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# Setting HV
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# Taking cosmic data in the ESB and setting HV
 
#* Login to genl5 (computer in ESB)
 
#* Login to genl5 (computer in ESB)
 
#* source coda_bcal_setup in /home/halld/bcal_test
 
#* source coda_bcal_setup in /home/halld/bcal_test
#* For cosmics in ESB use halld run account instead of halldrun
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#* type 'css' to bring up the slow controls HV gui
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#* For cosmics in ESB use 'halld' account instead of 'halldrun' and use 'genl5' computer instead of 'clonusr2'. Otherwise, follow instructions below
  
 
# Launch database daemon
 
# Launch database daemon

Revision as of 07:36, 3 August 2012

(template, page under construction)

  1. 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
  1. Launch database daemon
    • login to clonusr2.jlab.org under halldrun
    • start msqld by typing 'msqld' ( be sure that only one msqld is running)
  2. Launch Afec-1.4 platform
    • login to clonusr2.jlab.org under halldrun
    • type 'platform'
  3. Start event builder
    • login to clonusr2.jlab.org under halldrun
    • coda_eb_rc3 -i -s simple -n EB3 -t CDEB
  4. 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
  5. 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 .