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> (Updated to 10/01/2020) > > If recovering from a crash, turn off the VME crate and the workstation. > > 1. Turn ON the workstation, and wait for Linux to finish booting. > Check internet connection to laplan works. If it does not work, open Firefox and log in using UoE credentials. > > 2. Open a terminal and execute > ping -i 60 8.8.8.8 > to prevent the laplan connection from being disabled after a period of inactivity > > 3. Turn on VME crate. Check lights on CAEN modules are off > > 4. Start HTTPD service (green right arrow on top bar). Check it is able to find its configuration files, i.e. > > Custom startup from /MIDAS/config/TclHttpd/c082002.laplan.net.ed.ac.uk/startup.tcl > > works OK. > If connection to laplan has been lost, the machine name on the network will change and HTTPD will give an error. > To solve this, cd to /MIDAS/config/TclHttpdf and mv the directory called c0XXXXX.laplan.net.ed.ac.uk to > c0YYYYYY.laplan.net.ed.ac.uk where c0YYYYY is the current name of the workstation on the network > (The name of the workstation is written after npg@ in any terminal) > > Check HTTPD ends with > Completed custom startup from /MIDAS/TclHttpd/Html/CAEN/RunControl/stats.defn.tcl > > For more information on messages, see > http://npg.dl.ac.uk/MIDAS/MIDAS_Release/MIDASNewGen_CAEN_Installation_06Feb18.txt > > 5. Start EXEC service (blue right arrow on top bar, not the down arrow) > > Check it ends with > > CAEN Data Acquisition now all ready to start > SIGBUS, SIGSEGV and SIGPIPE traps setup > > For more information on messages, see > http://npg.dl.ac.uk/MIDAS/MIDAS_Release/MIDASNewGen_CAEN_Installation_06Feb18.txt > > 6. Open Firefox and browse to localhost:8015. The page should look like attach 1 > > 7. Press ISOL experiment control, -> Hardware control -> VME Module configuration -> Restore > The page should look like attach 2. If Restore does not work, insert values as per attach 2 > Press Activate configuration. You should receive a message saying Activation is successful, and the lights on > the CAEN modules should turn on. > > Any other message indicates a communication issue with the CAEN modules. Close Firefox, terminate EXEC and > HTTPD, turn off the VME crate and restart from step 3 > Failing that, turn off the workstation as well, and restart from step 1. > The CAEN communication tool in /MIDAS/CAEN/Test can help diagnose the problem. See > > http://npg.dl.ac.uk/MIDAS/MIDAS_Release/MIDASNewGen_CAEN_Installation_06Feb18.txt > > 8. Open VME Save/Restore > Select Data Base Key 1725PosSigWorking and press Restore Settings. You should get a message confirming the restore > was OK. > Dismiss this tab > > 9. Close the VME Module configuration tab and open Experiment control -> Save/Restore Options > Press Restore options. The configuration should look like attach 3 & 4 > Dismiss this tab > > 10. Select CAEN V1730PSD and press Restore Settings for all Modules. You should get a message confirming the > restore was OK. There are many settings here - some of the most important ones are shown in attach 6. > Select Module Register -> Acquisition Window and set it to 8192 > Press Save Settings, Restore settings. > > 11. Open Experiment Control -> Data Acquisition and Run Control > Press Reset. Wait for the operation to finish. > Press Setup. Wait for the operation to finish. > > HTTPD terminal should look like attach 5 > > Check events per buffer is > 1 AND V1730PSD buffer size used XXXX words out of max 18000, where XXXX < 18000. > Failing either, reduce Acquisition Window. > > 12. Tick Histogramming On in the Run Control tab. You can now press GO to start without saving to disk. > Check histograms are being generated is received in Histogram Browser and data is being received in Statistics. > Follow 13 on to save to disk. > > 13. Execute the Tape Server service (blue arrow pointing down in the top bar). > Checks typical output in http://npg.dl.ac.uk/MIDAS/MIDAS_Release/MIDASNewGen_CAEN_Installation_06Feb18.txt > > 14. Tick Data Transfer On and Data Storage Control Enabled in the Run Control tab. > > 15. Select Data Storage Control in the Run Control tab. Select a volume name. Data will be saved in > /TapeData/VolumeName > Do not use VolumeNames longer than 8 characters. > Press GO in Data Storage Control to open the file. Check the file has been created by ls -lh /TapeData/VolumeName > File size should be zero > > 16. Press GO in Run Control to start acquiring data. > Check the data is being written to disk by ls -lh /TapeData/VolumeName - the run should be increasing in size. > > 17. Stop the DAQ by pressing STOP in TapeService (aka Data Storage Control), and then pressing STOP in Run Control. > The run number should automatically increase in Run Control (File name R(N+1)). If it does not, increase it > manually in Data Storage Control. > MIDAS will not overwrite runs, and will warn if the run number already exists, but may append new data to an old > run if the run stop procedure is not performed properly. Encoding: HTML ELCode plain Suppress Email notification

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