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det_dark_proc -k "{'exp':'rixc00121','run':140,'dir':'/sdf/data/lcls/drpsrcf/ffb/rix/rixc00121/xtc','detectors':['archon']}" -d archon -o work -D

Health of Archon Controller

Dan writes to check health of controller:

daq-rix-ccd-01:~$ ping 10.0.0.2
PING 10.0.0.2 (10.0.0.2) 56(84) bytes of data.

or

telnet 10.0.0.2 4242

Some archon tools you can run if the telnet above succeeds:

source /cds/group/pcds/package/external/archon/setup_env.sh
/cds/group/pcds/package/external/archon/gui/release/archongui

Bank Structure

There are 16 banks of 300 pixels (4800/16=300).  The last 36 pixels of each of these banks are test pixels which can be used for common mode.

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