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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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  0x5800

   

• 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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  100 V

   

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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 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

end2endBT.py

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.

 Insert the Run information

This is done by means of a GUI which is automatically prompted to the user when a test application is started from Run Control. The information

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which must be entered in manually includes:

• The particle type.
• The nominal momentum of the beam.
• The current of the bending magnet.
• The test category (it's there for historical reason, there's no choice other than BT).
• The test number (refer to the relative documentation for more information).

The GUI also show other pieces of information (XY table, trigger) automatically collected from other data sources. The shifter should make its best to make sure that information is correct, though oit cannot be manually changed from the GUI.This 

 Data taking: a step by step howto

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This assumes that the user launches Run Control through the Run Control shortcut on the Desktop of lat-btserver.

 Starting a NON synchronized (standalone CU)  Run

This assumes that the user launches Run Control through the Run Control No Synch shortcut on the Desktop of lat-btserver.

Here is the (time ordered!) sequence of operatios for starting a non sysnchronized run;

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