June 18, 2008 online meeting minutes

present: Sergey Boyarinov, Sergey Pozdnyakov

1. New releases: release 2.1 was made 'afterwards' as a copy of devel area used during G12 run; release 2.2 is the first release where msql database was replaced with MySQL, all CODA information will be residing on clondb1/clondb2 MySQL database servers; cedit (with new name codaedit) and dbedit were modified respectively, as well as all other code including msqltcl interface renamed to mysqltcl; wolfram and preshower test setups in EEL building were switched to the new 2.2 release, along with clasrun, so it will be tested in real data taking

2. FC electronics rearrangement plan was discussed with Tom Carstens, George Jacobs, Volker and others, we'll try to cleanup upper half of the rack next to the clastrig2; current plan includes Cherenkov gas control relocation and TOF electronics rearrangement; manpower for the job will be available in the middle of August, before that Volker have to decide on gas system relocation and right rack must be cleaned up; NIM from the right rack goes to trigger space (2nd rack), and new VME crate will be installed there as well; level2 electronics will be relocated from scaler1 to tghe new VME crate; new VME crate will be connected to clastrig2 using VME repeater (?); if old level1 will not be used, new backplane can be considered with 1 9U slot and the rest are 6U

Other stuff:

X authentication problem

mysql: make sure everything is correct

direct cable to EEL

register pretrig4_crate and dc1_crate (and other dc's); make final arrangements with 9 crates for CLAS12 (can we fit 3 FASTBUS crates with new supply in one rack ?)

2 new VME crates and 8 v895B discr ordered

CAMAC repair $1200 must be paid by credit card, need to found who can do it

inventory db tags/serials: will start tomorrow