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xtal_response_fix.pdf This page describes the failure of the HE channels of a single GCFE.  There are 3072 GCFEs in CAL, two for each of the 1536 xtals.

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case == bad plus-face HEX8 && bad plus-face HEX1 && ! plus-face HE autoranging disabled
/* this is the case for the current failure and current configuration */
/* if one of the HEX ranges is best range, fix it */
/* if plus-face first range == (HEX8 || HEX1),
	calculate E using the opposite face and the externally provided longitudinal position
	clear the bad energy bit
	set the externally provided longitudinal position bit
	set the failure-mitigation energy bit
*/


case == bad plus-face HEX8 && bad plus-face HEX1 && plus-face HE autoranging disabled
/* this is the case for the current failure, but it requires a configuration we have not used */
/* if LEX1 is best range and saturated, fix it */
/* if plus-face first range == LEX1 && plus-face > 4050 (i.e. saturated),
	calculate E using the opposite face and the externally provided longitudinal position
	clear the bad energy bit
	set the externally provided longitudinal position bit
	set the failure-mitigation energy bit
*/


case == bad plus-face LEX8 && bad plus-face LEX1 && bad plus-face HEX8 && bad plus-face HEX1
/* this is the case we may get to soon if this GCFE continues to degrade and the LE ranges fail */
/* in all cases,
	calculate E using the opposite face and the externally provided longitudinal position
	clear the bad energy bit
	set the externally provided longitudinal position bit
	set the failure-mitigation energy bit
*/

Fix for Failed Electronics on Cal Crystal

Slides  for fixing Cal Response for T4L2C4