CODA

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Starting Parity DAQ CODA

Figure 1 - Main CODA window when first started.
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  • Log in as apar@adaq1
  • On the terminal type startcoda: 4 xterms will appear as well as the main CODA window (see Figure 1). CODA will automatically load the last configuration used. If you are ok with this then just go to Platform->Connect
  • To change the configuration, choose Configuration->Cool
    • Select the desired configuration from the dropdown list. It will automatically connect the selected configuration.
  • Description of the icons in the gui (any of the Figures)
    • Configure (the work tool icon at the top of the window; first at the left)
    • Download (second icon from the top left)
    • Prestart (third icon from the top left)
      • In the previous steps, warnings about waiting for a roc can be ignored if it does not take too long to respond (~10s). Do watch for Error messages. Those cannot be ignored!
  • Start (4th icon from the top left)
  • End (5th icon from the top left)

Instructions for shift checklist

  • Latest run type (Test, Physics,..)
  • Is the auto replay script running (ask the analysis expert)?
  • Is the PREX run list (in a white binder) completed? (are we going to do this?)
  • Please attach the left/right HV and Scalers Screenshots to the shift report
  • Time of beginning of latest run (RHRS)
  • Latest run number
  • Dead time (%)