Peripheral Crate Electronics

Low Voltage System Test

using XDAQ

in the

Cavern at UXC55

Log the final results of testing to the CMS ELOG as well. Go to URL:

https://cmsdaq.cern.ch/elog/CSC/

pick ‘+Subsystems’

pick ‘CSC’

then log in and click on ‘New’ to make an entry. Under TYPE choose ‘Electronics’ and start the SUBJECT line with ‘B904 Testing …’

Set up for tests

log on computer WITH network, if not already on net

login: slice passwd: $slice$

start the server

From terminal...

- > cd

- > ./start_server

start looking at the logger

From terminal...

- > cd

- > ./message_window.sh

open xml file to record the results of the tests

From terminal...

- > ls /home/slice/test/vme+$STATION_$SECTOR/crate+$STATION_$SECTOR.xml

... it should exist...

- > emacs /home/slice/test/vme+$STATION_$SECTOR/crate+$STATION_$SECTOR.xml

open up browser -> click on the Firefox button on screen.

The homepage is the hyperDAQ interface.

-> Left-Click "EmuPeripheralCrate"

Set up the configuration file to point to the xml file

-> Left-Click "Define Configuration"

-> In text below "Upload Configuration", type:

/home/slice/test/vme+$STATION_$SECTOR/crate+$STATION_$SECTOR.xml

-> hit Enter

-> Left-Click "Set configuration file Local"

open the MAIN TEST PAGE

-> Right-click "Crate configuration" ("Open Link in new window")

check the status of communication to the target PCrate

-> Right-click on "TMB Status" ("Open Link in new window")

... "TMB info" should be all green or black

Apply LV to Peripheral Crate

Turn off crate from PCMB

Turn crate on from Maraton

Turn crate on from PCMB

Run Tests 1

check the status for each TMB, DMB, MPC, CCB:

-> Right-click on "TMB Status" ("Open Link in new window")

... "TMB info" should be all green or black

-> Right-click on "DMB Status" ("Open Link in new window")

... "DMB IDs" should be all green or black

-> Right-click on "MPC Status" ("Open Link in new window")

... Firmware date should be 20.10.2005

-> kill "MPC status" window

-> Right-click on "CCB Status" ("Open Link in new window")

... Firmware date should be 17.01.2005

-> kill "CCB status" window

Apply LV to Chambers

Turn OFF chambers from DMB;s

Turn chambers on from Maraton

Run Tests 2

Turn on one chamber at a time and check the status for each TMB, ALCT, DMB, CFEB, MPC, CCB:

-> Right-click on "TMB Status" ("Open Link in new window")

... "TMB info" should be all green or black

-> Left-click on "ALCT status"

... Firmware date should be 13.01.2006

-> kill "ALCT status" window

-> Right-click on "DMB Status" ("Open Link in new window")

... "DMB IDs" should be all green or black

-> Left-click on "CFEB status"

... should be all green or black

-> kill "CFEB status" window

-> Right-click on "MPC Status" ("Open Link in new window")

... Firmware date should be 20.10.2005

-> kill "MPC status" window

-> Right-click on "CCB Status" ("Open Link in new window")

... Firmware date should be 17.01.2005

-> kill "CCB status" window

Procedures-LVXdaqTest.htm 27-Sept-2007 Fred Borcherding