Fed Software Status

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Fed Software Status

• J. Fulcher
• Imperial College

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Status

• Efforts of the last month have mainly been put
  into preparation of the software release to go to
  Pisa
• Continuation of FED testing will accelerate now
  Matt has arrived in CERN

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FED Software Enhancements

• Makefile update for easy project building and
  release
• FED Shared Libraries created with minimal
  dependencies available for integration into other
  software projects.
• Version 1 Fed Standalone debug software suite
• Assert and Exception handling upgrade for DAQ use
• XDAQ FED Supervisor upgraded to XDAQ version 2
• Installation script to set up software to use the
  FED
• XML description integration commenced, waiting
  for upgrade to HAL version with xerces 2

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Makefile

• Now includes rules to create distribution tgz
  file and uploads to website.
• Changed to divide the fed software into three
  main shared object libraries
• Includes scrips for creating required header file
  for shared libraries
• Creates releases for both lib and header only,
  and full source distributions

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Shared Object Libraries

• libFed9UUtils.so
• Contains all utilities not requiring a FED or the
  HAL
• Can be used for apps working with fed
  description, fed events (perhapse data analysis
  apps)
• libFed9ULib.so
• Contains all classes relating to the FED
  interface
• Can be used for all other interactions with the
  FED
• Requires libFed9UUtils.so
• libFed9USupervisor.so
• Contains everything required to run the FED under
  XDAQ
• Requires both libFed9ULib.so and libFed9UUtils.so

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Installation

• Three versions of installation script
• Developers version - complete current version
• Full release - all source code required for users
• Lib release - only libs and headers
• All scripts set up Fed_Profile which is included
  in .bashrc file to set up the environment for
  software

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Release Debug

• Complete set of options to talk directly with FED
• Ability to save current status of FED to .fed
  file (later to .xml file)
• Diagnostic sequence for trouble shooting (under
  development)
• First version should be complete for shipping to
  Pisa

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Second FED arrived at CERN

• Connected to crate
• Had to make slight adjustment to initialization
  to account for new reset inclusion after clock
  setup
• Debug code operated and data read out in scope
  mode with intermittent random errors
• Would not boot sometimes.
• Problem solved by removing throttle connection?
• Booted with no problem
• No errors detected on readout
• Has the pinout changed?
• Full tests with DAQ continuing now

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FED to Pisa for module tests

• Before going, FED will be connected to multiple
  modules at CERN to test for any unforeseen
  problems reading out multiple front ends.
• 005 will go to Pisa the week after Tracker week.
• Once there it will be a good opportunity to test
  the simplicity of installation and operation of
  the software.

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Continuing Acceptance Tests

• FED has been operatied at a number of frequencies
  and will be operated up to expected trigger rate
  of cms 100kHz
• All modes to be thoroughly tested
• All front end modules will be connected and FED
  readout of large events tested.
• Characterization of optical links and linearity
• Complete set of tests to be carried out as much
  as possible in parallel with IC using FedTester

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Future Work

• FED Software website
• Installation scripts and instructions
• Software user manual
• Known issues and updates
• User feedback forum
• Link to Fed pages at RAL
• Database and XML integration
• Moving further into online software
• Timing and synchronization