2DBOCscan
A 2DBOCscan scans through the RxDelay and RxThreshold at the same time, picking the best values for both ... values are used to change the settings of the BOC and are printed to a text buffer found in the SctApiCrateServer*.out ... http://www-pnp.physics.ox.ac.uk/~demirkoz/2DBOCscan1.png === Useful additions === It would be a ... points, either from the text buffer, or from the BOC. These could then be stored in a test result for ... of it for handy reference: <pre> INT32 bocScan(PrimData *primData) { INT32 returnCode= SUCCESS, ...
8K - last updated 2008-08-07 20:10 UTC by
AcronymSoup
*[[CORBA]] *[[BOC]] *[[DAQ]] *[[DCS]] *[[DDC]] *[[DSP]] *[[IDL]] *[[ILU]] * OmniORB *[[ORB]] *[[POA]] ...
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AlanBarrToDo
== Top Priorities == * Comparisons of data should be to reference set rather than to "ideal case" * Monitoring ... Online TIM monitoring - get going with ROD & BOC stuff. ----- * Histogramming robust against module ... Progress== * Running scans with Tim sequences. * Boc Setup Tests ** Previous bug may have been fixed ... load/config separation. * Actually monitor the BOC temperature monitoring information. ** Currently ...
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AnybodyToDo
== DAQUSER's WISHLIST == This is a list of things which if ANYBODY (who has time) did, would be very ... <10 and one for numbers >10. * Read BOC monitoring parameters ** What to do with them? ... BocMonitoringIdeas * Read out TIM parameters (inc FFTV ...
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BOC
The BOC (or Back Of Crate) module is part of the SctHardware. It is the primary data and control interface ... of the required LaserSafetyInterlocks The [[BOC]] parameters are configured from the BocSetupTests ... Extracted from Maurice Goodrick's BOC web site: http://www.hep.phy.cam.ac.uk/~goodrick/AtBOC/ ...
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Barrel3HardwareConfig
Part of [[OxfordSetup]] Specific to the tests of Barrel 3, the crates have been cabled up according to ... crate now contains: <pre> Slot / ROD# / BOC# / reads out 5 / E23 / B002 / Sector 6 / F40 / ...
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Barrel5Exceptions
Features on [[Barrel5]] ==Modules which were replaced== * LMT02 Z-4 20220380200044 has been replaced ... however this was probably a function of the BOC used and may need to be revised during testing ...
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Barrel6Analysis
=== Log books === * Electronic [http://www-pnp.physics.ox.ac.uk/~daquser/cgi-bin/sctroddaqsummary.cgi ... unplugged and later plugged back in into the BOC in the time between the assembly and the cold tests, ... connections between the RX fibres and the BOC plug-ins. ** Done by Kamil Sedlak. * Analysis of ...
2K - last updated 2005-08-12 15:42 UTC by
BarrelConfig
Part of [[OxfordSetup]] Here we describe the format of pre-defined files that are used in SCT DAQ. These ... ----- MUR order order of fibre ribbon at BOC. start counting at 0 from bottom of BOC. id bsXX ...
2K - last updated 2005-07-14 11:25 UTC by
BocMonitoringIdeas
Currently the BOC monitoring values are not read. They should be. Idea: If the pin current at the BOC ... the probability of errors. PWP - Reading the BOC parameters (and writing them to COOL) is clearly ... we should do. However a suggestion to use BOC pin current as an opto setup tool (actually from ... ago and I think we had to drop it. For the Pixel BOC, the current for each channel is monitored. This ... ratio using the clk/2 signal. However on the SCT BOC all 12 pins have a common bias rail and current ...
1K - last updated 2006-06-28 14:16 UTC by
BocSetupTests
These tests are designed to setup the registers of the back-of-crate card ([[BOC]]). *RxDelayTest *RxThresholdBasedOnConfigRegisterTest ... *[[2DBOCscan]] *TxCurrentTest *MarkSpaceRatioTest *RawScan ... There seems to be a ProblemWithBocSetupTests (hopefully now fixed) that casted doubt ...
