EPICS Roadmap Where Do We Go From Here? 5/22/2018 EPICS Roadmap Where Do We Go From Here? Ned Arnold 5/2/2004 12/10/2004 4/29/2005 The submitted manuscript has been created by the University of Chicago as Operator of Argonne National Laboratory (“Argonne”) under Contract No. W-31-109-ENG-38 with the U.S. Department of Energy. The U.S. Government retains for itself, and others acting on its behalf, a paid-up, nonexclusive, irrevocable worldwide license in said article to reproduce, prepare derivative works, distribute copies to the public, and perform publicly and display publicly, by or on behalf of the Government. Those that are relatively new to the EPICS Collaboration model may be wondering by now …. Wow, how is all this work coordinated so something productive happens? In fact, we all wonder that! As I was talking about this with Ron, he recited a quote that pretty much Summed it up … Supposedly there was a French General that dismissed himself from a Social engagement saying: “I must go find out where my troops are headed, So I can lead them”. Test

EPICS Roadmaps (Plan C) 5/22/2018 EPICS Roadmaps (Plan C) Ned Arnold 4/29/2005 The submitted manuscript has been created by the University of Chicago as Operator of Argonne National Laboratory (“Argonne”) under Contract No. W-31-109-ENG-38 with the U.S. Department of Energy. The U.S. Government retains for itself, and others acting on its behalf, a paid-up, nonexclusive, irrevocable worldwide license in said article to reproduce, prepare derivative works, distribute copies to the public, and perform publicly and display publicly, by or on behalf of the Government. Test

Summary of EPICS 2010 Discussions : 5/22/2018 Summary of EPICS 2010 Discussions : Resources Required Resources Available Test

Where Do We Go From Here? But it is not all bad news! 5/22/2018 Where Do We Go From Here? But it is not all bad news! The EPICS Collaborative Community is alive and well and we will still develop/contribute/support/evolve/enhance the EPICS toolkit. Much evidence at this meeting As discussed at the December meeting, there are some clear benefits to promoting better communication/collaboration of these efforts A plan was proposed … … and no one voted “no” The two-page plan … Test

Divide & Conquer Define four categories of efforts/topics iocCore (and Channel Access) Core Tools/Extensions Collaboration Support Issues Ideas and R&D for EPICS 5.0 and beyond

How can we build momentum? For each of the four categories, identify … A category “lead” – the person(s) responsible for knowing what is going on or making something happen This person is also responsible for ensuring that all effort is kept “collaborative”, i.e. ideas, designs, implementations, etc are sufficiently exposed for comments and <appropriate> reviews i.e. responsible for keeping the community informed A category “team” – a collection of people that are committed to contributing both ideas and effort Web pages that clearly describe the activities (Current plans, future plans, wild ideas, current status) occurring in that category. At each collaboration meeting … Each category “lead” reports on current activities (peer pressure) “What have you done for me lately?”

Categories/Topics/Working Groups

Categories/Topics/Working Groups

Categories/Topics/Working Groups

Categories/Topics/Working Groups

One last thing … Reports from the category “leads” at each Collaboration Meeting Dear Steve (hunt@psi.ch), We really missed hearing about the current work and future plans for EPICS R&D activities. I will be checking your website regularly to stay attuned to all the neat things you will be reporting on and initiating. We have 3 FTE’s available now at our facility to assist you. Please contact us as soon as possible to let us know how we can help. Sincerely, <your name>