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*To directly read the scalers | *To directly read the scalers | ||
** login is as cdaq on cdaql1 | ** login is as cdaq on cdaql1 | ||
| − | * | + | *** execute: <tt>getscalers hcvme05</tt> for HMS |
| − | ** execute: | + | *** execute: <tt>getscalers hcvme08</tt> for SHMS |
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** There is an option to clear the scalers, put please do not do this in the middle of the run! | ** There is an option to clear the scalers, put please do not do this in the middle of the run! | ||
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=== Read scalers using xscaler GUI === | === Read scalers using xscaler GUI === | ||
| − | + | *Login as cdaq to cdaql1 | |
| − | + | **To see HMS scalers type: <tt>go_xscaler_hms</tt> | |
| − | + | **To see SHMS scalers type: <tt>go_xscaler_shms</tt> | |
| − | + | *The file scaler.map, located in <tt>~/SCALERS</tt>, is used to map the names to the scaler crate, slot and chan. | |
== Analysis Software == | == Analysis Software == | ||
Revision as of 20:37, 2 March 2017
Hardware Configuration
- HMS scalers are a VME crate. The cpu is hcvme05.
- SHMS scalers are a VME crate. The cpu is hcvme08.
Scaler Software
Scaler Server
- To directly read the scalers
- login is as cdaq on cdaql1
- execute: getscalers hcvme05 for HMS
- execute: getscalers hcvme08 for SHMS
- There is an option to clear the scalers, put please do not do this in the middle of the run!
- login is as cdaq on cdaql1
Read scalers using xscaler GUI
- Login as cdaq to cdaql1
- To see HMS scalers type: go_xscaler_hms
- To see SHMS scalers type: go_xscaler_shms
- The file scaler.map, located in ~/SCALERS, is used to map the names to the scaler crate, slot and chan.
