<html><body><div style="font-family: tahoma,new york,times,serif; font-size: 14pt; color: #009900"><div><p style="margin: 0px;" data-mce-style="margin: 0px;">Hello Pablo,</p><p style="margin: 0px;" data-mce-style="margin: 0px;">Thank you for the info.</p><p style="margin: 0px;" data-mce-style="margin: 0px;"><br data-mce-bogus="1"></p><p style="margin: 0px;" data-mce-style="margin: 0px;">I’ve information and a some comments to share with the members of the dsg-hallb_magnets mailing list.</p><p style="margin: 0px;" data-mce-style="margin: 0px;"><span data-mce-style="text-decoration: underline;" style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong><br data-mce-bogus="1"></strong></span></p><p style="margin: 0px;" data-mce-style="margin: 0px;"><span data-mce-style="text-decoration: underline;" style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Information:</strong></span></p><p style="margin: 0px;" data-mce-style="margin: 0px;">With regards to Ruben’s request for long term support for the software of the torus and solenoid PLC and LabVIEW systems; Patrizia gave an unequivocal answer: <strong>Tyler and Pablo</strong>. See copy of e-mail attached below.</p><p style="margin: 0px;" data-mce-style="margin: 0px;"> </p><p style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal;" data-mce-style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal;"><strong><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; color: blue;" data-mce-style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; color: blue;">From: </span></strong><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; color: blue;" data-mce-style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; color: blue;">"Patrizia Rossi" <rossi@jlab.org><br> <strong>To: </strong>"Ruben Fair" <rfair@jlab.org><br> <strong>Cc: </strong>"Amrit Yegneswaran" <yeg@jlab.org>, "Patrizia Rossi" <rossi@jlab.org><br> <strong>Sent: </strong>Wednesday, November 9, 2016 4:02:17 PM<br> <strong>Subject: </strong>Re: Hall B - long term support for software</span></p><p style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal;" data-mce-style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; color: blue;" data-mce-style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; color: blue;"> </span></p><p style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal;" data-mce-style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; color: red;" data-mce-style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; color: red;">Hi Ruben,</span></p><p style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal;" data-mce-style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; color: red;" data-mce-style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; color: red;"> </span></p><p style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal;" data-mce-style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; color: red;" data-mce-style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; color: red;">my answers below:</span></p><p style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal;" data-mce-style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; color: blue;" data-mce-style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; color: blue;"> </span></p><p style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal;" data-mce-style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: blue;" data-mce-style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: blue;"> </span></p><p style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal;" data-mce-style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: blue;" data-mce-style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: blue;">Could you please advise whether the DSG will definitely be providing long term support for all the PLC and Labview software for both the Torus and Solenoid?</span></p><p style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal;" data-mce-style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; color: blue;" data-mce-style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; color: blue;"> </span></p><p style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal;" data-mce-style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; color: red;" data-mce-style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; color: red;">Yes, as I told you last week, DSG will provide long term support for all the PLC and Labview software for both the Torus and Solenoid. Anyhow, as I also told you when we met, they will not be “on call"</span></p><p style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal;" data-mce-style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: blue;" data-mce-style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: blue;"> </span></p><p style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal;" data-mce-style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: blue;" data-mce-style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: blue;">Also, do you have particular DSG team member names assigned for this support?</span></p><p style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal;" data-mce-style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: blue;" data-mce-style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: blue;"> </span></p><p style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal;" data-mce-style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: blue;" data-mce-style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: blue;">Pablo is currently writing the PLC software for the solenoid.</span></p><p style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal;" data-mce-style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: blue;" data-mce-style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: blue;"> </span></p><p style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal;" data-mce-style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: blue;" data-mce-style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: blue;">Tyler is working with Christiana on the Labview software for the solenoid.</span></p><p style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal;" data-mce-style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: blue;" data-mce-style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: blue;"> </span></p><p style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal;" data-mce-style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: blue;" data-mce-style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: blue;">What about the software (PLC and Labview) for the Torus which has already been written?</span></p><p style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal;" data-mce-style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; color: blue;" data-mce-style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; color: blue;"> </span></p><p style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal;" data-mce-style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; color: red;" data-mce-style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; color: red;">Pablo will take care of the PLC for the Solenoid and Torus</span></p><p style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal;" data-mce-style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; color: red;" data-mce-style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; color: red;">Tyler will take care of Labview for the Solenoid and Torus</span></p><p style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal;" data-mce-style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; color: red;" data-mce-style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; color: red;"> </span></p><p style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal;" data-mce-style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; color: red;" data-mce-style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; color: red;">Regards</span></p><p style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal;" data-mce-style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; color: red;" data-mce-style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; color: red;">patrizia</span></p><p style="margin: 0px;" data-mce-style="margin: 0px;"> </p><p style="margin: 0px;" data-mce-style="margin: 0px;"><span data-mce-style="text-decoration: underline;" style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Comments</strong></span><br data-mce-bogus="1"></p><ol style="list-style-type: undefined;"><li style="margin: 0px;" data-mce-style="margin: 0px;">I do much appreciate Brian’s initiative in taking care of the systems in Tyler’s absence. As deputy of the DSG this is expected. However, Brian's participation should not lead to the confusion that the magnet group <em>has a choice</em> between Brian and Tyler. <br data-mce-bogus="1"></li><li style="margin: 0px;" data-mce-style="margin: 0px;">As deputy of the DSG, Brian has several projects to take care of, and as deputy, he has a free hand to contribute to any or all of the projects DSG is supporting. However, Brian serves at Patrizia's pleasure. Brian can not be considered for long term support on any major project without Patrizia's approval.<br data-mce-bogus="1"></li><li style="margin: 0px;" data-mce-style="margin: 0px;">In addition to Brian, DSG has another PLC and LabVIEW expert, Peter Bonneau, who advises Tyler and Pablo on their magnet work. <br data-mce-bogus="1"></li><li style="margin: 0px;" data-mce-style="margin: 0px;"><em>DSG works as a group.</em> So, both Brian and Peter advise and guide Pablo and Tyler with the work on the magnet.<br data-mce-bogus="1"></li><li style="margin: 0px;" data-mce-style="margin: 0px;">Pablo has created the dsg-hallb_magnets mailing list. Please post magnet related communications to this list so that <em>everyone is on the same page</em>. I'm asking DSG staff to forthwith do so.<br data-mce-bogus="1"></li></ol><p style="margin: 0px;" data-mce-style="margin: 0px;">amrit<br data-mce-bogus="1"></p></div></div></body></html>