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| − | Procedure to launch a simple trigger match acquisition with triggers from cosmic rays. | + | New procedure to launch a trigger match acquisition with triggers from test beam from scratch |
| − | # From the GUFI folder, launch "py cong_GUI.py" | + | |
| − | # Select, clicking on the icon, the GEMROC to acquire | + | 0. If closed, click on the Online Data monitor on the desktop |
| − | # Turn on the FEBs with the button | + | |
| − | # If you are not sure that the PMT are in off state, open the run controller and click on "PMT-OFF" | + | 1. Click on GUFI icon in the desktop of the DAQ PC |
| − | # Click on "enable double threshold) if you want to use this feature | + | |
| − | # Click "fast configuration" , this will: | + | 2. Select, by clicking on the respective icon, which GEMROCs to acquire (GEMROC0 and GEMROC1) |
| − | #* Set all the channels in trigger mode 0 (ready to acquire) | + | |
| − | #* Set the threshold on the T-branch at 3 sigmas and on the E-branch at 2 sigmas (there is no difference if you are using both of them or not). | + | 3. Press the "FEB Power On" button to power on the FEBs |
| − | #* Disable the channel which are too noisy | + | |
| − | #* Set the channel 20 in all the TIGERs to receive digital test pulses | + | 4. Mark as flagged the "use equalized thr" button (this will allow to operate with the threshold equalized to a certain rate) |
| − | #* Set the GEMROCs for the trigger-matched acquisition and put the in pause waiting for the first trigger | + | |
| − | # Open the run controller window | + | 5. Press the "fast configuration" button; this will |
| − | # Turn on the PMT, wait some seconds and start the acquisition (if some GEMROCs go time-out, maybe you didn't wait enough) | + | |
| + | - Set all the channels in trigger mode 0 (ready to acquire) | ||
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| + | - Set the threshold with the desired threshold configuration | ||
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| + | - If any, disable too noisy channels | ||
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| + | - Set the pause | ||
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| + | - check the terminal to see that all the FEBs have been properly configured. if there are errors, the terminal will report which TIGERs Channels/FEBs have issues. | ||
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| + | 5. Check the communication status | ||
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| + | - Move to the tab "operations" | ||
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| + | - Open the communication window by clicking on the button "open communication error interface" | ||
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| + | - Press the button "Acquire errors since last sync reset" | ||
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| + | - check that the counters return zero errors | ||
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| + | 6. Open the Run controller by pressing the run controller button in the main window | ||
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| + | 7. For a new run, open a new run folder by clicking on the "New run folder" button | ||
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| + | 8. Set the desired number of events per run and per spill (notice the x 1000 remark) | ||
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| + | 9. Wait for the spill to be over to set the pause, by pressing the "Set Pause mode to all" in Operations tab | ||
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| + | 10. Start the run by pressing the Start Acquisition button | ||
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| + | 11. Check on the terminal if any error appears | ||
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| + | 12. Stop Acquisition when the set number of events is reached. | ||
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| + | It is necessary to check the status of the run by looking at the "Data visualizer" open in the Firefox tab and select the proper run. All the histogram shall be filled with data. | ||
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| + | The procedure to acquire if the program is already running: start with operation 7. If you are not acquiring, close the run control window. | ||
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| + | Old Procedure to launch a simple trigger match acquisition with triggers from cosmic rays. | ||
| + | |||
| + | #From the GUFI folder, launch "py cong_GUI.py" | ||
| + | #Select, clicking on the icon, the GEMROC to acquire | ||
| + | #Turn on the FEBs with the button | ||
