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<p> <table width="98%" align="center" cellspacing="1" style="border:1px solid #486090;"> <tbody> <tr> <td cellpadding="3px" style="background-color:#486090; font-weidht:bold; color:white;">Andrew Valencik wrote:</td></tr> <tr> <td cellpadding="10px" style="background-color:#FFFFB0;"><p> </p> <h1>README.MIDAS</h1> <pre><br type="_moz" /></pre> <p> </p> <pre> Shutting Down MIDAS DAQ</pre> <pre> -----------------------</pre> <pre><br /></pre> <pre> The following procedure describes a 'cold' stop of the DAQ.</pre> <pre> Normally one would only need to perform steps 1 to 2.</pre> <pre><br /></pre> <pre> 1) If possible, stop data acquisition</pre> <pre><br /></pre> <pre> MIDAS Data Acquisition Experiment Control -> select STOP</pre> <pre> </pre> <pre> 2) If possible, quit data acquisition</pre> <pre><br /></pre> <pre> MIDAS Main Menu -> select Quit</pre> <pre> </pre> <pre> From the Quit Session Confirmation pop-up window</pre> <pre> </pre> <pre> select -> Yes</pre> <pre> </pre> <pre> 3) If possible, stop TapeServer. The TapeServer is normally run from</pre> <pre> a terminal session on tuda2.</pre> <pre><br /></pre> <pre> In the command window where the TapeServer was started enter CTRL-C</pre> <pre> </pre> <pre> The TapeServer should respond confirming that its processes have</pre> <pre> received an INT signal.</pre> <pre><br /></pre> <pre> MIDAS Tape Driver (5615): Received INT signal; exiting.</pre> <pre> MIDAS Tape Driver (5614): Received INT signal; exiting.</pre> <pre> MIDAS Tape Driver (5613): Received INT signal; exiting.</pre> <pre> </pre> <pre> Starting MIDAS DAQ</pre> <pre> ------------------</pre> <pre><br /></pre> <pre> The following procedure describes a 'cold' start of the DAQ.</pre> <pre> Normally one would only need to perform steps 5 to 9.</pre> <pre><br /></pre> <pre> 1) Login to Sun Blade 100 workstation - tuda2 ISAC-II Experimental Hall</pre> <pre><br /></pre> <pre> user: tuda</pre> <pre> password:</pre> <pre><br /></pre> <pre> 2) Switch off the VME crate.</pre> <pre> Wait 20s.</pre> <pre> Switch on the VME crate.</pre> <pre> </pre> <pre> After a short delay (c. 20-30s) you will observe significant network</pre> <pre> load on the Allied Telesys 8-port switch on top of the TUDA 19" racks</pre> <pre> whilst the Lynx operating system is downloaded to the MVME 2431 CPU </pre> <pre> and the DAQ application is loaded. </pre> <pre> </pre> <pre> 3) Open (another) command window on tuda2. Enter the commands</pre> <pre><br /></pre> <pre> cd /MIDAS/TapeServer/SunOS</pre> <pre> ./master</pre> <pre> </pre> <pre> This will start the TapeServer process which should conclude with</pre> <pre> messages of the type</pre> <pre> </pre> <pre> MIDAS Data Link (5821): MIDAS Data Link thread 0 using TCP port 10305.</pre> <pre> MIDAS Data Link (5821): Entering server loop</pre> <pre> MIDAS Data Link (5821): thread 0 listening on port 10305</pre> <pre><br /></pre> <pre> 4) Check whether the EPICS access repeater process is running</pre> <pre><br /></pre> <pre> tuda2> ps -ef \| grep caRepeater</pre> <pre> tuda 2182 1 0 12:35:07 pts/2 0:00 caRepeater</pre> <pre><br /></pre> <pre> If the EPICS access repeater is not running, you can start it</pre> <pre> by requesting any EPICS variable, e.g.</pre> <pre><br /></pre> <pre> tuda2> caget CCS2ISAC:BL2ACURRENT</pre> <pre> CCS2ISAC:BL2ACURRENT 0</pre> <pre><br /></pre> <pre> 5) Open (another) command window. Enter the command</pre> <pre><br /></pre> <pre> MIDAS-session</pre> <pre><br /></pre> <pre> From the pop-up window select -> MIDAS Data Acquisition</pre> <pre><br /></pre> <pre> If you wish to run a MIDAS session remotely (tuda3 ISAC-II Counting</pre> <pre> Room 1) establish a Secure Shell (ssh) connection from tuda3 to tuda2</pre> <pre><br /></pre> <pre> tuda3> ssh tuda2 -l tuda</pre> <pre><br /></pre> <pre> and enter the command MIDAS-session in this terminal session.</pre> <pre><br /></pre> <pre> It is strongly recommended that you do NOT run the MIDAS DAQ</pre> <pre> locally and remotely.</pre> <pre><br /></pre> <pre> 6) From the MIDAS Main Menu select Experiment Control ... and wait</pre> <pre> until start sequence is complete</pre> <pre><br /></pre> <pre> 7) From MIDAS Data Acquisition Experiment Control select SETUP.</pre> <pre> From Confirmation Request for Data Acquisition Setup pop-up window</pre> <pre> select Setup Everything</pre> <pre> </pre> <pre> ... and wait until the sequence is complete with the message</pre> <pre> </pre> <pre> MIDAS DA is SETUP and ready to GO at <date time=""></date></pre> <pre><br /></pre> <pre> 8) From the MIDAS Main Menu select Experiment Control select -> Advanced.</pre> <pre> Select Configuration/Test/Debug Frame. From confirmation pop-up select</pre> <pre> -> Yes - Please Continue</pre> <pre> </pre> <pre> Check the TDC mode is Common Stop, TDC reference is 0, and readout mode is 1.