EUROBALL System Console

Any workstation connected to the Euroball network cluster may be used to control and monitor Euroball experiments. However, only the workstation EB63 is configured so that all the control and monitoring functions are automatically enabled when a euroball-session is started.

To use any other workstation for control of Euroball (such as EB56 which is in the Euroball experimental area) perform the following actions once you have started a euroball-session.

1) In the Euroball Experiment Control window select the subsystems required to be controlled and monitored. The main Euroball subsystems required are VXI Electronics, Event Collectors and Event Processors plus CAMAC Electronics and VME Electronics if these are is use. Just click on the button to select/deselect. Only those subsystems selected will be controlled by the main Euroball GO, STOP and RESET buttons.

2) In most cases it is not required to control the Tapes subsystem in order to control data acquisition but the Tape Stream Rates etc will only be shown if the Tapes subsystem is selected. In order to enable the Tape monitoring it is also necessary to click on the Rates and Monitoring button at the bottom of the Euroball Experiment Control window. Then click on the tape rate monitoring and rate monitoring buttons which are toggles to start/stop monitoring.

3) In order to monitor the Trigger Scaler Rates click on the Rates and Monitoring button at the bottom of the Euroball Experiment Control window. Click on the trigger rate monitoring button which is a toggle to start/stop monitoring.

4) In order to be warned of major system problems go to the Exception Monitor window (this can be opened by starting the Euroball Main Menu from the More Actions button at the bottom of the Euroball Experiment Control window and selecting the Exception Monitor) and enable the Enable Actions checkbox.