NOvA » NOvA Test Beam

h1. Front-end information

h2. V1742 channel mapping

Channels 8-11: US-ToF

Channels 12-15: DS-ToF-PMT

Channels 16-19: DS-ToF-SiPM

Channel 20: Cherenkov PMT

h2. VME crate

As user novadaq, the directory

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/home/nfs/novadaq/

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on novabeamlinedaq00 contains some useful utilities to communicate with the hardware.  All CAEN provided software.

Run CAEN upgrader GUI:

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./CAENUpgrader-1.6.3/CAENUpgraderGUI/CAENUpgraderGUI

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Run CAEN V1742 digitizer (outside of DAQ):

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wavedump-3.8.2/bin/wavedump /etc/wavedump/WaveDumpConfig_X742.txt

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Run CAEN VME module:

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./CAENVMELib-2.50/sample/CAENVMEDemo V2718 <base address, in hex (beginning 0x)> <link>

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With this utilities, one can set the base address (option 2), set a register (option 1) and read etc.

CAEN base addresses:

Board     Address

1742       3211

2495      3210

1495       0100

h2. V1742 Digitizer

h3. Post-Trigger

The V1742 has a register named @POST_TRIGGER@. This value is a percentage of the readout that is to be after the trigger. There is an implicit latency of around 40 ns, so in reality, the Post-Trigger percentage sets the percentage of the readout that will be *after* 40 ns past the trigger.

For an unknown reason, only certain values of @POST_TRIGGER@ are accepted and must be found by trial and error.

h3. Known working values

* 0

* 20

* 45

h2. MWPC Controller(s)

Beamline:

* Hardware address: 00.80.55.00.00.68

* IP address: 131.225.176.70

* Name: ftbfwc03

* CD system reference number: S22041

* CD equipment ID number: 557912

Target:

* Hardware address: 00.80.55.EE.00.08

* IP address: 131.225.176.164

* Name: ftbfwc07

* CD system reference number: S22056

Log in (e.g.):

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telnet ftbfwc03 <port>

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Ports (according to "here":https://cdcvs.fnal.gov/redmine/projects/ftbfwirechamberdaq/wiki/Wire_Chamber_DAQ_Developer)

* 5000 - daq apps

* 5001 - emergency access

* 5002 - telnet sessions

[[MWPC Configuration and Registers]]