SBS HCal DAQ

• Start CODA

 log into daq@triton
 type : startcoda

 on intelsbshcal1 : ./startroc10

 choose  VTPTestFADC (Expid: bigbite, Session: bigbite)

• readout files

 /home/daq/git/ti/rol/fadc_list_sd_meriem.c

• Start and monitor VTP

 login to root@sbsvtp1
 source vtp_setup.sh
 go to vtp/test directory : execute   ./vtpConfigTest hcalvtp.cnf
 to check status : vtpStatus

• Notes

 hostname VTP : sbsvtp1
 hostname CPU : daq@intelsbshcal1

• Cold start initialization

• Sample config file

 VTP_CRATE all

 VTP_FIRMWARE fe_vtp_halla_v7_hcal.bin

 #        slot: 10 13  9 14  8 15  7 16  6 17  5 18  4 19  3 20
 #     payload:  1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
 VTP_PAYLOAD_EN  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  0  1  0  0  0

 # maximum +/- coincidence (in ns)
 VTP_HCAL_HIT_DT   28

 #threshold in calibrated ADC units
 VTP_HCAL_HIT_EMIN 10

 VTP_CRATE end

• FADC diagnostic tools
  • start server on intel CPU running the FADCs (daq@intelsbshcal1)

 cd diaggui_server
 DiagGuiServer 

• • on daq@triton computer

 cd fe_diaggui
 ./DiagGUI ROCConfigSBS.txt

• Making pedestal files

 in /home/daq/git/ti/rol/tools
 run : fadc250peds [output filename]

 copy the output in configuration file which is loaded
 currently hardcode to : /home/daq/git/ti/rol/tools/fadc250/intelsbshcal1.cnf

• Important energy thresholds:
  • In daq@intelsbshcal1:/home/daq/git/ti/rol/tools/fadc250/intelsbshcal1.cnf

 FADC250_TET 50 (pedestal subtracted and gain applied energy threshold for a fADC channel to register a hit, and send data to the VTP to look for clusters)

• • In root@sbsvtp1:/root/CLON_PARMS/vtp/hcalvtp.cnf

 VTP_HCAL_HIT_EMIN 10 (minimum pedestal subtracted and gain applied energy of a cluster in the VTP required to form a trigger)