Jefferson Lab Hall C Logbook for October 11 - runstarts omitted

  • Main INDEX

    Monday

  • 237637 10/31/11 23:19  cdaq           Run Track auto Start: 

  • 237636 10/31/11 23:19  cdaq           End of Run Track auto End: 

  • 237635 10/31/11 23:17  cdaq           Run Track auto Start: 

  • 237628 10/31/11 18:35  beaufait       Target vacuum valve readout.

  • 237627 10/31/11 17:39  lassiter       Internet link lost to HMS PLC

  • 237626 10/31/11 17:03  lassiter       HMS Cryo valves configuration

  • 237625 10/31/11 15:55  rob            md preamps all okay in the DC limit

  • 237618 10/31/11 10:02  brads          Empty Argon replaced, gas system restored as of 9:30am

  • 237617 10/31/11 09:54  jhlee          update epics variables related with the injector

    • Sunday

  • 237579 10/30/11 11:14  dalton         Gas system interlock alarm

    • Saturday

  • 237566 10/29/11 17:18  Pitt           Hokie 4/5 - noise study - part 5

  • 237565 10/29/11 17:14  dalton         Screenshot of coda crash

  • 237564 10/29/11 16:43  Pitt           Hokie 4/5 - noise study - part 4

  • 237563 10/29/11 16:01  Pitt           Hokie 4/5 - noise study - part 3

  • 237558 10/29/11 15:24  Pitt           Hokie 4/5 - noise study - part 2

  • 237553 10/29/11 14:44  Pitt           Hokie 4/5 - noise study - part 1

  • 237549 10/29/11 14:26  jhlee          restore the CODA sessions on cdaql4/cdaql5

  • 237544 10/29/11 13:47  Pitt           Current lowest thresholds for Hokie 4 and 5

  • 237542 10/29/11 00:07  jhlee          We cannot restart the injector DAQ without interrupting the tracking Run

    • Friday

  • 237541 10/28/11 22:14  jhlee          debugging the CODA crash on cdaql5

  • 237539 10/28/11 18:59  Pitt           Region 2 HDC conditions for overnight run

  • 237538 10/28/11 18:58  Pitt           Region 2 thresholds for overnight

  • 237537 10/28/11 18:44  Pitt           Region 2 scintillator count rates

  • 237536 10/28/11 18:16  Arshak         Region 1. The LabView software has been updated.

  • 237535 10/28/11 18:09  Pitt           Hokie 1 - reconnect final four ribbon cables

  • 237534 10/28/11 17:47  Pitt           Hokie 1 - add two more ribbon cables

  • 237533 10/28/11 17:43  rob            scanner moved to super-downstream location

  • 237532 10/28/11 17:41  Pitt           Hokie 1 - add two more ribbon cables

  • 237531 10/28/11 17:13  Pitt           Hokie 1 - Four ribbon cables connected

  • 237530 10/28/11 17:10  Pitt           Hokie 1 - reconnect ground cable

  • 237513 10/28/11 16:33  Pitt           Hokie 1 - different Fast OR output

  • 237505 10/28/11 16:14  Pitt           Hokie 1 oscillations

  • 237500 10/28/11 15:54  Pitt           Region 2 Fast OR connections

  • 237482 10/28/11 14:49  Pitt           Hokie 2 oscillations during run 13189

  • 237480 10/28/11 14:39  pking          All of the "funny" runTypes are in the last rows of the table

  • 237479 10/28/11 14:18  pking          Found four more runtypes that are "funny"

  • 237463 10/28/11 11:45  pking/jhlee    Fixed the 'parity' runType in msql DB

  • 237461 10/28/11 10:42  Pitt           Lumi pedestals

  • 237460 10/28/11 10:12  jhlee          Start to check VQWK module and to prepare LUMI pedestal run

  • 237459 10/28/11 10:11  jhlee          Tracking DAQ was running fine

  • 237455 10/28/11 09:38  jhlee          CODA crashed due to ROC31 disconnected

    • Thursday

  • 237399 10/27/11 21:20  jhlee          CODA and AFECS Test

  • 237398 10/27/11 20:39  pking/jhlee    Cleaned up problems in the CODA msql database for qweak

  • 237376 10/27/11 16:21  gaskell        checked isolation of cavity monitors

  • 237375 10/27/11 16:20  beaufait       Qtor crash

  • 237373 10/27/11 16:01  beaufait       Qtor supply lcw leak alarm

  • 237369 10/27/11 15:59  beaufait       Large moeller quad

  • 237365 10/27/11 14:19  leacock        all dslumis electrically isolated from beampipe

  • 237360 10/27/11 11:49  saw            Qtor PLC reloading - interim instructions

    • Wednesday

  • 237359 10/26/11 18:32  jhlee          Yet another CODA test is done; CODA doesn't work

  • 237358 10/26/11 18:01  Arshak         Region 1 sliders and passive detector status.

