From craig Tue Jul  3 10:01:24 1984
To:  alley fred hpfclt!hpfcrs!howell leith rob tom toms 
To: alley craig fred hpfclt!hpfcrs!howell leith rob tom toms
Subject: Group responsibilities
Status: R

Below are the FIREFOX group responsibilities we discussed this morning.

Craig
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			 FFFFIIIIRRRREEEEFFFFOOOOXXXX GGGGrrrroooouuuupppp RRRReeeessssppppoooonnnnssssiiiibbbbiiiilllliiiittttiiiieeeessss






	  FFFFIIIIRRRREEEEFFFFOOOOXXXX EEEEnnnnggggiiiinnnneeeeeeeerrrr ####1111 ((((TTTToooommmm MMMMeeeeyyyyeeeerrrr))))

	  *    Motherboard, interconnect design

	  *    MIDBUS expert, standards	committee representative

	  *    Subassembly power allocation

	  *    ISIT

	       -    RFI

	       -    Class B environmental testing

	       -    Safety evaluation

	  *    Power fail support strategy

	  *    Equipment, strategy for cache bus monitoring



	  FFFFIIIIRRRREEEEFFFFOOOOXXXX EEEEnnnnggggiiiinnnneeeeeeeerrrr ####2222 ((((TTTToooommmm SSSSppppeeeennnncccceeeerrrr))))

	  *    Auxiliary power board design

	  *    Self  test,  internal  diagnostics,  remote  diagnosis,
	       serviceability

	  *    High availability options (for FIREFOX and CHEETAH)

	       -    Definition	 and	analysis    (overall	system
		    reliability	 analysis,  fault  logging, tolerance,
		    etc.)

	  *    System definition (for FIREFOX/CAE and CHEETAH/CAE)

	       -    Peripheral	matrix	(fail.	 rate,	 aud.	noise,
		    environ. specs)

	  *    SPU and system costing

	  *    ESIT (RFI system	testing	- peripheral qualification)

	  *    Performance modelling





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	  FFFFIIIIRRRREEEEFFFFOOOOXXXX EEEEnnnnggggiiiinnnneeeeeeeerrrr ####3333 ((((RRRRiiiicccchhhhaaaarrrrdddd AAAAlllllllleeeeyyyy))))

	  *    Design of MIDBUS	tester

	       -    PC board / BB implementation

	       -    9836 driver	software

	  *    Integration focal point

	       -    graphics subsystems

	       -    3rd	party hardware

	       -    PDC	turn on, interface with	PDC code developers

	  *    ESIT (RFI system	testing	- peripheral qualification)

	  *    ERS, PCD, build and allocation plans



	  FFFFIIIIRRRREEEEFFFFOOOOXXXX EEEEnnnnggggiiiinnnneeeeeeeerrrr ####4444 ((((LLLLeeeeiiiitttthhhh JJJJoooohhhhnnnnssssoooonnnn))))

	  *    SPU board design, turn on, evaluation

	  *    Graphics	(strategy definition)

	  *    CIO expert, standards committee representative

	  *    Interface with chip implementors:

	  *    CPU, TLB, CSU, MIU, ADD,	MULT, DIV, SIU,	CA

	  *    CA contingency



	  FFFFIIIIRRRREEEEFFFFOOOOXXXX EEEEnnnnggggiiiinnnneeeeeeeerrrr ####5555 ((((HHHHoooowwwweeeellllllll FFFFeeeellllsssseeeennnntttthhhhaaaallll))))

	  *    Primary power supply board design



	  FFFFIIIIRRRREEEEFFFFOOOOXXXX EEEEnnnnggggiiiinnnneeeeeeeerrrr ####6666 ((((RRRRoooobbbb HHHHoooorrrrnnnniiiinnnngggg))))

	  *    Memory board design

	  *    Interface with surface mount  component	vendors	 (thru
	       materials eng) on electrical specs




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	  *    Interface with MC-F implememters

	  *    MC contingency



	  FFFFIIIIRRRREEEEFFFFOOOOXXXX TTTToooooooollllssss	((((FFFFrrrreeeedddd RRRRiiiicccchhhhaaaarrrrtttt))))

	  *    HP-UX system management

	  *    Software	tools:

	       -    CDB	/ 9920 dubugger

	       -    AVP's, loader, results monitor

	       -    64000 tools	(dis-assembler,	etc)

	       -    NMOS work arounds (if necessary)

	       -    Special purpose SPECTRUM test code

	  *    PRISM tester

	       -    Hardware setup

	       -    Software required for chip integration effort

	  *    Section II capital asset

























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