 Wed Oct 3 07:09:03 2018, OH, TD, Current FEE Configuration Map October 3rd 2018
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FEE Number
DSSD A B C D
1 17 20 22 23
2 18 19 21 24
3 9 12 14 15
4 10 11 13 16
5 1 4 6 7
6 2 3 5 8
DSSD 1 3058-4 Top - Upstream
DSSD 2 3058-3
DSSD 3 2998-23
DSSD 4 3058-5
DSSD 5 3058-6
DSSD 6 3058-7 Bottom - Downstream |
Thu May 5 08:12:14 2016, TD, Current AIDA settings and options 
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Current AIDA settings DB Key: 2016May03-20.44.33
Current AIDA settings directory: /MIDAS/DB/EXPERIMENTS/AIDA/2016May03-20.44.33
Default ASIC settings *except*
Input Polarity
Positive Negative
preAmp reference 0x20 -> 0x30
diode link threshold 0xca -> 0xbf 0x11 -> 0x23
slow comparator 0x10
fast comparator HEC 0x2
fast comparator LEC/MEC 0x10
Shaping time 8us with appropriate reset/hold timings
AIDA options directory: /MIDAS/DB/EXPERIMENTS/AIDA/Options
See attachment 1 |
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Wed Nov 30 11:10:10 2016, TD, Correlation_Check.c
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cd /TapeData/RIBF03R1
~/td/a.out R31 10000 > /tmp/R31.out
~/td/a.out R31 24 > /tmp/R31-2.out
~/td/a.out R42 24 > /tmp/R42.out
[update added 14.00JST Friday 2 December]
aidas1> ~/td/a.out R41 24
Starting Correlation Check Program
Number of SYNCs is 24
File R41_0 opened for read success
Sync Time Incorrect Count=1 ; FullTime=BCF284400A0 ; Last_SyncTime=0
Missing sync_tally = 1 ; paused_modules = 0 ; SYNCs since complete =>
0 => 0 ;1 => 1 ;2 => 1 ;3 => 1 ;4 => 1 ;5 => 1 ;6 => 1 ;7 => 1 ;8 => 1 ;9 => 1 ;10 => 1 ;
11 => 1 ;12 => 1 ;13 => 1 ;14 => 1 ;15 => 1 ;16 => 1 ;17 => 1 ;18 => 1 ;19 => 1 ;20 => 1 ;
21 => 1 ;22 => 1 ;23 => 1 ;24 => 1 ;
Difference Error 1 : ScalarIs 0x29E99A88,Was 0x0, Diff=0x29E99A88 | Now ScalarTime=0xBCF62EBD1C0, Last ScalarTime=0x0,
Diff=0xBCF62EBD1C0 Scalar < Time = 0x0, Last_SyncTime = BCF62E800A0
Scalar gone backwards 2733 : ScalarIs 0x16758F,Was 0x1C3DFAE72, Diff=0xFFFFFFFE3C36C71D | Now ScalarTime=0xBD5CB5DD8E0, Last
ScalarTime=0xBD5CAC42168, Diff=0x99B778 Scalar < Time = 0x0, Last_SyncTime = BD5CB5C00A0
Difference Error 2733 : ScalarIs 0x16758F,Was 0x1C3DFAE72, Diff=0xFFFFFFFE3C36C71D | Now ScalarTime=0xBD5CB5DD8E0, Last
ScalarTime=0xBD5CAC42168, Diff=0x99B778 Scalar < Time = 0x0, Last_SyncTime = BD5CB5C00A0
File R41_1 opened for read success
Scalar gone backwards 4167 : ScalarIs 0x142CEC,Was 0xD7337698, Diff=0xFFFFFFFF28E0B654 | Now ScalarTime=0xBD9286B9480, Last
ScalarTime=0xBD927D1DD04, Diff=0x99B77C Scalar < Time = 0x0, Last_SyncTime = BD9286800A0
Difference Error 4167 : ScalarIs 0x142CEC,Was 0xD7337698, Diff=0xFFFFFFFF28E0B654 | Now ScalarTime=0xBD9286B9480, Last
ScalarTime=0xBD927D1DD04, Diff=0x99B77C Scalar < Time = 0x0, Last_SyncTime = BD9286800A0
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Sync Time Incorrect Count=6853176 ; FullTime=D71712400A0 ; Last_SyncTime=D71711C00A0
Missing sync_tally = 1 ; paused_modules = 0 ; SYNCs since complete =>
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Fri Nov 16 04:47:39 2018, CA, TD, OH, Correlation analysis at different degrader Al thickness
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13.53 Correlation analysis plot of all detectors with 3.3mm Al degrader thickness (attachment 1)
13.54 Correlation analysis plot of detectors 1 and 2 with 3mm, 2.3mm and 2.8mm degrader thickness (attachment 2)
Correlation analysis plot of detectors 3 and 4 with 3mm, 2.3mm and 2.8mm degrader thickness (attachment 3)
Correlation analysis plot of detectors 5 and 6 with 3mm, 2.3mm and 2.8mm degrader thickness (attachment 4)
14.02 Plots made over first 200ms of data |
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Wed May 11 11:24:09 2016, Patrick, Correlation Controls
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Please note that the Force Trigger and Reset buttons in the Correlation Browser only have meaning if the FEE64
selected is the Master. |
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Mon May 22 09:12:56 2017, Patrick, Consoles reporting Options not available.... defaults operational ?
