This shows you the differences between two versions of the page.
Both sides previous revision Previous revision Next revision | Previous revision Next revision Both sides next revision | ||
s800_daq_tools [2016/02/29 13:07] pereira [S800 Software tools] |
s800_daq_tools [2023/09/22 12:59] swartzj |
||
---|---|---|---|
Line 7: | Line 7: | ||
* [[#Trigger GUI]] | * [[#Trigger GUI]] | ||
* [[#Scaler Display]] | * [[#Scaler Display]] | ||
+ | * [[#Running in Slave mode with multilogger]] | ||
* [[# | * [[# | ||
- | * [[#How to run combined S800 + GRETINA]] | + | |
Line 18: | Line 19: | ||
==== Readout GUI ==== | ==== Readout GUI ==== | ||
- | The S800 Readout GUI is invoked by either clicking the icon **S800 DAQ** in the desktop of [[Software# | + | The S800 Readout GUI is invoked by either clicking the icon **S800 DAQ** in the desktop of [[Software# |
- | Before beginning taking data is necessary to initialize the system. This is done by clicking '' | + | Before beginning taking data is necessary to initialize the system. This is done by clicking '' |
- | The figure below shows the Readout GUI window after initializing the system. After clicking '' | + | |
+ | After initializing the controllers, | ||
+ | |||
+ | Before beginning a run, you have to make sure that the ULM trigger module is properly configured. This can be done by clicking the button [[#Trigger GUI|Launch ULM GUI]] in the ReadoutGUI window. | ||
+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | The figure below shows the Readout GUI window after initializing the system. After clicking '' | ||
Line 34: | Line 41: | ||
The S800 electronics includes a Mesytec CFD (MCFD), used to " | The S800 electronics includes a Mesytec CFD (MCFD), used to " | ||
- | The MCFD GUI is invoked | + | The MCFD GUI can be started in three different ways: 1) by clicking the button '' |
Line 40: | Line 47: | ||
- | * To load the default CFD configuration go to **Load Setting**, select file **MCFD16.tcl** in directory **/user/operations/daq/usb/Config**, and click **Load** | + | * To load the default CFD configuration go to **Load Setting**, select file **MCFD16.tcl** in directory **/user/s800/s800daq/Configurations**, and click **Load** |
- | * Alternatively, | + | * Alternatively, |
- | * By default, the CFD parameters can be adjusted individually for each of the 16 channels. It is also possible use the module in a " | + | |
* After modifying any of the CFD parameters, click **Commit to Device** | * After modifying any of the CFD parameters, click **Commit to Device** | ||
+ | * Don't forget to save the new settings in file **MCF16.tcl**. | ||
+ | - Go to '' | ||
+ | - Click '' | ||
+ | - Select file **MCFD16tcl** and click '' | ||
+ | - A warning window will pop out to verify that you want to overwrite the existing file. Answer '' | ||
+ | - Click again '' | ||
+ | - Click '' | ||
* The MCFD module includes the possibility to send a periodic pulsing signal to all the channels. Two frequencies can be selected: 1.22 KHz, and 2.5 MHz | * The MCFD module includes the possibility to send a periodic pulsing signal to all the channels. Two frequencies can be selected: 1.22 KHz, and 2.5 MHz | ||
Line 55: | Line 69: | ||
- | This window appears when the "Init" button is pressed on the VME crate controller tab as part of the initial setup of the [[s800 daq tools#run control window|S800 USB daq]]. It can also be accessed by pressing the "Show GUIs" button. The delay module allows software configurable delays to be applied to each of the signals indicated in the Channel column, which then form the TDC stops. It is configurable to enable delays to be set with beam on target, as the needed delay may change depending on experimental conditions. | + | This window appears when the "Launch Gate Delay GUI" button is pressed on the [[#Readout GUI|Readout GUI]]. The delay module allows software configurable delays to be applied to each of the signals indicated in the Channel column, which then form the TDC stops. It is configurable to enable delays to be set with beam on target, as the needed delay may change depending on experimental conditions. |
Some important things to remember: | Some important things to remember: | ||
Line 71: | Line 85: | ||
==== Trigger GUI ==== | ==== Trigger GUI ==== | ||
- | {{:wiki:800px-TriggerGUI.png? | + | {{:wiki:ULM_updated.png? |
- | The Trigger GUI appears when the "Init" button is pressed on the CAMAC crate controller tab as part of the initial setup of the [[s800 daq tools#run control window|S800 USB daq]]. The Trigger GUI is a visual display of the various Gate and Delay Generators and logic elements that make up the configurable trigger of the S800. The logic of the trigger decision is readily discerned from a visual inspection of this GUI. Setting the trigger configuration is also done using this GUI by right clicking on any of the wires to put that signal onto one of the four " | + | The Trigger GUI appears when the "Launch ULM GUI" button is pressed on [[#Readout GUI]]. The Trigger GUI is a visual display of the various Gate and Delay Generators and logic elements that make up the configurable trigger of the S800. The logic of the trigger decision is readily discerned from a visual inspection of this GUI. Setting the trigger configuration is also done using this GUI |
+ | The different signal going through the trigger scheme can be inspected in the Data-U6 oscilloscope. Simply right click on any of the wires to put that signal onto one of the four " | ||
