FEBEX @ MiniBall Experiment Run Control

This is the main Experiment Run Control

The large icons indicate the valid actions available. There will be 1 or 2.

        RESET          Initial state; You must click on this if this is the only action available.
                       Also in any error state this is probably what you need to do. 
        SETUP          Click on this to setup the data acquisition program in a state where it can execute.
                       This will either be sucessful and GO will become available.
                       Or an error occurs in which case RESET will return. 
        GO             This will start data acquisition and RESET will also be available to abort. 
                       STOP will become available.
        STOP           This will stop data acquisition and GO will return. RESET will also be available. 
The 2 rows of pink buttons supply status information and possibly suggest your next action.

        Hisogramming On       If ticked then the data acquisition program will increment histograms based on the incoming data. 
                              If not ticked then it will not. 
                              
        Enable Parameter Restore during SETUP
                              If you are setting up the electronics and adjusting settings you may wish to disable this option
                              since if enabled SETUP will restore all settings to those value in the currently selected set.
                              
        Data Transfer On      Enables sending all valid data to the Data Storage Server
        
        Data Storage Control Enabled
                              The Run Control actions  SETUP; STOP & GO are passed to the Data Storage Server.  This can be useful 
                              since this screen becomes the only one you need during data collection. 
                              Some of the Data Server information; such as file name & data rate are updated. 
                              If the Data Server is not loaded or not accessible via the network this option will not appear. 

Finally there is a row of buttons which start other parts of the data acquisition.
         Update               Causes the display to be updated using the current state information
         
         Data Acquisition Statistics   Starts a new screen (Page I: Experiment Statistics)
          
         Zero All Histograms  Performs this action while data acquisition is running so there is a small chance of 
                              histograms becoming slightly inconsistent. If this is a concern STOP data acquisition first. 
                              
         Histogram Browser    Starts a new screen (Page K: Spectrum Browser)
         
         Data Storage Control Starts a new screen (Page J: Data Storage) 
                              Less essential if you have the Data Storage Control Enabled feature selected. 


System functions:      Mostly these are for diagnostics and software test and development. 
                       However there are a few functions which can be of use. 
                       
                       Raw Data Display     Generates a new screen containing a display of incoming raw data


V Pucknell; STFC; Daresbury Lab   updated 10 March 2022