LED Run Procedure
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(Last updated on 4/16/19)
- Stop the rcGUI if there’s anything running, then press "STOP" on rcm GUI to change configuration.
- Turn on DIRC LED pulser at desired rate and turn on DIRC HV via CSS GUIs (if not already done).
- On rcm GUI, change “RUN” to EXPERT and change “SETUP” to hd_all.tsg_dirc_tof12
- Note: use the config file with lower case dirc_tof which only includes DIRC and TOF crates in the readout
- On rcm GUI, change “CONFIG” to DIRC_LED.conf. Then press “START” to start the rcGUI.
- Find the CRATE_ROCDIRC terminal and be ready to monitor it.
- On the rcm GUI, click the DAQmon button on the bottom right to monitor the scalers and FPGA temperatures.
- On rcGUI, go through the normal procedure of “Configure”, “Download” and “Prestart”.
- After pressing “Prestart” the FPGA temperatures and scalers should begin to appear on the DAQmon GUI. Check that temperatures are nominal and that hits are seen in the scalers.
- On rcGUI, press the "Start" button to begin the run and start collecting triggers.