  • 237354 10/26/11 17:23  jhlee          the master platform must be running on cdaql1

  • 237353 10/26/11 15:33  jhlee          DAQ usage for a CODA test remotely.

  • 237352 10/26/11 14:48  buddhini       List of VQWK modules with bad-channels that needs to be repaired.

  • 237351 10/26/11 13:15  jhlee          VQWK module test is done

    • Tuesday

  • 237292 10/25/11 18:21  Pitt           Region 2 status after drift chamber swap

  • 237291 10/25/11 17:55  Armstrong      VDCs off, plastic sheets can be removed

  • 237289 10/25/11 16:49  Armstrong      a couple of quick VDC plots

  • 237288 10/25/11 15:56  Armstrong      VDC test runs with 65/35 gas mixture

  • 237284 10/25/11 14:25  dalton         Analysis: last night coda crash screenshot

  • 237283 10/25/11 12:00  donjones       Compton: replaced battery in laser

  • 237282 10/25/11 11:39  saw            Target: iochc11 - Accidentally rebooted

  • 237281 10/25/11 11:15  wdconinc       Compton: Compton DAQ database access disabled

  • 237280 10/25/11 10:37  jhlee          reconfigure an old APC PDU for the region 1 slider

  • 237279 10/25/11 10:26  pking          Disabled some support scripts which access the DB servers

  • 237278 10/25/11 09:38  pking          Modified CODA scripts to NOT access the data_tracker DB for the next few days

    • Monday

  • 237268 10/24/11 16:40  jhlee          AFECS snapshot Oct 24 pm version is more robust than any others

  • 237255 10/24/11 11:50  jhlee          DAQ test is done, nothing is changed

  • 237245 10/24/11 09:49  jhlee          DAQ  usage  remotely now

  • 237232 10/24/11 09:05  jhlee          DAQ usage at the counting house

    • Sunday

    

    Saturday
    

  • 237159 10/22/11 02:19  jhlee          DAQ test is done

  • 237155 10/22/11 01:55  jhlee          DAQ usage for test remotely

    • 

    Friday
    

  • 237114 10/21/11 15:46  manos          Injector DAQ: looks good

  • 237107 10/21/11 13:32  pking          INJ DAQ should be ready for use

  • 237106 10/21/11 13:29  pking          Use "release components" before killing CODA when possible

  • 237101 10/21/11 13:09  pking          Removed dead screen sessions on cdaql5

  • 237100 10/21/11 11:55  jhlee          sometime one needs to clean screens..

  • 237099 10/21/11 11:06  jhlee          Information for today DAQ usage of the injector and tracking DAQs

  • 237082 10/21/11 10:41  cdaq           End of Run INJ auto End: 

    • 

    Thursday
    

  • 237036 10/20/11 17:03  jhlee          changed DAQ VQWK settings during VQWK tests.

  • 237035 10/20/11 17:01  jhlee          Only one DAQ is avaiable tonight

  • 237004 10/20/11 12:04  pking          Reverted EXPID changes on cdaql5

  • 237003 10/20/11 11:31  pking          We're trying to set cdaql5 with a different EXPID; INJ DAQ is down

    • 

    Wednesday
    

  • 236996 10/19/11 20:15  jhlee          we cannot run the parity and injector DAQ at the same time with the same EXPID

  • 236960 10/19/11 11:54  jhlee          When we want to run the tracking and injector DAQs at the same time 

  • 236826 10/19/11 02:30  pking          INJ DAQ is run semi-standalone tonight

  • 236818 10/19/11 02:16  pking          Crashed the tracking run due to problems getting INJ running

    • 

    Tuesday
    

  • 236808 10/18/11 17:20  jhlee          a summary of a not-so-short DAQ test

  • 236748 10/18/11 10:11  Pitt           Center in X of Halo Hole Target

  • 236732 10/18/11 09:36  jhlee          DAQ usage in the HallC counting house

  • 236726 10/18/11 07:39  Pitt           HDC conditions for run 13057

    • 

    Monday
    

  • 236666 10/17/11 17:23  narayan        Compton: ROC2 crashed 

  • 236652 10/17/11 14:16  gaskell/meek   Moller: target ladder re-installed

  • 236647 10/17/11 10:46  Pitt           Late entry: Hokie 5 Fast Or disabled

    • 

    Sunday
    

  • 236646 10/16/11 18:20  Pitt           HDC conditions during run 13056

  • 236644 10/16/11 18:17  Pitt           Changing Hokie HVs at the end of run 13055

