The UCD
Nuclear Physics Group FTPC PadMonitor Code Documentation
Physics Department,
University of California,
One Shields Avenue,
Davis, CA 95616
PadMonitor Java Code Library
Code Library
Browse through the source code for the GUI.
Compiling the GUI is a guide to setting up your system to compile and run the
source code.
DAQ Format Reader
StDaqLib
in the STAR CVS Repository is the most up to date version of the
"Official" Format Reader software.
The official Format Reader Specification is linked to the DAQ Home
Page. The document is a User Class Library and it describes how to
implement a simple data reader program.
The Format Reader code adapted to the FTPC is also currently available through StDaqLib.
In the FTPC implementation, the user accesses data by asking for a
specific sector, numbered 1 through 60 (1-30 are FTPC1, 31-60 are FTPC2).
The program internally converts to the Raw Data Format pointers and
accesses the requested banks. The reason for this choice was to hide the
pointer path from the user to keep the program simple and parallel to the
main TPC implementation. For more detailed information about how to use
the code, and a basic class library description, refer to the Format Reader Specification.
Compiling the Format Reader explains how to compile the
Format Reader either as a stand-alone executable or as a shared
library to use with the GUI.
Mock Data Writer
The mock data writer is a C program written by Herb Ward to write out fake
TPC data events following the DAQ Raw Data Format specification.
This has been modified to write out FTPC events to test the PadMonitor and
the FTPC Format Reader code. The files written out by this code contain
FTPC events, TPC events, TRG information or any combination of the three.
The Usage function (called if the program is incorrectly executed)
explains the expected format of input files.