+ | The Trigger (ULM) GUI allows the user to select the S800 timestamp clock: either the internally generated clock from the ULM, or an external clock from an ancillary system (e.g. GRETINA). In the latter case, you have to make sure to check the two boxes on the bottom of the Trigger GUI labeled " | ||
==== Scaler Display ==== | ==== Scaler Display ==== | ||
- | The GUI used to display scalers rates can be open from the icon **S800 Scalers** in the desktop of [[Software# | + | The GUI used to display scalers rates can be open from the icon **S800 Scalers** in the desktop of [[Software# |
The GUI includes two pages labeled " | The GUI includes two pages labeled " | ||
Line 87: | Line 103: | ||
- | ===== Troubleshooting ===== | + | ==== Running in Slave mode with multilogger |
- | In the rare case that the RunControl GUI gets " | + | The S800 DAQ can be run in Standalone mode (as described above), or in Slave mode. The later means that the S800 DAQ is controlled by an external DAQ (e.g. GRETINA). In this mode, the S800 ULM receives external clock and external synchronization |
+ | By default, when running in Slave mode, data are recorded in the stagearea of the Master DAQ (experiment account). It is however possible to record simultaneously data from the S800 into the S800 stagearea, using the '' | ||
- | ===== How to run combined | + | When running XDT for an experiment with a Master DAQ (e.g. GRETINA), it is recommendable |
- | OBSOLETE. Documentation is currently under development. | + | |
+ | * Click to the tab '' | ||
- | In order to run the combined S800 + Gretina daq, the following steps need to be taken: | + | * Select |
- | 1. On spdaq48 in / | + | * Click again on the tab '' |
- | **wish ./ | + | |
- | or, on devop2 (the S800 MAC machine) | + | * After this, S800 data from every run recorded by the experimenters, |
- | click on the operations folder on the lower icon bar and select runcontrol.command | + | * After finishing XDT, it is better to disable |
- | 2. On a dataU machine logged in as the experimental account (e11007 for the June 2012 testing period) do | ||
- | **godaq** | ||
- | 3. On spdaq44 do: | ||
- | **/usr/opt/daq/10.1/ | + | ===== Troubleshooting ===== |
+ | There are several common reasons why the S800 DAQ may fail. The list below describes what to do to fix some of these problems. | ||
+ | * [[#Old processes still running|Error message " | ||
+ | | ||
+ | | ||
+ | * [[#Manual rebooting]] | ||
+ | * [[#For hodoscope runs, cannot read signal from hodoscope]] | ||
+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | ==== Old processes still running ==== | ||
+ | Sometimes, particularly if the S800 DAQ session ended in an uncontrolled way (e.g. you tried to " | ||
+ | - Exit your Readout GUI | ||
+ | - On a Linux session, connect to the S800 spdaq by typing '' | ||
+ | - Type '' | ||
+ | - Type '' | ||
+ | - You will see a list of ringbuffers with information about their status (see figure below). Check that the producer value of each ringbuffer (see column '' | ||
+ | - If the producer value of a ringbuffer is not -1, take note of the PID, and kill the process by typing '' | ||
+ | - You should | ||
+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | {{:wiki: | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==== No data sources defined ==== | ||
+ | When clicking '' | ||
+ | - Go to **/ | ||
+ | - Copy the file **.settings.tcl** from that directory to the current stagearea. **NOTE**: we are assuming that the stagearea is pointing to the new experiment directory **/ | ||
+ | - If you cannot find that file, there is an old version that can be copied from the directory **/ | ||
+ | - You should now be able to run ReadoutGUI without problem | ||
+ | ==== CCUSB and/or VMUSB claimed by existing programs ==== | ||
+ | One of the most common reasons why the S800 DAQ fails to start is because the CCUSB and/or VMUSB are claimed by existing programs. This is shown by the error messages displayed by the system. If you find yourself in this situation try the following: | ||
+ | - Log on to S800 spdaq (spdaqXX as of October 2015) | ||
+ | - Type '' | ||
+ | - Use '' | ||
+ | - Use '' | ||
+ | - Try '' | ||
+ | - If this didn't help try rebooting the S800 DAQ manually (see below) | ||
+ | ==== Manual rebooting ==== | ||
+ | In the rare case that the RunControl GUI gets " | ||
- | < | + | ==== For hodoscope runs, cannot read signal from hodoscope ==== |
- | +----------------+------------+-------+-------------+--------+---------+---------+------+-------------+ | + | If you see this kind error message when starting the DAQ with the hodoscope in the trigger |
- | | + | - Turn crate off |
- | +----------------+------------+-------+-------------+--------+---------+---------+------+-------------+ | + | - Unplug both shapers (for both hodoscopes). Just pull them but don’t fully remove the cards. |
- | |0400x | + | - With shapers unplugged, turn crate on and check voltages |
- | |s800 |8195 |8195 | + | - With crate on, firmly push one of the shapers in. |
- | |- | + | - Push second shaper in |
- | | + | - Verify crate voltages |
- | | + | This procedure works for the electronic configuration with CAEN shaper modules. |
- | |spdaq48.segatest|8195 | + | |
- | +----------------+------------+-------+-------------+--------+---------+---------+------+-------------+ | + | |
- | </ | + | |
- | Upon start of run there will be another client of the s800 ring, which is the pushToGEB process. This should die on end run. | ||
- | The S800 daq will now be in slave mode, and run control is done from the NSCL daq window. | ||