1K - last updated 2006-12-11 16:50 UTC by
BruceGallopTodo
Most of this moved to SctApiToDo, what remains needs sorting. See also https://savannah.cern.ch/bugs/?group=atlassctroddaq, ... Also possibility of adding pipeline defects. === BOC in DSP === Use DSP to read and write say RX threshold ... where it's not * RawScan from Scan GUI? * Check BOC from GUI * Why does Pipeline reset module mask? ...
1K - last updated 2007-04-17 16:05 UTC by
CalibrationController
Overall high-level responsibility for running the stages in a calibration is given to the CalibrationController. ... Note that this procedure wont work for scans of BOC variables, which arent stored in ABCDModule structures. ...
3K - last updated 2005-08-07 16:28 UTC by
CombinedRunning
This page replaces the old [[Sr1Setup]] page, which is largely obsolete. BuildingSctRodDaq is some tips ... 8 9 10 11 These are physically connected to BOCs in the following rod crate slots: Card0 10 11 ... 2 (say): on ROS, filar_slink_dst -o 2 -p on BOC, SlinkTest -s11 </pre> == Timing Scans == ...
1K - last updated 2006-06-21 14:38 UTC by
ConfGuiUsability
Edit ROD Info: * Text boxes too small * Should be slot not base address MUR editor: * Update when adding ... module * Adding BOC configration * Update BOC fibre mappings ROD View: ...
1K - last updated 2004-05-17 15:37 UTC by
ConfigurationService
The Configuration Service describes the system configuration for other components of the system. The ... * Module locations * Power supply parameters * BOC parameters A system overview can be found at [[Configuration]]. ...
1K - last updated 2003-11-27 16:56 UTC by
DspCodeToDo
DspPrimitivesReview == Changes to DSP Code == Error handling: * Read out errorInfo structs * mask faulty ... Master... is there enough? == Some progress == BOC histograms: * Could go faster without VME limitation ...
1K - last updated 2006-02-08 10:28 UTC by
FunctionalOverview
Tests are written up in [http://hepwww.rl.ac.uk/atlas-sct/documents/pro/Electrical_Tests_338.pdf Peter's ... Those designed to calibrate the back-of-crate ([[BOC]]) opto-electronics. See BocSetupTests ---- Those ...
1K - last updated 2005-09-14 17:14 UTC by
IssuesDuringOmniMigration
Problems and queries arrising during the migration to online-00-21-02 from online-00-19-01. ---- See ... by ChrisLester: Current: * See RegisterErrors * Boc scans seem to be broken and have possibly never ... worked under this release. See MergedBocScanErrors and http://www.hep.phy.cam.ac.uk/~atlasdaq/images/bocscanerror.png ...
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JanuaryTestingWeek
==Aim== To find out any remaining problems with SctRodDaq which could compromise our ability to do stand-alone ... to 27 Jan</i> * Run state transitions and BOC scans for dummy config containing several hundred ... xml config file ** Run state transitions ** BOC scans ** Calibration controller - reports that ... To be confirmed. * zippy-meme + on-rod boc (BG) * RxThr Lester improved (ok AJB) * OPE with ...
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MUR
Acronym for Minimum Unit of Readout. This basically corresponds to a harness in both the Barrel and Endcap. ... directly to 6 outputs and 12 inputs on the BOC/ROD. This falls down for 4 modules on each Endcap. ...
1K - last updated 2003-12-19 16:16 UTC by
MarkSpaceRatioTest
One of the BocSetupTests. The idea behind this test is to set up the TX duty cycle (Mark:Space ratio) ...
1K - last updated 2005-03-22 22:09 UTC by
Matrix
Matrix is part of the cooling and laser interlock systems. Its purpose is to send "enable" signal to ... enabling the VCSEL current, it checks that the BOC (Back Of readout Crate) door is closed. For enabling ...
2K - last updated 2005-03-30 09:40 UTC by
Meeting12October2005
===SCT DAQ Job List Following ID Week=== ====12th October 2005==== For SCT and Combined SCT/TRT running ... needs help from [[Chris]] for IDL ** Modify BOC and module parameters manually from GUI 6. Move ...
2K - last updated 2005-11-09 15:48 UTC by
MergedBocScanErrors
The fist sign of trouble: Histogram polling timeout grep -a -A10 -B10 "olling timeout" /usera/sctrod/logs/SCT/sctrod/SctApiServer.out ... between successive horiziontal passes in the boc scan. When the print statement, and more importantly ...
