SBS DAQ: GEM EEL124 Cleanroom setup
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CODA scripts
These scripts are located in
$HOME/bin/
Frontend scripts to use on hallavme12pc
startCoda
- executes each CODA component (platform, rcgui, PEB, all ROCs) in a separate xterm
restartStuff
- kills and restarts the PEB and ROCs. The xterms are not killed with this script.
kcoda
- kills all CODA components
Backend scripts, called by the frontend scripts
remote_vme
- script that restarts an ssh connection if it is closed.
PEB_hallavme12pc
- script that launches coda_emu_peb. restarts it when it is killed.
ROC_hallavme14pc
- script that uses remote_vme to launch SBS_startroc.sh on hallavme14pc
ROC_sbsvme25
- script that uses remote_vme to launch SBS_startroc.sh on sbsvme25
SBS_startroc.sh
- script on sbsvme25, hallavme14pc that launches coda_roc with a ROC name determined from it's hostname.
kill_remotes.sh
- kills off ROC_hallavme14pc, ROC_sbsvme25, and coda_roc on hallavme14pc and sbsvme25.
Useful stand-alone programs
remex
$CODA/Linux-i686/bin/remex <remexHost> <function call>
- Execute a function call on the specified remote Host
- - Run without arguments for usage
tiLibTest
SBS-GEM-Cleanroom/linuxvme/ti/test/tiLibTest <TI slot number>
- Test triggering capabilities of the local TI.
- - Puts the local TI in master mode (with no slaves).
- - Accepts triggers either from Front Panel TSinputs or Internal Random Pulser
i2c_test
SBS-GEM-Cleanroom/linuxvme/mpd/libsrc/test/i2c_test <mpd slot number>
- Test the initialization and configuration of the APVs in the specified MPD.
- - Does the same initialization that is done in
mpd_list.c:rocDownload()
- - Also attempts the readback of the APV registers with
mpdApvStatus(0xffff)
vme_display
SBS-GEM-Cleanroom/linuxvme/bin/vme_display <VME Address> <read size in bytes>
- Display the read value of specified size from the specified VME address.
- - Run without arguments for usage
vme_modmem
SBS-GEM-Cleanroom/linuxvme/bin/vme_modmem <VME Address> <read/write size in bytes>
- Modify the value of specified size of the specified VME address.
- - Run without arguments for usage
Extra packages installed
Machines in use
atedf3
- NFS server, tftp server for VME Controllers
- CODA and hardware drivers in:
/data/disk2/SBS/
- Read-only permissions for all machines in 36 subnet
- Read-Write permissions for hallavme12pc,sbsvme25
hallavme12pc
- DAQ Computer (RunControl, Event Recording)
- Mount atedf3:/data/disk2/SBS to (autofs: auto.SBS)
/mnt/SBS
- Restart procedure if not mounted after reboot
- - login as root
mount atedf3:/data/disk2/SBS /mnt/SBS
- - login normally as coda
- Softlinks in
/home/coda/SBS-GEM-Cleanroom
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coda/
CODA (3.10)
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linuxvme
(in CODA 3.10 directory)
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data
(filename format: gem_cleanroom_<run number>.evio.<split number>
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hallavme14pc
- XVB601 VME Controller
- 'daq' login
- Slots 2-8, 10-16: MPDs
- Slot 10: TI
sbsvme25
- XVB601 VME Controller
- 'daq' login
- Slots 2-8, 10-16: MPDs
- Slot 21: TI
Updated/Cloned New repos in coda/3.10/linuxvme
github links (team:coda-user):
Added /site remote with (e.g. jvme, devel branch)
cd jvme git remote add site /site/coda/contrib/devel/jvme git pull site devel
CODA environment setup script
Using BASH, source the environment setup script:
source ~/SBS-GEM-Cleanroom/env/setupCODA
Stuff to finish
Add SSP crate
- Figure out it's hostname
- Get it to boot just like the other ROCs
- Check TI
- Check SSP
- Check MPD (for checking/debugging APVs)
- Tell Ben we're ready to start connecting fiber from MPD to SSP
Log CODA runs to logbooks/superbigbite
- check out code used by Hall A's CODA 2.x
- from Alex:
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epicsRunstart
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epicsRunEnd
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runstart.tcl
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runend.tcl
Add scripts and GEM-cleanroom specific configuration files to a remote git repo.
- -
.bashrc
- -
setupCODA
- -
~/bin/*