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Maintained by Georges Blanchot - Last updated: Monday, March 19, 2007

ADC INTEGRATOR CARD

Testbeam Software Tools

• Files are located at /home/tiledaq/adc on pcata007.cern.ch, with the following folders:
  • ./lib                  valid libraries.
  • ./rbqc               readout buffer test program.
  • ./adcqc             ADC cards qc program. 
  • ./find3in1          test program to find 3in1 cards
  • ./pedestals        test program to monitor pedestals and light leaks
  • ./gains               test program to monitor the integrators gains
  • ./control            this folder contains the programs to be linked in the Run Control.
• Programs repository and usage:
  • Find ADCs and 3in1 cards in the drawers:     find3in103.c  Usage:  ./find3in103 [Port]
  • Monitor pedestals for light leak checks:          ped03.c        Usage:  ./ped03 [Port] [Wait]
  • Test the ADC cards:                                      adcqc03.c    Usage:  ./adcqc03 [Port]
  • Test the readout buffer:                                  rbqc03.c       Usage: ./rbqc03 [A] [B]
  • ADC library:                                                 adclib03.c and adclib03.h
  • Readout buffer library:                                   rblib03.c and rblib03.h
  • TTCvi library:                                                ttcvi03.c and ttcvi03.h
  • 3in1 library:                                                   lib3in103.c
  • Configuration file example:                             adclist.txt

The above programs require the adclist.txt configuration file that contains the list of ADC serial numbers associated to a given base address.

          To compile the above programs, link all libraries together:

                cc mycode.c adclib03.c rblib03.c lib3in103.c ttcvi.c -o mycode

            or  call the link script from the target folder:    ./lnk mycode

If the find3in103 or ped03 programs fail to find the right number of 3in1 cards, the user should check that the TTCvi card isn't sending periodic commands to the drawer (e.g. just after a CIS run). The above programs do reset the TTCvi card at startup, however conflicts still can appear if both systems are run at the same time.

The rbqc03 program requires two ports to be bridged with a standard canbus cable. The program tests the functionality of the readout buffer by sending period messages from one port to the other.

The adcqc03 program requires a canbus connection to a canbus branch and a valid configuration file. It test the functionnality of all ADC cards connected to the CANbus branch.

The ped03 program requires the adcqc03 test to complete succesfully. It can then be used to look for light leaks before running the cesium source scan.