 Sat Dec 12 03:30:50 2015, Alfred, Chris, Phong, change configuration of NNAIDA modules in setup
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We want to reduce the configuration of the setup to 4 FEE cards (8 NNAIDA modules), so we only have to isolate 4 of them from the cooling crate for a
noise test. Following instructions in April2015 test logbook.
Copied directory /MIDAS@aidas to /MIDAS@aidas.121215 |
Fri Oct 24 16:02:26 2014, Alfredo Estrade, bench tests with pulser 
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Performed pulser measurements with test setup at Daresbury lab, with main purpose of remembering how to operate the system! The status is similar to
what Chris observed in Elog entry #14. Confirmed ASIC settings as in entry#4 of elog.
The pulser spectra shows FWHM of ~ 13.5 ch for all FEE64 cards with no DSSD connected to the system (i.e. Kapton cables unplugged). |
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Thu Oct 12 16:40:21 2023, TD, background alpha 13x
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start 14.55 |
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Tue Apr 26 06:13:00 2016, TD, aidas1: updated /etc/fstab file
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The aidas1 /etc/fstab file contained commented out entries for 2 (of 3) WD 3Tb disks
(slot # 3, 4 & 5). The entries are also incorrect - /dev/sdg1 does not exist and
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Wed Jun 8 04:24:04 2016, TD, aidas1 disk statistics (without data compression)
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aidas1> iostat -xn
Linux 2.6.32-504.8.1.el6.x86_64 (aidas1) 06/08/2016 _x86_64_ (16 CPU)
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Wed Jun 8 02:31:20 2016, TD, aidas1 disk statistics
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DAQ running to disk at relatively low rate (merger ~600k item/s, tapeserver ~4700kb/s)
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Mon May 2 07:27:26 2016, TD, aidas1 /etc/dhcp/dhcpd.conf updated
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aidas1 /etc/dhcp/dhcpd.conf update
to install two scratch FEE modules assembled by PJCS April 2016
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Mon Jul 24 08:39:39 2023, TD, aida10 sys console output & aida10 options
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| Options and system cosnole disagree about which version of the DataAcq program is in use? |
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Wed Aug 17 14:44:52 2016, Patrick Coleman-Smith, [HowTo] start acquisition using the new "Start ASIC Readout" button
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Due to sometimes operating with very noisy systems, both at Daresbury and RIKEN, I have installed a change to the startup of the system.
The Runcontrol GO button now only starts the output of SYNC pulses. A further button labelled "Start ASIC Readout" ( see attached photo
) needs to be pressed to start the ASIC ADC, Discriminator and Correlation readout. |
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Wed May 25 18:51:54 2016, Patrick Coleman-Smith, [HowTo] Use the Multiplicity Trigger Firmware, V8.18, and update the files
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The attached firmware file, FEE_GF_Feb16_18.bin, should be saved to /MIDAS/Aida and the FlashPgm.csh file edited
to load "FEE_GF_Feb16_18.bin"
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 Thu May 26 01:44:45 2016, Patrick Coleman-Smith, [HowTo] Use the Multiplicity Trigger Firmware, V8.18, and update the files
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Done. Awaiting test. See attachments 1-2.
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Tue Jan 30 14:18:16 2024, NH, [HowTo] Update MACB Firmware
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| https://elog.ph.ed.ac.uk/CARME/482 |
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Thu May 26 10:03:11 2016, Patrick Coleman-Smith, [HowTo] Specification Document for MACB including suggested setup.
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| Attached is the specification for the MACB with the settings currently available. |
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Tue May 24 08:28:28 2016, Patrick Coleman-Smith, [HowTo] Save power if not using the Waveforms and restart the Waveforms
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The USB controlled power Relays are near their AC fuse operating limit which has caused some Fuse failures.
To reduce the power consumption of each FEE64 it is possible to power down the Waveforms ADCs saving about 20W per FEE64.
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Wed Jun 1 12:14:08 2016, Patrick Coleman-Smith, [HowTo] React to "Check Clock Status => FEE64 Failure"
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If there are more than one failures then check how they map to the MACB HDMI connections.
Are they all connected to the just one MACB ? => Check the HDMI cable at the MACB Layer Port.
Are they all connected to several MACBs which have a common "Parent" ? => Check the HDMI cable at the "Parent"
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Mon May 8 10:00:02 2017, Patrick Coleman-Smith, [HowTo] Operating document for the Pi_Monitor FEE64 console logging equipment
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The operating proceedure for the Raspberry Pi FEE64 console monitor is attached.
Please let me know if more detail is required.
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Thu May 18 15:20:44 2017, Patrick Coleman-Smith, [HowTo] Connecting a USB console interface to the FEE64
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The three attachments show the orientation of the console cable pcb relative to the FEE64 connectors.
The first with the other cables and the other two with no cables for clarity of position. |
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Wed Mar 13 14:50:04 2024, NH, [HowTo] Backup and Restore Raspberry Pi SD Cards
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Micro SD cards used by the raspberry pis are cheap but prone to failing
If the system won't boot and the SD card is read only it may have failed. Best way is to buy a new micro SD card (16 or 32GB) and restore a backup
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Thu Jul 28 11:35:58 2016, Patrick Coleman-Smith, [HowTo] Apply Thermal paste to FPGA
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Thu May 26 14:19:13 2016, Patrick Coleman-Smith, [HowTo] Access AIDA documentation
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The latest version of the FEE64 software Interface document ( May 2016 ) is available as a .pdf from
http://npg.dl.ac.uk/documents/edoc000/#AIDA. EDOC955
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