MIDAS Web Service core download 15 MbytesMIDAS software download and installation
Installation of the MIDAS Web Services applications
May 7 2009: Initial release
June 6 2009: additions and documentation
July 9 2009: The Httpd server is now based on Tcl version 8.5.7. Updates for Linux64 and addition of Solarisx86. The code now uses extensively the Tcl package management facilities and these are used to tidy up loading of OS dependent code. Configuration of the Httpd server and the plugins is now much simpler.
Aug 14 2009: Various Updates.
Dec 9 2009: Update to core and AGATA digitizer service.
Jan 13 2010: Update to AGATA digitizer service including change to use DataBase Service for save/restore of settings.
Feb 05 2010: Add XAIDA service (Virtex5)
May 25 2010: Add Spectrum service
Jul 12 2010 & Aug 13 2010: Updates to Spectrum and VME services (add CAEN V1724 module)
Sept 6 2010: Updates to VME services
Oct 5 2010: Add XPRAYSNUCAM service (Virtex4/5) for PorgamRays and Nucam2 ASICS
Feb 4 2011: Updates to VME services
Nov 29 2011: Updates for CAEN VME digitial ADC family: Add AIDA data acquisition control: Initial support for ARM processors
Jan 5 2012: Data Storage Service (Tape Server) now interworks with legacy MIDAS GUI.
July 17 2012: Major update to AGATA digitizer setup and control including new firmware. ARM processor support includes Raspberry PI + Debian.
May 16 2013: Add/Update data acqusition systems for AIDA, CAEN, R3B
Oct 29 2013: General update
Jan 29 2014: General update
MIDAS Web Service core download 15 Mbytes
The MIDAS Web Service core is available for Sun Solaris (SPARC); Sun Solaris (Intel); Linux (Intel/AMD - 32 and 64 bit); Linux ( PPC - ppc405, ppc440 and ppc74xx);
Windows 7/Vista/XP/2000 and NEW Linux (Arm [ARMv5 & ARMv6] - Raspberry PI + Debian6) (not all services).
The core download includes a Hello Service and the Time Service plugins. These are useful demonstrations of the system and how you can add your own services.
A number of plugin services are available. Just select each of the services you require and download in turn. For technical reasons not all plugins are supported for all platform/OS options supported by the core. Exceptions are noted.
Software for the Virtex 4/5 (ppc405 and ppc440 uses the Linux OS made available to the Open Source Community by Xilinx.
All software in this download is covered by the GPL and
is thus available without further
license.
Software for the ARM processor uses the Linux OS made available to the Open Source Community.
All software in this download is covered by the GPL and
is thus available without further
license.
Software for the Motorola MVME5500 (ppc74xx) uses the Linux OS made available by the Open Source Community.
All software in this download is covered by the GPL and
is thus available without further
license.
WARNING: Current distributions of Linux are coming with the internal firewall enabled by default which will block access to any services running within the system. In this case you will need to enable access to port 8015 which is the port used for access to the MIDAS Web Services.
Installation of MIDAS Web Services
The follow Service installations
are available:
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Time Service |
170 Kbytes |
Service Installation |
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MessageLogger Service |
5.5 Kbytes |
Service Installation |
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Data Acquisition Control Service |
164 Kbytes |
Service Installation |
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Data Base Service |
7.4 Kbytes |
Service Installation |
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NetVar Service |
137 Kbytes |
Service Installation |
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AGATA Digitizer Control |
1.2 Mbytes + 7.4 Kbytes |
Service Installation |
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VME |
3.6 Mbytes + 7.4 Kbytes |
Service Installation |
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Register Server Browser |
5 Kbytes |
Service Installation |
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SigTask Service |
36 Kbytes |
Service Installation |
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LyrTech Services |
150 Kbytes |
Service Installation |
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Data Storage Service |
18 Kbytes |
Service Installation |
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Spectrum Service |
670 Kbytes |
Service Installation |
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AIDA Data Acquisition |
170 Kbytes |
Service Installation |
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CAEN Data Acquisition |
170 Kbytes |
Service Installation |
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R3B Data Acquisition |
170 Kbytes |
Service Installation |
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PGRIS Services |
20 Kbytes |
Service Installation |
Ensure that the MIDAS Web Service installation directory (default /MIDAS) is your current directory and then uncompress using tar -xzf to unpack all service distribution files you have selected.
You will create directories within the
current directory.
V Pucknell; STFC; Daresbury Lab updated 29 Oct 2013