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EPICS Lecture 2: Diagnostics and Tools - SecureCRT/Xwin32, LCLSHome, Archiver Viewer, StripTool, Message Log, Score

This lecture covers the setup and configuration of SecureCRT/Xwin32, as well as a review of Lecture 1. It also introduces various diagnostics and tools such as Archiver Viewer, StripTool, Message Log, and Score.

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EPICS Lecture 2: Diagnostics and Tools - SecureCRT/Xwin32, LCLSHome, Archiver Viewer, StripTool, Message Log, Score

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  1. EPICS OverviewLecture 2Matt Boyes

  2. Class Outline • SecureCRT/Xwin32 • Setup/configuration • Review of some of Lecture 1 • LCLSHome • EPICS LCLS Environment Setup • Networks • LCLSHome Displays • Display Tips • LCLS Network Details • Channel Access Permissions/Security

  3. Class Outline (cont.) • Lecture 2: Diagnostics and tools • Archiver Viewer • StripTool • Message Log (CMLog) • Score • BPM Orbit Display/Buffered Data • IRMIS • Matlab GUIs • Correlation plots • Profile Monitor GUI • Command Line Tools • cainfo • caget • caput • Camonitor • CWget • Cwput • probe

  4. SecureCRT • Instructions to install and Configure SecureCRT/X-Win32:lcls-dev ->EPICS Classes ->SecureCRT (Link at the bottom) • http://lcls-dev.slac.stanford.edu/tiki-index.php?page=Installing+SecureCRT+at+SLAC

  5. User Environment Setup • epicsReset.bash • Must be in bash shell • Channel Access settings • Necessary for running lclshome • LCLS EPICS Read Only Setup on LinuxLogin to lcls-prod02 with: (From outside SLAC: you can not go directly to this machine unless you use VPN or jump from another SLAC host)$ ssh -X -Y username@lcls-prod02.slac.stanford.edu • Find out what shell you are running by typing echo $SHELL. Your shell will be either tcsh or bash.ex:$ echo $SHELL /bin/bash (I am running bash.) • If you are using tcsh, type this command to enter the bash shell before proceeding:$ bash • If you are using bash, type this command:$ source /afs/slac/g/lcls/epics/setup/epicsReset.bash • As an alternative you can skip the above step and instead copy the following file to your home directory. This file includes the command to source the setup script listed in the above. The advantage is that this script is executed automatically when you type bash.$ cp~jingchen/.bashrc. • More info at http://lcls-dev.slac.stanford.edu/tiki-index.php -> EPICS Classes

  6. Important Network Details • LCLS DEV clients (lcls-dev2) can not access CA Network PVs • LCLS DMZ clients (lcls-prod02) have read only access to CA Network PVs • EPICS Environment automatically setup for group accounts on CA Network Computers (host=lcls-srv01 users={physics, acclegr, iocegr})

  7. Channel Access Permissions/Security • PV Read Only Access from DMZ computers (lcls-prod02) • PV Write Access from CA computers (lcls-srv01, sunrays, MCC computers) • IOCs can further restrict read/write access by username and by computer name(eoicdesk only)

  8. LCLSHome • To start LCLSHome, type[mboyes@lcls-prod02:~]$ lclshome • Top display is summary status by subsystem vs location • Complex areas are further divided, check help for details • Important Alarms/severity should propagate up from lower sub displays • Summary Alarms can by bypassed on LCLSHOME, a * indicates a PV in that location is bypassed.

  9. Display Tips • Some helpful EDM tips • Middle Mouse Click on a PV will show the PV name. • This can by dragged and dropped to copy/paste the PV name somewhere else. • Control + Middle Mouse Click on a PV • A message window will appear with helpful PV info (cainfo) • Additional operations will append message window until use clears window. • HOST IOC (where PV exists) is displayed, only works on production hosts (lcls-srv01) • Does not apply to SoftIOCs running on a linux server. • Graphs • Rubber bandingto zoom

  10. Display Tips (cont.) • Some helpful EDM tips • Control + Shift + Middle Mouse Click on a PV • Brings up submenu to send PV to • Probe • Plot History in Matlab Window

  11. Archiver Viewer • It’s the EPICS History Plot • Works on Dev and Prod • Can be started from LCLSHome Summary Screen Application Bar • Can save configurations, export data • Allows users to search for PVs using wildcards

  12. Archiver Viewer (cont.) • Use formulas • Allows for Absolute, and relative time entry • Start 04/07/2009 20:20:00.000 End 04/07/2009 21:30:00.000 • Start -3H End now • Can add/configure additional Y Scales and give them names • Apply new scales to multiple PVs at once. • Can disable PV from showing • Can Plot on PV against another using “JFreeChart For Correlations”

  13. StripTool • It’s a EPICS Chart Recorder • Works on Dev and Prod • Can be started from command line • $ StripTool • $ StripTool <some config filename> • Can be started from LCLSHome Summary Screen Application Bar • Can save configurations(Save path different on Dev and Prod) • Can save data to file(Save path different on Dev and Prod) • Warning Long Data Ranges can take a long to to retrieve

  14. Message Log (CMLog) • Error Log • Works Only on Prod • Can be started from LCLSHome Summary Screen Application Bar • Can Filter live data and search in the past • IOC Engineers can configure logging on PV changes

  15. Score (Machine Configurations) • Save/Restore (Machine Snapshots) • Works Only on Prod • Can be started from LCLSHome Summary Screen Application Bar • Warning: Loading/Activating is Invasive to Operations

