Useful links:

• RHIC monitoring:  cadweb.bnl.gov/dashs/Operations/BroadcastWeb/BroadcastMain.dash
• STAR DAQ monitoring: online.star.bnl.gov/daq/export/daq/
• EPD monitor/control GUI: dashboard1.star.bnl.gov/daq/EPD_UI/
• EPD online histograms:  online.star.bnl.gov/epd/

Commissioning

Before DAQ is up:

0. Install the EPD - Installation workplan
1. I-V Scan (just to ensure things aren't crazy) - see EPD manual

After mounting, and when DAQ is up but no beam

2. "Seven Patterns" test - instructions
3. Vped adjustment - instructions

With cosmics or first collisions:

4. Pre-post check - instructions
5. EPD-BBC correlations - instructions

With first collisions:

6. Timing scan - instructions
7. Bias scan - instructions