Minutes/Action items of "Instrumentation-Systems-SDA" monthly meeting
August 1, 2007
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Present: 
D. Capista, M. Convery, P. Derewnt, C. Gattuso, M. Hu, R. Moore,
V. Papadimitriou, J. Patrick, B. Pellico, L. Prost, S. Pruss, D. Slimmer,
R. Thurman-Keup, A. Tollestrup, J. Zagel


We discussed the following:
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1)  Recycler DCCT status
Jim Crisp

2) Flying Wire Status and IPM status at MI
Jim Zaggel

3) Performance of the SBD, Synchlite and BLM systems and progress
on extending the TeV algorithm for MI longitudinal emittances
Randy Thurman-Keup

4) Instrumentation list for the shutdown
Jim Zagel


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Conclusions-Action Items:


1) Install, test and calibrate new Recycler DCCTs. 


2) Flying Wires/IPMs:

a) We are looking forward to see the FW RFT problem (occasional loss of phase lock)
fully addressed during the shutdown.
In addition, there are no spare RFT's and it is a high priority to make more spares. 
We expect to hear about progress on this item at our next meeting.

b) The FW data flip in pass 1/pass 2 has been identified and corrected.

c) Some more time/data is needed to study and understand better the discrepancy 
in position between the FW and IPM data in MI.
Shall we inlcude IPM data into SDA?


3) TcPort failure which impacts SyncLite and Tev/MI SBDs will be added to an OAC
that creates alarms for LabView devices.


4) A silicone coating spray, previously used by TeV QPMs, might help with the
humidity problems in some of the MI BLMs.  
 
5) The plan is still to have available and validated an improved Main Injector
longitudinal emittance algorithm by the end of the coming long summer shutdown.
Randy is in contact with Alvin and Bob for this. We agreed to not have the new 
algorithm implemented for the ramp for the time being. That woudl introduce 
additional complications.
-We will still start up with the old algorithm so that we have a benchmark, but
we will continue with the new one shortly after. 

Our next meeting is scheduled for October 3, 2007.