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ID Date Author Type Categorydown Subject Text Attachments
  48   28 Oct 2019 06:28 Simone StrackaProblemSoftwareNeed python3 package tkinter on DAQ pcWe need python3 package tkinter installed
on ds-proto-daq in order to run the steering
module GUI. 
  
  49   28 Oct 2019 08:33 Ben SmithProblem FixedSoftwareNeed python3 package tkinter on DAQ pcI have installed the python3-tkinter package
from yum. I checked that "import tkinter"
works from a python3 prompt.
  
  50   28 Oct 2019 14:10 Ben SmithProblem FixedSoftwareConverters installed in VME crate> V1725 board #0 logic level is set to TTL
(boards #1, #2, #3 to NIM) 
  
  51   28 Oct 2019 14:56 Simone StrackaProblemSoftwareIssues with network configuration for steering moduleWe have tried to connect the steering module
to the DAQ pc via Luigi's USB-Ethernet
adapter. 
  
  53   01 Nov 2019 06:07 Ben SmithProblem FixedSoftwareRestoration of network settingsFor a few days we were unable to access ds-proto-daq
remotely. We were also unable to reach the
outside world from ds-proto-daq.
  
  54   01 Nov 2019 06:15 Ben SmithProblem FixedSoftwareRestoration of elogAfter booting, the elog was only showing logs
from before July, and was missing the "For
Shifters" category. It appears we were loading
  
  66   04 Nov 2019 07:57 Ben SmithConfigurationSoftwarePackage installationsThis morning I installed the xrootd-client
and python3-devel packages from yum. For
the latter to work, I needed to do a yum
  
  68   04 Nov 2019 08:03 Ben SmithRoutineSoftwareNew script for setting self-trigger thresholdsI have created a new script that simplifies
the adjustment of self-trigger thresholds
(e.g. to change between "noise" runs with
  
  74   05 Nov 2019 05:43 Ben SmithRoutineSoftwareNew script to equalize baselinesI've written a new script that will set all
the V1725 baselines to the same level, by
adjusting the DAC values. All the baselines
  
  95   08 Nov 2019 02:21 Ben SmithProblem FixedSoftwareIncreased max waveform length that we can takeI've increased various thresholds so that
we can now take 3000us (3ms) waveforms.
  
  96   08 Nov 2019 02:31 Ben SmithRoutineSoftwareNew "run type" selection pageI made a new page that makes it easier to
switch between laser/noise/physics runs.
  
  126   13 Nov 2019 08:15 Ben SmithRoutineSoftwareDon't worry about "Param Not Found Type" error messagesWhen we start the HV program (CAEN_SY4527),
it spews error messages of the form:
"16:58:30.035 2019/11/13 [CAEN_SY4527,ERROR]
  
  149   16 Mar 2020 14:21 Ben SmithConfigurationSoftwareNew CAEN HV frontendA few months ago I created a new midas frontend
for CAEN HV crates. It behaves more like
what users expect - changes made through
  
  147   19 Nov 2019 04:07 Julie / PascalRoutineOtherIV curve at the end of data taking IV of 25 SiPM put in ivdata_191119 directory   
  150   08 Sep 2020 12:46 Ben SmithConfigurationOtherNew backup ELOG locationI have added a backup of the CERN proto-0
ELOG at TRIUMF, in case ds-proto-daq is unavailable
in future.
  
  67   04 Nov 2019 08:00 Ben SmithConfigurationMIDASChange of location of history files/home was getting very full on ds-proto-daq,
so I moved the history files onto the /data
disk. There is now a symlink from ~/online/history
  
  97   08 Nov 2019 02:48 Ben SmithConfigurationMIDASEnabled dotfile naming in LoggerI have changed `/Logger/Channels/0/Settings/Filename`
to start with a dot, so files will be hidden
until they are complete. 
  
  105   09 Nov 2019 07:29 Marco RescignoProblem FixedMIDASthis morning problemfrontend process still alive but slow,
causing lot of rejected triggers.

stopped and restarted the feov1725
  
  112   10 Nov 2019 12:15 E. SanchezProblemMIDASProblem DAQError during data taking  1573416708
21:11:48.151 2019/11/10 [feov1725MTI00,INFO]
V1725 PLL loss lock Board:0 (vmeAcq=0x0)
  
  113   11 Nov 2019 00:37 Yi WangProblemMIDAScannot connect to rootanaThe connection to rootana is lost.

No data taking can be started.
  
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