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* [[#Running the S800 DAQ]] | * [[#Running the S800 DAQ]] | ||
- | * [[#Setting up the DAQ workspace]] | + | * [[#Run Control Window]] |
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+ | * [[#Delay Window]] | ||
+ | * [[#Trigger GUI]] | ||
+ | * [[#Scaler Display]] | ||
+ | * [[# | ||
* [[#S800 DAQ status tool]] | * [[#S800 DAQ status tool]] | ||
* [[#Readout GUI tab]] | * [[#Readout GUI tab]] | ||
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The Run Control GUI is invoked by either clicking the icon **RunControl** in the desktop of [[Software# | The Run Control GUI is invoked by either clicking the icon **RunControl** in the desktop of [[Software# | ||
- | Before beginning taking data is necessary to initialize the VME and CAMAC USB controllers. This is done by selecting the crate (either VM0079 for VME or CM0105 for CAMAC) and selecting the corresponding initialization file by clicking in the **Browsing** button. The initialization files are ''/ | + | Before beginning taking data is necessary to initialize the VME and CAMAC USB controllers. This is done by selecting the crate (either VM0079 for VME or CM0105 for CAMAC) and selecting the corresponding initialization file by clicking in the **Browsing** button. The initialization files are ''/ |
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- | It is very important that both Save and Broadcast are checked. Failure to do so will result in settings files not being saved, data from the USB controllers not being broadcast to the eventbuilder, | + | |
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- | === Troubleshooting === | ||
- | In the rare case that the RunControl GUI gets " | ||
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==== Scaler Display ==== | ==== Scaler Display ==== | ||
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- | The S800 scaler display is obtained by clicking the icon **S800 Scalers** in the desktop of [[Software# | + | |
+ | The S800 scaler display is obtained by clicking the icon **S800 Scalers** in the desktop of [[Software# | ||
+ | ==== Troubleshooting ==== | ||
+ | In the rare case that the RunControl GUI gets " | ||
===== S800 DAQ status tool ===== | ===== S800 DAQ status tool ===== | ||
In order to remotely monitor the status of the S800 DAQ, a tool has been created which can show statistics and current information about the present running instances of the Readout GUI and eventbuilder programs. This is accessed by the following: | In order to remotely monitor the status of the S800 DAQ, a tool has been created which can show statistics and current information about the present running instances of the Readout GUI and eventbuilder programs. This is accessed by the following: |