CAMAC Progress Report

                     Week Ending: February 2, 2001
                                Week: 1

Tom Folkers:
     1. Purchased and installed Microsoft Project 2000. A project 
        management package.
     2. Spent some time setting up my laptop.
     3. Investigated available CAN Products on the web.
     4. Helped set up CAMAC development room. (Printer room)
     5. Specified and requested quotes for:
          ·  Operators Central Control Computer
          ·  File Server
          ·  Disks Drives and Enclosures for file server.
          ·  Observer Analysis Computer.
          ·  LCD Panel Display Computers for the Tracker/Servo 
             replacement.
          ·  Chassis for above.


Tom Sargent:
     1. Looked into the TI COM Port characteristics. I also got 
        example software from Traquair that shows what support they 
        offer to read/write the COM ports.
     2. Searched for CAN modules.
     3. Studied the Traquair manuals for the HEGD2 4-channel A/D 
        module, HEBASE104, and the TI CPU modules.
     4. Reviewed the Traquair HEDG12 8-channel A/D and discussed noise 
        & cabling issues with Traquair and with Pete Hubbard.
     5. Described our "final" configuration for the Traquair products 
        to Traquair and asked them for a quotation.
     6. Got my new computer set up and helped relocate MMT stuff to a 
        different room.


Pete Hubbard:
     1. Reviewing Dave Ashby CAMAC upgrade design.
     2. Comparing Hunt engineering's HEGD2 and HEDG12 A/D GDIO 
        modules.
     3. Getting familiar with the AXPUG II CAMAC system presently in 
        use and how to integrate the existing Heidenhain encoders with 
        Dave's new design.