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Wedge testing procedure

Before (dis)connecting a wedge, verify that
  • Bias voltage is 0 Volts
  • Wedge power is off

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Bias Voltage
This is the bias power supply. There are 4 output channels, we are using channel 1 (left in this photo. Channels 2, 3, 4 are disabled (see the switches), and therefore the indicator lights are green (safe).
  1. Verify that the channel 1 knob is turned all the way down
  2. Verify that the channel 1 switch is in the center (100 V) position
  3. Verify that the Ortec unit power is off
  4. Turn the crate power ON
  5. Turn the Ortec unit power ON - lots of lights come on
  6. Push the reset button - channels 2, 3, 4 go green
  7. Verify that the channel selector is set to CURRENT 1
  8. Verify that the current reads 0

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Wedge power
This unit normally stays on, since the OUTPUT ON/OFF state is switched from the GUI (below). When ON, it should read 2.5 V.

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ROC power
This unit has 2 channels:
  • 6.3 V, 0.58 A
  • 4.5 V, 3.4 A

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Clock board
The clock board ...

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ROC
roc

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GUI
The GUI can be started from the start menu:
  • The Output On/Off switches the wedge power.
  • Under Wedge Configuration, set the serial number (wedge ID), select small/large, Bias V to 70 V.
  • At the bottom, select CalibrateWedge, or SourceTest
  • When ready, hit Start. SourceTest takes 3 minutes (settable), and the CalibrateWedge takes about 45 seconds.

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After a calibration run or a source test run, you can look at the results. You have to convert the output .dat file to a root file, with the raw2root.shscript. Files are in /c/e, and they have the wedge ID (here 097) in it, and the date (here 20101212). Tabbing works.

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Look at the output - fire up root:

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Hubert van Hecke
Last modified: Mon Feb 21 00:01:38 EST 2011