Software Status

Murrough Landon - 17 October 2002
http://www.hep.ph.qmul.ac.uk/landon/talks

Overview

• Overall status
• Package Details
• Schedule and next steps

Whats done and whats missing

Activity	ROD	CP	JEP	PP	Slice
Configuration	90%	80%	70%	50%	60%
Test vector gen	90%	70%	50%	30%	40%
Simulation	90%	70%	40%	20%	50%
Load hardware	90%	70%	30%	0%	40%
Run control	90%	80%	70%	50%	50%
Read out data	90%	50%	50%	50%	50%
Display results	90%	80%	70%	50%	50%
Diagnose	90%	80%	50%	40%	50%
Monitor h/w	20%	20%	10%	10%	10%
Calibration	20%	20%	10%	10%	10%
Event dump/disp	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%

Packages (1)

HDMC: done recently

• New parts (TTCrx, flash RAM). Bug fixes (remove_part)

HDMC: to be done

• Integrate in CMT environment
• Move to pure STL (no Qt dependence for hardware parts)?

Module Services: done recently

• Smooth operation under run control. DSS, CPROD, CPM improvements

Module Services: to be done

• CMM module services to be completed
• CPM module services to use the database
• Documentation is still required

Packages (2)

Databases: done recently

• Add test descriptor (``Bill file'')
• More settings can be overridden interactively
• Utility to create (empty) calibration databases

Databases: to be done

• Support for JEM and PP system
• More work required for calibration datasets
• Use trigger menu configuration from CTP group
• Evolve with external changes (eg Conditions database)
• Documentation!

Packages (3)

Run Control and IGUI: done recently

• More robust interaction with HDMC and module services
• Better exception handling and error reporting
• Integration of DSS ``kicker'' for CPROD tests
• IGUI panel to display CPROD test status

Run Control and IGUI: to be done

• Sequencer program for multistep tests (or calibrations)
• Update/provide documentation
• Hardware monitoring status (simple display may already be supported by Dataflow panel?)

Packages (4)

Simulation: done recently

• L1A handling implemented. Integration with database completed

Simulation: to be done

• CMM, JEM, PPM simulation to be completed
• Also CPROD firmware variants

Test Vector Generation: done recently

• Comprehensive CPROD tests. Special test vectors for CPM tests

Test Vectors: to be done

• Test vectors for CMM and PPM
• Integrate JEM test vectors into the framework
• CP subsystem, other subsystems, slice test system (we need to specify in detail what we want to do)

Packages (5)

Calibration: to be done

• Calibration and setup procedures required (some database infrastructure exists)

Hardware monitoring: to be done

• Read hardware status (eg links) and report to IGUI (some IGUI infrastructure exists for this)

Readout (via ROS): to be done

• Install latest ROS software, read events via Online Monitoring framework

Event dump and display: to be done

• Customise event dump (when this is possible)
• Develop graphical event display?

DCS: to be done

• Hmmmm

Evolutionary Delivery

CP System (as at Stockholm)

• Complete integration of CPROD tests: module services, database, run control, test vectors interface.
• Be able to successfully run a single test via the run control. [July?].
  DONE August/September
• Add CMM and/or CPM with their test vector generators and simulation. Include L1A generation via a DSS. Still under development
• Be able to run a single test including simulation of the selected configuration. Event readout still via DSS? [August?].
• Integrate the ROS, implement event monitoring and comparison via the ROS. Not started
• Expand to whole CP system. [September?]. November?
• Implement sets of tests and test sequences.
• Develop timing calibration procedures (CPM and CMM inputs).
• Add hardware monitoring and reporting via the IGUI.

Near Future

CPROD Test Release

• Freeze (tag) working CPROD test software
• Build first release of the software
• Use this to test RODs and DSSes and get feedback
• Meanwhile development continues on including CPM and CMM etc