Miscellany

Hardware Platforms: CPUs for VME access

• Existing setups mostly LynxOS on 68K or PPC
• DAQ group wont provide their code for 68K modules
• Short term, network access from eg Linux PCs via LynxOS server
• Test DAQ group supported platform: VMIC or SBS Bit3 interface?
• Present setup: multiple VME crates via VICbus
• Final architecture: CPU per crate?

Software Process

• Offline ASP in trouble? SRT to be redesigned?
• DAQ -1: backend group made heavy use of OO design tools and techniques
• DAQ -1: dataflow group used a less formal development process
• Some agreed formalism useful for a dispersed group
• Review process known to be useful for the hardware
• Dont want to discourage people who are new to OO
• CVS very helpful, documentation support vital
• Looking at Software through Pictures CASE tool