    • 

    Saturday
    

  • 236600 10/15/11 22:11  narayan        Compton: real thr voltage: 4.2

  • 236528 10/15/11 15:10  jhlee          clean up start/end scripts 

  • 236527 10/15/11 14:50  Pitt           Conditions for run 13055

  • 236525 10/15/11 14:15  pking          Reset the main DAQ for R2 cosmic running.  Didn't start a run though.

  • 236524 10/15/11 14:13  pking          Finished VQWK tests for today.

  • 236520 10/15/11 12:18  Pitt           Turned off Region 2 voltages

  • 236512 10/15/11 10:53  pking          Stopped R2 cosmic run, starting DAQ tests for VQWKs

  • 236510 10/15/11 09:46  Pitt           DAQ use today; Saturday 10/15/2011

    • 

    Friday
    

  • 236501 10/14/11 18:27  Pitt           HDC conditions for overnight run

  • 236497 10/14/11 17:22  rob            done using parity DAQ from CH second floor

  • 236492 10/14/11 15:31  rob            using parity DAQ from counting house second floor

  • 236491 10/14/11 14:58  pking          Changed the default QwAnalysis version to be QwAnalysis/new on the cdaq accounts

  • 236490 10/14/11 11:58  leacock/duva   dslumi5 radiation damage

    • 

    Thursday
    

  • 236431 10/13/11 17:12  pking          Moved some ROOT files from ~/qweak/QwScratch/rootfiles to /net/cdaq/cdaql5data/qweak/rootfiles

  • 236430 10/13/11 17:08  brads          MVME single board computers 2306, 2401 x2 near printer were put in cabinet

  • 236421 10/13/11 10:18  saw            New Sun Workstation - cdaqs1

  • 236307 10/13/11 00:21  cdaq           End of Run : 

    • 

    Wednesday
    

  • 236288 10/12/11 20:01  pking          Done with DAQ tests for tonight

  • 236287 10/12/11 20:00  pking          INJ DAQ is available for INJ studies now

  • 236282 10/12/11 19:46  pking          Didn't finish the changes to coda scripts; we'll use the same versions we used this morning

  • 236262 10/12/11 18:03  rob            md ADCs are all sick

  • 236261 10/12/11 17:36  rob            battery signals from normal and modified preamps

  • 236241 10/12/11 15:57  rob            md-, md+ adcs re-seated

  • 236228 10/12/11 14:35  rob            problem stays with md+ adcs

  • 236222 10/12/11 14:17  rob            md adcs still screwed up

  • 236218 10/12/11 14:07  rob            power-cycled ROC2, nim crate

  • 236200 10/12/11 11:35  pking          DAQ on both cdaql4 and cdaql5 reserved for DAQ tests

  • 236070 10/12/11 00:05  pking          INJ DAQ is available for INJ studies now

    • 

    Tuesday
    

  • 236068 10/11/11 23:59  pking          Instructions for using INJ DAQ tonight

  • 236024 10/11/11 15:58  kenyon         Scattering chamber leak

  • 236015 10/11/11 09:16  Pitt           Region 2 HDC conditions after overnight run

  • 236014 10/11/11 09:04  Pitt           Done with DAQ

    • 

    Monday
    

  • 236012 10/10/11 18:46  Pitt           Conditions for Run 13019 - HDC Cosmic overnight run - 65% Ar - 35% ethane

  • 236008 10/10/11 18:32  Pitt           HDC conditions for overnight run

  • 236001 10/10/11 17:40  jhlee          This short test is done.

  • 235990 10/10/11 17:24  jhlee          DAQ usage for a short test

  • 235989 10/10/11 17:08  pking          The DAQs on cdaql4 and cdaql5 interfere with each other right now

  • 235984 10/10/11 14:36  pking          This log entry was actually for injector run 500001

  • 235983 10/10/11 14:35  pking          Reconfigured the INJ DAQ to run on cdaql5

  • 235979 10/10/11 09:34  jhlee          DAQ usages for test remotely

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    Sunday
    

    

    Saturday
    

    

    Friday
    

  • 235593 10/07/11 17:57  brads          Chamber gas mix changed to 65% argon, 35% ethane

