More controls requirements were developed in March and April. These requirements were specifically focused on CA network size, DAQ bandwidth, EPICS archiver size and reliability, as well as the logging systems. High-level requirements are being developed as ConOps are updated/ generated. If there is any particularly important requirement of the control system, high-level functionality please let Alex Wallace or Jing Yin know.

LLE+LLNL Onsite Visit

The Rochester and Livermore team came to SLAC on March 22nd and 23rd to learn more about MEC operations and collaborate in person on the project. This was the first time all three partner labs met in person to work on MEC-U. The controls breakout session reviewed the operations and the high-level supervisory control software of the Omega laser facility. We also learned more details about the mechatronics, industrial and timing system controls of the LLE system.

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Progress in hutch cleanup has began with network switch rack organization in both XCS and XPP, below are before and after images taken from each:

XCS: