October 31, 2016

• Status of the firmware update

- FADC250

processing version C04 since last week (minor issues, will be updated shortly),

control versions: 81 (TAGM/TAGH), 41 all other crates

most minor issues have been fixed

- New CTP firmware on tagger crates (106, 307, and A03)

do not update CTP firmware on other crates (may consider in the future, require some efforts)

- New SSP firmware for TAGM/TAGH crates

- New firmware versions for TIs (tip 61), TD (tdp 61)

allows for busy distribution

- New DSC firmware (version 0x10e)

allows to set up bipolar thresholds

installed on all crates except TOF

is being currently tested

F1 TDC

new version exists (is being tested)

more robust performance at high rate

consider to install on some crates (TAGH) if time permits

checking performance using play back

check busy distribution

- CTP/SSP, install check with TAGH

- New fadc formats

• Modifications in initialization libs and config files

- new initialization and config parameters for FADC250

- config files for the play back

- additions/reorganization of config files ( per channel DSC thresholds, etc.; any sub-detector groups requests)

- configurations for stand alone daq

• L1 performance testing with the new firmware

- fadc energy