Status of SVT front panels

Updated July 17, 2000


1/3/2000 - Postscript - Lettering for all front panels
1/3/2000 - Postscript - All front panels in their crates!


Front Panel Cables

4/18/2000 - Rich's basis for a cable installation drawing
4/19/00 - KEL connectors full order to arrive May 24, flat ribbon cable to arrive May 5
4/19/00 - to be ordered: 8 rack front cable trays, rear fiber support and protection
5/10/00 - cable set to arrive May 15
5/10/00 - connectors set to arrive May 24
5/10/00 - front cable tray design begining
6/6/00 - full front panel cable connector order has arrived. Rich also has the front panel cable trays and will install them soon.
7/17/00 - All SVT front panel cables are constructed, entered in database, with labels being affixed. Eight front panel cable trays mounted. Rich is making a sketch of the spy cables for Pisa.

HF and TF

12/1/99 production delivered
HF,TF,HB,AM and Spy drawing

AM and HB

11/10/99 (approx) design finalized
11/15/99 (approx) design sent to Rittal
HF,TF,HB,AM and Spy drawing
12/20/99 received Rittal drawing for approval, will check and tell them to proceed
12/21/99 Rich reports Rittal now predicts Jan 24 for delivery of the production quantities of these front panels.
2/7/00 - Rich now reports a delivery date of Feb 16 for these panels. (entirely the manufacturer's fault).
2/8/00 - after more pushing, we now have a promise that these will be sent overnight on 2/10
2/21/00 - Rich sent the full production order to Pisa on around 2/14. The shipment ended up at Oxford instead of Pisa. Rich is working hard to straighten this out.
2/28/00 - Package is at Pisa, Stefano reports the HB front panel fits great.
3/8/00 - Stefano reports AM fits great too!

SPY

11/01/99 (approx) made one prototype, checked OK by fitting to the Spy at Chicago
11/23/99 Franco asked for a couple of mods.
12/10/99 (approx) send modified prototype Spy front panel to Simone and Franco
HF,TF,HB,AM and Spy drawing
waiting for Pisa comments
12/29/99 - Franco has reviewed the second prototype of the front panel in Pisa with the latest Spy board and reccomends we widen the byteblaster/EPC2 connector holes.
1/13/00 - Rich has built a third prototype of Spy and we sent it to Simone in Pisa
1/26/00 - Franco has checked the latest Spy prototype and has declared it ready for production
2/17/00 - design sent to Rittal to bid.
3/23/00 - Richard has ordered 25 units from ES, due May 5.
4/5/00 - Richard has approved the production drawing
4/19/00 - Spy front panels due May 5
5/10/00 - now set to arrive May 15
5/15/00 -Rich now says 18 out of 25 modules will arrive 5/17, balance 5/31
5/18/00 - Rich received 18/25 Spy, will send them on
6/6/00 - Rich has received the last of these and is sending them on

Merger

12/01/99 received new merger drawing from Anna Maria, will work from this design the postscript file
Rich is drawing this up now
12/22/99 Rich finished the drawing: postscript file
Mail to Anna Maria, asking if she wanted to check it
1/23/00 - asked Anna Maria to check this again
1/27/00 - Anna Maria sends some corrections
2/3/00 - Anna Maria sent another comment. 2/17/00 - design sent to Rittal to bid.
2/19/00 - second prototype sent to Pisa
2/24/00 - Anna Maria has one comment on Merger/XTF-B prototype.
3/23/00 - Richard has ordered 35 units from ES, due May 5.
4/5/00 - Richard has approved the production drawing
4/19/00 - Merger front panels due May 5
5/10/00 - now set to arrive May 15
5/15/00 -Rich now says 33 out of 35 modules will arrive 5/22, balance 5/31
5/18/00 - Rich is sending out 22 front panels to Mauro today.
6/6/00 - Rich has received the last of these and is sending them on

AMS

11/26/99 Xin sent Chicago front panel drawings
postscript file
lettering postscript file
Rich is drawing this up now
12/22/99 Rich finished the drawing: postscript file
Mail to Xin, asking if he wanted to check it
1/11/00 - Xin sends a few modifications , Rich will incorporate them and submit a prototype
2/17/00 - design sent to Rittal to bid.
2/21/00 - prototype slipped through the cracks, Rich will make one ASAP.
2/25/00 - Rich sent the AMS prototype to Xin
3/4/00 - Xin has the AMS prototype and approves it for production with one change to lettering. 3/23/00 - Richard has ordered 25 units from ES, due May 5.
4/5/00 - Richard has approved the production drawing
4/19/00 - AMS front panels due May 5
5/10/00 - now set to arrive May 15
5/15/00 -Rich now says 11 out of 25 modules will arrive 5/22, balance 5/31.
5/18/00 - Rich recieved 13/25 AMS front panels, will sned them on.
6/600 - RIch has received the last of these and is sending them on

XTF A and B

11/24/99 Simone sent us a description of the XTF front panels, we will work from this.
Rich is drawing this up now
12/22/99 Rich finished the XTF-B drawing: XTF-B postscript file
Mail to Simone, asking if he wanted to check it
12/31/99 - Simone has reviewed the drawing and asks only that XTF-B front panel read "Pisa" rather than "Trieste".
1/3/00 - Rich has completed XTF-A drawing XTF-A postscript file
1/3/00 - mail to Simone, asking if he wanted to check it
1/3/00 - Simone requests changes to measurements of holes on XTF-A, otherwise OK
1/13/00 - Rich has built prototypes of XTF-A and B and we sent them to Simone in Pisa
1/27/00 - Anna Maria sends some corrections for the merger which also apply to the XTF-B.
2/3/00 - Anna Maria sent another comment for the merger which applies to XTF-B.
2/19/00 - second prototype of XTFB sent to Pisa
2/24/00 - Anna Maria has one comment on Merger/XTF-B prototype.
3/23/00 - Richard has ordered 4 (XTFA) and 6 (XTFB) units from U Chicago shop, due May 5.
4/19/00 - XTFA and B front panels due May 11
5/10/00 - now set to arrive May 17
5/12/00 - XTFA may have to be redesigned
5/17/00 - received 4 XTFA but without latest design. Rich has 6 XTFB done, will send them on
6/9/00 - Here is a new XTFB drawing from Rich.

Level 1 fanout

12/20/99 Ray and Rich investigating
1/26/00 - Rich has started this design
3/23/00 - Richard has ordered 2 units from U Chicago shop, due May 5.
4/19/00 - fanout front panels due May 11
5/10/00 - now set to arrive May 17
7/17/00 - Rich has two front panels, one is on the prototype