IS633/DAQ manual
How do I start a file?
On pcepisdaq6
find the DAQController window in the browser. If not open http://pcepisdaq6:8080.
Click Start and fill out the run sheet.
Starting from scratch
Only do this if things are NOT running. Normally, the DAQ always runs!
- Make sure
pcepisdaq4
is running. - On
pcepisdaq4
su
(code is located on board in DAQ room)service iptables stop
service nfs start
- Turn the crate on. If already on power off and then on.
- Go to pcepisdaq6 as user isb
- In a new terminal complete
- Starting DaqC
- You are now ready to take data. See above
Now the DAQ is running.
How do I??
Below you find the description of how you perform various tasks.
Starting DAQC
On pcepisdaq6 as isb
- Connect to screen
screen -DRS daqc
- Start DaqC
daqc
- Open http://pcepisdaq6:8080
Starting go4
On pcepisdaq6 as is633
go4_connect
Turn the VME crate on
- Locate the little red switch on the front of the VME crate and flip it upwards. This should turn on the crate. (If the display on the crate shows error messages, flip the red switch again.)
Initialize the VULOM
This happens automatically.
Setting/changing the trigger
- Find/open the DaqC window http://pcepisdaq6:8080
- Make sure you’re logged in
- Click the edit button in the top right of the trigger panel.
- Change trigger and hit apply.
Viewing the VULOM scaler
- Open the Scalers dashboard in Grafana