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Slow Controls Housekeeping Data

When the program ~sysuser/exe/house is executed, it produces two files: data_1.xdf and data_1. Both files are in the directory ~sysuser/house_keeping. data_1.xdf is in the Staf table format for use; data_1 is an ASCII file. Whenever house is run, the output is appended to the end of the data_1 file.

The data appended to the ASCII file looks like this:

Fri Nov  8 12:00:02 1996
6.22-6.28-4.98-2.39-3.90 21.76 21.70 1016 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
4.92-5.07 4.95-5.02 0.47 0.46 4.93-5.06 4.93-5.05
4.91-5.04-4.78-4.54-4.34-4.23-4.08-3.99

Here is the order of the numbers (starting with 6.22, -6.28, -4.98....):

Name					number in the above example
-------------------------------------------------------------------------

Cable voltage 1 (+7.5V)			|	 6.22
Cable voltage 2 (-7.5V)			|	-6.28
					|
RDO Vcc (+5V logic)			|	-4.98
RDO Vcc (-2.4V Logic)			|	-2.39
RDO Vcc (-5.0V logic)			|	-3.90
					|
Temperature 1				|	 21.76
Temperature 2				|	 21.70
					|
VDC (pulser calib voltage)		|	 1016
					|
section	1 ON/OFF			|	 1
section 2 ON/OFF			|	 1
section 3 ON/OFF			|	 1
section	4 ON/OFF			|	 1
section 5 ON/OFF			|	 1
section 6 ON/OFF			|	 1
section 7 ON/OFF	  		| 	 1
section	8 ON/OFF			|	 1
section 9 ON/OFF			|	 1
					|
Section 1 Vdd(+5v)			|	 4.92
Section 1 Vee(-5V)			|	-5.07
					|
Section 2 Vdd(+5v)			|	 4.95
Section 2 Vee(-5V)			|	-5.07
					|
Section 3 Vdd(+5v)			|	 0.47
Section 3 Vee(-5V)			|	 0.46
					|
Section 4 Vdd(+5v)			|	 4.93
Section 4 Vee(-5V)			|	-5.06 
					|
Section 5 Vdd(+5v)			|	 4.93
Section 5 Vee(-5V)			|	-5.05
					|
Section 6 Vdd(+5v)			|	 4.91
Section 6 Vee(-5V)			|	-5.04
					|
Section 7 Vdd(+5v)			|	-4.78
Section 7 Vee(-5V)			|	-4.54
					|
Section 8 Vdd(+5v)			|	-4.34
Section 8 Vee(-5V)			|	-4.23
					|
Section 9 Vdd(+5V)			|	-4.08
Section 9 Vdd(+5V)			|	-3.99

Note: It is possible to change the names of the files or have them put into different directories.


Written: John Meier (file copied and reformatted on 13-NOV-1996
from /home/starslow/acct/sysuser/house_keeping/read.me).


Page maintenance:

Roy Bossingham, LBNL
RRBossingham@lbl.gov