  • 235587 10/07/11 17:26  Pitt           Status of Hokie 1

  • 235557 10/07/11 15:59  dalton         Using DAQ in source

  • 235555 10/07/11 15:11  Pitt           Strip chart records during Run 12807

  • 235551 10/07/11 14:51  Pitt           Striptool record for run 12806

  • 235545 10/07/11 14:38  Pitt           Fast OR Strip Chart record for run 12805

  • 235531 10/07/11 13:26  jhlee          DAQ tests are done

  • 235519 10/07/11 11:46  Pitt           HDC leakage currents and count rates for nominal conditions

  • 235517 10/07/11 11:29  jhlee          DAQ usage for a CODA automode test with 30 mins and the autohclog remotely

  • 235511 10/07/11 10:21  jhlee          DAQ usage for test

  • 235510 10/07/11 02:42  jhlee          Tests for an automode DAQ are done with the automatic hclog scripts

  • 235508 10/07/11 02:26  jhlee          a more robust way to collect many EPICS variables at the start and the end of a run

  • 235470 10/07/11 00:41  jhlee          DAQ usage for a CODA automode test with 5 min and the autohclog

    • 

    Thursday
    

  • 235401 10/06/11 11:23  jhlee          an auto HCLog test for DAQ

  • 235392 10/06/11 10:23  jhlee          DAQ test is done, now DAQ will be used by the injector study remotely

  • 235382 10/06/11 09:46  manos          DAQ usage

  • 235380 10/06/11 09:15  jhlee          DAQ will be down for a while

    • 

    Wednesday
    

  • 235356 10/05/11 17:48  jhlee          several tests for the automatic hclog for the end of a run 

  • 235354 10/05/11 17:36  smithg         Target: a couple more comments on the cooldown test

  • 235342 10/05/11 17:14  smithg         Target: test cooldown completed successfully

  • 235259 10/05/11 11:54  jhlee          DAQ is in use for the injector study remotely. 

  • 235255 10/05/11 11:14  rob            daq is in use from somewhere else

  • 235253 10/05/11 10:53  covrig, smit   Target: Plot of pump scan with tach readings

  • 235245 10/05/11 09:46  covrig, smit   Target: screen-shots from target test cooldown

  • 235239 10/05/11 09:22  narayan        Helicity Board: setting it to 960Hz

  • 235236 10/05/11 00:37  Adesh          Target: He cooldown test status: Owl shift

    • 

    Tuesday
    

  • 235234 10/04/11 18:09  smithg         Target: Can't get to A-can pump

  • 235233 10/04/11 16:47  jhlee          an automatic hclog for the beginning run

  • 235231 10/04/11 16:34  jhlee          This is a dummy enry, not a real run. 

  • 235222 10/04/11 15:57  smithg/adesh   Target: He cooldown test status

  • 235203 10/04/11 14:51  Pitt           Gas flowing for Hokie 1

  • 235190 10/04/11 13:23  jhlee          helicity setting is incorrect

  • 235189 10/04/11 13:09  rob            md ADCs not getting correct number of samples

  • 235186 10/04/11 12:11  rob            installed wideband preamp; md7 signals from batteries

  • 235185 10/04/11 11:22  Pitt           Turned lumi upstream HV off

  • 235184 10/04/11 11:14  Pitt           Pedestal - run 12658 - lumis

  • 235183 10/04/11 10:48  Pitt           Pedestals - run 12658 - main detectors

  • 235179 10/04/11 10:20  Pitt           Turned on preamp power for MDs

  • 235177 10/04/11 10:02  Pitt           Changed helicity board settings to normal parity mode

  • 235176 10/04/11 09:55  Pitt           Using DAQ in Hall C counting house

  • 235175 10/04/11 08:50  smithg         Started cooldown test again

    • 

    Monday
    

  • 235174 10/03/11 18:40  jhlee          DAQ test is done

  • 235171 10/03/11 17:36  smithg         backed out of cooldown test

  • 235166 10/03/11 16:55  jhlee          DAQ usage for test

  • 235165 10/03/11 11:12  smithg         Target: cooldown status: OK so far

  • 235164 10/03/11 10:06  smithg         ethane and hydrogen alarms

  • 235163 10/03/11 10:02  smithg         star trek doors don't move

  • 235162 10/03/11 09:34  smithg         Starting target cooldown test

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    Sunday
    

  • 235161 10/02/11 01:48  jhlee          DAQ test is done

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    Saturday
    

  • 235152 10/01/11 21:21  jhlee          DAQ usage for the injector and the parity DAQ test

  • 235151 10/01/11 11:08  jhlee          DAQ test is done