Found epics version on front end computer was not linked to long name version. Linked rtapps/epics on front end to correct version, rebooted front end, restarted IOP and x1susquad. All medm data now shows up on the medm screens.
J. Batch, J. Kissel Last night, I'd attempted to add H2:SUS-FMY_M2_WIT_L_DQ H2:SUS-FMY_M2_WIT_P_DQ H2:SUS-FMY_M2_WIT_Y_DQ to the stored frame builder channels, at 2048Hz, and managed to crash the front end in doing so. My exact steps where (1) Uncomment the above three channels (and each of their associated four lines below it),changed acquire=1 and datarate=2048 (2) On the H2SUSFMY GDS_TP screen, I hit DAQ RELOAD, and the status changed to 0x2bad (3) Waiting ~30 seconds (while I was trying to remember how to log into the frame builder), and the front end crashed. (4) I could not log into the framebuilder, via the usual telnet h2dc0 8087. This morning, after consulting with Jim, he ran an inicheck on my edited .ini file, which gives it an OK. controls@cdsws2:/opt/rtcds/lho/h2/chans/daq 0$ inicheck H2SUSFMY.ini Opening input file H2SUSFMY.ini Sample rate of system: 16384 Longest channel name length used: 41 Total number of inactive channels: 463 Total number of active channels: 157 Total channels acquired: 156 Total testpoints allowed: 8 Total data rate: 1515520 controls@cdsws2:/opt/rtcds/lho/h2/chans/daq 46$ We took the following steps to bring the computer back up: (1) We could not log into the computer via ssh, so we moved over to the cdsimac0, and opened IPMI Viewer (a) On the desktop toolbar, select Apple > Recent Items > Recent Items > IPMIView20.jar (b) Select (double click) h2susb78 (c) Login as controls (d) Select IPM Device Tab (e) Hit "Power Cycle" This, after a little bit of time, brought the front end back up with frame builder status 0x2000, as should have been originally (2) Logged into (without problems) and restarted the frame builder (a) controls@cdsws2:/opt/rtcds/lho/h2/userapps/release 0$ telnet h2dc0 8087 Trying 10.201.0.160... Connected to h2dc0.h2fe.ligo-wa.caltech.edu. Escape character is '^]'. daqd> shutdown .... controls@cdsws2:/opt/rtcds/lho/h2/userapps/release 0$ This brought the framebuilder back up, and restored the status to 0x0 (3) Burt restored h2susfmy (a) controls@cdsws2:/opt/rtcds/lho/h2/userapps/release/sus/h2/burtfiles 46$ burtgooey & (b) Restore > Snapshot Files > Double Click h2susfmy_m1transferfunctions.snap > OK > Cancel (c) Restore (4) Look through filter banks to ensure filter coefficients have been restore / loaded properly (5) Reset the watchdog. Finally, now that the system is back up, I've (a) Confirmed the channels are visibe in dataviewer, and (b) Taken a quick DTT spectra in the present and in the past to be sure that they're (a) visible, (b) usable, and (c) stored.
Wed 11am - noon. Dave and Dan.
As part of the investigation to the QFS problem with h2ldasgw0 which causes h2fw0 to periodically crash, Dan and I swapped out the computer for h2ldasgw0 (Sun X4270). We moved the two hard drives and two FC cards from the original X4270 into the spare unit. The FC cards were installed on separate pci-e risers.
We observed no QFS errors on reboot (which was always happening with the old computer). Unfortunately at 02:24 this morning h2fw0 crashed again. I cannot find any QFS error logs for this time on the gateway. So we'll keep the investigation going.
[Thu Nov 17 02:24:13 2011] main profiler warning: 0 empty blocks in the buffer
Attached are plots of dust counts > .5 microns.
Bram and Craig,
Some time in the last 24h we hung the TMSY Telescope (+ ISC breadboard). We used an optical level to level the breaboard to ~0.5mrad (0.25 mm / 500 mm), in both pitch and roll. This was quit easy achieved by moving the balance masses underneath the breadboard.
