Local Emu DAQ Glossary

DAQ Manager: is a XDAQ application to control the local DAQ and the online local DQM.
run number: On configuring the DAQ, a unique run number is assigned by a run database. If database access fails, DAQ will fall back to the run number you typed, but the files will also be time stamped to ensure uniqueness. In this case no entry will be posted automatically to the eLog either, so please post a detailed entry with a run summary.
run type: Normally we take 'Monitor' runs. Other run types are for various calibrations and reserved for expert use only.
maximum number of events: Data taking will stop after that many events. Note that the run will not stop automatically; you will still need to click Stop. For unlimited number of events, set it to -1.
build events: The main purpose of the local DAQ is low level data quality monitoring, which does not require event building. Leave this box unchecked.

emuFarmer: is a script to start or kill remote XDAQ executive processes, or to (re)load the Gbit ethernet drivers.
It needs a pass for password-free ssh sessions.

The default configuration file http://emudaq/cscdaq/config/EmuConfig.xml, is actually only a list of the subsystems' configuration files. emuFarmer merges those files, and prints the merged file's name as, for example: Using http://emudaq/cscdaq/config/EmuConfig_Merged_20061014_192319_UTC.xml
You can open this in your browser to check the configuration (and navigate to individual applications once they're running). You can also use this merged configuration file in subsequent invocations of emuFarmer, bypassing its (re)generation.

emuFarmer prints the status of the remote processes before and after every action. If the processes are up (and running or sleeping), it will print something like: ----------------------- status (S: sleeping | R: running | *nothing*: no process found): 2006-07-27 12:30:38,288 emudaq02:40302 ( daq ) S ( process 18871 started by slice at Thu Jul 27 11:03:53 ) 2006-07-27 12:30:39,305 emudaq01:40201 ( daq ) S ( process 5764 started by slice at Thu Jul 27 11:07:20 ) 2006-07-27 12:30:39,430 emudaq02:40202 ( daq ) S ( process 18891 started by slice at Thu Jul 27 11:03:54 ) 2006-07-27 12:30:39,490 emudaq01:40301 ( daq ) S ( process 5752 started by slice at Thu Jul 27 11:07:20 ) 2006-07-27 12:30:39,560 emuslice10:40200 ( man ) S ( process 31126 started by slice at Thu Jul 27 11:02:47 ) 2006-07-27 12:30:39,560 emuslice10:40000 ( sv ) S ( process 31166 started by slice at Thu Jul 27 11:02:47 ) 2006-07-27 12:30:39,664 emuslice10:40300 ( daq ) S ( process 31113 started by slice at Thu Jul 27 11:02:47 )
If no XDAQ process on a given host is listening on the given port, it will be shown as 2006-07-27 09:39:50,245 emudaq02:40202 ( daq )

Type emuFarmer -h for all available options.
pass phrase: must be entered when source emuPass is issued for password-free ssh sessions. Please get it from K. Banicz, F. Geurts, or M. von der Mey.
CSC Supervisor: is a XDAQ application to control EmuFCrateSOAP, EmuPeripheralCrate, EmuDAQManager and LTCControl. It may, in turn,be controlled by the Function Manager (an interface to Global Run Control).