Hardware: Difference between revisions

From HELIOS Digital DAQ
Jump to navigation Jump to search
 
(12 intermediate revisions by 2 users not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
== Details on HELIOS Digital DAQ Hardware ==
== Overview ==


Below is information on the types and configurations of the hardware components used in the system. This info should be kept up to date in case of hardware failures.
The HELIOS Digital DAQ is consist of 5 main devices and 1 computing resource.
# The Digitizers
# DAQ (the data acquisition computer, located at the HELIOS experimental room, near the Digitizers)
# Windows ( the windows XP pc for magnet control, Bias control, Target fan control, & Laser range finder)
# MAC2020 (the iMac that use to do online analysis and remote control of the DAQ)
# MAC2017 (the iMac replace HeliosDB)
# Network Power Switch x 2
# HeliosDB (the Ubuntu pc for database and Grafana, remote to the Windows)
# LCRC ( the super computer cluster provided by ANL, use for data storage and other computation )


= Construction (To Do List)=
[[File:Devices.png|800px|frameless]]
Keep a list of things to do for construction and optimization of the the acquisition.


- Modify power supply on VME crates (x2)
== Control and Data Flow ==


- Take data with just digitizer (no trigger)
[[File:Dataflow&control.png|800px|frameless]]


- Install cable for PC diagnostics
= Setup of Array-RF TAC =
- can we see NIM signals from triggers out of router or master trigger?
-- First likely need trigger map for energy signals, e.g., not Internal mode but (TTL or TTCL modes).


- Install pulse generator module
- Able to take various data inputs...RF Stop, TAC, MT A/B outputs (w/ or w/ out cfd post-processing...)
 
- Setup trigger boards and trigger system
 
- Move forward with Trigger IOC readout
 
- Determine data storage plan
 
- Determine online/offline sorting options
 
 
= Input/Output Controllers (IOCs) [MVME5500] =
 
Seven (7) IOCs, model type MVME5500, were purchased for the HELIOS acquisition. A full list of the HELIOS IOCs and their current settings can be found here [[HELIOS IOC Settings]].
 
Due to an updated ethernet part on the board they required an updated board support package (BSP) from 1.2/1 -> 1.2/3. This was completed (after an additional update of VxWorks from 5.5 -> 5.5.2 (??)) by Andrew Johnson of APS. '''ADDITIONAL DETAILS ARE REQUIRED'''
 
One of these new IOCs has been flashed with the new BSP/VxWorks. The rest must be flashed. The flashing procedure is below.
 
'''Flashing IOC'''
 
- Ensure that '''Flash JUMPER''' is set to '''FLASH1''' on the IOC you wish to flash.
 
- Login to the IOC you wish to flash
telnet ts <location>
where location is typically 20## from 01 - 99.
 
- Load the new bootrom of choice, currently (June 2015) we are using
tftpGet -d/dev/enet1 -c192.168.1.20 -s192.168.1.2    -g192.168.1.1 -fdgs2/bootrom.mv5500
you should see the following
Network Loading from: /dev/enet1
Loading File: dgs2/bootrom.mv5500
Load Address: 00695000
Download Buffer Size = 00200000
Client IP Address      = 192.168.1.20
Server IP Address      = 192.168.1.2
Gateway IP Address    = 192.168.1.1
Subnet IP Address Mask = 255.255.255.0
Network File Load in Progress...
Bytes Received =&589520, Bytes Loaded =&589520
Bytes/Second  =&589520, Elapsed Time =1 Second(s)
 
This should take only a few seconds.
 
- Ensure that you are flashing the memory you are not booted to by executing '''flashShow''' and seeing
flashShow
Device-Name  Base-Address,Size  Device-Size,Count  Boot  Type
/dev/flash0  F2000000,02000000  01000000,00000002  No    Intel 28F128
/dev/flash1  FF800000,00800000  00400000,00000002  Yes  Intel 28F320
'''NEVER FLASH THE MEMORY YOU ARE BOOTING FROM!!!'''
 
- Flash the new bootrom
flashProgram -d/dev/flash0 -o01f00100 -nfff00 -v
 
The following should appear.
 