1K - last updated 2004-12-03 18:41 UTC by
MergingPagesForOmniMigration
(See also OmniMigration) Summary Picture: http://www.hep.phy.cam.ac.uk/~atlasdaq/images/MergePic.multicrate.png ... was found to be incapable of doing any non-BOC scans. This seemed to be something to do with the ...
1K - last updated 2005-03-09 16:49 UTC by
ModuleDiagnostics
No response # Is the module power on? # Is Icc above 100mA? If not, no module is connected. # Is Idd ... - adjust RxDelay and RxCurrent (perhaps by doing BocSetupTests), until a good signal is received. [Note ...
2K - last updated 2006-02-10 16:29 UTC by
NewFeatures
New features of SctRodDaq. Mostly, in need of testing. * Check MiniUtils for new commands that have been ... used to disable a module from a scan * Fast 2D BOC scans is almost done * Configuration using CORAL ...
1K - last updated 2007-06-01 15:33 UTC by
OPEAnalysis
Part of [[Barrel3Analysis]] OPEAnalysis analyses data from the [[OccupancyPerEvent]] Data using [[OPETool]]. ... to the fact that the PINI got higher when the BOC cooling was turned on. There was data errors on ...
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OksSchemaDevelopment
Possibly misnamed, this also applies to any additions to any other kind of configuration. What needs ... TIM or ROD * Other TIM parameters? * Which BOC parameters to include, delays are useful, but for ...
2K - last updated 2005-12-09 09:02 UTC by
OnlineHistogramming
== What is it? == This page refers to histograms built in the ROD, using event data captured using triggers ... extending to actually change the ST_TX_DELAY BOC parameter appropriately [ Should BOC parameters ...
1K - last updated 2006-04-10 17:16 UTC by
OpticalConfig
Part of [[OxfordSetup]] For the Fibre-optic communications there are some conventions. The fibres which ... half a row. The fibres are attached to the [[BOC]] (Back of Crate) in the control room. Each BOC ... a card can control and readout 8 half-rows. Each BOC card has a corresponding [[ROD]] (Readout Driver) ... In the control room, in the bottom of the BOC, is where all the fibres are located. They have ...
1K - last updated 2005-03-23 11:51 UTC by
ProblemWithBocSetupTests
Running doRawScan exclusively: http://www.hep.phy.cam.ac.uk/~atlasdaq/images/Raw.1209.0.20220170100053_1.gif ... ... ...
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RawScan
This sends triggers to the modules and records (in a histogram) the actual raw bitstream coming from ... See also BocSetupTests ...
1K - last updated 2004-07-19 15:40 UTC by
RxDelay
Phase of [[BOC]] pin sampling relative to 25 ns clock. See RxDelayTest. ...
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RxDelayTest
The RxDelayTest scans (strobes) and sets the delay of the [[BOC]] opto receiver sample relative to the ... modules are configured to return clock/2 and the BOC is set into a mode where the samples are taken ... An example of one of the BocSetupTests ...
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RxThresholdTest
This test is now deprecated replaced by the RxThresholdBasedOnConfigRegisterTest The RxThresholdTest ... sets the threshold of the opto receiver in the [[BOC]]. It's done in clock/2 mode, so the output should ... See also RxDelayTest, BocSetupTests ...
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SctApiGUI
SctApiGUI brings up a button panel which gives mainly diagnostic/debug access to SctApi. == Probe View ... can be used to send the digital signal from the BOC directly to the LEMO connector on the ROD front ...
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SctApiOptions
Defined in SctApiDebug.[cxx|h] String representation is lower case: * DIAG Print some extra things to ... primitive lists. Print unknown stuff ??? * BOC_SETUP Print BOC setup at end of raw/probe scan ...
1K - last updated 2006-01-31 10:05 UTC by
SctApiSplit
== Methods at Crate level only == Mostly debug or access to low-level features not used in normal Calibration ... long add, in unsigned long words); void printBOCSetup(in unsigned long partition, in unsigned long ... extFlag, in boolean errorType); void configureBOC(in unsigned long partition, in unsigned long crate, ... in unsigned long rod); BOCMonitorSequence getBOCMonitorArray(in unsigned long ... in double var, in BankType bank); void modifyBOCParam(in unsigned long partition, in unsigned long ...
