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[[Image:PDU_web_interface.png | thumb | 500px | Fig. 2.  Screen shot of the PDU web interface.]]
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The bias (ISEG) and low voltage (MPOD) supplies providing power to the SiPMs are plugged into remotely controllable power distribution units (PDUs). This allows us to recycle the power to the crates via a web interface. Each of the four ISEG/MPOD crates is plugged into its own PDU. At the present time, only the first output of the distribution strip is used. The following PDUs are being used:
 
The bias (ISEG) and low voltage (MPOD) supplies providing power to the SiPMs are plugged into remotely controllable power distribution units (PDUs). This allows us to recycle the power to the crates via a web interface. Each of the four ISEG/MPOD crates is plugged into its own PDU. At the present time, only the first output of the distribution strip is used. The following PDUs are being used:
 
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The remote access to the crate is via a web browser in the Counting House pointing to the name of the PDU (e.g. s1-1-pdu with user/pass=admin/admin). See the [[File:PDU web interface.png | screen shot of the web interface]]
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The remote access to the crate is via a web browser in the Counting House pointing to the name of the PDU (e.g. s1-1-pdu with user/pass=admin/admin). See the screen shot of the web interface.
  
 
== Expert personnel ==
 
== Expert personnel ==

Revision as of 08:39, 5 March 2015

The Barrel Calorimeter

The barrel calorimeter (BCAL) is a lead-scintillating fiber matrix readout with 3840 S12045 Hamamatsu multi-pixel photon counters (MPPCs). The MPPC light sensors operate a bias voltage less than 76 V. Liquid coolant is circulated through the readout assemblies to set and maintain the temperature of the sensors at their operating temperature between 5 and 25 degrees C.

Routine operation

Instructions for shift personnel are available in the Barrel Calorimeter instructions for shift personnel.

Voltage Setting for Specific Overvoltage and Temperature

Fig. 1. Graphical interface for setting the voltages on the BCAL. Indicated are the pulldown menus for retrieving saved voltages from a file and the menus for turning the voltages on and off.

Changes to the voltage settings are only allowed by an expert, or under his/her guidance. The bias voltages for the MPPC sensors can be set using the GUI show in Fig. 1. The bias settings must be set separately for upstream and downstream. For upstream, use the "ALL U Bias" button to select the menu and choose "BCAL U: Set Bias Parameters." Set the "ramp up/down"= 5A/s, "Set Voltage Offset" (overbias) to the desired value (nominal=1.2 V), then the "Temperature for Voltage Settings" to the desired value (nominal=18 deg C). A <carriage return> must be entered for the value to register. Once complete, click on the "Set Voltage" button. Wait for the "wait" rainbow to finish turning. If the voltages are already on, you are done, otherwise you need to use the "BCAL U: Turn ON Bias Channels" menu item to turn them on. The voltage read back and the current draw of each channel are histogramed and plotted at the bottom of the GUI. When all voltages are on at their set values, the display turns green.

Chiller Operation

The chillers should be set to 'manual' mode. To change the 'set' temperature, use the up/down arrows on the front key pad to the desired temperature. The values are in deg F. Wait for the 'readback' temperature to settle to the 'set' value, as it may overshoot at first. At startup it may be necessary to pull a switch forward that is accessed through the hole on the side of the chiller closest to the front.

LED Runs for BCAL Checklist

LED Data Runs

Up to now, the DAQ runs are taken independently using the local master trigger interface (TI) for north and south, but should be consolidated by feeding the LED triggers to the trigger supervisor (TS).

  • The checklist entries for the 2015 spring commissioning run are recorded in Log Entries 3322823 and 3322905.
  • The checklist entry for the fall 2014 commissioning run is recorded in Log Entry 3297440.

Data were first taken with all LEDs on so that the timing could be checked. Once offsets were adjusted, data were taken using Orlando's script (BCAL_test.py) to pulse the LED. (More information can be found at BCAL DAQ Instructions). The following procedure was followed.

