VLD EPICS development » History » Version 6
Bryan Moffit, 02/15/2023 01:17 AM
| 1 | 1 | Bryan Moffit | h1. VLD EPICS development |
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| 3 | h2. Run the IOC |
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| 5 | * log into hccoda@nps-vme4 from a terminal |
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| 6 | <pre> |
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| 7 | ssh hccoda@nps-vme4 |
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| 8 | </pre> |
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| 9 | * execute startup script (located in $HOME/bin) |
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| 10 | <pre> |
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| 11 | startIOC |
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| 12 | </pre> |
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| 14 | h2. Calibration test script |
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| 16 | 4 | Bryan Moffit | Enable / disable the random pulser to the connector and channels defined in the script. |
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| 18 | 1 | Bryan Moffit | * log into hccoda@cdaql3 from a terminal |
| 19 | <pre> |
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| 20 | ssh hccoda@cdaql3 |
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| 21 | </pre> |
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| 22 | * execute calibration test script |
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| 23 | <pre> |
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| 24 | cd $HOME/scripts/VLD |
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| 25 | ./vld_calibration_test [0,1] |
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| 26 | </pre> |
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| 27 | > * Usage |
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| 28 | <pre> |
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| 29 | vld_calibration_test.sh [0,1] |
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| 30 | 0: disable |
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| 31 | 1: enable |
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| 33 | </pre> |
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| 35 | > * Script variable description |
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| 36 | > > * *VLDSLOT* |
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| 37 | 4 | Bryan Moffit | > > > IOC Base name + VLD Slot number. This is defined by the IOC startup script. Currently vme4 for nps-vme4, and VLD17 for the VLD in that crate. |
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| 39 | > > * *PULSER_SETTING* |
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| 40 | > > > Enum for random pulser setting |
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| 41 | <pre> |
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| 42 | 0: 700kHz |
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| 43 | 1: 350kHz |
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| 44 | 2: 175kHz |
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| 45 | 3: 87.5kHz |
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| 46 | ... |
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| 47 | 7: 5.5kHz |
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| 48 | 4 | Bryan Moffit | ... |
| 49 | 15: 21 Hz |
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| 50 | 1 | Bryan Moffit | </pre> |
| 51 | 2 | Bryan Moffit | |
| 52 | > > * *TRIG_SOURCE* |
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| 53 | > > > Source to trigger pulser |
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| 54 | <pre> |
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| 55 | 0: always high (should be Periodic trigger), |
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| 56 | 1: random trigger only |
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| 57 | 2: FP_trigger |
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| 58 | </pre> |
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| 60 | > > * *C0_LOW_MASK*, *C0_HIGH_MASK*, *C1_LOW_MASK*, *C1_HIGH_MASK*, etc.. |
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| 61 | 3 | Bryan Moffit | > > > Connector channel enable bitmasks. E.g. to enable connection 0's channel 0 and 1, |
| 62 | 2 | Bryan Moffit | <pre> |
| 63 | 1 | Bryan Moffit | C0_LOW_MASK=0x3 |
| 64 | 4 | Bryan Moffit | </pre> |
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| 66 | h2. Square wave pulse script |
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| 68 | Set the pulse waveform to a square wave with specified width and amplitude |
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| 70 | * log into hccoda@cdaql3 from a terminal |
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| 71 | <pre> |
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| 72 | ssh hccoda@cdaql3 |
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| 73 | </pre> |
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| 74 | * execute square wave pulse script |
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| 75 | <pre> |
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| 76 | cd $HOME/scripts/VLD |
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| 77 | ./vld_square_pulse.sh [width] [amplitude] |
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| 78 | </pre> |
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| 79 | > * Usage |
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| 80 | <pre> |
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| 81 | vld_square_pulse.sh [width] [amplitude] |
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| 82 | width: steps of 2ns [0, 1000] |
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| 83 | amplitude: DAC setpoint at each step [0, 63] |
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| 85 | 2 | Bryan Moffit | </pre> |
| 86 | 5 | Bryan Moffit | |
| 87 | h2. Periodic Pulser script |
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| 89 | Set the parameters for the periodic pulser. |
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| 91 | * log into hccoda@cdaql3 from a terminal |
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| 92 | <pre> |
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| 93 | ssh hccoda@cdaql3 |
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| 94 | </pre> |
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| 95 | 6 | Bryan Moffit | * execute periodic pulser script |
| 96 | 5 | Bryan Moffit | <pre> |
| 97 | cd $HOME/scripts/VLD |
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| 98 | 6 | Bryan Moffit | ./vld_periodic_pulser.sh |
| 99 | 5 | Bryan Moffit | </pre> |
| 100 | 1 | Bryan Moffit | > * Usage |
| 101 | <pre> |
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| 102 | 6 | Bryan Moffit | vld_periodic_pulser.sh [period] [period_range] [number] |
| 103 | [period] : Pulser period in units of period_range |
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| 104 | [period_range] : 0: 8 nanoseconds |
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| 105 | : 1: 8.2 microseconds |
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| 106 | [number] : Number of pulses. 65535 for unlimited |
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| 107 | 5 | Bryan Moffit | </pre> |