Contents

• Introduction
• CODA in a NutShell
  • The Capabilities of CODA
  • Trigger and readout controller
  • Event transfer and building
  • The buffer manager
  • The event recorder
  • Event recording and display
  • Configuration, monitoring and control
  • Reference Materials
  • How to Report Problems
  
  
• CODA Architectural Overview
  • Data Flow
    • The Trigger System
    • Front End Crates
    • The Event Builder
    • Online Analysis
    • Event Recording
    • Histogram Display
    • Diagnostic Event Dump
  • Run Control Architecture
    • State Machine Model of Run Control
    • User Definable Run Control Components
    • Run Control Configuration Concepts
    • Run Control User Interface
  • Raw Data Diagnostics
    • Event I/O
    • Formatted Event Dump
  
  
• A Guide to Setting Up and Running an Experiment at TUNL
  • The Work Areas
  • An Example Experiment Readout
    • The Hardware
    • The CRL Code
  • Generating Object Codes from CRL
  • C@T Master Control
  • Modifying the MSQL Database
  • Starting DAQ Components
    • Sequence of StartUp
    • Terminal Window to the SBC
    • MSQLD
    • CMLog Utility
    • CODA Master
  
  
• The Analysis Package, Now and the Future
  • Current Status & the Vision for the TRAP
  • The Present Analyzer, tunl_online
  • Modifying the Analyzer for Your Experiment
    • hist_file
    • hist_config_file
    • test_config_file
    • detmap_config_file
    • The Data File Location
    • usr_calc.f and scaler_update.f
    • Compiling and Running the Analyzer
    • Viewing Online Data With PAW
  
  
• The CEBAF Test Package (CTP)
  • Introduction
  • CTP Definition Files
    • Parameter Definitions
    • Test/Cut Definitions
    • Histogram Definitions
    • Report Templates
    • Include files
    • Registering Local Variables
  • Fortran Application Interface
    • Registration Commands
    • Booking Commands
    • Test Execution and Test Scalers
    • Histogram Filling
    • Gethit Routines
    • Report Generation
    • Sample Code
  • Variable Registration System
  • RPC service
    • C RPC access routines
    • Class Parsing
    • Attributes
    • Rebooking histograms and tests through RPC
  • Hints for linking to CTP
  • Portability
  • Availability
  • Acknowledgements
  
  
• Hardware References and Problem Solver
  • Problem Solver
  
  
• How to Setup the Readout Trigger
• CODA Readout Language (CRL) Configuration File
  • File Format
  • Compiler Flags
  • Code Sections
  • Language Elements
    • Variables and Expressions
    • Arithmetic Statements
    • Flow Control
    • Trigger Elements
    • Event Building
    • Hardware I/O
    • Generic I/O
    • CAMAC I/O
    • VME I/O
    • EVENT I/O
    • Utility Statements
  
  
• CODA Callable Routines
  • CAMAC I/O Library
    • Standard Functions
    • Standard Block Functions (local only)
    • Extended Functions
    • C interface
    • Fortran interface
    • Arguments
    • Description
    • Example 1
    • Example 2
  • Console Logger
    • Routines
    • C Interface
    • Fortran Interface
    • Arguments
    • Description
    • Example
  • Error Message Library
    • Functions
    • C interface
    • Fortran interface
    • Arguments
    • Description
    • C example
    • Fortran example
  • Event I/O Library
    • Functions
    • C Interface
    • Fortran Interface
    • Arguments
    • Description
    • Example
  
  
• Quick Guide to HBOOK Calls
  • Subroutines
  • Arguments
  • Description
  • Integration with PAW
  
  
• CODA Utilities
  • ccrl
    • Syntax
    • Arguments
    • Description
    • Example
  • cefdmp/xcefdmp
    • Syntax
    • Options
    • Description
  • cnaf
    • Syntax
    • Arguments
    • Description
  • coda_activate
    • Syntax
    • Options
    • Description
    • Example
  • makelist
    • Syntax
    • Description
    • Example
  
  
• CEBAF Common Event Format
  • Event Format
    • Banks
    • Segments
    • Packets
    • Data Types
    • Complex Structures
    • Physical Record Format
    • Name Dictionary
  
  
• CODA Event Bank Definitions
  • Standard Physics Event
  • Event ID Bank
  • Readout Controller Data Banks
  • Run Control and Sync Events
  • Sync Event
  • PreStart Event
  • Go Event
  • Pause Event
  • End Event
  
  
• The Unix/Linux Operating System, Windows, and Shells
  • Logging In
    • Console Login
    • Remote Login
  • X-Windows
    • OpenWindows
    • CDE
    • KDE
    • GNOME
  • Shell Basics
    • File Structure
    • Simple File Operations
    • File Permissions
  • E-Mail
    • pine
    • netscape
  • Editors
  • Web, Printing, and Quotas
    • Web Browsing
    • Printing
    • Quotas
  • Help and References
    • Online Help
    • Useful Books
    • Web Sites of Interest
  
  
• Index
• About this document ...