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- Mechanical. Bill explained the way the detector rails will be installed: first in BCAL adjusting the two main rails to the nominal distance. Then the rails of the front installation cart will be adjusted and attached, and so on. The survey people will need space around the FDC and Bill was considering the possibility to remove the electronics racks. We think this should be done if absolutely necessary since the racks will be installed, powered, connected to ground, and this will delay the installation.  
 
- Mechanical. Bill explained the way the detector rails will be installed: first in BCAL adjusting the two main rails to the nominal distance. Then the rails of the front installation cart will be adjusted and attached, and so on. The survey people will need space around the FDC and Bill was considering the possibility to remove the electronics racks. We think this should be done if absolutely necessary since the racks will be installed, powered, connected to ground, and this will delay the installation.  
  
- Electronics. According to Nick and Chris, most likely the modules will be tested in the crates and then the crates with the modules together installed in the racks, as in the original plan. This worked already for the FCAL, they just had to remove the power supplies while installing the crates. The LV and HV system will be installed ion advance before the start of the FDC installation. They will be needed for testing.  
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- Electronics. According to Nick and Chris, most likely the modules will be tested in the crates and then the crates with the modules together installed in the racks, as in the original plan. This worked already for the FCAL, they just had to remove the power supplies while installing the crates. The LV and HV system will be installed in advance before the start of the FDC installation. They will be needed for testing.  
  
- Gas system. It's in production now. Some elements have been bought already. If it is not completely ready when we start the installation, we will have to find a temporary solution: a dewar with Nitrogen, or gas mixture.  
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- Gas system. It's in production now. Some elements have been bought already. If the gas system is not ready when we start the installation, we will have to find a temporary solution: a dewar with Nitrogen, or better gas mixture.  
  
 
- Controls. Some minimal control will be needed during the installation. Dave will work on the codes for the chiller, and the gas system.  
 
- Controls. Some minimal control will be needed during the installation. Dave will work on the codes for the chiller, and the gas system.  
  
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- Testing. While connecting signal cables to the detector, we will test them by applying LV on the cards. For that we need the LV cables to be connected to the LV panels. After connecting all the cables to the detector we probably hav to disconnect the LV cables and re-route them, but this is to be seen. For the final testing we will use scintillators on the top and the bottom of the installation cart for triggering. We can try this this in 126. Beni: for the DAQ there will be no problems to read 7 crates, what is needed for the test of one package.
 
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Revision as of 12:45, 23 August 2013

August 22, 2013 FDC meeting

Agenda

  1. Installation preparations [1]
    • Mechanical: infrastructure, survey, cooling system, AC
    • Electronics: crates, modules, LV, HV
    • Gas system
    • Controls: LV, HV, gas
    • Testing: cables, trigger, DAQ
  2. Engineering (Bill)
  3. Electronics (Chris, Nick)
  4. Tests at EEL126 (Beni)
  5. Other


Minutes

Participants: Bill, Chris, Nick, Simon, Vlad, Beni, Glenn, and Lubomir.

Installation preparations

- We are done with the production and will continue discussing the installation. We went through the installation document linked above, where the installation topics are grouped in different categories, as in the agenda.

- Mechanical. Bill explained the way the detector rails will be installed: first in BCAL adjusting the two main rails to the nominal distance. Then the rails of the front installation cart will be adjusted and attached, and so on. The survey people will need space around the FDC and Bill was considering the possibility to remove the electronics racks. We think this should be done if absolutely necessary since the racks will be installed, powered, connected to ground, and this will delay the installation.

- Electronics. According to Nick and Chris, most likely the modules will be tested in the crates and then the crates with the modules together installed in the racks, as in the original plan. This worked already for the FCAL, they just had to remove the power supplies while installing the crates. The LV and HV system will be installed in advance before the start of the FDC installation. They will be needed for testing.

- Gas system. It's in production now. Some elements have been bought already. If the gas system is not ready when we start the installation, we will have to find a temporary solution: a dewar with Nitrogen, or better gas mixture.

- Controls. Some minimal control will be needed during the installation. Dave will work on the codes for the chiller, and the gas system.

- Testing. While connecting signal cables to the detector, we will test them by applying LV on the cards. For that we need the LV cables to be connected to the LV panels. After connecting all the cables to the detector we probably hav to disconnect the LV cables and re-route them, but this is to be seen. For the final testing we will use scintillators on the top and the bottom of the installation cart for triggering. We can try this this in 126. Beni: for the DAQ there will be no problems to read 7 crates, what is needed for the test of one package.