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--- s800_daq_tools [2017/04/08 13:18]
pereira [Mesytec CFD GUI]
+++ s800_daq_tools [2017/06/16 18:23]
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     * [[#Trigger GUI]]
     * [[#Scaler Display]]
+    * [[#Running in Slave mode with multilogger]]
   * [[#Troubleshooting]]
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 The S800 electronics includes a Mesytec CFD (MCFD), used to "filter" the detector signals going to the Scaler and Mesytec TDC. The configuration parameters of the CFD (thresholds, delays, fraction, etc.) can be remotely adjusted via a MCFD GUI developed by the NSCL DAQ group. During tuning of the S800, one typically needs to adjust thresholds only.
-The MCFD GUI can be started in three different ways: 1) by clicking the button ''Launch MCFD GUI'' in [[#Readout GUI|ReadoutGUI]]; 2) by clicking the icon **MCFD GUI** in the desktop of [[Software#u6pc5 (data U6)|u6pc5]]; 3) by navigating in a Linux terminal and typing ''$DAQBIN/MCFDControl16 --protocol usb --serialfile /dev/ttyUSB0''. The environment variable DAQBIN is defined by sourcing the **daqsetup.bash** file in directory **/usr/opt/nscldaq/xxxx/bin**, where xxxx is the nscldaq version number (11.0-015 on Oct 26, 2015).
+The MCFD GUI can be started in three different ways: 1) by clicking the button ''Launch MCFD GUI'' in [[#Readout GUI|Readout GUI]]; 2) by clicking the icon **MCFD GUI** in the desktop of [[Software#u6pc5 (data U6)|u6pc5]]; 3) by navigating in a Linux terminal and typing ''$DAQBIN/MCFDControl16 --protocol usb --serialfile /dev/ttyUSB0''. The environment variable DAQBIN is defined by sourcing the **daqsetup.bash** file in directory **/usr/opt/nscldaq/xxxx/bin**, where xxxx is the nscldaq version number (11.0-015 on Oct 26, 2015).
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    * By default, the CFD parameters can be adjusted individually for each of the 16 channels. It is also possible use the module in a "common" mode to set the same CFD parameters to all channels. Just check **common**
   * 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 ''File''
+     - Click ''Browse'' and select directory **/user/operations/daq/usb/Config** (default)
+     - Select file **MCFD16tcl** and click ''Save''
+     - A warning window will pop out to verify that you want to overwrite the existing file. Answer ''Yes''
+     - Click again ''Save''
+     - Click ''Back'' to return to the main GUI
   * 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
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-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:
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 {{:wiki:800px-TriggerGUI.png?800|right|Trigger GUI}}
-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 "Trigger Inspect" channels available at the patch panel of Data-U6. By inspecting the various delays, widths and overlaps the user trigger can be configured. The Trigger GUI is discussed in greater detail [[Trigger|here]].
+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 th Data-U6 oscilloscope. Simply right click on any of the wires to put that signal onto one of the four "Trigger Inspect" channels available at the patch panel of Data-U6, and connect that patch-panel cable to the oscilloscope. By inspecting the various delays, widths and overlaps the user trigger can be configured. The Trigger GUI is discussed in greater detail [[Trigger|here]].

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