Online Software Status

Cable Tests

Run Plans

Monitoring

Databases

ROD Crate DAQ (still!)

Test Rig (please!)

Murrough Landon

25 May 2006

Cable Tests & Run Plans

Cable Tests

Currently driving the run control by scripts

Works and quick to fiddle with, but not long term ideal

Various improvements in PPM FW&SW by Kambiz

Still problem with high rate of LAr triggers...

Run Plans

Idea from discussions with calorimeters

Database description of series of runs (could be standalone or jointly with calorimeters)

Florian has recently developed a new “run plan” library in C++ to replace scripts and give better link to DB

He has done this very quickly – but he does have a test rig at Heidelberg (those of us at CERN consider this cheating!)

Monitoring

PPM Monitoring

Nice work by Victor to add monitoring for cable tests

Again, tested at Heidelberg first

GNAM

Paolo is working on more general monitoring across the whole system (not just PPM or other module specific)

Databases

DB Workshop

Useful 1.5 days of discussions resulting in workplan

Various DB areas to be moved into “COOL” conditions database

Next steps

Calibration data: PPM and CPM+JEM+CMM separately

Aim for implementation in July

SW constraints mean CPM+JEM+CMM need to move together

Will not happen without testing => need test rig at CERN!

Trigger menu: use new ATLAS trigger DB by autumn

NB CTP integration pencilled in for September?

Work on connectivity

Links to TC databases (or not), new TDAQ development

Link new Run Plans (and run type description) to DB

ROD Crate DAQ

Still an ongoing saga...

Basically ready, but only partly tested

Some problems found in one day test at RAL in April

One problem demonstrated by remotely on HD test rig

Finishing the business needs full slice test rig at CERN!

Better support for our non-event calibrations added for us in next TDAQ release

NB we need to adapt to new state transition model

Test Rigs

For software development

Really need a full slice: one of each module ASAP!

Testing new DB code, ROD Crate DAQ, next TDAQ release

NB we will need to use next TDAQ release for joint runs with calorimeters

Testing ROD inputs for FW development

For SW development, prototype modules & crates OK

Though there are issues with compatibility?

For integration

Need final custom crate and preproduction modules

Not so urgent, but dont let things slip even more (see next slide)

Practicalities

Dont expect both soon, so all in USA15 for now (alas)

Timescale and Holidays

Scenario 1

Ask Stockholm to press ahead now with water cooled custom crate to be delivered to CERN before end of June

Dont wait for Bham test, fix any problems found there later

Risk: possibly a little money

Scenario 2

Wait a bit, then hit Swedish holidays (all July)

No response from ERNI in August (German holidays)

Build crate in September, have it at CERN in October

Risk: a huge delay

No CTP integration even on re-re-revised September timescale

Immediately throw out re-re-revised milestones shown last week

My personal conclusion

Phone Sam today!

Murrough Landon

2006-01-28T11:35:15