DAQ Software

How to login to DAQ server

• From an accelerator machine: ssh -X compton@itfcomtradaq0

Note: compton is the COMTRA DAQ account and uses ssh authorized_keys for login - no need to enter password

Helicity Generator Board GUI

Execute the following:

% go_helboard.sh

PMT HV GUI

Execute the following:

% go_hv.sh

Magnet Power Supply GUI

Execute the following:

% go_magnetps.sh

Note: The "~" next to the Current Readback will open up strip chart for the Magnet Current.

Right-click and "Detach" to put it in it's own window.

CODA

To start CODA

Execute the following:

% startCoda

Select a configuration

From Run Control panel, select in the following order (Note: if any of the selection is already completed, move to the next step):

1. Configurations => CODA Config => COMTRA_Sample
2. Configure
3. Download
4. Prestart (or Start. Note that Start combines both Prestart and Go)
5. Go

To stop a run

1. End

To start a new run, select

1. Prestart (or Start. Note that Start combines both Prestart and Go)
2. Go
3. End

Apply a config file change or select a new configuration

1. Reset
2. Repeat steps from To start CODA

CODA Script

/usr/local/coda/run_scripts/EpicsStart

How to analyze a run

The current COMTRA DAQ decoder is found in

compton@itfcomtradaq0:~/analysis/decoder

This is a similar decoder setup as what is found on itfmdaq0. UITF Mott Analysis