| + | #If you are not sure that the PMT are in off state, open the run controller and click on "PMT-OFF" | ||
| + | #Click on "enable double threshold) if you want to use this feature | ||
| + | #Click "fast configuration" , this will: | ||
| + | #*Set all the channels in trigger mode 0 (ready to acquire) | ||
| + | #*Set the threshold on the T-branch at 3 sigmas and on the E-branch at 2 sigmas (there is no difference if you are using both of them or not). | ||
| + | #*Disable the channel which are too noisy | ||
| + | #*Set the channel 20 in all the TIGERs to receive digital test pulses | ||
| + | #*Set the GEMROCs for the trigger-matched acquisition and put the in pause waiting for the first trigger | ||
| + | #Open the run controller window | ||
| + | #Turn on the PMT, wait some seconds and start the acquisition (if some GEMROCs go time-out, maybe you didn't wait enough) | ||
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The acquisition will run for the set time (if you set triggerless mode, it will be in second, otherwise in minutes, can be less than one) | The acquisition will run for the set time (if you set triggerless mode, it will be in second, otherwise in minutes, can be less than one) | ||
If you set the "restart" thick, the acquisition will restart if one ore more GEMROC goes timeout of when the time finish. | If you set the "restart" thick, the acquisition will restart if one ore more GEMROC goes timeout of when the time finish. | ||
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Revision as of 18:36, 15 July 2021
New procedure to launch a trigger match acquisition with triggers from test beam from scratch
0. If closed, click on the Online Data monitor on the desktop
1. Click on GUFI icon in the desktop of the DAQ PC
2. Select, by clicking on the respective icon, which GEMROCs to acquire (GEMROC0 and GEMROC1)
3. Press the "FEB Power On" button to power on the FEBs
4. Mark as flagged the "use equalized thr" button (this will allow to operate with the threshold equalized to a certain rate)
5. Press the "fast configuration" button; this will
- Set all the channels in trigger mode 0 (ready to acquire)
- Set the threshold with the desired threshold configuration
- If any, disable too noisy channels
- Set the pause
- check the terminal to see that all the FEBs have been properly configured. if there are errors, the terminal will report which TIGERs Channels/FEBs have issues.
5. Check the communication status
- Move to the tab "operations"
- Open the communication window by clicking on the button "open communication error interface"
- Press the button "Acquire errors since last sync reset"
- check that the counters return zero errors
6. Open the Run controller by pressing the run controller button in the main window
7. For a new run, open a new run folder by clicking on the "New run folder" button
8. Set the desired number of events per run and per spill (notice the x 1000 remark)
9. Wait for the spill to be over to set the pause, by pressing the "Set Pause mode to all" in Operations tab
10. Start the run by pressing the Start Acquisition button
11. Check on the terminal if any error appears
12. Stop Acquisition when the set number of events is reached.
It is necessary to check the status of the run by looking at the "Data visualizer" open in the Firefox tab and select the proper run. All the histogram shall be filled with data.
The procedure to acquire if the program is already running: start with operation 7. If you are not acquiring, close the run control window.
Old Procedure to launch a simple trigger match acquisition with triggers from cosmic rays.
- From the GUFI folder, launch "py cong_GUI.py"
- Select, clicking on the icon, the GEMROC to acquire
- Turn on the FEBs with the button
- If you are not sure that the PMT are in off state, open the run controller and click on "PMT-OFF"
- Click on "enable double threshold) if you want to use this feature
- Click "fast configuration" , this will:
- Set all the channels in trigger mode 0 (ready to acquire)
- Set the threshold on the T-branch at 3 sigmas and on the E-branch at 2 sigmas (there is no difference if you are using both of them or not).
- Disable the channel which are too noisy
- Set the channel 20 in all the TIGERs to receive digital test pulses
- Set the GEMROCs for the trigger-matched acquisition and put the in pause waiting for the first trigger
- Open the run controller window
- Turn on the PMT, wait some seconds and start the acquisition (if some GEMROCs go time-out, maybe you didn't wait enough)
The acquisition will run for the set time (if you set triggerless mode, it will be in second, otherwise in minutes, can be less than one)
If you set the "restart" thick, the acquisition will restart if one ore more GEMROC goes timeout of when the time finish.
