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Here is a short introduction on how to run launch and operate the Run Control for standard data taking. The following instructions assume that the e-logbook and the environmental monitoring are already running and - more important - the 28 V power supply which powers the CU is on.
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- CAL: this is done through the CAL tab in the Run Control main GUI. There's a button at the bottom of the tab for refreshing the BIAS DAC setting. The nominal value should be
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- TKR: this is done through the TKRtab in the Run Control main GUI. There's a button for refreshing the level of the TKR bias voltage. The nominal value shuold be around
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Again: under normal conditions the bias voltages to the detectors should be on all the times and the shifters should not have to turn it on/off manually.
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Select an application
The test application is choosen by pressing the Select Applicationbutton, which opens a file browser. Under normal circumstances the shifter should always select the application called
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which, by the way, is the only test application into the default directory of the file browser. After the Open button is pressed, the file browser is closed and Run Control is ready to start.
Start a run
The way a run is started, again, depends on wheter the CU is operated in syncro with the Ancillary Systems of by itself (see the Launch Run Control section).
Starting a synchronized Run
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This assumes that the user has launched Run Control through the Run Control shortcut on the Desktop of lat-btserver.
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Starting a NON synchronized (standalone CU) Run
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This assumes that the user has launched Run Control through the Run Control No Synch shortcut on the Desktop of lat-btserver.
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Here is the (time ordered) sequence of operatios for starting a non sysnchronized run
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- Make sure that you launched Run Control from the right (Run Control No Synch) shortcut. You can tell by the title