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GSI Aftermath: a TDAQ account

GSI Aftermath: a TDAQ account. S. Biondi, A. Mengarelli , R. Ridolfi , M. Villa University and INFN Bologna Bologna, 17/05/2019. Outline. Runs GSI integration experience What worked What needs improvements f or DAQ-WD and DAQ-VTX integration DAQ-WD interface DAQ-VTX interface

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GSI Aftermath: a TDAQ account

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  1. GSI Aftermath:a TDAQ account S. Biondi, A. Mengarelli, R. Ridolfi, M. Villa University and INFN Bologna Bologna, 17/05/2019

  2. Outline • Runs • GSI integrationexperience • Whatworked • Whatneedsimprovements for DAQ-WD and DAQ-VTX integration • DAQ-WD interface • DAQ-VTX interface • Offline event building • Nextsteps GSI Aftermath: a TDAQ account

  3. Runs • 14 in total for 504 MB (daq) + 223 MB(vtx)+8726 MB (wd): • 7 April – no target – first DAQ runs with beams– changing detector conditions… • 2197 (BM only), 2199 (BM, VTX), 2200 (BM, VTX), • tests: 2202 (BM, WD, VTX), 2203 (BM, WD), 2204 (BM, WD,), 2205 (BM, WD, fragm. Trigger), • Allgood, no target, VTX thresholdslow, BM HV nominal: 2210, 2211, 2212 (+2209 no beam, 58k) • 8 April – BM HV & TOF scans • BM HV scans, with target & high VTX threholds: 2239, 2240, 2241 • TOF scan: 2242 GSI Aftermath: a TDAQ account

  4. GSI integrationexperience • Theselists show the TDAQ point of view (not the data content) • Whatworkedwithoutproblems: • Beam Monitor (VME boardsonly; not a single DAQ problem; all information stored; allthresholdsstored). But… no HV in DB! • Network: everybodywasable to have a cable connection. • Storage: toofew data taken – goodruns in lessthan 50 GB! • DAQ and detectors in standalonemanner….. GSI Aftermath: a TDAQ account

  5. Whatneedsimprovements • Trigger configuration: fixedat GSI; toomuchworkload on the shifter • WD and VTX startingprocedures: needs to be automatic • Several minor detailsat the TDAQ level: allmeant to reduce shifterworkload or to haveautomatic data, configuration and counterssavings • Online monitoring and warnings GSI Aftermath: a TDAQ account

  6. DAQ-WD interfaceproblems - 1 • BCO start, timestamp start (used for eventsynchronization); WD startsearly; TDAQ sendstwoBCOReset: WD uses the first, trigger moduleuses the second (BTW: toofew bits in the BCO#) • Trigger start; • WD provides first triggersbefore the actualrun start (between the first and the secondBCOReset) • Cured with changes in the V2495 firmware GSI Aftermath: a TDAQ account

  7. DAQ-WD interfaceproblems- 2 • WD eventlosses • Examples from run 2212 – 116 k events for daq: • WD evt 0 notmatchable • WD evt 1-12350 matched with daq 0-12349 • From WD evt 12350-41367 oneeverythree WD eventsisnotwritten out (hwtrig # jumps) • No more data after WD evt 41367, hwtrig 51948 (daqhas 64k more events) • Same pattern in otherruns: ONE unmatchableeventat the beginning, ~10k perfect, then 1 over threelost, stop recordingat some point GSI Aftermath: a TDAQ account

  8. DAQ-WD interfacesuccesses • Except for the begin, all WD triggers are correctlyhandled by the DAQ (no losses), the busylogicworks ok, • BCO timing difference are OK (allmatcheswithin+-1 us) • Partialconclusion: • Once solved for start-of-runproblems and eventlosses (need a SSD), the events can be built online reliably and automatically. • Joint work alreadyplanned (june?) GSI Aftermath: a TDAQ account

