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ATLAS Online Software Memos

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Demonstrator using ATLAS Online Software :

• Demonstrator in December 2001

Memo:

• How to write ConfDB files(in Japanese) Jan. 2003 New
• ATLAS Online SW FAQ(in Japanese) Nov. 2002
• User's Manual for ATLAS Online SW in SLT(in Japanese) Jul. 2002
• Acronyms and Abbreviations
• TGC Elec. Ref. PC@KEK
• About IPC(in Japanese)
• About Demonstrator in December(in Japanese)

Software Test:

• Online Software(release0.0.14) Installation
• Execution the test script "play_daq" with "be_test" partition
• Execution the test script "play_daq" with "train_01" partition

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References:

• LAr ROD Page (by Lorenzo Moneta)
• TileCal DAQ Page (by Beniamino Di Girolamo)
• ATLAS DAQ, TRIGGER and DCS
• ATLAS Online Software
• ATLAS DAQ Prototype -1 Technical Notes
• ATLAS
• ATLAS Japan

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Last Modified: Nov. 21, 2001 by K. Nakayoshi(kazuo.nakayoshi@kek.jp)

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Definitions and Acronyms in Online Software

• CHSM

CHSM is an object-oriented language system which implements Harel state charts as Concurrent, Hierarchiacal, finite-State Machines.
• Configuration Databases

The configuration databases store a large number of parameters describing DAQ system architecture, hardware and software components, running modes and the system running status.
• Data Collection(DC)
• Detector Control System(DCS)
• DCS-DAQ Communication(DDC)
• Event Filter(EF) System
• High Level Triggers(HLT)
• Integrated Graphical User Interface(IGUI)
• ILU
• Information Service(IS)
• Local DAQ(LDAQ)
• Message Reporting System(MRS)
• Objectivity/DB
• Object Kernel Support(OKS)
• Partition
• Physics & Event Selection Architecture(PESA)
• Process Manager(PMG)
• Read-Out Buffer(ROB)
• Read-Out Crate(ROC)
• Read-Out Driver(ROD)
• Read-Out Link(ROL)
• Read-Out Subsystem(ROS)
• Run Control
• Software Release Tools(SRT)
• Sub-Farm Crate(SFC)
• Trigger module(TRG)

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TGC Elec. Ref. PC@KEK

• Hardware
  • CPU: PentiumIII 1GHz
  • Mem: PC133 512MB
  • Disk: IDE 80GB x 2(RAID1)
• Software
  • RedHat6.1(E)
  • ATLAS Online Software 0.0.14

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Online Software installation

1. Get the latest version of Online Software(release 0.0.14)
• common files
• architecture dependent files
• patches
2. Run install.sh script

$ ./install.sh
• Input installation directory's path
• Input path to JDK1.3 binaries
• In CERN : /afs/cern.ch/sw/java/i386_redhat61/jdk/sun-1.3.0/bin
• Otherwise : your own installed directory
3. Patch the release 0.0.14

Execute the test script "play_daq" with the partition "be_test"

• Make sure bash is runnig.
• Go to your installed directory.


• Set up the necessary environment variables

$ . ./setup.sh
• Let's play

$ bash play_daq be_test no_obk

Execute the test script "play_daq" with the partition "train_01"

• Go to training directory.

$ cd (online software installed directory)/share/training
• Set up the necessary environment variables

$ . .training.sh
• make a Crate Controller
• $ cd (online software installed directory)/share/training/controller
• $ mv rc_crate_example_user.cxx rc_crate_example_user.cxx.org
• $ cp solution/rc_crate_example_user.cxx .
• $ mv rc_crate_example_user.h rc_crate_example_user.h.org
• $ cp solution/rc_crate_example_user.h .
• Modify the name for the display to your own int the XSETROOT_CMD macro difinition at the rc_crate_example_user.cxx
• $ make
• make a GUI Panel
• $ cd (online software installed directory)/share/training/panel
• $ mv RodPanel.java RodPanel.java.org
• $ cp solution/RodPanel.java .
• $ javac RodPanel.java
• $ javac TestPanel.java
• make a Diagnostics System
• $ cd (online software installed directory)/share/training/diagnostics
• $ mv test_vme_interface.cc test_vme_interface.cc.org
• $ cp solution/test_vme_interface.cc .
• $ make
• Modify the Database
• $ cd (online software installed directory)/share/training/databases
• Modify the "attr name" of "Workstation" obj class to your own hostname at train_01.hw.data.xml file
• Let's play

$ bash play_daq train_01 no_obk