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====== How to run tests with Pixel Online Software ======

===== How to start POS =====

  * if you run from remote follow first [[phase1:phase1:remoteconnection|these instructions]]
  * start xdaq applications:

  cd ~/ph1_TriDAS/
  source setenv.sh
  cd pixel/PixelRun
  killall xdaq.exe
  ./run_UZHLabTest.sh ../XDAQConfiguration/XDAQ_ConfigurationUZHLabTest_TTC.xml

  * open the browser and go to the PixelSupervisor web interface (if you run from remote you'll have to launch firefox remotely), the click on "Initialize"

  http://cmspixel.physik.uzh.ch:1953/urn:xdaq-application:lid=51/Default

  * set a configuration for a quick check that modules, FED and POHs are working:

  cd ~/ph1_TriDAS/pixel/config/calib/3
  cp calib_simple.dat calib.dat

  * run a TBMDelay calibration clicking on the corresponding button in the PixelSupervisor menu, then click on "Configure". Once it's configured click on "Start".

  * if everything worked you will see an output similar to this:

  Contents of FIFO 1 for channel 32 (status = 11)
  
  Decoded channel: 32
  Found TBM header: 1
  Found TBM trailer: 1
  Event number: 10
  ROCs enabled: 0
  TBM trailer errors: 0
  Found ROCs without hits: 4
     - ROC #1 - last dac : 8
     - ROC #2 - last dac : 8
     - ROC #3 - last dac : 8
     - ROC #4 - last dac : 8
  Found ROCs with hits: 4
  Total number of hits found: 4
     - Channel #32 ROC #1 dcol 5 pxl 140 col 10 row 10 pulse height 252
     - Channel #32 ROC #2 dcol 5 pxl 140 col 10 row 10 pulse height 207
     - Channel #32 ROC #3 dcol 5 pxl 140 col 10 row 10 pulse height 255
     - Channel #32 ROC #4 dcol 5 pxl 140 col 10 row 10 pulse height 243

  * if you don't get a meaningfull output try first to click on "Halt" and rerun the calibration
  * every time you want to restart from scratch (for instance after compiling) remember first to kill all xdaq applications (killall xdaq.exe)
  * to compile just type

  cd ~/ph1_TriDAS/pixel/
  make Set=pixel

  * **remember to power off once you are done!**

===== How to develop calibration code =====

1) add the new calibration to the file **PixelCalibrations/src/common/PixelCalibrationFactory.cc** : this will create a new button in the calibration menu'. For instance:

  #include "PixelCalibrations/include/PixelMyCalibration.h"
  #include "PixelCalibrations/include/PixelFEDMyCalibration.h"
  
  PixelCalibrationBase* PixelCalibrationFactory::getCalibration(const std::string& calibName, const PixelSupervisorConfiguration* pixSupConfPtr, SOAPCommander* soapCmdrPtr,PixelD CSSOAPCommander* dcsSoapCommanderPtr, PixelDCSPVSSCommander* pvssCommanderPtr) const{
  
    ......
  
    if (calibName=="MyCalib") {
      return new PixelMyCalibration(*pixSupConfPtr, soapCmdrPtr);
    }
  
    ......
      
  }
  
  
  PixelFEDCalibrationBase* PixelCalibrationFactory::getFEDCalibration(const std::string& calibName, const PixelFEDSupervisorConfiguration* pixFEDSupConfPtr, SOAPCommander* soapCmdrPtr) const{
  
    ......
  
    if (calibName=="MyCalib") {
      return new PixelFEDMyCalibration(*pixFEDSupConfPtr, soapCmdrPtr);
    }
  
    ......
    
  }

2) create your calibration classes: PixelMyCalibration and PixelFEDMyCalibration (follow for instance PixelTBMDelayCalibration and PixelFEDTBMDelayCalibration classes)

3) add the new calibration to the file **config/aliases.txt**

  ...
  Gain99By3        19 ;
  GainBy3          20 ;
  Iana             21 ;
  ROCDelay         22 ;
  ReadbackCalibration 23 ; 
  Vdig 24 ;
  MyCalibration 25 ;

4) add the calibration key to the file **config/configurations.txt**

  ...
  key 25
  detconfig   0
  nametranslation   0
  fedconfig   0
  fecconfig   0
  fedcard   0
  dac   0
  maxvsf   0
  mask   0
  trim   0
  calib   25
  tbm   0
  portcard   0
  portcardmap   0
  ttcciconfig   0
  ltcconfig   0
  tkfecconfig   0
  lowvoltagemap   0

5) edit the calib.dat file with the input parameters of the new calibration (ex: what to scan, scan range, etc..). For the example above the file should stay under **config/calib/25/calib.dat**    


  
===== Calibration sequence =====

  * The calibration sequence is described in [[https://indico.cern.ch/event/560056/contributions/2292179/attachments/1330727/1999885/phase1-calibrations.pdf|this]] presentation.

  * The calibrations parameters can be found in the corresponding calib.dat file in the config/calib directory (check the config/aliases.txt file to know which subfolder you should look at)

  * A detector configuration for switch 0 and switch 1 of the fitel receiver to use for testing calibrations can be found in [[https://elog.physik.uzh.ch:8080/Pixel/168|this elog entry]]
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