Hi all,
     I'm off to learn VHDL for a few days, and will miss
the planned phone hook-up on Thursday (apologies - I did warn Damon).
    I thought a rapid summary of where BOC is at would be
useful.

    In essence:

  1. 1. the control paths are going
  2. 2. the control and data path functionality is just starting to be
     explored.

   In a bit more detail:
1) VME <> BOC-RIG - OK
    VME <> BOC-RIG <> BOC via SetUp Bus - OK
    Can load and read-back BOC control registers
    Can read BOC identifiers (module type, S/N, manufacturer, firmware
version)
    Can load a read Variable Clock Control register
    Can control RX Threshold DACS (sample streams - not all 96 tested)
    Can control TX Laser current DACS (sample streams - not all 48 tested)
    Can control RX data delay chips (sample streams - not all 96 tested)
    BPM internal registers - control signals look OK - action not yet
tested.
2) have populated BOC with 1 BPM, 1 VCSEL4 and 1 PIN12
    just adding SLOG and OptIF modules to the test system to provide test
       signals for BOC Control and Data streams.
    assembling bits of software for these tests.

   Prognosis and predictions:
     Things are going suspiciously well.
     Will be back on the job on Monday 12th.
     I didn't foresee this level of progress, so I've given up on the
prediction business.

         Maurice
PS: I talked to Mitel today:
     Mitel Semiconductor is not effected by the sell off of the Business
Communications division.
     They are still working on production details, and are unable to accept
further orders at this stage. It may well 3 months before we can place
such orders.
     So we will have to make the devices we have spread over the work
we are supporting.

  M