5K - last updated 2005-02-25 12:53 UTC by
SctApiTests
Things to test at least before a release. Not all these things work yet, but it should be known what ... * Modules in multple groups * Dual triggers * BOC scans ...
1K - last updated 2004-07-15 17:15 UTC by
SctApiToDo
See SctApiTests for things that should be checked every time. Add Slave single write to RODDiagnostics. ... across two RODs to test! == Lower Priority == BOC settings management (Bruce and Alan): * To facilitate ... a redundancy loop can find relative timings by BOC scans ** This is an inter-module analysis (with ... no ScanErrors.txt ** No complaints recently BOC monitoring: * Method in SctApi * Where to do polling?? ... got Try to reconcile differences between modifyBOCParam and modifyABCDVar. * Difference is "raw" parameter, ...
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SctGui
SctGui is the primary user interface for SctRodDaq. It provides a graphical representation of the physical ... * When in module configuration display mode, for BOC parameters you can left-mouse click drag across ... keep clicking on the table header. 29/08/06 * BOC Edits now available in Probe Display mode ...
1K - last updated 2006-08-30 10:08 UTC by
SctHardware
The elements of the hardware are: * The SctModule is the active hardware inside ATLAS, together with ... 48 [[SctModule]]s * The back-of-crate module [[BOC]] which is the optical interface between the modules ...
1K - last updated 2003-11-27 17:56 UTC by
SctRodDaqRelease3.0
The first public release of [[SctRodDaqRelease3]]. == Known issues with version 3.0 == * See [[SctRodDaqRelease3]] ... issues relating to ALL 3.XX series releases) * BOC Scans are still experimental and may not work. ...
1K - last updated 2004-07-29 11:18 UTC by
SctWeekTechnicalMeetingDec2003
I am proposing a technical meeting amongst the developers to discuss in detail what needs to be done ... * Old configurations * Saving configuration * BOC parameters: Defined in IDL === FittingService === ...
1K - last updated 2003-12-08 17:29 UTC by
SettingUpDaqHardware
Instructions from JohnHill... There have been several occasions over the last couple of years where during ... you install a [[ROD]], '''ALWAYS''' install a [[BOC]] in the same slot number in the rear of the crate. ... they expect an external clock source. If the BOC is not in place, behaviour is unpredictable, but ...
1K - last updated 2005-03-24 01:22 UTC by
SortingOutRodDaq
I'm trying to put together a consistent set of RodDaq software to develop both the [[DSP]] and SctApi ... copy not in SctRodDaq_3_0_BRANCH: M RodCrate/BocAddresses.h M RodCrate/BocCard.cxx M RodCrate/BocCard.h ... (now SR1) code: <pre> M RodUtils/BocTest.cxx M RodUtils/FlashLoad.cxx M RodUtils/Makefile ...
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SortingOutRodDaqCommonWithDsp
Part of SortingOutRodDaq Differences between CommonWithDsp point tag Rod-Sct-1-20 and HEAD as of 6/10/2005: ... 1.12 diff -r1.11 -r1.12 542c542 < #define BOC_RESET_W 1 --- > #define BOC_RESET_W 8 /* AK ... #define BPM_RESET_O 0 /* AK should be same as BOC_RESET?*/ 550c550 < #define TX_DAC_CLEAR_O 0 ... #define TX_DAC_CLEAR_O 0 /* AK should be same as BOC_RESET?*/ 553c553 < #define RX_DAC_CLEAR_O 0 ... #define RX_DAC_CLEAR_O 0 /* AK should be same as BOC_RESET?*/ </pre> ...
