Minutes: SBS Meeting April 27, 2016 Agenda: Brian - HCal electronics Francesco - CDet module commissioning & DAQ preparation Attendees: Brian Quinn, John Annand, Francesco Tortorici, Gregg Franklin, Mark Jones, Mitra Shabestari, Dasuni Adikaram, Andrew Puckett, Tommy Miller, Peter Monaghan, Simona Malace, Alexandre Camsonne. Brian - HCal Electronics, with First-level ECal trigger - Explaining: - Logic signal scheme sent to ECal - Cabling scheme for HCal - Suggesting module-naming convention - Making suggestion for cabling pattern - Discussing UVA summing modules - Discussing test results of summing module - To Do / open questions - Continue discussion to see whether modest custom module/board is practical - Consider construction of patch-panel/asymmetric splitter - Understand 16-input summing circuits - Decide whether amplifiers are needed - Consider options for housing/power for NINO cards Francesco - CDet module commissioning update - New hardware: power supply distributor for NINO cards - Results of studying duration of pulse vs amplitude - Results of testing of ADC channels - New software tool: number of photoelectrons - Showing the results obtained using new software.