Prior the hang, we measured the mass of the breadboard/Tele to 80.54 kg. A few (6x) small beam dumps are missing (and not being installed). Also, this doesn't include the partial mass of the cables coming down from above.
We installed the safety structure, which is bearly functional, but we have a few trick up our sleaves to solve this. Then we re-adjusted the BOSEMs (lateral and along the flag) to maximize range. Also the BOSEM input filters were update to set the correct offset (open_voltage/2).
open voltage F1 = 22 700 cnt
open voltage F2 = 24 100 cnt
open voltage F3 = 28 500 cnt
open voltage LF = 31 800 cnt
open voltage RT = 20 030 cnt
open voltage SD = 30 400 cnt
Simple damping loops are engaged and working. More detailed loops will be implemented in due time.
Attached are a few photos (more at https://ligoimages.mit.edu/?c=704)
After a few rounds of hanging the monolithic in the triple hang tooling and adjusting weight at the UIM, it was decided that we install just the single chain to the full QUAD and see how it hangs. Motivation for attaching only a single chain at a time is not the baseline plan, however we have greater room to maneuver by just doing one chain at a time which was agreeable to us given the risk of having to do more gross mass adjustments over the monolithic. We started with the reaction chain since we had the same questions with pointing tolerances with that chain on the triple hang tooling as well. With the full reaction chain hanging on the ISI, we corrected a pitch on the PenRe (observed in a double hang) and then observed a ~2mRad pitch error on the ITMy in the full QUAD hang. This is in the range of adjustment at the top stage so we stopped to again remove that chain and install the main chain. Currently, the main chain (monolithic) is suspended in a triple and Jason is taking pitch readings. We observed a large pitch error at the top mass so we will need to adjust that in the morning under the full hang (course pitch adjusters on the top mass).
Measured the triple hang PUM and ITM pitch after letting it settle overnight (was swinging to much yesterday evening to get accurate numbers):
PUM: ~1.314 mrad down
ITM: ~1.096 mrad up
Differential: ~2.410 mrad
Andres R., Jeff B., Jeff G. Two of the lower stages of the QUAD 04 BUILD 03 were cabled up with the quadrapuss cables. The BOSEMs on L1 (UIM) were confirmed on the MEDM read out as well as the AOSEMs on the L2 (PUM) stage. All of the R0 chain masses are still locked on the earthquake stops. Tomorrow the crew will free the masses, work on initial alignment, then attempt to center the BOSEM/AOSEMs in their center of range.
Updated suspension test stand in staging building to RCG 2.3.1. Updated application software as well, awgstream, dataviewer, gds, mDV, and nds2-client. Rebooted test stand, restarted iop and x1susquad models.
Summary:
Along with the first day of the NSF Review, we had our first snow of the season.
Day's Activities:
Brushing is finished in the chamber and first vacuum has begun. Care was taken to change the brush when moving from section to section to reduce any possible cross-contamination.