  9. DAQ-VTX interfaceproblems - 1 • Integration doneonlyat GSI – notideal… • Busy from vertexmissing; decided for a fixedbusylenght (about 2-3 us) costingus a DAQ rate of 300 Hz • BCO notforwarded to VTX - > problems in event building -> Timestampcandidates: framecounter (185 usperiod) internal clock value (0.5 usperiod) • VTX ismissingtriggers (rundependent) GSI Aftermath: a TDAQ account

  10. DAQ-VTX interfaceproblems - 2 • Basicallyallvariablesthat can be used for event building are NOT reliable: • HW triggersrestartsafter the first 100-200 event (approx 11 s VTX black-out) • Sequentialevents with the same frame countervaluehavebeenobserved • Clearlywrong frame countervalues • Out of sequenceinternal clock values and/or frame counters • Buggy HW trigger counters (rare) • Wrongevent-internal clock valueassociation (constantly off by 1 event) GSI Aftermath: a TDAQ account

  11. DAQ-VTX interfaceproblems - 3 • Observed VTX freezing: • About 11 s long, alwaysafter 100-250 events from the start, consistently on allrunsand implying an hw trigger reset • Can happenalsoduringruns and withouthw trigger reset (e.g.: run 2212, VTX evts 39450-39451 matched with 40975 and 41248, 930 msapart) GSI Aftermath: a TDAQ account

  12. DAQ-VTX interfacesuccesses • 7 aprilruns • Long sequences of eventsthat can be matched (DAQ-VTX), starting from event 0 • Notmany VTX fragmentlosses (<3%). • 8 aprilruns (high vtxthreshold) • Clearlydifferent from 7 aprilruns. • No matchingstarts from evt #0 • LOTS of triggers are lost (busytoo short?) egrun 2240: 20004 daqevts, 10238 vtxevts (50%), 8749 matches from evt 128 to 19954 Almostall VTX triggeredevents are recorded (wrt WD, events are small) GSI Aftermath: a TDAQ account

  13. Offline Event building matches Note: WD – allbut first events are matched(in eachrun) VTX - #vtx/#daq 98% first 3 runs, #vtx/#daq 50% last 3 runs, VTX matchesat 99.5% in run 2212, 85.4% in run 2240, 27% in run 2242 GSI Aftermath: a TDAQ account

  14. RUN 2212 RUN 2212 BCOlikedifference: VTX-DAQ BCO difference: WD-DAQ RUN 2242 RUN 2242 BCO difference: WD-DAQ BCOlikedifference: VTX-DAQ

  15. Conclusions • Severalproblemshavebeenobservedat GSI – and can be observedonly with real detectors (simulations are notenough) and enough time • WD seemsworking in a reproduciblemanner -> a path to fixallproblemshasbeenalreadydrafted • VTX shows differentbehaviour in differentdays/runs. Weneed to study and understandall the (TDAQ) problems • For now: wehave7 runs with all detectors in it (3 looks good). It’stime to play with and to seewhat isinside the data Shoe ! GSI Aftermath: a TDAQ account

  16. The end

  17. DAQ-WD matches in run 2212 WD EV HW BCO BCODIFF1 BCODIFF2 0 1 63376 63377 128912 1 2 23084294906228 4467 2 3 4682 2374 2374 3 4 1546810786 10786 4 5 32067 16599 16599 5 6 41071 9004 9004 6 7 44099 3028 3028 7 8 50682 6583 6583 8 9 59076 8394 8394 9 10 81604294916380 14619 10 11 13739 5579 5579 11 12 18962 5223 5223 DAQ Evt HWT BCO BCODIFF 0 0 33393 33394 1 1 35768 2375 2 2 1422810 1387042 3 3 1439408 16598 4 4 1448413 9005 5 5 1451440 3027 6 6 1458024 6584 7 7 1466418 8394 8 8 1481037 14619 9 9 1486616 5579 10 10 1491839 5223

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