Source Starting/Ending Addresses      =00695000/00794EFF
Destination Starting/Ending Addresses =F3F00100/F3FFFFFF
Number of Effective Bytes            =000FFF00 (&1048320)
Program Flash Memory (Y/N)? Y
Virtual-Device-Number    =00
Manufacturer-Identifier  =89
Device-Identifier        =18
Virtual-Device-Number    =01
Manufacturer-Identifier  =89
Device-Identifier        =18
Address-Mask            =FE000000
 
- Switch jumper to newly flashed '''FLASH0'''
 
- Need to set a bunch of parameters and paths ?? Which of the below have to be unique ?? To set a value, ''ctrl-x'' to start reboot, then press any key. Type ''p'' to show the parameter settings as below. To modify these type ''c'' then for each line you wish to change type a ''.'' then type ''c'' again and make the appropriate change.
 
boot device          : gei
unit number          : 0
processor number    : 0
host name            : helios1
file name            : /global/devel/boot/mvme5500/vxWorks
inet on ethernet (e) : 192.168.1.20:ffffff00
host inet (h)        : 192.168.1.2
user (u)             : dgs
ftp password (pw)    : ###########
flags (f)            : 0x0
target name (tn)    : ioc1
startup script (s)  : /global/devel/gretTop/9-22/dgsIoc/iocBoot/iocArray/vme01.HELIOS.cmd
 
A full list of the HELIOS IOCs and their current settings can be found here [[HELIOS IOC Settings]].
 
What is done in the '''vme01.HELIOS.cmd''' file.
 
- Check to make sure that the new BSP is loaded (''ctrl-x'' to autoboot)
>
>  ]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]
>  ]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]
>  ]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]
>      ]]]]]]]]]]]  ]]]]    ]]]]]]]]]]      ]]              ]]]]        (R)
>  ]    ]]]]]]]]]  ]]]]]]    ]]]]]]]]      ]]              ]]]]
>  ]]    ]]]]]]]  ]]]]]]]]    ]]]]]] ]    ]]                ]]]]
>  ]]]    ]]]]] ]    ]]]  ]    ]]]] ]]]  ]]]]]]]]]  ]]]] ]] ]]]]  ]]  ]]]]]
>  ]]]]    ]]]  ]]    ]  ]]]    ]] ]]]]] ]]]]]]  ]] ]]]]]]] ]]]] ]]  ]]]]
>  ]]]]]    ]  ]]]]    ]]]]]      ]]]]]]]] ]]]]  ]] ]]]]    ]]]]]]]    ]]]]
>  ]]]]]]      ]]]]]    ]]]]]]    ]  ]]]]]  ]]]]  ]] ]]]]    ]]]]]]]]    ]]]]
>  ]]]]]]]    ]]]]]  ]    ]]]]]]  ]    ]]]  ]]]]  ]] ]]]]    ]]]] ]]]]    ]]]]
>  ]]]]]]]]  ]]]]]  ]]]    ]]]]]]]      ]    ]]]]]]]  ]]]]    ]]]]  ]]]] ]]]]]
>  ]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]
>  ]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]      Development System
>  ]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]
>  ]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]      VxWorks version '''5.5.2'''
>  ]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]      KERNEL: WIND version 2.6
>  ]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]      Copyright Wind River Systems, Inc., 1984-2006
>
>                                CPU: Motorola MVME5500-0163 - MPC 7457.  Processor #0.
>                              Memory Size: 0x20000000.  '''BSP version 1.2/3.'''
>
>
 
=IOC Errors and Issues=
 
Cannot acquire boot file. Likely an issue with the ftp server (I believe is pure-ftpd ??). Solution was to kill 'bad' server as it was hogging the connection and start 'good' server by:
 
I killed the bad ftp server (K80proftpd) and started the good one
(S85pure-ftpd) and now the processor boots just fine.
 
At end of boot a lot of cannot save errors seem to pop up. Must figure out how to get this corrected. Is it simply permissions?
 
At end of boot usually get the following wierdness...why??
numMonitoredChans 5 firstMonitorCount 1 assignCount 7 firstConnectCount 3
numMonitoredChans 5 firstMonitorCount 1 assignCount 7 firstConnectCount 3
numMonitoredChans 5 firstMonitorCount 1 assignCount 7 firstConnectCount 3
numMonitoredChans 5 firstMonitorCount 1 assignCount 7 firstConnectCount 3
numMonitoredChans 31 firstMonitorCount 23 assignCount 39 firstConnectCount 31
numMonitoredChans 31 firstMonitorCount 23 assignCount 39 firstConnectCount 31
numMonitoredChans 31 firstMonitorCount 23 assignCount 39 firstConnectCount 31
numMonitoredChans 31 firstMonitorCount 23 assignCount 39 firstConnectCount 31
numMonitoredChans 31 firstMonitorCount 23 assignCount 39 firstConnectCount 31
numMonitoredChans 31 firstMonitorCount 23 assignCount 39 firstConnectCount 31
numMonitoredChans 31 firstMonitorCount 23 assignCount 39 firstConnectCount 31
numMonitoredChans 31 firstMonitorCount 23 assignCount 39 firstConnectCount 31
 
