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