Difference between revisions of "Translation table 13-jul-2011"

Revision as of 10:23, 12 July 2011

Background

We need a prototype translation table in order for the DAQ group to create a simulated raw data file from HDDM input. We will pay the DAQ group will do this work.

Proposed Translation Table Format

<translation_table version="0.1">


  <crate number="1" type="VXS">

     <slot number="1" type="FADC250">
        <channel number="1" detector="FCAL"        row="3" column="4" />
        <channel number="2" detector="BCAL"        module="10" sector="2" layer="3" end="0" />
        <channel number="3" detector="SC"          sector="21" />
        <channel number="4" detector="Tagger"      row="24" column="2" />
        <channel number="5" detector="TOF"         plane="1" bar="6" end="1" />
     </slot>

     <slot number="2" type="FADC125" >
        <channel number="1" detector="FDCCathode"  gplane="5" element="33" />
        <channel number="2" detector="CDC"         ring="3" straw="45" />
     </slot>
      
     <slot number="3" type="F1TDC32" >
        <channel number="1" detector="TOF"         plane="2" bar="1" end="0" />
        <channel number="2" detector="Tagger"      row="42" column="10" />
        <channel number="3" detector="BCAL"        module="6" sector="1" layer="3" end="1" />
        <channel number="4" detector="SC"          sector="38" />
     </slot>
      
     <slot number="3" type="F1TDC64" >
        <channel number="1" detector="FDCAnode"    gplane="2" element="99" />
     </slot>
      
     <slot number="17" type="TI" />
     <slot number="18" type="CPU" />
      
     <switchSlot number="1" type="CTP" />
     <switchSlot number="2" type="SD" />

  </crate>


</translation_table>

Fake Table Generation

I used a Python script to generate a full translation table.

detectorOn = {
   'CDC':     1,
   'FDC':     1,
   'BCAL':    1,
   'FCAL':    1,
   'SC':      1,
   'TOF':     1,
   'TAGGER':  1
   }


# SC:  FADC250, 16 channels/slot
if (detectorOn['SC']==1):
   type = 'FADC250'
   slot = slot+1
   channel = 1
   if (slot>max_slot):
       file.write('  </crate>\n\n\n')
       crate = crate+1
       file.write('  <crate number="%i"  type="VXS">\n\n' % crate)
       slot=1
   file.write(('    <slot number="%i"'  % slot) + '  type="' + type + '">\n')

   for sector in range(1,41):
       if (channel>channelCount[type]):
           file.write('    </slot>\n\n')
           slot = slot+1
           channel = 1
           if (slot>max_slot):
               file.write('  </crate>\n\n\n')
               crate = crate+1
               file.write('  <crate number="%i"  type="VXS">\n\n' % crate)
               slot = 1
           file.write(('    <slot number="%i"'  % slot) + '  type="' + type + '">\n')
       file.write('      <channel number="%i" detector="SC" sector="%i"  />\n' % (channel,sector) )
       channel = channel+1
   file.write('    </slot>\n\n')

Fragment:

<translation_table version="0.1">

  <crate number="1"  type="VXS">

    <slot number="1"  type="FADC125">
      <channel number="1" detector="CDC" ring="1" straw="1" />
      <channel number="2" detector="CDC" ring="1" straw="2" />
      <channel number="3" detector="CDC" ring="1" straw="3" />
      <channel number="4" detector="CDC" ring="1" straw="4" />
      <channel number="5" detector="CDC" ring="1" straw="5" />
      <channel number="6" detector="CDC" ring="1" straw="6" />
      <channel number="7" detector="CDC" ring="1" straw="7" />
      <channel number="8" detector="CDC" ring="1" straw="8" />

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