Private:Barnes Current tasks

Main tasks to be accomplished in the near future, set 9/20/2012:

0. Continue cosmic ray studies (Run with the 50 micron SiPM started 9/21/2012 and will go until the October Collaboration meeting) 1. Order GPUs (form submitted to Dawn on 9/24/2012, ordered on 9/25/2012) 2. Write up Electronics component of the Quality Assurance Plan (Draft completed on 9/27/2012) 3. Write up Electronics component of the Construction Plan (Draft completed on 10/3/2012) 4. Collaboration presentation (Completed on 10/5/2012) 5. Order server equipment for GPUs (form submitted to Dawn on 9/27/2012, resubmitted 10/9/2012) 6. Setup the CODA station 7. Prototype the bias voltage compensator circuit 8. Electronics boards revisions 9. Revise the prototype preamp for 50 micron SiPMs for gain correction (see Board 1 Channel 8 changes in List of Board Changes from 9/21/2012) 10. Water cooling: Design and build 11. Create Excel spreadsheets for the preamp dc operating points, power supply voltages, etc. 12. Upgrade nodes 1-12 to GPU nodes

Parallel to these tasks:


 * Prepare for the oral exam (Kovner and P. Schweitzer as co-advisors 10/10/2012)
 * Stats cluster maintenance
 * Stats cluster presentation
 * Presentation at Juniata College on November 2