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I have noticed from the console logs reports concerning an inability to open the Options CONTENTS files for the FEE64s and hence failure to load the Options.
I have checked with similar files on nnsa here in Daresbury and they are set for permissions "-rwxrwxrwx. 1 npg npgstaff 1115 May 4 11:42 CONTENTS"
Please could you alter the permissions of all the Options files to agree with this and re-try the SETUP. |
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Mon May 22 10:21:29 2017, Patrick, Console mapping to FEE64 please
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Please attach the list of ttyUSB to FEE64 console connection .
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Mon May 30 18:29:54 2016, AE, Co/Bi source run (R7)
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Some comments regarding source run for beta-gamma calibration, to complement EURICA16 elog entry:
http://ribf-exp.riken.jp/elog/EURICA+U-campaign+2016/
This corresponds to run files R7_* (AIDA) and BiCocal_run003.lmd and BiCocal_run004.lmd (run files could
increase for EURICA)
EURICA trigger: AIDA trigger (#1) OR pulser (~25MHz).
Trigger rate: about 170 Hz
AIDA trigger: Detector 1 with low multiplicity condition; N=1, 2 or 3 within window of 5x40ns
AIDA trigger rate: Det1 X = 7500 (nnaida17+nnaida22)
Det1 Y = 800 (nnaida17+nnaida22)
coincidence X+Y= 330
The trigger output of MACB has an inverted logic (0 when trigger, -0.5 V otherwise)
Attached are screenshots documenting conditions during run.
8am: closed file: R7_110.gz in AIDA, BiCocal*005.lmd in EURICA |
 Mon May 30 22:57:58 2016, AE, Co/Bi source run (R7)
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> Some comments regarding source run for beta-gamma calibration, to complement EURICA16 elog entry:
> http://ribf-exp.riken.jp/elog/EURICA+U-campaign+2016/
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> This corresponds to run files R7_* (AIDA) and BiCocal_run003.lmd and BiCocal_run004.lmd (run files could
> increase for EURICA)
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> EURICA trigger: AIDA trigger (#1) OR pulser (~25MHz).
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> Trigger rate: about 170 Hz
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> AIDA trigger: Detector 1 with low multiplicity condition; N=1, 2 or 3 within window of 5x40ns
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> AIDA trigger rate: Det1 X = 7500 (nnaida17+nnaida22)
> Det1 Y = 800 (nnaida17+nnaida22)
> coincidence X+Y= 330
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> The trigger output of MACB has an inverted logic (0 when trigger, -0.5 V otherwise)
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> Attached are screenshots documenting conditions during run.
No
The clock is in 10 ns intervals
So 5 => 50ns
The trigger is Fast NIM standard. Talk to Tom
With such a short time ,a lower limit of 1 and high rate discriminators the Trigger will appear true all the time. |
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Wed Jun 1 01:32:04 2016, TD, Co/Bi source run (R19)
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09.18 R19 (AIDA) stopped
AIDA SYNC lost for most (but not all) FEE64s - see attachments 1-2
Statistics show similar numbers of SYNCs which may imply a recent event/failure
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Tue May 31 16:03:24 2016, AE. VP, Co/Bi source run (R17) 8x
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Set discriminator mask for DSSD2 through DSSD6 (see attachments). Fast comparator threshold set to 9 for all DSSDs.
New source run for beta-gamma correlation, now with all DSSDs included in EURICA trigger.
Trigger is OR of coincidence front:back of all DSSDs.
AIDA run: R17*
EURICA run: BiCocal_run0015.lmd
Saved new ASIC settings: 2016May31-23.32.46
Experiment elog: http://ribf-exp.riken.jp/elog/EURICA+U-campaign+2016/13 |
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Mon Sep 22 09:34:37 2014, Patrick Coleman-Smith, Clue to difference between ASICs 1&2 and 3&4
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While investigating a VHDL conundrum I have noticed that the Mux ADC serial readout clock has a 'FAST' slew rate on ASICs 1&2 and a normal slew rate on ASICs 3&4.
Is it possible that the higher slew rate is actually better filtered by the ASIC de-coupling etc than the slower one.
Unfortunately I can't try this out yet as the "conundrum" means the VHDL version isn't good enough just yet.
