Data Acquisition System and Triggers

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Overview

(see Tritium DAQ page)

Trigger Checkout Plan (Experts Only)

In general, we need one hall access if everything works fine.

Step 1

1. Use remote scopes with inputs S0 (from FIFO), S2 (from FIFO), GC (from FIFO), S0&S2 (from Logic Unit) and S0||S2 (from Logic Unit)
2. Verify that the S0 and S2 signals are as they should be (see picture (needs to be added!!!))
3. Verify that the S0&&S2 signal is within the GC signal with the desired time distance (see picture (needs to be added!!!))
4. Verify that the S0||S2 signal is within the GC signal with the desired time distance. Take also into account the extra cable delay from the S0|S2 logic unit to the (S0||S2)&&GC logic unit (see picture (needs to be added!!!))
   • NOTE: The S0&&S2 and S0||S2 times could be also estimated from the S0 and S2 signals with the known delays from the trigger schematics if there is no remote scope available for the RHRS.
5. If necessary go to the hall and change individual trigger delays!

• In parallel: Check S0, S2 and GC timings with Tong's and Jason's scripts.

Step 2

1. Go to the hall and plug in the trigger signals and S2 on the 4-channel scopes.
2. Check the individual trigger delays with respect to each and other and S2 (leads the time for S0&S2 and S0&S2&GC). Keep in mind to take also into account different cable length of the triggers from the logic unit to the TS input.
3. If necessary go to the hall and modify the cables.

• In parallel: Check trigger time distributions with Shujie's script.

LHRS scopes

• A 4-chan scope and a 2-chan scope is installed. Both scopes are from Tektronix.
• The IP address of the 4-chan scope is 129.57.192.253.
• The IP address of the 2-chan scope is 129.57.164.37 or hascope1.
• Both scopes are accessible in observer mode if you type in the IP address in the browser.
• To access them in control mode, one has to open /escope/index.html in the adaq home folder with a browser.
• The following inputs are currently plugged into the 4-chan scope for trigger checkout step 1 (12/01/17):

Channel	Signal
1	S0
2	S2
3	GC
4	S0&S2

• The following inputs are currently plugged into the 2-chan scope for trigger checkout step 1 (12/01/17):

Channel	Signal
1	GC
2	(S0 OR S2)
ext	S0&S2&GC

• For the power remote control the 4-chan scope is plugged in hareboot2 channel 6 and the 2-chan scope is plugged in hareboot2 channel 8.

RHRS scopes

• A 4-chan scope with remote connection is installed. It is a MSO-X-3024A from Agilent.
• The IP address of the 4-chan scope is 129.57.164.227.
• To access the scope type in the IP address in a browser (It doesn't currently work from the adaq2 computer!). Click on "Browser Web Control" in the web page and choose "Table Remote Front Panel" afterwards.

Alternatively, you can use vncviewer via the command "vncviewer 129.57.164.227:0".

• The following inputs are currently plugged into the 4-chan scope for trigger checkout step 1 (12/01/17):

Channel	Signal
1	S0
2	S2
3	S0&S2
4	GC

• For the power remote control the 4-chan scope is plugged in hareboot32 channel 4