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  199   Wed Aug 9 17:35:26 2023 ShaneUpdateCDSBinary output chassis finishedFinished the internal wiring for the binary
output chassis today, which completes its
assembly. Also secured ribbon cables and
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  230   Fri Sep 29 11:53:54 2023 ShaneUpdateCleanroom5 zone particle count measurement in cleanroom Today's 5 zone measurement of cleanroom particulate
concentration is attached
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  247   Fri Oct 27 15:28:30 2023 ShaneUpdateCDSAA and AI chassis for CyMAC powered on and functionalCyMAC updates: Switched out the faulty power
regulator boards in the Anti-Aliasing and
Anti-Imaging chassis. Both chassis are now
 AI_chassis_lights_on.jpegAA_chassis_lights_on.jpeg 
  250   Mon Oct 30 18:15:13 2023 ShaneUpdateCDSCyMAC chassis mounted and progress on power connectionsAll CyMAC chassis mounted in electronics rack
today, and shelf for monitor also mounted.
Images attached. Assembled grounding cables
 electronics_rack_back.jpegelectronics_rack_front.jpegmounted_chassis.jpegpower_supply.jpeg 
  252   Wed Nov 1 18:24:01 2023 ShaneUpdateCDSCyMAC Power connections made



Finished
power connections today for the CyMAC chassis.
Images attached. Had to switch the shrink
 cymac_power_connected.jpegcymac_power_connections_back.jpeg 
  270   Fri Nov 17 14:06:01 2023 ShaneUpdateCleanroom5 zone particle countHere's today's 5 zone particle count measurement
for the cleanroom. Zone 5 (closest to back
wall by fire cabinet) is still above the
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  276   Wed Nov 22 15:46:50 2023 ShaneUpdateCDSDB25 signal connections for FROSTI heaters


[Shane,
Jon]

Installed new DC smart switch in electronics
 DB25input_signals.pdfIMG_3137.jpegdc_smart_switch_signal_connections.jpeg 
  285   Mon Dec 4 21:27:53 2023 ShaneUpdateCDSADC-DAC loopback test resultsHere are the test results from today's ADC-DAC
loopback tests. Channels 14 and 15 were the
only ones behaving abnormally. Not sure what
 adc-dac_loopback_testing_results.pdf 
  287   Thu Dec 7 14:13:15 2023 ShaneUpdateCleanroomcleanroom cleaning and particle count


[Aiden, Shane,
Michael, Luke, Cynthia]


cleaning
cleanroom and particle count
  
  302   Wed Jan 10 15:27:18 2024 ShaneUpdateCleanroomcleanroom cleaning and particle count


[Aiden, Shane]


cleaning
cleanroom and particle count


2:03 pm: changed sticky
  
  312   Wed Jan 31 14:37:26 2024 ShaneSummaryCDSpath directions for CyMAC model and parts libraryPath to cds parts library in Matlab simulink:
/usr/share/advligorts/src/src/epics/simLink.
File name CDS_PARTS.mdl
Path to user models:
  
  329   Mon Feb 19 14:40:21 2024 ShaneUpdateCDSMEDM screen for FROSTI temp readoutsHere's the latest draft of the MEDM screen
for the FROSTI heating elements' temperature
readouts. Note that the MEDM screen isn't
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  333   Wed Feb 21 11:58:30 2024 ShaneUpdateCleanroomcleanroom cleaning and particle count


[Luke, Shane,
Tyler]


cleaning cleanroom and
particle count
  
  337   Fri Feb 23 15:01:48 2024 ShaneUpdateCDSLatest draft of MEDM screen for FROSTI readoutsHere's the latest draft of the MEDM screen
for the FrOSTI temp and power readouts. Also,
debugged the text readout boxes so they're
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  346   Thu Feb 29 17:16:48 2024 ShaneUpdateCDSMEDM screen for FROSTI T/P readoutsHere's the latest draft of the MEDM screen
for the FROSTI temp and power readouts, now
with a button linking to the c1msc file display.
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  362   Wed Apr 17 15:07:04 2024 ShaneUpdateCleanroomCleanroom cleaning and particle count


