Proposed STAR utility Naming Convention by Howard Matis
Three Lines of information
Subsystem - Location
Output Board Name - Utility Number
Input Board Name — Rack #
|
TPC/DAQ-WS3 |
TPC to DAQ Cable - from West Supersector 3 |
|
RDO-4/SIG-1 |
From: RDO Board- Signal Cable #1 |
|
REC-18-DA5 |
To: DAQ receiver board 18, Rack DA5 |
or
|
CTB-ES3-2 |
CTB module on East side - 3 o’clock - second module |
|
DIG/SIG-3 |
From: Digitizer Board - Signal Cable #2 |
|
VME-C5-S2 —1A3 |
To: VME Crate 5 slot 2 — Rack 1A3 |
Use STAR nomenclature as defined in STAR Note #229
Mechanics
Same system for mechanical and electrical utilities
Use Panduit Laser Labels
Use 8 point type -
13 characters/line (Geneva font) thin cables
27 characters/line (Geneva font) thicker cables
Subsystems would provide names
Encourage color coding