Running Test Software

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This is a guide for how to install and run the test software.

Software Function

The test software consists of multiple tests which aims to provide a classification of the ALPIDE chip and scripts needed to run the ALPIDE in a beam environment.

Install

Requires devtoolset-7 or higher, gcc 7.3 or higher.

The software requires installation of the pct-online software.

It also requires a working version of rootpy, the installation guide can be accessed at http://www.rootpy.org/install.html

Make sure you have installed all other requirements: https://wiki.uib.no/pct/img_auth.php/d/d5/Requirements.pdf

You need access to the project at https://git.app.uib.no/pct

Using a terminal in the location where you want to install the Test software:

<syntaxhighlight lang="bash"> $ git clone git@git.app.uib.no:pct/production_tests.git

$ cd production_tests

$ git checkout v2.0

$ pip3 install -r requirements.txt </syntaxhighlight>

You should now be able to use the test software.

Usage

The How to and usage for individual tests are listed in their dedicated pages linked below:

Tests

• Analog Scan
• Digital Scan
• Threshold Scan
• DTU Scans
• Register Test
• High Speed Link Test
• FIFO Test
• Slow Control Test
• Power Test
• PRBS Test

Data Taking

The test software can also be used to perform data taking. This information can be accessed here * Data Taking

Trouble Shooting

If it is difficult to establish communication with the board/alpides the following error message may be displayed when running a text: <syntaxhighlight lang="bash"> $ File "registertest.py", line 276, in <module>

   register_test(args['--board'], args['--tctype'], args['--chips'])
 File "registertest.py", line 48, in register_test
   board = BoardPTB()
 File "../bsp/board_ptb.py", line 43, in __init__
   super(BoardPTB, self).__init__(interface=MainSocket(49153, "192.168.1.10", "SOCK_STREAM"))
 File "../bsp/mainsocket.py", line 29, in __init__
   self.open_socket(socket_type)
 File "../bsp/mainsocket.py", line 55, in open_socket
   self.sock.connect((self.addr, self.port))

KeyboardInterrupt

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Make sure that the necessary ports are open, this can be checked by the following command:

<syntaxhighlight lang="bash">

$ sudo iptables -L

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If you need to open a port, this can be done with the following command.

<syntaxhighlight lang="bash">

$ sudo iptables -I INPUT -p udp --sport portnumber -j ACCEPT

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For the VCU118 board, udp is used in communication. For the PTB tcp is used. You also need to specify if the port is source or destination. This is the --sport/--dport argument.