  1. Make sure that SiPM and LED voltages are off
    • Turn off SiPM bias voltage
    • Turn off LED bias voltage
    • Make sure no triggers are enabled or running.
  2. Start DAQ system.
    • Complete prestart/start sequence, leaving system ready and waiting for triggers
  3. Open a terminal and login to hdbcalops@gluon02-05
    • cd /gluonfs1/home/hdbcalops/daq_dev_vers/daq/tools/bcal_pulse_sequence
    • BCAL_test.py -s U -q 2,3 -n 10 -b 7 // Run the south side, upstream LED pulser, quadrants 2 and 3, 10 pulses per setting and (large) bias of 7 V.
    • BCAL_test.py -s D -q 1,4 -n 10 -b 7 // Same for north side, downstream LED pulser, quadrants 1 and 4, 10 pulses per setting and (large) bias of 7 V.
    • BCAL_test.py –h // Help option
  4. The script with the above arguments should loop through a total of 320 triggers (10 pulses x 4 voltages x 4 columns x 2 quadrants).
    • End run

Status Occupancy Plots

After the raw data were taken, the following procedure was used to generate root files starting from the /gluex/Subsystems/BCAL/data/ directory:

  1. generate root file to dump wave forms
    • hd_root -PPLUGINS=DAQTree,BCAL_online /gluonraid2/rawdata/active/RunPeriod-2015-01/rawdata/Run002514/hd_rawdata_002514_000.evio -o /gluex/Subsystems/BCAL/rootfiles/hd_rawdata_002514_000.root
    • display waveforms
    • root [0] .L /gluex/Subsystems/BCAL/scripts/dump_tree_waveform_dalton.C+
    • root [0] dump_tree_waveform_dalton("/gluex/Subsystems/BCAL/rootfiles/hd_rawdata_002514_000.root");
  2. generate root file to create occupancy plots
    • hd_root -PPLUGINS=DAQTreeBCAL /gluonraid2/rawdata/active/RunPeriod-2015-01/rawdata/Run002514/hd_rawdata_002514_000.evio -o /gluex/Subsystems/BCAL/rootfiles/hd_rawdata_002514_000_status.root
    • create occupancy plot for FADCs
    • root [0] .L /gluex/Subsystems/BCAL/scripts/SiPM_Test_fADC.C+
    • root [0] SiPM_Test_fADC("/gluex/Subsystems/BCAL/rootfiles/hd_rawdata_002514_000_status.root");
    • root [0] c1->SaveAs("/gluex/Subsystems/BCAL/plots/LED_status/hd_bcal_n-led_up_mode8-ADC_R2514.pdf");
  3. create occupancy plot for TDCs
    • root [0] .L /gluex/Subsystems/BCAL/scripts/SiPM_Test_TDC.C+
    • root [0] SiPM_Test_TDC("/gluex/Subsystems/BCAL/rootfiles/hd_rawdata_002514_000_status.root");
    • root [0] c1->SaveAs("/gluex/Subsystems/BCAL/plots/LED_status/hd_bcal_n-led_up_mode8-TDC_R2514.pdf");

Remote Control PDU

Fig. 2. Screen shot of the PDU web interface.


The bias (ISEG) and low voltage (MPOD) supplies providing power to the SiPMs are plugged into remotely controllable power distribution units (PDUs). This allows us to recycle the power to the crates via a web interface. Each of the four ISEG/MPOD crates is plugged into its own PDU. At the present time, only the first output of the distribution strip is used. The following PDUs are being used:

  • n1-1-pdu
  • n1-6-pdu
  • s1-1-pdu
  • s1-6-pdu

The remote access to the crate is via a web browser in the Counting House pointing to the name of the PDU (e.g. s1-1-pdu with user/pass=admin/admin). See the screen shot of the web interface.

Expert personnel

The individuals responsible for checking that the BCAL is ready to take data and setting its operating parameters are shown in following table. Problems with normal operation of the BCAL should be referred to those individuals and any changes to their settings must be approved by them. Additional experts may be trained by the system owner and their name and date added to this table.

Table: Expert personnel for the BCAL system
Name Extension Date of qualification
Elton Smith 269-7625 May 20, 2014