[Mohak, Luke,
Luis, Shane, Cynthia, Michael, Xuesi]


cleaning
cleanroom and particle count
  
  369   Thu May 16 15:23:14 2024 ShaneUpdateCleanroomCleanroom cleaning and particle count


[Luis, Michael,
Luke, Shane]


cleaning cleanroom
and particle count
  
  383   Tue Jun 25 12:34:18 2024 ShaneUpdateCleanroomcleanroom cleaning and particle count


[Luke, Shane,
Xuejun, Mohak, Michael, Tyler, Cynthia]


cleaning
cleanroom and particle count
  
  388   Thu Jun 27 13:42:02 2024 ShaneUpdateCleanroomcleanroom 5 zone particle count measurementHere's today's 5 zone measurement of the cleanroom.
We're above the limit by a bit in zone three
(all three size ranges), likely as a result
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  398   Mon Jul 8 17:01:45 2024 ShaneUpdateCDSNew CyMAC internal layout[Jon, Shane]

Internal layout of CyMAC has
been updated (labeled image attached) to
accommodate the replacement of the two ribbon
 updated_cymac.jpeg 
  399   Tue Jul 9 18:19:50 2024 ShaneUpdateCDSADC-DAC loopback testing and IOLAN installation[Shane, Jon]

Finished ADC-DAC loopback
testing today (see attached xlsx file or
access directly here).
 iolanServerTerminal.jpegADC-DAC_Loopback_Testing.xlsxupdatedc1msc.jpeg 
  410   Tue Jul 16 18:43:07 2024 ShaneUpdateCDSADC-DAC loopback testing and IOLAN installation
UPDATE: 
Follow up ADC-DAC loopback testing
now complete, matching all the ADC channels
to a single DAC channel, and then matching
 Follow-up_ADC-DAC_Loopback_Testing.xlsx 
  419   Fri Aug 2 13:50:22 2024 ShaneUpdateCDSSerial Comm. Test (Agilent Turbo Pump)Did a brief communication test with the agilent
turbo pump today, to see if we could get
serial communications up and running for
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  Draft   Tue Oct 1 19:41:23 2024 ShaneUpdateCDSCyMAC Timing Chassis Issue[Shane, Luis]


Summary of the issue we've
been having with the timing chassis: when
we connect only the Valon 5015 to power,
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  456   Thu Oct 3 19:35:04 2024 ShaneUpdateCleanroomCleanroom cleaning and particle count


[Luke, Michael,
Cynthia, Mary]


cleaning cleanroom
and particle count
  
  461   Thu Oct 17 13:24:23 2024 ShaneUpdateCDSTiming Chassis issue identified



[Ma,
Luis, Shane]

Working theory for the
timing chassis issues had been that the 1A
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  465   Fri Oct 25 10:56:30 2024 ShaneUpdateCDSTiming Chassis fixed and reinstalled


[Ma, Shane]

We
replaced the 1A breaker in the timing chassis
today with a 4A one, and tested that all
 successful_timing.jpeg 
  473   Thu Nov 14 11:58:05 2024 ShaneUpdateCDSTurbo pump connection troubleshootingAttempted connection to the TV551 turbo pump
through Varian/Agilent's software on spica.
Successful connection established, and we
  
  484   Wed Dec 4 16:01:23 2024 ShaneUpdateCDSVac serial interfacing troubleshooting updateUpdate on the issue with serial interfacing
for the TV 551 turbo pump: Tried a new test
today, to see if the commands being sent
  
  518   Wed Feb 19 13:44:48 2025 ShaneUpdateCDSVac serial interfacing update


[Jon, Shane]



Debugging update for vac system serial
communications: we were able to successfully
  
  527   Thu Feb 27 18:22:21 2025 ShaneUpdateCDSOngoing work in server rack and desk area (1119)As part of the vacuum communications debugging
process, there is ongoing work in the server
rack and desk area in 1119. Please be careful
  
  532   Tue Mar 4 10:47:03 2025 ShaneUpdateCDSVac system pinoutsAttached here are the pinouts, as we currently
know them, for the vacuum system. The three
items focused on here are the Agilent TwissTorr
 vac_pinouts_1.jpegvac_pinouts_2.jpeg 
  533   Wed Mar 5 12:16:28 2025 ShaneUpdateCDSVac system communications update

[Shane, Jon]

