My MBS (multi branch system) data acquisition (DAQ)

• login as user rpcdaq with password n*******

  (same password on RIO as for ELOG electronic logbook, but different on other machines)

• on Urania: if you want to start XEMACS or LEA export display before:

  urania:~> setenv DISPLAY igel11:0 (or any other terminal you are using)

• on RIO4: go to MBS directory:

  cd ~/mbsrun/elbe

• how to run MBS: see also ~/mbsrun/elbe/README
• for LEA online/offline data analysis on URANIA see: ~/lea/test/README

• MBS on RIO4
  • eventually reset node rio4:

    RIO4 rpcdaq > resl

  • run MBS:

    RIO4 rpcdaq > mbs

  • startup procedure (start tasks, load setup file, set trigger module):

    mbs> @start (start.scom is just a link to startup.scom)

  • start data acquisition:

    mbs> sta acq

  • show status of acquisition:

    mbs> sho acq

  • print events (decimal):

    mbs> ty ev -v -d

  • print events (default: hex output):

    mbs> ty ev -v

  • write list-mode data to file on disk data2 (link to /mnt/rpc where /mnt is nfs mounted to urania:/data2):

    mbs> open file data2/filename.lmd -disk

    see also: help -mbs open file

  • stop writing to file:

    mbs> close file

    Please, try to follow the sequence of

    • mbs> open file
    • mbs> start acq
    • mbs> stop acq
    • mbs> close file

    all the time. This sequence avoids problems with improper file ends.

  • stop acquisition:

    mbs> stop acq

  • stop acquision and tasks:

    mbs> @stop

    (stop.scom is just a link to shutdown.scom)

  • end MBS:

    mbs> exit

  • help on MBS:

    mbs> help -mbs

    or

    RIO4 rpcdaq > help -mbs

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  • modify daq program:
    • save previous version of routine f_user.c and edit it (for more convenience use editor XEMACS on URANIA)
    • if necessary save previous version of setup file setup.usf and edit it
    • if necessary save previous version and edit Makefile
    • compile/link:

      RIO4 rpcdaq > make

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  last updated: Jan 27 2005 © R.Kotte