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<p><font face="Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><span
style="font-size:11pt">Pablo and I investigated the IBC real-time
controller failure in the HDice lab this morning. <br>
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style="font-size:11pt">Upon arrival we saw that the controller
was not connecting to the host computer. In addition, a status
light indicated that the software on the controller was corrupted.</span></font></p>
<p><font face="Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><span
style="font-size:11pt">We reloaded the entire base system
software onto the controller. Several resets were needed to
bring the system back on-line. The IBC LabView software was
then deployed to the controller and started via the host
computer. <br>
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<p><font face="Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><span
style="font-size:11pt">The system is now working and was
demonstrated to Mike Lowry.<br>
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<p><font face="Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><span
style="font-size:11pt">Given this type of failure, we strongly
recommend that this outdated controller be replaced ASAP and
then updated to the latest version of LabVIEW. <br>
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<p><font face="Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><span
style="font-size:11pt">Peter Bonneau<br>
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