Important LOFAR dates
Collection of important dates regarding the LOFAR system. This collects known Stopdays, Software releases, etc. Subject to change, so if you need to stay up-to-date, subscribe to this page (use 'Manage Subscriptions' in the little menu on the right side).
This dates at this page should be in sync with the LOFAR activity agenda: LOFAR Google Calendar maintained by SDC Operations ( sdco (at) astron.nl ).
Please, let us know if you find any discrepancies ( ro_wiki (at) astron.nl ).
LOFAR stop days
Note: The dates are links to pages with planned changes/activities.
| 2020 | Coordinator |
|---|---|
| Jan 7-8 | Jasmin |
| Mar 3-4 w/ LCUs reboot | Reinoud |
| May 12-13 | Jasmin |
| Jul 14-15 w/ LCUs reboot | Reinoud |
| Sep 15-16 | Jasmin |
| Nov 3-4 w/ LCUs reboot | Jasmin |
| 2021 | Coordinator |
|---|---|
| Jan 12-13 | Jasmin |
| Mar 02-03 w/ LCUs reboot | Jasmin |
| May 11-12 | Walter |
| Jul 13-14 w/ LCUs reboot | Walter |
| Sep 14-15 | Jasmin |
| Nov 9-10 | Walter |
| 2022 | Coordinator |
|---|---|
| Jan 11-12 | Jasmin |
| Mar 8-9 w/ LCUs reboot | Walter |
| May 10-11 | Jasmin |
| Jul 12-13 w/ LCUs reboot | Walter |
| Sep 13-14 | Jasmin |
| Nov 8-9 w/ LCUs reboot | Mike |
| 2023 | Coordinator |
|---|---|
| Jan 10-11 | Mike |
| Mar 7-8 w/ LCUs reboot | Mike |
| May 9-10 | Mike |
| Jul 11-12 w/ LCUs reboot | Mike |
| Sep 12-13 | Mike |
| Nov 7-8 w/ LCUs reboot | Mike |
Please note:
- The dates and activity logs of previous years can be found here: Archived stop days
- The stop-day procedure is described here: LOFAR Stop days
Major LOFAR Software Deployments
| 2016 | Version | 2017 | Version | 2018 | Version | 2019 | Version | 2020 | Version | 2021 | Version | 2022 | Version | 2023 | Version | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 25 | 2.15 | Feb 13 | 2.20 | Feb 12 | Skipped | Jan 23 (Wed!) | 3.2.7 (Minor rollout) | Mar 16 | Skipped | Feb 8 | 4.1.0 | Jan 31 | Skipped | Jan 30 | ||||||||
| Mar 14 | 2.16 | Mar 13 | Skipped | Apr 23 | 3.1 | Apr 23 (Tue!) | 4.0.0 (Major release) Reverted | Apr 20 | WinCC update | Apr 12 | Skipped | 28 Mar | Skipped | Mar 27 | ||||||||
| May 23 | 2.17 | 2.21 | Jun 18 | Skipped | Jun 24 | 4.0.0 (Major release) | Jun 29 | Skipped | Jun 14 | 4.2 | 30 May | Skipped | May 30 | A Tuesday | ||||||||
| Jul 4 | Jul 10 | 2.21.5 (Minor rollout) | Sep 10 | 3.2 | Sep 16 | Skipped | Oct 5 | Skipped | Oct 11 | preRelease 4.3.0 | Oct 3/4 | 4.3.29 (Minor rollout) | Jul 31 | In summer holiday | ||||||||
| Sep 12 | 2.17.6 | Sep 11 | 2.22 | Nov 5 | Skipped | Nov 18 | Skipped | Nov 23 | preRelease 4.1 Only TMSS changes | Nov 22 | Skipped | Nov 29 | Oct 2 | |||||||||
| Nov 7 | 2.19 | Oct 16 | 3.0 | Dec 10 | Skipped | Nov 27 | ||||||||||||||||
| Dec 5 | Skipped | Dec 11 | Skipped |
Note: Semester planning by sdco will be done half April and half October for the coming semesters; be sure to get in touch with M. Iacobelli (or S. ter Veen) around that time to properly synchronize all plannings (incl stopdays, etc.)