9.3 Experiment Configuration Parameter file

Format

• Two header lines (copy them from an existing file)

• as many records as parameters in the FOT Experiment Configuration files.

  Each record has the following layout, where fields are separated by one or more blanks. Alignment into columns is encouraged for legibility.

  • 1-character code to be selected among C, I or R to indicate the parameter is character, integer, real.
  • 8-character UPPERCASE name of the parameter, as it appears in the FOT Experiment Configuration files. Parameters shall appear in this parameter file in the same order as in the FOT files.
  • parameter classification, which indicates the action by check_expconf, to be chosen among one of the following values (verbatim !) :

    relevant

    an important parameter used in routine operations which shall appear in the summary file, and whose value shall be verified to be nominal or not. E.g. HV related parameters, mode and POP status.

    checked

    intended for parameters which are normally left alone in their nominal state, but for which a check of being nominal is useful. Currently handled as "relevant" ones. E.g. the LED status (not used by GOs, but might be commanded).

    dontcare

    intended for parameters which are operated seldom. Should not appear in summary, unless thery are not nominal. Currently handled as "ignored" ones. E.g. analog and digital thresholds, unused NFI HV relays.

    ignored

    parameters which are likely to be never operated, they do not appear in output summaries and their values are skipped by the processing. E.g. all parameter of indirect modes for MECS.

• nominal value(s) of the parameter. The values shall be in the same form appearing in the FOT files. A list of values may be declared nominal, in which case values are separated by a pipe character. E.g. DIR3|DIR2. For ignored parameters, use the string any.
• conditioning parameter. Either the lowercase word no or an 8-character UPPERCASE name of another parameter, which is conditioning the validity of the current one.
• conditioning parameter values. Blank if parameter is not conditioned. Otherwise a pipe-separated list of values of the conditioning parameters, for which the current parameter value is considered "meaningless" (therefore its value will not be displayed, but considered "invalid")

As examples, consider that HV values are conditioned by the respective HV switch (they are invalid when HVs are OFF), or that POPID or ITOPMODE are meaningless if POPSTAT is DISABLE. Use the mecs.expconf file as reference.

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