1. Overview We succeeded in using Slice Test DAQ code to take test beam data, combining chamber and trigger trackfinder data through an XDAQ Event Builder. We handled some big problems in 2003! – C++ VME interface and initialization – Chamber + trackfinder event building – XML configuration – Data unpacking and ROOT analysis For 2004, we need maintenance and extensions to all of the above, plus: – Run Control – Optimize performance – Conditions – Monitoring – Integration with HCAL?

2. Data Unpacking Successful, thanks to a bunch of people, notably Alex, and UCLA guys. It works by using bit shifts and masks to expand the binary fields into integers stored in memory. But using C bitfields might be better! – Much faster – Easier to maintain – Can easily pack as well as unpack – But probably less portable I put a version of DataFormat which uses bitfields into ORCA.

3. Ways to Unpack Data Class DDUHeader { int unpack_header(unsigned short * buf) { // L1 event number (24 bits) lvl1num = (buf[2]|(0x000000ff&buf[3])<<16); // bx number (12 bits) bxnum = (buf[1]&0x0000fff0)>>4; } int lvl1num,bxnum; }; Class MuEndDDUHeader { unsigned s_link_status : 4; unsigned format_version : 4; unsigned source_id : 12; unsigned bxnum : 12; unsigned lvl1num : 24; unsigned event_type : 4; /// should always be 5 unsigned bit64 : 4; …. }; Used by just casting the pointer to the data buffer, so faster.

4. Event Building Integration with Trackfinder at Test Beam was easy! – Ichiro’s “FED” class interface to the EVB was excellent. We need it again. But EVB couldn’t keep up with full data rate! – We couldn’t read in the chamber data fast enough – Was the problem DataFormat? EVB? – I’ll look at trying to find bottlenecks – Once we scaled back the trigger rate, everything was OK. Trackfinder and chamber data synchronized!

5. EVB + ORCA Filter Units Peter Kreuzer (UCLA) and the DAQ group would love to have an ORCA job running online, to simulate the Level 3 trigger. Peter & Rick added EMU TB code to ORCA release, and can reconstruct test beam data. Now Peter can start working on a standalone Builder Unit – Filter Unit link. Problems now: – XDAQ just starting to be ORCA-compatible – One there is an ORCA-capable EVB, we still need to adapt in Ichiro’s EVB interfaces. – ORCA output data artificial and don’t really reflect hardware There’s one readout for strip data objects (“digis”) and one for wire data. Completely unrealistic, and causes some complication with real data. Rick needs to fix this in ORCA (not urgent, but important)

6. Online Monitoring Hans Wenzel (FNAL) is adapting CDF’s system for our use Pushes histograms out to servers for users to connect to and access We just need to to add the hooks in the EVB –Before and after filtering Then Andrei & Victor can define the histograms.

7. HCAL? Wesley has brought up the idea of running a combined testbeam (when??). Therefore, at the risk of sounding unreasonably demanding, I think we should design our system with the requirement that HCAL and EMU be completely integrated.

8. HCAL Integration: my gut feelings Run control: theirs or RCMS EVB: ours Conditions: something common Output data: ours ORCA integration – I’ve taken up some responsibilities for ORCA Calo software, too, so I’ll see to this.

9. Appendix Alex Tumanov Rice University

10. Run Control (Work in Progress) Graphical User Interface Run Control –Java based tool –Used to control xdaq DAQ –Potentially limitless board diagnostic functionality (every register accessible) Would like to test with data taking during slicetest week at UF Ichiro’s working on updated version of GUI

11. Cosmic Test Jan 2004 THANKS !!! to UF people for accommodating us and preparing the setup (several weeks work) Would like to take cosmic data using new DAQ chain Possible steps to develop during this test: –Make sure that the DAQ is robust under different circumstances (recent updates to software, rates?) –Test Run Control GUI –Possibly test new configuration database (Valery Sytnik)

12. What we want to achieve Would like to leave a robust working version of PeripheralCrateController with run control GUI Get input/feedback on performance of the DAQ