 
????
:readInt32: status=3, function=0, value=0
2016/05/31 17:30:22.558 VME04:DBG:dbg_card_number_RBV devAsynInt32 process read error    asynPortDriver:readInt32: status=3, function=7, value=0
2016/05/31 17:30:22.558 VME04:DBG:dbg_long_address_RBV devAsynInt32 process read error asynPortDriver:readInt32: status=3, function=1, value=0
2016/05/31 17:30:22.558 VME04:DBG:dbg_read_long_addr_RBV devAsynInt32 process read error asynPortDriver:readInt32: status=3, function=6, value=0
2016/05/31 17:30:22.624 VME04:DBG:dbg_value_RBV devAsynInt32 process read error asynPortDriver:readInt32:  status=3, function=2, value=0
2016/05/31 17:30:22.758 VME04:DBG:dbg_write_long_addr_RBV devAsynInt32 process read error  asynPortDriver:readInt32: status=3, function=5, value=0
iocRun: All initialization complete
value = 0 = 0x0


= VME =
= VME =

Latest revision as of 22:41, April 5, 2021

Overview

The HELIOS Digital DAQ is consist of 5 main devices and 1 computing resource.

  1. The Digitizers
  2. DAQ (the data acquisition computer, located at the HELIOS experimental room, near the Digitizers)
  3. Windows ( the windows XP pc for magnet control, Bias control, Target fan control, & Laser range finder)
  4. MAC2020 (the iMac that use to do online analysis and remote control of the DAQ)
  5. MAC2017 (the iMac replace HeliosDB)
  6. Network Power Switch x 2
  7. HeliosDB (the Ubuntu pc for database and Grafana, remote to the Windows)
  8. LCRC ( the super computer cluster provided by ANL, use for data storage and other computation )

Devices.png

Control and Data Flow

Dataflow&control.png

Setup of Array-RF TAC

- can we see NIM signals from triggers out of router or master trigger? -- First likely need trigger map for energy signals, e.g., not Internal mode but (TTL or TTCL modes).

- Able to take various data inputs...RF Stop, TAC, MT A/B outputs (w/ or w/ out cfd post-processing...)

VME

Power supply polarities need to be switched to accommodate additional power of new digitizers!

Digitizers

-Documentation-

Firmware documentation can be found here File:ANL Firmware for LBL Digitizer June 2015.pdf, this is from the hep/digital gs svn (rev 4129); see DGS SVN Repo for the latest version. This svn repo requires authentication; contact John Anderson for access.

-Firmware Status-

Information on latest digitizer firmware flash / status 

Date           Firmware Data         SVN Location           Local Location                Notes
10/19/2016     20160717              TBD                    /home/dgs/firmware_images     Done by CRH

-Firmware Flash Notes-

Uses files flash_helios.js asynRecordsHelios.txt and javaCon. These can be found in /home/dgs/tmadden/swWork/workspace/epicsClient/src

-LOG-

10/19/2016 - All digitizers in digios1 have been updated to 20160717. Need a list of all digitizer IDs.

5/28/2016 - Digitizers in F-Wing lab(Last 5 were tested at HEP by SAK, JW, DSG, with help from JTA) 

S/N D87, D81, D84, D95, D98, D88, C8, C29, D97, D8D, C46, C42, C5A, 0B2, C37, D89


11/9/2015 - Digitizers in my possession updated to current firmware (DONE IN BOLD - XXX-XXX) 

S/N:
 1    2    3    4    5    6    7    8    9    10   11   12   13   14   15   16
 D81', D84, D86, D87, D88, D8A, D8B, D8C, D8D, D8E, D8F, D90, D95, D96, D97, D98, C46, 0C8

6/17/2015 - 3 Digitizers and 2 IOC cables borrowed by DGS/X-Array 

S/N D90, D8C, D8B

5/21/2015 - 4 Digitizers were borrowed by DFMA 

S/N D86, D8A, D8F, D8E

5/18/2015 - 4 Digitizers were installed in DigiOS

3/1/2015 - 16 Digitizers were delivered by HEP. 

S/N:
 1    2    3    4    5    6    7    8    9    10   11   12
D8D, D8C, D8B, D90, D98, D97, D96, D95, D86, D8A, D8F, D8E, + 4 in Digios
Retrieved from "https://wiki.anl.gov/wiki_heliosdaq/index.php?title=Hardware&oldid=2403"