1K - last updated 2005-10-06 19:55 UTC by
SortingOutRodDaqRodCrate
All part of SortingOutRodDaq. Differences between the Oxford dev4/ version of RodCrate (also now used ... cvs diff: Diffing RodCrate Index: RodCrate/BocAddresses.h ===== RCS file: /afs/cern.ch/user/s/sctpixel/private/cvsroot/RodDaq/RodCrate/BocAddresses.h,v ... retrieving revision 1.6.2.2 diff -r1.6.2.2 BocAddresses.h 19c19 < #include "../CommonWithDsp/memoryPartitions.h" ... #include "memoryPartitions.h" Index: RodCrate/BocCard.cxx </pre> I'm worried that it will now ... retrieving revision 1.9.2.2 diff -r1.9.2.2 ...
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SortingOutRodDaqRodUtils
Part of SortingOutRodDaq Differences between SctRodDaq_3_0_BRANCH and oxford dev4 (now SR1) local copy ... cvs diff: Diffing RodUtils Index: RodUtils/BocTest.cxx ===== RCS file: /afs/cern.ch/user/s/sctpixel/private/cvsroot/RodDaq/RodUtils/BocTest.cxx,v ... retrieving revision 1.2.2.2 diff -r1.2.2.2 BocTest.cxx 9c9 < #include "../../VmeInterface/RCCVmeInterface.h" ...
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Sr1Setup
==Overview== There are currently two main test systems in SR1: * H8 test box setup. Host machine srsctdaq1, ... run with TDAQ14_BRANCH We currently have 12 ROD/BOCs in the main daq crate in racks. The ROD in slot ... 8 9 10 11 These are physically connected to BOCs in the following rod crate slots: Card0 10 11 ... 2 (say): on ROS, filar_slink_dst -o 2 -p on BOC, SlinkTest -s11 </pre> ...
1K - last updated 2006-03-22 16:09 UTC by
SynchTriggerNoiseDebugging
==Alan's findings as of 12/7/05== One's TIM needs to be set up as described in http://www.hep.ucl.ac.uk/atlas/sct/tim/. ... code version e 1c ROD 0 initialised Initialise BOC 0 Production BOC - Revision C: status Module Type: ...
1K - last updated 2005-07-12 16:36 UTC by
SystemSetup
How to set the system up. Please add to this if you are knowledgeable about this! ===Quick description=== ... # Get some hardware (minimum of SBC, ROD, BOC, harness, module, power supply, ...) # Set up an ...
2K - last updated 2004-07-20 16:42 UTC by
TestingSchedule
Notes on things that need testing, and results thereof. == Endcap cosmics == * Possibly try Coral backend ... SEND_DATA, which wasn't saved * Check mapping of BOC configuration writing at end of run ** OK * 2D ... BOC scans ** Success? == Barrel in pit == Mainly Multi-crate ...
1K - last updated 2006-11-03 15:07 UTC by
TestingSctRodDaq 4 3 RC2
See also [[SctRodDaqRelease4.3]] and [[TestingSctRodDaq_4_3_RC1]]. == TESTING == Installed source release ... not returning events.... Reseat Fibres in BOC - audible click from TX fibre. Now all 6.5 modules ...
2K - last updated 2005-12-19 14:03 UTC by
TimingIn
To measure the phase of the 40Mhz clock with respect to the cosmic trigger look at this page: PhaseMeasurement ... the time it takes for a trigger to travel to BOC to module are different. This is a combination ... provided by Tony Weidberg. * Fibre-lengths from BOC to barrel: Not well known. Assumed to be equal ... for all at OxfordSetup. From the ATLASpit to the BOC, the fibre lenghts are approximately 90meters. ... module position, but otherwise same in phi. The BOC has two TxDelay registers: Fine delay register ...
1K - last updated 2008-09-11 16:16 UTC by
TxCurrentTest
This changes the opto transmitter current. You probably dont want to do this unless you've really zapped ... modules with 5 years worth of irradiation. See BocSetupTests for more approprate examples! Here is ...
1K - last updated 2006-06-15 16:58 UTC by
TxDelay
The BOC has two TxDelay registers for keeping the phase of the Tx signal wrt to the 25ns clock: Fine ...
1K - last updated 2005-08-10 11:02 UTC by
sctConfGUI
A partially complete configuration GUI. == The Main Panel == This has several buttons which provide access ... you can add a module. You can also modify any [[BOC]] channel settings here. == Power view == A table ... do == * Crate and Card level Power parameters * BOC and TIM Card level configuration ...
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