Introduction MICE DAQ Workshop Fermilab February 10, 2006 A. Bross

Logistics  The first morning session is Here. If you are not here, you are in the wrong room  The remaining sessions will be in the Hornet’s nest, WH 8X u Both coffee breaks will be served there u A $10 registration fee is appreciated (will provide receipts)  Kwame Bowie has agreed to give a tour of the TeV IPM test stand after lunch u Please meet at the front of Wilson Hall at 1:20. There should be enough cars to take everyone to Lab 6  Dinner for tonight will be arranged/discussed at coffee

WS Goals  Advance us towards making final decisions on the DAQ and front-end electronics  Why is this important?  Straw man timeline: Taking Data 6/07 DAQ System Debug 3/07 DAQ System Install 12/06 DAQ System Procure 8/06 DAQ System Final Spec 7/06 DAQ System TB (BTF) 6/06

Time Warp  Yes, time is quite short if we really want to be ready in a year  Plus this does not address the issue of the online code/software environment which I have not addressed at all