Trigger Control Computer Services for L2 Crates      

• Control Download of new executable
• Download Configuration from COOR
• Receive ASCII Configuration
• Invoque Translator to Binary (to be provided)
• Download to Target VME
• Wait for Acknowledgement
• Download Constants (?)
• Inform of Run Boundary (if needed)
• Retrieval of Monitoring Information
• Read Dual Port Memory every ~5sec
• Compute scaler increment (manage roll-over)
• data manipulation kept to minimum
• Server of Monitoring Information
• to TRGMON or to other Display/Log Programs
• Retrieval and Delivery of Alarm
• Read Dual Port Memory every ~5sec
• format/send Alarms to host
• To be defined
• Retrieval and Delivery of Error Messages
• Read Dual Port Memory every ~5sec
• format/send Error Messages to host
• To be defined
• Hardware Test and Diagnostics
• Misc Services provided
• e.g. Examine/Deposit arbitrary VME address or block
• Remote Commands sent using D0me Client/Server
• Other, separate, SubSystem-Specific, user Software
• Only between runs or when subsystem out of current run
• Needs/requirements not yet understood
• No easy access to TCC keyboard, screen...
• Should be able to be controlled remotely (from host, other PC,...)
• Activity Log File
• With Time Stamps
• Mirroring of SCL initialization data, error, etc.
• For CDAQ access
• To be defined

 

Philippe Laurens  15-Oct-98