  16. Score • Items are broken down by: • Region • Subsytem • Area

  17. Score • Analog Snapshots and Differences • Used for Vacuum • Can more system can be added

  18. BPM GUI • Two applications BPM Orbit Display/Buffered Acquisition • Can be used to get Beam Synchronous Acquisition data (BSA) • All BSA devices can be sampled on each pulse and correlated. • BPM Orbit • BPM Z Plot can grab an instant reference and plot differences • Orbits can be saved • Orbits can be fit • Can show optic elements • Works Only on Prod • Can be started from LCLSHome Summary Screen Application Bar

  19. BPM GUI (Cont.) • Two applications BPM Orbit Display/Buffered Data (Cont.) • Buffered Acquisition • Can be used to get data for all BSA devices • Can plot two against each other • Can Save Data • Plot Data, Histograms • Can use MAD or EPICS names

  20. BPM GUI • Two applications BPM Orbit Display/Buffered Data • Can be used to get Beam Synchronous Acquisition data (BSA) • All BSA devices can be sampled on each pulse and correlated. • BPM Orbit • BPM Z Plot can grab an instant reference and plot differences • Orbits can be saved • Orbits can be fit • Can show optic elements • Works Only on Prod • Can be started from LCLSHome Summary Screen Application Bar

  21. IRMIS • Can show PV details, and how it links to other PVs • Works on Dev and Prod • Can be started from LCLSHome Summary Screen Application Bar • Searchable and allows for wildcards • Can save results • Can show what IOC contains a given PV • Data is updated nightly

  22. IRMIS (cont) • Some IRMIS reports can be found online • Report generated daily: • http://mccas0.slac.stanford.edu/crawler/ioc_report.html • query page for IOC info: • https://seal.slac.stanford.edu/IRMISQueries • IRMIS primer: • http://epics.aps.anl.gov/epics/irmis/Primer.pdf

  23. Matlab GUIs- Correlation Plot • Works Only on Prod • Can be started from LCLSHome Summary Screen-> Matlab Gui-> Correlation Plot • Warning: Can be Invasive to Operations • Can control devices, do BSA, plot functions, fits results • Written by Henrik Loos • Can save config, save/export data

  24. Matlab GUIs- Profile Monitor GUI • Used to look a Profile Monitor/Laser Images • Better than EPICS Displays • Fits, false color, higher update rate, change bit depth • Warning: Can be Invasive to Operations • Can insert Targets, and suppress beam for BKGD subtraction • Written by Henrik Loos

  25. EPICS Command Line Tools • All Reads work from Prod and Dev, Writes are invasive and only work from Prod • cainfo • Get information about a PV $ cainfo TORO:IN20:431:TMIT TORO:IN20:431:TMIT State: connected Host: ioc-in20-im01.slac.stanford.edu:5068 Access: read, write Data type: DBR_DOUBLE (native: DBF_DOUBLE) Element count: 1 • caget • Get a PV value • $ caget TORO:IN20:431:TMIT • TORO:IN20:431:TMIT 1.58389 • Caput • Write a PV value • $ caput VPIO:IN20:465:CALFACTORDES 1.0 • Old : VPIO:IN20:465:CALFACTORDES 0 • New : VPIO:IN20:465:CALFACTORDES 1

  26. EPICS Command Line Tools • All Reads work from Prod and Dev, Writes are invasive and only work from Prod • Camonitor • Monitor a PV’s value, get an update ever time it changes (Contol+C to exit) • $ camonitor TORO:IN20:431:TMIT1H • TORO:IN20:431:TMIT1H 2009-09-01 02:16:09.355696 1.59659 • TORO:IN20:431:TMIT1H 2009-09-01 02:16:10.355696 1.555 • TORO:IN20:431:TMIT1H 2009-09-01 02:16:11.355696 1.48674 • TORO:IN20:431:TMIT1H 2009-09-01 02:16:12.355697 1.51595 • TORO:IN20:431:TMIT1H 2009-09-01 02:16:13.355697 1.52214 • CWget and caGet1 • Usage: caGet1 [-w sec] <infile> [outfile] • This tool uses CA to get values in DBR_STRING form for a list of PVs. • Output results are sent to stdout or saved in a output file. • Cwput • Usage: caPut1 [-w sec] <infile> • This tool puts the set values to IOC channels. It reads an input • file which contains a list of pair values of channel_name & set_value • and puts the set_values into IOC through CA call. The set_value • must be in DBR_STRING form as created by caGet1.

  27. EPICS Command Line Tools • All Reads work from Prod and Dev, Writes are invasive and only work from Prod • Probe • Can be launched from EDM (Middle Mouse Click +Control + Shift) • Command Line (probe) • Can read and write to PVs • Can show Information about: • Alarm limits • Bit/State decoding

  28. Questions

  29. Exercises • StripTool • 1a: Create a StripTool and save it with a name starting with your initals • 1b: Add the following PVs and adjust there scales. • VVPG:IN20:155:POSITION • TORO:IN20:431:TMIT • VGXX:IN20:113:P • Probe • 1c: Use probe to understand what the PV VVPG:IN20:155:POSITION values map to? • Archiver • 1d: Remake the Plot in question 1b • Change the Time to look at 8-27-09 at 9:00am to 8-27-09 at 11:00am • IRMIS • Q1:What ioc is the PV BEND:DMP1:400:BACT in? • Q2: How many BEND magnets are there in IN20? (Clue: each bend magnet should have one BACT PV • Q3: What is the IOC name(s) where they live? • Camonitor • camonitor BPMS:IN20:425:TMIT1H for about 20 updates • Try camonitor –h to look at options to do with camonitor

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