Step -1: Call for help. If you are even thinking about changing to one computer during an actual casting, many engineers and programmers should be speeding toward the Mirror Lab. Corollary: These instructions are just to remind John and Patty what to do.
Step 0: Be sure you have a serious reason for making the switchover. - Many problems with one computer can be easily fixed. - This change is complicated. - The whole oven could go down if running on one computer.
Step 1: Identify which VME computer you are going to use. Most people would choose one that is still working.
Step 2: Collect up the jumper cables that you will need - One ribbon cable for each DCU. (4 total) - One ribbon cable for each group of 3 power panels. (2 total)
The follow assumes that the whole oven will run on on-board computer "v1".
Step 3: Save a copy of the old database. "copy database database.backup"
Step 4: Restart daemons to talk to v1 instead of the default v0. Kill the old daemons that were talking to v0. See the "pilot_login" help file.
Step 5: In oven "miscellaneous" menu, assign rotation serial ports to v-computer 1. Port addresses should not have to change.
Step 6: Install rotation fiber serial cables into CP1.
Faster Option for steps 5,6: Change to thumbwheels to control rotation speed.
Step 7: In oven "power panel" menu, assign power panels 0,1,2,6,7,8 to v-computer 1. Power panels 4,5,6 are already assignedd to v1. Port addresses should not have to change.
Step 8: Install FOSIO jumper ribbon cables into CP1 (power panel signals).
Step 9: Verify that all power panels are receiving signals.
Step 10: In oven "DCU" menu, assign DCU 0,1,4,5 to v-computer 1. Port addresses should not have to change.
Step 11: Install DCU jumper ribbon cables into CP1 (DCU signals).
Step 12: Verify that you are seeing fresh temperatures from all DCUs.
Step 13: ADC ??