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== List of things following DigiOS beam time ==
== List of things following DigiOS beam time ==
- Lots of GUI mods (need itemized list)
- Check VME Crate 2
- Understand timing


== Ideas Pertaining to the User Interface ==
March 2018 -


Graphs are more effective than numbers for people on shifts.  Use a few graphs that summarize critical information about the current status of the experiment and data acquisition system,
'''Trace Viewer''' - Gain understanding of the software and hardware options.


Use as few windows as possible. Having too many different little windows opened clutters the computer desktop and makes it difficult to find stuff.
'''File Open - Buffer Flush''' - Really becoming a bigger priority. [https://svn.inside.anl.gov/repos/dgs/Documentation/Formal/Software/ Documentation] and [https://svn.inside.anl.gov/repos/dgs/DGS1/gretClust/gretDataApp/src/ Software source]


The DAQ must be accessible locally (in the experimental area) and remotely.
'''UDP''' - Learn about this option more.


Every experiment must have a user account. It is not good when everybody shares the same account because then you do not know who is running the active processes.
Email for JTA - 10/2017 -
 
Hi John, Below is a write-up of the things we discussed earlier related to the HELIOS version of the Digital DAQ. I have also tried to order them in priority as I see it. Let me know what you think and how I can help moving forward.
 
'''Accelerator RF Readout''' - Still remains as the top priority for the daq as this would remove our analog "hack".
 
'''Additional information / wiki write-ups''' - Basically, I know of these things, however, to use them efficiently I will need to sit down with you / Mike / etc, to understand how they work. Or, as you had mentioned, more directed write-ups on the following topics would be very useful:
 
- Parameters and operation of the triggering
 
- Parameters and operation of the throttle - DONE IN THE WIKI
 
'''Information on Pulser Usage / controls through EPICs''' - Either need to get additional windows computers to help with this or need to have a priority to input controls into EPICs.
 
= Performance =
 
-- Understanding the triggering better
 
-- Adding in the RF Timing
 
-- How to force data to file if rates are low
 
= Increase system stability =
 
-- How to govern and automatically monitor the buffers -> ''looking into the THROTTLE variables and setup start with finding all THROTTLE variables''
/global/devel/gretTop/9-22/dgsIoc/iocBoot/iocArray/vme0X.HELIOS.cmd
load the databases, which db's hold the THROTTLE?
 
-- How to query the network / system to wake it up on startup -> ''tried to touch files but then IOC closes because files exist, also tried to ping iocX but get no response. Need to look into receiver code?''
 
-- How to reboot things remotely
 
-- Triggers / TS stop updating on the GUI (but data seems to be coming in)
 
-- Triggers / TS stop updating from one of the VMEs?
 
= Items for experimental setup/startup =
 
-- How to better use the pulser
 
-- How to get a signal out of the digitizer for use as a scope
 
= Data storage and processing =
 
-- Stability and automation for disk mounting
 
-- understand the file writing with the gtReciever (max file size etc.)
 
-- How to transfer only data that is not on the mac already
 
-- Improved way to sum up the data runs

Latest revision as of 19:03, March 14, 2018

List of things following DigiOS beam time

March 2018 -

Trace Viewer - Gain understanding of the software and hardware options.

File Open - Buffer Flush - Really becoming a bigger priority. Documentation and Software source

UDP - Learn about this option more.

Email for JTA - 10/2017 -

Hi John, Below is a write-up of the things we discussed earlier related to the HELIOS version of the Digital DAQ. I have also tried to order them in priority as I see it. Let me know what you think and how I can help moving forward.

Accelerator RF Readout - Still remains as the top priority for the daq as this would remove our analog "hack".

Additional information / wiki write-ups - Basically, I know of these things, however, to use them efficiently I will need to sit down with you / Mike / etc, to understand how they work. Or, as you had mentioned, more directed write-ups on the following topics would be very useful:

- Parameters and operation of the triggering

- Parameters and operation of the throttle - DONE IN THE WIKI

Information on Pulser Usage / controls through EPICs - Either need to get additional windows computers to help with this or need to have a priority to input controls into EPICs.

Performance

-- Understanding the triggering better

-- Adding in the RF Timing

-- How to force data to file if rates are low

Increase system stability

-- How to govern and automatically monitor the buffers -> looking into the THROTTLE variables and setup start with finding all THROTTLE variables 

/global/devel/gretTop/9-22/dgsIoc/iocBoot/iocArray/vme0X.HELIOS.cmd

load the databases, which db's hold the THROTTLE?

-- How to query the network / system to wake it up on startup -> tried to touch files but then IOC closes because files exist, also tried to ping iocX but get no response. Need to look into receiver code?

-- How to reboot things remotely

-- Triggers / TS stop updating on the GUI (but data seems to be coming in)

-- Triggers / TS stop updating from one of the VMEs?

Items for experimental setup/startup

-- How to better use the pulser

-- How to get a signal out of the digitizer for use as a scope

Data storage and processing

-- Stability and automation for disk mounting

-- understand the file writing with the gtReciever (max file size etc.)

-- How to transfer only data that is not on the mac already

-- Improved way to sum up the data runs

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