</pre> <pre><br /></pre> <pre> Check Data Destination:Tape Server is tuda2daq and select 'Setup Connection'</pre> <pre><br /></pre> <pre> Select Update.</pre> <pre><br /></pre> <pre> Dismiss the Configuration/Test/Debug Frame.</pre> <pre><br /></pre> <pre> 9) From MIDAS Data Acquisition Experiment Control select Tape Control.</pre> <pre><br /></pre> <pre> From the Tape Drive Control window select Allocated? button adjacent</pre> <pre> to /dev/file/0 - No should toggle to Yes.</pre> <pre><br /></pre> <pre> Select corresponding Load Tape -> Mount (Append Data to old tape)</pre> <pre> Volume name (S1195) should appear, select Continue.</pre> <pre><br /></pre> <pre> If you do not wish to write data to disk (/dev/file/0) select No Storage.</pre> <pre><br /></pre> <pre> Dismiss the Tape Drive Control Window.</pre> <pre><br /></pre> <pre> From MIDAS Data Acquisition Experiment Control select Redisplay. Tapes</pre> <pre> in use should change to:</pre> <pre><br /></pre> <pre> /dev/file/0 (if you are writing to disk)</pre> <pre> Storage is not enabled (if you have selected No Storage)</pre> <pre><br /></pre> <pre> Check Histogramming Enabled and TS Transfer Enabled are selected.</pre> <pre> The TS Transfer Enabled button should be green indicating a good</pre> <pre> connection to the Tape Server.</pre> <pre><br /></pre> <pre> 9) From the MIDAS Main Menu select Experiment Control select Go</pre> <pre><br /></pre> <pre> If you have selected No Storage you will be reminded of this and asked</pre> <pre> whether you wish to continue, or abort data acquisition start.</pre> <pre><br /></pre> <pre> Starting data run </pre> <pre> ----------------- </pre> <pre> </pre> <pre> Assumes DAQ is already stopped. </pre> <pre> </pre> <pre> 1) Clear VME CPU histograms (if required) </pre> <pre> </pre> <pre> From Spectrum Directory Browser frame select -> Resource -> hist </pre> <pre> Select -> Select All </pre> <pre> Select -> Actions -> Zero & Deselect </pre> <pre> </pre> <pre> The footer of window should show zeroing of spectra in progress. </pre> <pre> </pre> <pre> 2) Clear online sort spectra (if required) </pre> <pre> </pre> <pre> From Spectrum Directory Browser frame select -> Resource -> SortSas </pre> <pre> Select -> Select All </pre> <pre> Select -> Actions -> Zero & Deselect </pre> <pre> </pre> <pre> The footer of window should show zeroing of spectra in progress. </pre> <pre> </pre> <pre> 3) Start DAQ </pre> <pre> </pre> <pre> From MIDAS Data Acquisition Experiment Control select -> GO </pre> <pre> </pre> <pre> If the DAQ has started OK you should see the 'Good Events' scaler </pre> <pre> increment and 'Good Events /s' should be non-zero. </pre> <pre> </pre> <pre> 4) Complete Elog entry </pre> <pre> </pre> <pre> The Session Log window will show the start time & date </pre> <pre> </pre> <pre> 5) Check run data file</pre> <pre><br /></pre> <pre> Open a command window and enter command(s)</pre> <pre><br /></pre> <pre> ls -l /net/tuda2/data2/data/S1195; sleep 60; ls -l /net/tuda2/data2/data/S1195</pre> <pre><br /></pre> <pre> and check current run data file is increasing in size.</pre> <pre> </pre> <pre> Stopping data run </pre> <pre> ----------------- </pre> <pre> </pre> <pre> Assumes DAQ is going. </pre> <pre> </pre> <pre> 1) Stop DAQ </pre> <pre> </pre> <pre> From MIDAS Data Acquisition Experiment Control window select -> STOP </pre> <pre> </pre> <pre> 2) Save VME CPU histograms </pre> <pre> </pre> <pre> From Spectrum Directory Browser select -> Actions -> Save </pre> <pre> The Spectrum Copy & Online Histogram Save window should appear. </pre> <pre> Select -> Source Resource -> hist </pre> <pre> Select -> Select All </pre> <pre> Check destination Directory (e.g. /home/tuda/S1195/spectra) </pre> <pre> Enter (sub-)Directory (e.g. run100) </pre> <pre> Select -> Execute </pre> <pre> </pre> <pre> 3) Save online sort spectra </pre> <pre> </pre> <pre> From Spectrum Directory Browser select -> Actions -> Save </pre> <pre> The Spectrum Copy & Online Histogram Save window should appear. </pre> <pre> Select -> Source Resource -> SortSas </pre> <pre> Select -> Select All </pre> <pre> Check destination Directory (e.g. /home/tuda/S1195/spectra) </pre> <pre> Enter (sub-)Directory (e.g. run100) </pre> <pre> Select -> Execute </pre> <pre> </pre> <pre> 4) Complete Elog entry </pre> <pre> </pre> <pre> The Session Log window will show the stop time & date and # blocks written to disk </pre> <pre><br /></pre> <pre> T.Davinson - May 2009</pre> <pre> Revised - April 2011</pre> <pre> </pre> <pre><br /></pre> <p> </p></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </p><p> </p> Encoding: HTML ELCode plain Suppress Email notification

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