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Sample output from running the above can be found here.

To write your own monitoring software, all you have to do is subclass the XtcMonitorClient class and override the XtcMonitorClient::processDgram() method to supply your own client side processing of the DataGram events in the XTC stream or file supplied by the file server. Below is the example implemented by XtcMonClientExample.cc.

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The "myana" analysis programs (more info) have a command-line paramater "-L" which directs them to read files still open for writing. This changes the behavior to wait for more data when end-of-file is reached until the end-of-run marker is encountered.

XTC playback (a.k.a Offline AMI)

There is a DAQ Offline Monitoring program that operates just like the Online Monitoring program except that it includes an additional section at the top of the user interface that allows one to select offline runs stored in directories. To use it, log onto a machine that has access to the xtc directories you would like to use as input data. Then, run:

/reg/g/pcds/dist/pds/ami-x.x.x-px.x.xcurrent/build/ami/bin/x86_64-linuxrhel7-opt/offline_ami

where ami-x.x.x-px.x.x current should be the most version in the pds directory (ami-8.2.8-p8.2.4 as of this writing). 

Click the Select button and the program will bring up a "Select Directory" dialog. Use that to navigate to the directory containing the xtc files you are interested in. For example:

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There are some options that can be specified on the command line. These are listed when the --h option is given:

$ ami/bin/x86_64-linuxrhel7-opt/offline_ami -h

Usage: ami/bin/x86_64-linuxrhel7-opt/offline_ami

         [-p <xtc path>]

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