J. Garcia, J. Kissel We have completed the first round of M0 and R0 Top2Top measurements, for X1SUSQUAD04, and they look excellent -- as good, if not better, than all other QUAD's measured in this state. "This state" is metal dummy masses, fully suspended and balanced, with only the M0 and R0 cables hooked up (i.e. no lacing cables down the reaction chain). See the attached .pdfs for results. I show the best 4 suspensions in this state for comparison, 2 ITM QUADs and 2 ETM QUADs: X2 SUS QUAD 11, H2 SUS ITMY, X2 SUS QUAD 13, and X1 SUS QUAD 04; in addition to the model, which is a Main Chain model with metal dummy masses. Remember, the difference between the ITM and ETM QUADs is only in the reaction chain, in that the ITMs have the thin compensation plate (100mm thick, for 20 mm gap), and the ETMs still have the ERMs with (130 mm thick, for 5mm gap). Because the difference in thickness requires different physical parameters for the reaction chains, the dynamics are different. This being said, one can see that X2 SUS QUAD 13, and X1 SUS QUAD 04 -- two such sus's that should be exactly identical -- show the exact same dynamics. Good!! -------------- Data: /ligo/svncommon/SusSVN/sus/trunk/QUAD/X1/QUAD04/BUILD03/SAGM0/ DTT Files = Data/111114_x1susquad4_bld3_M0_*_WhiteNoise_TF.xml Exported Text Files = Data/2011-11-15_QUAD4_BLD3_M0-*_tf.txt Gathered Results mat file = Results/2011-11-15_X1SUSQUAD04_M0.mat /ligo/svncommon/SusSVN/sus/trunk/QUAD/X1/QUAD04/BUILD03/SAGR0/ DTT Files = Data/111115_x1susquad4_bld3_R0_*_WhiteNoise_TF.xml Exported Text Files = Data/2011-11-15_QUAD4_BLD3_R0-*_tf.txt Gathered Results mat file = Results/2011-11-15_X1SUSQUAD04_R0.mat Analysis Scripts /ligo/svncommon/SusSVN/sus/trunk/QUAD/Common/MatlabTools/ plotallquad_dtttfs.m plotquad_dtttfs.m
Today, the ITMy reaction chain was attached to the quad upper structure on the ISI. After lacing the cables down through the UIM and PUM, the chain was suspended. At first glance, it appeared that the masses were hanging quite normal as observed by eye. So the reweighting of the UIM while on the triple hang tooling last week in fact did set the chain somewhat appropriately. Tomorrow, Jason will give us a pitch reading off of the CP so we can assess further.
A. Effler, J. Kissel Attached is a comparison between the first two aLIGO BSFMs built. Encouragingly, the look strikingly similar! The most significant difference is in Pitch (who's surprised?), where the first pitch mode for L1 SUS BSFM06 is 0.46, and 0.47 for H2SUSFMY. If you remember, we battled quite hard to get H2 SUS FMY where it is, see 1297 974, and in the end, decided that the last iteration of physical parameters on H2 SUS FMY (formerly BSFM01), resulting in the pitch mode of 0.47 was good enough. Here, with BSFM06, I know that we've incorporated all of the fixed changes (wire lengths, M3 prisms), and have built the only adjustable parameter (the blade tip heights, which determine/directly effect d1) has been set to the H2 SUS FMY value of 23.6 mm. However, the DC magnitude of the pitch transfer function is lower by a bit, and the highest resonant frequency is higher at 1.51 Hz. We must bare in mind, that these BSFM06 measurements where taken on 111112, before it was known that the oplev mirror was causing DC pitch errors. This has sense been corrected, and data is pending, see Anamaria's entry for further details. Further comments / recommendations to come, once we see a new set off data from BSFM 06, after OpLev mirror adjustment.
Attached are plots of dust counts > .5 microns.
Thomas Vo Greg Grabeel Using our patent pending prison-tat technology Thomas and I gave street cred to the cables for Ring Heater assembly #3. The new ink includes: - D1001518-v6, SN-3, Junction 1 - D1001519-v5, SN-3, Junction 4 - D1001520-v4, SN-3, Junction 7 - D1001520-v4, SN-3, Junction 8 - D1001520-v4, SN-3, Junction 9 - D1001521-v5, SN-3, Junction 10 - D1001521-v5, SN-3, Junction 11
Attached are the WhiteNoise excitation transfer functions for the QUAD 4 Build 3 M0 stage. Measurements were conducted in DTT with uniform drive amplitude from 0 to 1000Hz. Amplitudes were tuned according to DoF. Data has been exported to text files and committed to the SUS SVN. ----- Plots Directory:'~/SusSVN/sus/trunk/QUAD/X1/QUAD04/BUILD03/SAGM0/Results/'
Data Directory:'~/SusSVN/sus/trunk/QUAD/X1/QUAD04/BUILD03/SAGM0/Data/'