Update on the serial interfacing
with the vacuum system: both turbo pumps
  
  534   Wed Mar 5 18:13:20 2025 ShaneUpdateCDSvac system comms

[Shane, Jon] 

Update on the serial interfacing with
the Inficon VGC503 pressure gauge: We began
  
  535   Mon Mar 10 17:03:52 2025 ShaneUpdateCDSPressure Gauge successful connectVac system serial interfacing update: the
pressure gauge is now able to communicate
successfully through the code. It's been
  
  565   Wed Apr 30 13:42:45 2025 ShaneUpdateCDSUPS comms successfulUpdate on UPS1 serial interfacing: communication
is now successful. On 4/15/25 we connected
to UPS1 via ethernet rather than USB, and
  
  1   Sun Apr 10 15:39:49 2022 Rutuja GuravHowToComputer Scripts/ProgramsHowTo: Renew the Let's Encrypt SSL certificate using certbotPort 80 is kept closed by default. This
might be causing the certbot auto-renewal
cronjob to fail. Therefore we must renew
  
  326   Tue Feb 13 13:02:41 2024 PooyanUpdateInterferometer SimulationsCacity sacn of Fabry-Perot Created a simple model of Fabry-Perot cavity
in SIS, and did a cavity scan. Total power
in the cavity, 00 mode, and HOMs is measured.
 IFOSim_update_2_13_24.pdf 
  356   Wed Mar 27 00:03:57 2024 PooyanUpdateComputersChimay relocation to Physics 1129 [Jon, Pooyan]

 Moved Chimay from
the server rack in Physics 1119 to a new
rack in Physics 1129. It is connected to
 Chima_front.jpgChimay_back.jpg 
  358   Mon Apr 8 14:43:29 2024 PooyanUpdateInterferometer SimulationsSIS update single and coupled cavities[Pooyan, Cynthia]

Attached is a brief
recap PDF file. A video file showing separate
HOMs plots for the cavity scan with ETM08
 IFOSim_SIS__update_4_8_24.pdfScreen_Recording_2024-03-31_at_2.46.29_AM.mov 
  382   Mon Jun 24 21:38:25 2024 PooyanInfrastructureComputersComputer server changes in 1119 and 1129[Jon, Pooyan, Tyler]
 
A few computer machine changes have
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  406   Mon Jul 15 14:28:32 2024 PooyanUpdateInterferometer SimulationsaLIGO test mass surface profiles Created a Google Slides presentation to
summarize all the mirror surface map information
that we use for simulating interferometers. 
  
  407   Mon Jul 15 14:49:06 2024 PooyanUpdateComputersSynology NAS server setupInstalled a Synology NAS server (Synology
RackStation RS1221) in lab room 1129, with
host name “scribe” and ip “192.168.1.17”.
  
  437   Mon Sep 9 14:27:36 2024 PooyanInfrastructureComputersChimay backup attemptOne ongoing work is to make all lab machines
automatically backed-up on Scribe on a daily
basis. The updates should be boatable and
  
  585   Tue Jun 3 11:50:08 2025 PooyanUpdateCDSCDS updateThere are three major issues with the lab's
CDS system that should be addressed. They
are ordered from the highest priority to
  
  590   Tue Jun 10 12:11:14 2025 PooyanUpdateCDSCDS update
The MEDM models issue was fixed.
The issue was that building the c1msc model
alone was not enough and we had to re-build
  
  592   Wed Jun 11 16:19:37 2025 PooyanUpdateCDSCDS update
Fast channels recorded to .gwf frame
files

Had to add a DAQ Channels
block to the c1msc model for those channel
 Screenshot_20250611_154834.pngf3k.pdf 
  593   Wed Jun 11 16:33:45 2025 PooyanUpdateComputersLuke's ray tracing hosting
Hosted Lukes model on Chimay. It's
available at https://richardsonlab.ucr.edu/real-time-frosti
The
sourcecode is at Github.
  
  632   Tue Aug 19 12:33:59 2025 PooyanUpdateTCSA# BS Update   A#_beamsplitter_thermal_lensing.pdf 
  10   Wed Aug 17 16:04:30 2022 Phoebe ZylaSummaryLoreTesting the Cartridge Heater and Collecting FLIR DataWe have tested the heater to find emissivity,
mounted the heater system to the optical
table, and have taken irradiance maps of
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