How to run BCAL DAQ
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Taking cosmic data in the ESB and setting HV
- Login to genl5 (computer in ESB)
- source coda_bcal_setup in /home/halld/bcal_test
- type 'css' to bring up the slow controls HV gui
- For cosmics in ESB use 'halld' account instead of 'halldrun' and use 'genl5' computer instead of 'clonusr2'. Otherwise, follow instructions below
Instructions for 2012 Beam Test in Hall B
- Launch database daemon
- login to clonusr2.jlab.org under halldrun
- start msqld by typing 'msqld' ( be sure that only one msqld is running)
- Launch Afec-1.4 platform
- login to clonusr2.jlab.org under halldrun
- type 'platform'
- Start event builder
- login to clonusr2.jlab.org under halldrun
- coda_eb_rc3 -i -s simple -n EB3 -t CDEB
- Launch coda_roc on the Linux controller
- login to halldtrg3.jlab.org under halldrun
- coda_roc_rc3 -i -s simple -n TROC3 -t ROC
- Note: If TDCs are empty, reboot crate: On clasrun@clon10 >roc_reboot halldtrg3
- Launch Run Control GUI
- login to clonusr2.jlab.org under halldrun
- type 'rcgui'
- Select 'Sessions -> simple'
- Select 'Configurations -> Cool -> bcal' (see top menu)
- Press buttons: Configure, Download, Prestart, Go (you start the run)
Store data on tape
- To store data on tape just copy files on clonusr2 to
- /w/stage/output/clas/test
- To retrieve files, go to ifarms ( ssh ifarml64 ). You can see files using
- ls /mss/clas/test/bcal*
- To retrieve a file from the tape use
- jget /mss/clas/test/file_name .