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Precision
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Tower
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5810
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Dell
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OptiPlex
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3060,
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being
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used
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for
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the
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PLC
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system)
Turn-Off/On Procedure
Turning Off
- Stop and close the following VIs.
- LCW Monitor
- Cryo Control Panel
- BOS+EOS Handler
- Shut down the OS.
Turning On
- Make sure that the network disk (/data2) is online. Ask the NM4 network manager if you are not sure.
- Boot up the OS.
- Login as "e1039daq". Only the UVA members know the password.
- Open "SX Virtual Link" in the taskbar. It connects to all remote USB devices automatically.
- Open "Start Menu" → "Measurement Computing" → "Instacal" and immediately close it. This step might not be necessary.
- Start the following VIs.
- BOS+EOS Handler
- Cryo Control Panel
- LCW Monitor
Trouble Shooting
- VI shows an error about "/data2".
- "/data2" does not get mounted if it is not online when booting up the OS. There is a way of mounting it manually. But for now please reboot the OS.
- VI shows an error about COM/Ethernet/USB communication with a device.
- Make sure that the device is ON.
- Open and close "Instacal" if the device is MCC E-TC.
- Restart the VI. It is because some devices are recognized by LabVIEW only when LabVIEW starts.
BOS+EOS Handler
A program to detect the BOS & EOS signals to update the BOS, EOS & SPILLCOUNTER variables on EPICS.
The following VI file should be kept running; "D:\e1039\labview_work\TestIR\bos_eos_mostreal_atBOS.vi".
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It
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to
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The
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turn-off/on
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procedures
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below
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are
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temporary
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as
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the
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configuration
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is
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being
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changed.
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The
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procedure
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is
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described
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by
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Misha
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in
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also.
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We
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had
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better
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merge
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the
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documentation
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when
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appropriate.
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Turning Off
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- Write down the last spill ID, which is shown in the VI front panelClick the "STOP" button. It might show an error, but it is fine for now.
- Close the VI file, by clicking the right-top Close button of the window. Do not save any change, if asked.
- Shut down the computer.
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Turning On
- Make sure that the NIM bin with the gate generator for BOS/EOS is on. It is in the bottom of the right most rack.
- Boot the computer and login as "e1039daq".
- Open the power shell and execute "camonitor BOS EOS SPILLCOUNTER", in order to check if you can establish connection to the EPICS server.
- Start the VI file, by double-clicking the file icon in the file browser.
- Turn on the network disks manually. It is on the right side of the front panel.
- Replace the initial spill ID shown in the VI front panel with "last spill ID + 1" that you wrote down in the turn-off procedure.
- Double-click "bos_eos_mostreal_atBOS_sid_saved.vi" (which is a shortcut) on the desktop.
- Click the VI "Start" icon.
- Right-click "monitor_spill.ps1" on the desktop and click "Run with PowerShell". It pops up a small text terminal.
- Wait for one minute at max to confirm that the text terminal shows new records of BOS, EOS and SPILLCOUNTERStart VI, by clicking the arrow icon in the VI front panel.
Communication with Slow Control Devices
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