XFT daily check list

XFT daily check list


The XFT expert carrying the pager should make the following daily checks to ensure high quality data for CDF:

1.Check the latest TrigMon summary files.

2.Check the XFT plots in the latest TrigMon root files.

3.Check the latest daq error files.


XFT weekly check list


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4.Make a stntuple from a recent run in the look area, analyse this stntuple and check the resolutions and efficiencies.

5.Run xft monitoring code over a recent run in the look area.

6.Check there are working spare finders and linkers available. Specifically, check there are two spare finder SL 1/3 and two spare finder SL 2/4 boards in b0xft06 that are programmed with the current finder FPGA designs. This saves valuable time and data when you are paged to replace a faulty board.

7. If there is a shutdown for a few days or weeks, then you should grab the chance to run long-term finder to linker tests. Inform the shift crew in advance and include xtrp if available. If the shutdown is long and the COT HV will be off, then check with Sci-co about the possibility of leaving the test running overnight. Warn the Sci-co that any track triggers without matching requirements to calorimeter clusters or muon stubs will need to be prescaled to 0.