Hopefully today.....
Patrick |
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Mon Mar 27 03:28:53 2017, DK, TD, JA, Clock settings at the waveform generator stage
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Clock settings for this experiment are slightly different than in the previous case.
Below are strictly the settings for the waveform generator itself.
Sent to AIDA side: 0 to 5 V amplitude, 50 MHz frequency
Sent to BRIKEN side: 0 to 5 V amplitude, 25 MHz frequency
Thus, both teams are taking TTL-type signals. However, the BRIKEN one goes to the Philips module which essentially converts it straight away to NIM.
There may have been a slight misunderstanding yesterday about the setup, but finally the waveform signal going to BRIKEN was checked and there was no problem. So we don't make
any changes (e.g. changing the waveform generator to a NIM-type output). |
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Thu Jul 14 16:55:32 2016, Patrick Coleman-Smith, Changes to AIDA software
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An updated copy of the merger has been downloaded ( merger64.AD ) with a copy of /MIDAS/Merger/AIDA/Startup.
These two enable the output of all of the SYNC data items to the TapeServer.
The System Wide Checks browser window has been updated and includes a report of the number SYNC pulses sent by the Master timestamp module and the number of SYNC pulses received by the Slave modules. These should all be the same value.
The ASIC4 browser window has been updated to add two actions to the Experts only menu. "Disable all ASICs For Readout" and "Enable all ASICs for Readout". These two are useful when starting a noisy system. The sequence would be to start the Merger, toggle Pause. Then start the DAQ ( FEE64s ). "Disable all ASICs For Readout" then in the Merger toggle Pause. I found this made starting the merging much more successful. Then "Enable all ASICs for Readout" to run. I shall add similar actions to the Discriminators but will ensure the Mask Patterns set by the Restore are maintained and restored by the "Enable" action.
Before adding this capability it was quite hard to tune the system to guarantee the Merger a full set of SYNC data items at any one time. I have been running the FEE64s with low thresholds, detectors and no HV.
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Mon Jun 6 08:51:50 2016, TD, Change of set point for Julabo FL11006 recirculating chiller
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The Julabo FL11006 recirculating chiller set point has been changed from +20.0 deg C to +15.0 deg C.
Ambient temperature in B2F/F11 +25.2 deg C, RH 39.8%, dew point +11.8 deg C
AIDA FEE temperatures decreasing slowly - see attachment 1
7.6.16 10.30 For comparison the latest AIDA FEE temperatures - see attachment 2 |
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Thu Apr 13 15:08:31 2017, CB, Card test
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I tested the FWHM of a BNC PB-5 pulser signal as a function of shaping time using the first produced ISOL FEE64 card in Daresbury Labs.
Find attached four representative spectra per ASIC taken with 8, 5 and 0.5 us shaping time values. Run times are different.
Also find attached a plot of the FWHM as a function of the shaping time for the first channel in each ASIC. There appears to be a maximum of the FWHM at around 4 us. This may indicate the main source of noise is external, and at ~4 us the band pass lets most of the noise in.
Unlike the FEE cards employed in RIKEN, this card is grounded to the metal base plate through the screws. In order to investigate the effect of this ground on the noise level of the ADCs in the card, the card was disconnected from the metal plate base. An additional layer of insuating material was placed between the base and the FEE64 card. Nylon screws rather than metal screws were employed to affix the card to the base, and the same tests as before were repeated. See plot below. Overall, the same trend is recovered but suprisingly the FWHM is larger than before for ASICs #1,2 and #3. ASIC #4 has a lower FWHM than before. The reason for the change is not obvious, and may need further investigation.
