Support Engineering Group : 2009 Group Budget Details This page last changed on Dec 08, 2009 by tm. Here are some details of 2009 budget items
Status as of November 4th:
Category | Available | Target | Available After Target
--- | --- | --- | ---
Books | $300 |  | $300
Conference | $6,500 | Any more AGU registrations? Thom AGU/IEEE Membership ($200) | $6,300
Dues Membership | $0 |  | $0
Maint & Repair | $7,500 | HD Video Support | $0
Computer Software | $9,000 | Labview Developer's Suite (share between Rich/Thom) $4,000 Enterprise Architect License $600 | $4,400
Eng - Lab Supplies | $15,900 | This will depend on Dale's needs for pressure vessel stuff Lab Supplies (Craig) |
Computer Hardware | $830 | Backup for HP2133 $254 | $576
Supplies - Tools | $1,500 | I2C-SPI Analyzer $450 Monitor for Thom (pull-up 2010) | $0
Tuition | $8,900 |  | $8,900
Travel | $8,900 | Thom, Mike, Karen AGU ($3000) | $6,900
Total | 59,330 |  |
| Planned Spending If we start with $43,430 (all remaining funds minus the $15,900 until I hear from Dale), the purchase list looks like
Item | Cost | Account | Responsible Person | Left After Purchase | Status
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
Society Membership | $200 | 5060-000 | Thom | $43,230 |
LabView | $4000 | 5310-000 | Thom | $43,230 | Not going to happen
Enterprise Architect | $600 | 5310-000 | Kevin | $42,630 |
Backup for HP2133 | $254 | 5300-000 | Rich | $42,376 |
I2C-SPI Analyzer | $450 | 5300-000 | Thom | $41,926 |
Monitor | $1,200 | 5300-000 | Thom | $40,726 |
AGU Trip | $1,000 | 5500-000 | Mike | $39,726 |
AGU Trip | $1,000 | 5500-000 | Thom | $38,726 |
AGU Trip | $1,000 | 5500-000 | Karen | $37,726 |
Bamboo Pen and Touch | $107.17 | 5300-000 | Kevin | $ |
Jabra GN9125 | $300 | 5300-000 | Kevin | $ |
HD Decoder | $4,330 | 5330-000 | Craig | $ |
Terrain DB for RF Modeling | $? | 5310-000 | Craig |  |
Books: Python Essential Reference Beautiful Code | $97.85 | 5020-000 | Kevin | $ |
Registry Mechanic | $29.95 | 5310-000 | Kevin | $ |
Monitor Upgrade | $1561.81 | 5300-000 | Brian | $ |
CCE | $502 | 5310-000 | Thom | $ |
Bigger Hard disk laptop, USB hdd and computer upgrade parts, plus cable card | $940 | 5300-000 | Thom | $ |
Server from I.S. For SSDS Upgrade | $3500 | 5300-000 | Kevin |  |
IBM ILog JView Diagrammer Componenents and Deployment Licenses | $7500 | 5310-000 | Kevin |  |
Requests
Item | Cost | Responsible Person | Purchase Status
--- | --- | --- | ---
Serial 4 port adapter for HP2133 laptop computer. Quatech QSPXP-100 4 port PCIe based RS-232 serial ExpressCard | $349 + 28 tx + ~25 ship = $400 | Rich |
Frontline serial protocol analyzer software pkg. When combined w/port adapter above will turn windows laptop into serial communications analyzer. | $700 + 58tx + ~25 ship = $785 | Rich |
Modscan32 ModBus data scanner. ModBus communications testing device for verification of correct protocol operation with devices such as Wago modules used heavily on Tiburon and elsewhere. | $70 + 5tx = $75 | Rich | This money was used for Hard drive upgrade on mondo so not purchased
Hard-drive Backup/Recovery system for my HP2133 laptop CMS V2ABS 160Gb SATA ABSPlus external backup/recovery drive | $211 + 18tx + ~25 ship = $254 | Rich |
Request a shore-side linux development/test system similar to data-management and navproc linux systems deployed on both Western Flyer and Pt.Lobos. This will allow support group to develop, test and maintain software on-shore without risks associated with performing development on at-sea operational systems. This box could be shared between Support Engineering (R.Schramm et.al.) and Software Engineering Group (M.Risi) and dedicated to applications development and maintenance work. | HP Proliant DL145 CPU 1700+ 140 tx + 100 ship $1940. Digi AccelePort Xem Universal PCI 16-Port RS-232 1250+103tx + 35 ship $1388. | Rich |
Labview Developer Suite - yearly maintenance for existing LabView licence.(formerly maintained by Eric Nelson) | $3300 | Rich |
Software/Tools | $900.00 | Thom | +$400 (MSP430)
Real Basic | $550.00 | Thom |
LabView Developers Suite | $4,000.00 | Thom |
Books | $100.00 | Thom |
for tech conference (training) | $3,500.00 | Thom | $1600 Spent
Subscriptions | $200.00 | Thom | $150
New monitor | $1,100.00 | Thom |
Supplies | $200.00 | Thom |
Not Budgeted Requests
Item | Cost | Responsible Person | Purchase Status
--- | --- | --- | ---
USB-SER Component for Frontline | $500 | Thom |
I2C-SPI Analyzer | $450 | Thom |
Day or two at AGU | $700 | Thom |
AGU or IEEE Membership | $200 | Thom |

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