Editing a configuration
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Selecting detectors for readout
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Starting/stopping a run
If the DAQ system is not already running, then there should be a "Restart DAQ" icon on the operators console. Open that to start the DAQ system. When you do you will get a number of windows opening. First examine the control gui window shown below. Select the appropriate configuration. You should also decide if you want to record the run. It defaults to recording, but if you don't want to record, just click on it to turn it yellow.
Next you should click on the Partition Select button to choose what devices will be in the system during the run. You will get a window like the one shown below, just click on an item to toggle it's state as in or out of the partition during the run.
Once you have clicked "OK" above, you will get a target state offering to allow you to start the run. You can see this below. Just select "BEGIN RUNNING" to start the run.
You can stop the run from the control gui window by selecting one of the available target states. These are to disable, end running or shut down. If you need to reconfigure or are finished, then shut down. End running will end the run so that next time you will get a new run number. Disabling will allow you continue the same run latter.
Watching progress of a run
Once the run is going you can watch the progress of it on the control gui window. It will show you the statistics, like the duration of the run and the number of events including the damaged event count. The bottom pane gives the file status, recording or not. Notice that the file names are given even if not recording. Embedded in the file name, you will see the run number.
Other windows other windows will show you the status of the DAQ processes, or allow you to do online monitoring of each device.
Running scans
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Running the sequencer
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Recovering from errors: restarting the DAQ
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