The first attempt to initialize DMADD at run start failed Will try again recommendations: stay calm in case no further mail is sent and contact TWR experts in the north No immediate action is needed, but Check /localhome/twrdaq/DMADD/error_log.txt on ic-twrdaq00 a check of the DMADD multiplicity displays in MAPO might also be useful your friendly DMADD init script. Then came: The intialization of the DMADD at run start has failed The run has been started recommendations: Login manually to twrdaq@ic-twrdaq00 and check /localhome/twrdaq/DMADD/error_log.txt In case a few channels have return value of 65 instead of 60 this is a know error Otherwise please contact TWR experts in the North A check of the DMADD multiplicity displays in MAPO might then be useful your friendly DMADD init script. error_log.txt: Thu Jan 10 00:20:42 2008 DISC Module DISC_108, channel 0: Threshold set to 60, but is 69 Thu Jan 10 00:20:42 2008 DISC Module DISC_108, channel 1: Threshold set to 60, but is 69 Thu Jan 10 00:20:42 2008 DISC Module DISC_108, channel 2: Threshold set to 60, but is 69 Thu Jan 10 00:20:42 2008 DISC Module DISC_108, channel 3: Threshold set to 60, but is 69 Thu Jan 10 00:20:42 2008 DISC Module DISC_108, channel 4: Threshold set to 60, but is 69 Thu Jan 10 00:20:42 2008 DISC Module DISC_108, channel 5: Threshold set to 120, but is 127 Thu Jan 10 00:20:42 2008 DISC Module DISC_108, channel 6: Threshold set to 120, but is 127 Thu Jan 10 00:20:42 2008 DISC Module DISC_108, channel 7: Threshold set to 60, but is 69 Thu Jan 10 00:20:42 2008 DISC Module DISC_108, channel 8: Threshold set to 60, but is 69 Thu Jan 10 00:20:42 2008 DISC Module DISC_108, channel 9: Threshold set to 120, but is 127 Thu Jan 10 00:20:42 2008 DISC Module DISC_108, channel 10: Threshold set to 120, but is 127 Thu Jan 10 00:20:42 2008 DISC Module DISC_108, channel 11: Threshold set to 60, but is 69 Thu Jan 10 00:20:42 2008 DISC Module DISC_108, channel 12: Threshold set to 120, but is 127 Thu Jan 10 00:20:42 2008 DISC Module DISC_108, channel 14: Threshold set to 120, but is 127 Emailed to the 2 andreas's. 02:35Z Got away from deployment as was a bit behind schedule. Stopped the current run to look at TWR. pdaq@sps-expcont[dash] 02:35:16 (130)$ anvil stop sam 'sam' Stopped TWR Crate 1 isn't flickering any lights 02:38Z Got the call to head back to drill camp, starting up standalone Not time to power cycle, doing a i3daqonly run.... pdaq@sps-expcont[dash] 02:36:33 (0)$ anvil ignore twr Sub-system 'twr' are now ignored by anvil. pdaq@sps-expcont[dash] 02:39:13 (0)$ anvil check Passed 'sn', in state 'Ignored' Passed 'twr', in state 'Ignored' Passed 'cluster', in state 'Ignored' Passed 'daq', in state 'Stopped' Passed 'spade', in state 'Ignored' Passed 'pnf', in state 'Started' pdaq@sps-expcont[dash] 02:39:20 (0)$ anvil control daq Sub-system 'daq' are now under control of anvil. pdaq@sps-expcont[dash] 02:39:36 (0)$ pdaq@sps-expcont[dash] 02:39:42 (0)$ pdaq@sps-expcont[dash] 02:40:38 (224)$ anvil start -j I3DAQOnly -p PhysicsFiltering -v -d sps-I3-only-lc2-nopedsub-promote-Unagi-to-HG-V023 -r PhysicsTrig -n 40000 -l 28800 sam 2008-01-10 02:40:45: Started 'sam' service with PID=18145 2008-01-10 02:40:45: Parameters for this run set: 2008-01-10 02:40:45: Run Mode: PhysicsTrig 2008-01-10 02:40:45: DAQ Label: sps-I3-only-lc2-nopedsub-promote-Unagi-to-HG-V023 2008-01-10 02:40:45: JeB Label: I3DAQOnly (2) 2008-01-10 02:40:45: PnF Label: PhysicsFiltering (1) 2008-01-10 02:40:45: Run Length: 28800 2008-01-10 02:40:45: Number of Runs: 40000 2008-01-10 02:40:45: Started 'run' service 2008-01-10 02:40:45: Parameters for this run: 2008-01-10 02:40:45: Run Number: 110063 2008-01-10 02:40:45: Run Mode: PhysicsTrig 2008-01-10 02:40:45: DAQ Label: sps-I3-only-lc2-nopedsub-promote-Unagi-to-HG-V023 2008-01-10 02:40:45: JeB Label: I3DAQOnly (2) 2008-01-10 02:40:45: PnF Label: PhysicsFiltering (1) 2008-01-10 02:40:45: Starting run 110063 2008-01-10 02:40:46: Starting 'daq' sub-system 2008-01-10 02:41:48: Started run 110063 08:10Z Started a standalone run on ic-twrdaq00 as I cannot make it out to MAPO to look at this tonight, too tired to go out to the dark sector for a third time between deployment and lack of sleep! 08:12Z Got mail from A.Gross: Hi Tex, was it that error message you got? Or also something else? If this is the only one, nothing changed (except that I fixed a typo in the DMADD control script so that it works again). In this case pleas switch back to integrated runs. DISC_108 seems to have a problem with a part of it's memory and is usually returning slightly off thresholds. I will change the text of the mail to make it more clear. The module will be replaced as soon as the repaired modules arrive at pole. Cheers, Andreas I emailed him back the thing about the crate 1 led's and asked if he still wanted me to go to combined....

Edgar Nielsen | 10 Jan 2008 02:15 GMT | Ice Cube/Runs | |

Jan 09, 2008

Tape change on ic-tape:/dev/nst2

Edgar Nielsen | 09 Jan 2008 18:48 GMT | SPADE | |

Removing the local pdaq group created temporarily

Edgar Nielsen | 09 Jan 2008 18:22 GMT | Ice Cube/DAQ | |

Jan 08, 2008

I replaced a DOR card on sps-ichub71 (card 6) two days ago because it had a problem getting the mainboard id for the dor-driver (it was wire pair 1 DOM B). i then figured out the calibration constants to use for the replacement.

Mark Krasberg | 08 Jan 2008 22:28 GMT | Ice Cube/Commissioning | |