J. Kissel, J. Garcia, R. Quitzo-James, T. Sadeki After looking deeper into the source of the 0.65 Hz L weirdness seen in 111108's set of H2SUSFMY transfer functions, we narrowed it down to the area around F3 as the cause of the wierdness by looking at the L to F2F3 transfer function which shows the resonance only in the L to F3 transfer function (where we would expect both L to F2 and L to F3 tranfer functions to be identical). As expected, when Travis when into take a look this morning, he found that the F3 OSEM sensor/coil was cocked to one side, leaving the flag uncomfortably close to rubbing with the sensor head. Sure enough, after he re-centered the F3 OSEM with respect to the flag, we quickly remeasured the L response on the floor, and the resonance disappeared. I've since taken a full suite of DTT measurements, and I attach the results. The first attachment gives the big picture since Phase 1 measurements in the assembly area, where BLACK shows the Phase 1 blessed TF, ORANGE shows the confusing results from 111108, with the weird 0.65 Hz L resonance, and the (unresolved? lossy?) low frequency pitch modes, and MAGENTA shows today results. The second attachment shows todays results alone, with all of the usual comparisons of cross-coupling and OSEM-basis decompositions. Dare I say that today's result look even better than the Phase 1 measurements in the assembly area? Hooray! This means that H2 SUS FMY's "must have before cartridge install" list is almost entirely complete: - Damping loop functionality confirmed (DONE) - BSC-ISI + FMY watchdog functionality confirmed (DONE) - Top2Top M1 transfer functions that match best data for this BSFM, after fully assembled, aligned, and cabled (DONE, as of today's measurement) - Vibration absorber measurements confirming functionality and goodness (Some data taken, may need to be retaken, if not at least analyzed) - All M2 (Middle stage) OSEMs aligned, set at mid-range, and sensors confirmed functional by CDS readout (DONE) and we can move on (in our spare time between ITMY and ETMY) we can take some "exploratory" measurements. However, as mentioned in the title, the vibration absorbers are independent of the suspended portion of the suspension, and we can consider H2 SUS FMY cleared for cartridge install. Note on hardware -- we still also to install the stray-light-control elliptical baffle to cover the M3 face of the dummy optic. --------------------- Data: SusSVN/sus/trunk/BSFM/H2/FMY/SAGM1/Data/111114*.xml or coalesced in SusSVN/sus/trunk/BSFM/H2/FMY/SAGM1/Results/111114_H2SUSFMY_M1.mat Analysis Scripts SusSVN/sus/trunk/BSFM/Common/MatlabTools/plotallbsfm_tfs.m (first attachment) SusSVN/sus/trunk/BSFM/Common/MatlabTools/plotBSFM_dtttfs.m (second attachment)
- Delivery from Columbia Porcelain - ICC on Ham 11, 12 - Monitoring counts on Dust 3,4, & 11
Attached are the trend plots for the three dust cameras 3, 4, & 11. Dust Monitor 3 and 4 were located in the clean room over the ISI/Quad Test stand. Dust Monitor 11 was located between the aforementioned clean room and the clean room over HAM 12 where ICC were using drills throughout the day. The plots are intended to look for any high dust counts that could connect monitor 11 to 3 and 4. This would indicate the effectiveness of the anti-contamination mechanisms which are put in place to prevent particles from affecting the ITM, such as the HEPA filters over the ISI and the filter on the various drills which are used for ICC. Note: 11 seemed to be malfunctioning at approximately 22:30 or so but was fixed about an hour later by Patrick T. Also, the ICC team did not use drills today so it's interesting to see what exactly could cause high particle counts throughout the day as well as compare the graphs to the 11/10/2011 graphs to see if the maximum counts were higher with the drills. It's also good to know that the crane and the forklift were used throughout the day near the two clean rooms. The biggest spike of the day near the Test stand occurred around 22:00 and at the same time 11 also had a pretty big spike and so it begs the question to see whether or not they are related. It'd be good to see if anyone could recall what they were doing around that time so that we can pinpoint what could cause this spike in dust counts. I was told by the SUS team that movement around the monitors could have caused this spike but it's interesting that around that time there was a big spike outside of the clean room as well.