Carlo
BNC PB-5 parameters
Delay 250 ns
Rate 100 Hz
Polarity POS
Pulse Top TAIL
Amplitude 0.5 V
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Mon May 5 13:59:32 2025, TD, CARME NFS
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-bash-3.2# nfsstat -v
Client packet stats:
packets udp tcp tcpconn
0 0 0 0
Client rpc stats:
calls retrans authrefrsh
18813 1 0
Client nfs v2:
null getattr setattr root lookup readlink
0 0% 4438 49% 84 0% 0 0% 1236 13% 61 0%
read wrcache write create remove rename
2681 29% 0 0% 251 2% 56 0% 68 0% 15 0%
link symlink mkdir rmdir readdir fsstat
5 0% 10 0% 5 0% 77 0% 64 0% 3 0%
Client nfs v3:
null getattr setattr lookup access readlink
0 0% 5356 54% 0 0% 491 5% 2066 21% 25 0%
read write create mkdir symlink mknod
346 3% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0%
remove rmdir rename link readdir readdirplus
0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 1471 15%
fsstat fsinfo pathconf commit
0 0% 2 0% 0 0% 0 0%
-bash-3.2# nfsstat -m
/ from /dev/root
Flags: rw,relatime,vers=2,rsize=4096,wsize=4096,namlen=255,hard,nolock,proto=udp,timeo=11,retrans=3,sec=sys,addr=192.168.11.99
/MIDAS from myserver:/MIDAS
Flags: rw,relatime,vers=3,rsize=1048576,wsize=1048576,namlen=255,hard,nolock,proto=tcp,timeo=600,retrans=2,sec=sys,addr=192.168.11.99
-bash-3.2# cat /etc/mtab
/dev/root / auto rw 0 0
none /proc proc rw 0 0
sysfs /sys sysfs rw 0 0
tmpfs /dev/shm tmpfs rw,size=64m 0 0
myserver:/MIDAS /MIDAS nfs rw,tcp,nolock,addr=192.168.11.99 0 0
-bash-3.2# cat /etc/fstab
/dev/root / auto defaults 0 0
none /proc proc defaults 0 0
sysfs /sys sysfs defaults 0 0
tmpfs /dev/shm tmpfs rw,size=64m 0 0
myserver:/MIDAS /MIDAS nfs tcp,nolock |
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Tue Dec 6 06:38:46 2016, TD, Updated Patrick, CAEN N1419 HV output common mode noise 9x
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There appears to be significant common mode noise on the output of the
CAEN N1419 4 Ch Reversible 500 V/200 ľA NIM HV Power Supply Module (USB)
- the specification quotes 'Max Ripple smaller than < 5mVpp'. We configure
the CAEN N1419 outputs as floating wrt NIM module/crate chassis.
For example, attachment 1, shows the output of module #2 (Addr 01) channel #3
(unused channel) set to 10V (leakage current 0.030uA) - core (Ch 1)/braid (Ch 2).
Tektronix 3034C channels 1 & 2 are both set ac/1M.
Attachment 2 shows math function Ch 1 - Ch 2 (50mV/division cf. 200mV/division
for Ch 1 and Ch 2)
Attachment 3 shows CAEN N1419 #2 settings
Attachment 4 per attachments 1 & 2 *except* the cables from channels 0 and 1
of CAEN N1419 #2 have been disconnected from the NIM module. The structure of
the common mode noise changes but its amplitude remains significant. This
presumably indicates that there are other sources of common mode noise in
addition to that observed at the output of the CAEN N1419 HV outputs.
Attachments 5 & 6 show the NIM crate front panel +6V output wrt ground
for the lower (NIM Bin type REPIC, BNC PB-4, Ortec 433, 2x MACB, 2x CAEN N1419,
1x CAEN 1419B) and upper (NIM Bin type OKEN, 9x MACB) AIDA NIM bins respectively.
All +/-24V, +/-12V and +/-6V front panel outputs show the same noise structure.
Attachment 7 shows equivalent of attachment 6 but using Tektronix DPO3054
which can display FFT.
Update -----------------------------------------
Tested the CAEN HV supply in T9 using the same method and observed similar results.
With help from Mos Kogimtzis a better method of measuring the HV noise was used.
The co-ax from the isolated output of the HV module was connected to one input of the 'scope. HV set to 1V.
Thus the screen of the HV signal is grounded at the 'scope amplifier input. This nearer to how the HV is used with a detector.
The single signal input channel was set to DC 1MR with an offset of 1V.
The 'scope can now display at 4mV/division.
The peak/peak was less than 5mV.See attachment 8 slide 1
There are features at both high and low frequency, attachments slides 2 and 3. NB 1mV/division.
If a differential measurement is required then a suitable cable with a shielded twisted pair is needed.
Update #2 -----------------------------------------
Moved the AIDA T9 HV supply to a CAEN NIM bin. Newly purchased this year.
This is the only module in the bin.
Used the simple method of noise measuring as before with the same cables and 'scope.
Attachment 9 shows there is a different type of noise. Not regular like attachment 8 but more random and larger.
The HV is set to 1V.
Further investigation will be carried out using AC coupling and HV set to 50V. |
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Wed Apr 5 06:10:55 2017, OH, BigRIPS particle ID
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Wed Apr 5 06:11:08 2017, OH, BigRIPS particle ID
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I've been going through collecting the BigRIPS root files with Phong and making sure they are on AIDAs1.
The files we have for NP1306 are not the standard format so to get particle ID you need to do this command taken
from the RIKEN elog.
Command to construct the PID in the merged files from preliminary data:
Example file a11111_b1181_e_1130_ion.root
tree->Draw("(F11ICADC[0]+F11ICADC[1]+F11ICADC[2]+F11ICADC[3]+F11ICADC[4]+F11ICADC[5])/6:F11Pla_TM-F3Pla_TM+F5X*0.0383261>>h(500,0,25,500,0,16000)","","colz");
Though these root files were not created by the BigRIPS team so can be cleaned up further but should be good
enough for initial analysis. |
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