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  • EPICS Archiver data source now allows for alerting, thanks to an ongoing fruitful collaboration with KEK, the Japanese High Energy Accelerator Research Organization. This has been a promised functionality for years, so we're very excited to finally roll it out.
  • A new PLC logging daemon ("ads-log-daemon") was installed to automatically stream logs from any PLC configured on the network.
    • Due to limitations of Beckhoff hardware, the previous configuration did not catch all messages coming from PLCs.
    • This new daemon hooks into the same system that TwinCAT XAE does, and therefore should be able to catch all messages from PLCs - even without a valid TF6310 TCP/IP license installed.
  • A beta-level data source was added to log full IOC output in Grafana.
    • The current (stable) data source only accepts EPICS errLog messages, which not all IOC authors may be using.
    • Due to the extreme amount of log messages generated (>100 million per week), some pre-filtering is required, which will take time to perfect.
  • EPICS Archiver Appliance statistics are now being tracked and monitored.

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The attenuator AT1K4 was installed and checked out. Coordinating with TMO, individual filter positions were determined and a calculator IOC was deployed to support easy normalized transmission-based operation.

Double3 Robot

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Kaneda, our trusty ears and eyes in the NEH, now roams the halls freely (with supervision). Let the robot revolution commence. Login and access guidance can be found here. More robots following soon in other LCLS areas. Drive safe, have fun!

AR Headsets

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The RealWear HMT-1 AR headset was at last deployed to the field at LCLS. Headsets have been handed out to SEAs in nearly every area of LCLS for initial deployment and training. The headsets are assigned to each hutch, as well as ECS, SED and Technical support. Check in with your local SEA to get instructions on usage!

You can find more information here.

FIM Commissioning

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The first FIM commissioning shift was conducted successfully this month.     Once timed in, we started getting good beam signals on all the wave8 channels.     Tests were done w/ both LCLS1 and LCLS2 timing and some lessons were learned re which registers contribute to the timing delay for LCLS1 vs LCLS2.    There were also some issues w/ firmware or timing signals freezing where we needed to reset the timing.    Will continue to look into this.    We'll also be looking to do some improvements to integrate the FIM screens into TMO home and to provide some FIM specific aliases for Wave8 PVs which are of special significance for the FIM.

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ECS Platform Dev began exploring the use of Jira as our future ticketing system. We developed an embedded form for submitting issues to our Jira backlog, which can be found in various confluence locations. The goal is to make a very simple and easy process for people to request help from ECS PD. Ultimately we are looking to embed this process directly into our GUI so control system users can effortlessly report an issue, and provide all the helpful context we need to troubleshoot issues. An additional goal is visualizing the ECS PD work queue. Using Jira we can easily embed our backlog in confluence so anyone can see where their ticket is in the queue and lobby to change priority if needed. So far, our backlog is filling up with tasks from the XBD team as well as our own work. The next step will be to really apply Agile processes to organizing and prioritizing our work items.

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