Satellite Meetings
There are two kinds of satellite meetings shown below; the Special Interest workshops are open to anyone, while the Developer Working Group meetings are closed, being held by groups of developers who are working on existing software.
A table showing who signed up for each meeting is now available here.
Timetable
Monday, June 11
| Start | End | A1100 | E1100 | E1200 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09:00am | 12:30pm | CS-Studio | BlueSky | |
| 02:00pm | 05:00pm | CS-Studio | BlueSky | EPICS Core |
Tuesday, June 12
| Start | End | A1100 | E1100 | E1200 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09:00am | 12:30pm | CS-Studio | Open Hardware | AreaDetector |
| 02:00pm | 05:00pm | CS-Studio | Motion Control | PVA Services |
Refreshments will be available for participants from 08:30am,
mid-morning (10:30am) and mid-afternoon (3:30pm).
A1100, E1100 and E1200 are the APS rooms reserved for the meeting.
Special Interest Workshops (Open)
These workshops are open to anyone interested in the topic being discussed. The organizer named is responsible for arranging the agenda and running the meeting. Please contact them directly if you have questions about the topic or want to present something at the workshop.
BlueSky — 1 day
Organizer: Stuart Campbell
When: Monday, 9:00am – 5:00pm
Where: E1100
Morning — Overview talks:
- Ophyd
- PyDM
- Typhon
- Bluesky
- Skywalker
- Databroker
Afternoon — Tutorials:
- PyDM
- Bluesky, Ophyd & Databroker
Open Hardware — ½ day Workshop
Organizer: Jukka Pietarinen
When: Tuesday, 9:00am – 12:30pm
Where: E1100
Purpose: Discuss the Open Source Event Receiver and other Open Hardware.
- Introduction to Open Source Event Receiver
- Hardware and Software tools required
- Building FPGA binary from sources
- Programming reference clock on evaluation board
- Running EVR on actual hardware (demo)
- How to add your own logic
- Discussion
Other presentations and discussions on Open Hardware designs are welcome.
Motion Control — ½ day Workshop
Organizer: Torsten Bögershausen
When: Tuesday, 2:00pm – 5:00pm
Where: E1100
Purpose: To inspire collaboration on motion controls.
- Who is who and doing what?
Presentations are welcome - Servo motors, piezos
Non-stepper applications and other "exotic stuff" - Contollers
(Modern) Hardware, what do you (want to) use? - EtherCAT based hardware
- Motor(Record) 7
Patches, ideas, submodules - Applications, best practise for scans
Coordinated motion
Axis groups, virtual axes, profile moves
GPIO, interfacing detectors, position readback - High level control
EPICS 7 anybody?
Python, other languages?
PVA Services — ½ day
Organizer: Bob Dalesio
When: Tuesday, 2:00pm – 5:00pm
Where: E1200
Purpose: To present and discuss work on the current EPICS 7 Middle Layer Services.
- Overview of the Service Architecture
- Directory Service
- Archiver Appliance Service
- MASAR Service
- Dicussion Period
Developer Working Group Meetings (Closed)
These meetings are organized by and for the developers of the software concerned and are not designed for beginners to attend. Please check with the named organizer before registering for one of these meetings if you are not already a member of the appropriate working group.
CS-Studio Developers — 2 days
Organizer: Eric Berryman
When: Monday & Tuesday, 9:00am – 5:00pm
Where: A1100
EPICS Core Developers — ½ day
Organizer: Andrew Johnson
When: Monday, 2:00pm – 5:00pm
Where: E1200
AreaDetector Developers — ½ day
Organizer: Mark Rivers
When: Tuesday, 9:00am – 12:30pm
Where: E1200