Directory Structures¶

NOvA DAQ Software¶

The DAQ software is distributed with SRT (SoftRelTools).

• The main distribution in use is the Base Release, located in
  /nova/novadaq/releases/<release_name>

• The test release lives in
  /home/novadaq/testRelForOperations
  It currently serves two purpose:
1. DAQOperationsTools, which contains scripts and utilities used to control the active software environment, and drive the DAQ system
2. minor fixes and updates when running in a quasi-development mode.

UPS Products¶

External products are distributed with UPS (Universal Product Service). They live in
/nova/ups

Operations Scripts¶

/home/novadaq/DAQOperationsTools
Scripts in the package DAQOperationsTools define the DAQ software environment and control the running of applications. This includes the "novadaq_setup.sh" script, which is used by the shell function "setup_online". Most files in this directory are links:

• bin: link to the test release bin directory
• various scripts: links to DAQOperationsTools package in the test release

Configurations¶

XML files used/generated by NovaDAQConfiguration live in
/nova/configuration/NDOS

Log files¶

Log files produced by DAQ Applications live in
/daqlogs/NDOS/Partition<0-3>/

Data¶

• DCS mode data live in
  /data/NDOS
• Pedestal data (DSO mode) live in
  /data/PedestalData/PedScans