This release contains all the core functionality needed by macro assembly. It should be fairly feature-complete!
Changes since the last major version can be found in the changelog
If you have the source release, please see build.html for instructions on building the code.
If you have the binary release or you have built the source release, move onto install.html.
Then read the rest of this file.
More information can be found on the SctRodDaq website. And technical documentation can be found here
To get the test system running, you need to go to the directory: $SCT_DAQ_ROOT/installed/config/databases and copy Hardware_template.data.xml to Hardware.data.xml and modify it. You need to change the "Name" fields to the machine names (not localhost). You also need to make sure the "BinaryTag" field is set to the correct CMTCONFIG string for you machine - either "i686-rh73-gcc292" or "i686-rh73-gcc32" depending on your compiler. (Note these are the only supported versions).
To get anything more complex running, you need to have DCS/PVSS set up correctly. You should then use the partition file $SCT_DAQ_ROOT/installed/config/databases/SCT.data.xml modifying if necessary.
There is also the partition configuration file $SCT_DAQ_ROOT/installed/config/databases/SCT_nodcs.data.xml which is useful if you have modules but no DCS. It is a copy of SCT.data.xml but with the DCS stuff removed.
You will also need to generate a configuration file for your RODs - look at the examples in $SCT_DAQ_ROOT/installed/config/rods
Here are some quick notes on running the software. If you have set everything up correctly and are just going to use the test system, then you should be able to make everything go by running the script "start". After a while the IGUI interface will appear and so will another window which is the main interface (SctGui).
First use IGUI to boot the system and bring it up to the running state. You may wish to change the MRS defaults to see more of what is going on using the MRS tab. Then switch to our GUI. First, configure it from the Display->Configuration menu. You should then be able to use the SCTDAQExcerciser from the Tests menu if you are using the SCT_test.data.xml configuration file or using one of the other choices on that menu if you're using SCT.data.xml and have real hardware. Hopefully something will happen. We are working on proper documentation for the user interface.
There are many programs in the release, but one very useful one is "SctRodDaqVersion" which prints out lots of useful information (use "-h" as an argument to get help on using it). This information is also available in the about box in the GUI.
Here is a list of known issues with this release. For a more up-to-date
list, please see our website.
You are strongly encouraged to use the Wiki and add/modify as you feel appropriate.