC has returned MR with request to have the diode control use more of the common controls and nomenclatures used for other Ygor-controlled receivers
  • Ray to meet with Ron to evaluate changes needed
• Cryogenics Control:
  • Ygor parameters added to manager library
  • Integrated cryo interface into cryo manager
  • MUSTANG not required at this point in development
  • On track for June 16 testing
  • Need to meet w/Ron on Cleo interface, Marty to arrange
• Astrid build-out is not in Data Monitoring MR. Ray to add specs and meet w/Amy on Astrid shell reqs.
• There is a general opinion that options exist for optimizing the parser code, at a minimum reorganizing so that review and adjustments can be made easier. To be added to the enhancements list.

Priority of work (unchanged):

1. Data monitoring
2. Cryogenic simulator enhancements – Complete for this cycle
3. Cryogenic control and monitoring
4. Two changes are planned for ‘Bias File’ (to be delivered in Cycle #4):
   • Add DAC values to Bias Files
   • Reorder Bias File for easier review and editing. Order by columns instead of items
   • Part of MR that covers ‘load configuration’ – edits and approvals will be needed

Known staff unavailability:

• Brian (on business travel) 27 – 30 May
• Mark (leave) 29 May – 2 June
• SddCalendar