Software and Computing

Software and Computing Meeting

2014-02-26 12:00
2014-02-26 13:00
America/New York
Wednesday, 26 February 2014
1-189, SRN, at 17:00 (GMT), duration : 01:00
TimeTalkPresenter
12:00News from the front ( 00:20 ) 1 fileMartin Codrington (UT Austin)
12:20Geometry hierarchy change ( 00:15 ) 1 fileJason Webb (BNL)
12:35TOF calibration for Run 13 ( 00:20 ) 1 fileDaniel Brandenburg (Rice)
12:55AOB ( 00:05 ) 0 filesAll (All)

TPC T0 adjustment for Run 14 FF Cosmics

 We decided to use the charge step method to determine the T0 for the dedicated FullField cosmic ray data acquired just before the start of Run 14 (see
  • genevb's blog
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  • List of Stv modifications

    file=/macros/calib/: StvFitErr.C, StvFitErr.csh, runCondor.csh,
    date=2013-08-05 15:32  perev
          runStv.C:

    Replacing a projector with a large TV in a conference room

    Knowing little about the subject of using televisions as computer displays, I turn to the internet and immediately find this page, which seems like a good starting point:

    Run14 run preparation/support meeting #8

    2014-02-07 16:00
    2014-02-07 17:00
    America/New York
    Friday, 7 February 2014
    1-189, SRN, at 21:00 (GMT), duration : 01:00
    TimeTalkPresenter
    16:00General status ( 00:20 ) 1 fileJerome Lauret (BNL)

    HFT software coordination meeting

    2014-02-06 15:00
    2014-02-06 16:00
    America/New York
    Thursday, 6 February 2014
    1-189, SRN, at 20:00 (GMT), duration : 01:00
    Topic for discussions were
    • progress with the code reviews                       - Dmitri / Hao
    • progress with the Sti and geometry integration - Dmitri / Jonathan
    • progress with reshaping the QAMaker              - Dmitri / Hao / Gene
    • strategy during the run for using all of that      - all
    • whose/who doing what (primary POC)             - all (HFT folks)

    basic parted usage

    On a disk with no partition table, creating a GPT partition table, creating a partition that spans the whole disk and flagging it as RAID:

    [root@somehost ~]# parted /dev/sde

    Slope of dE/dx vs. drift distance from QA in nightly test jobs

     Following up on the request to include in Offline QA a plot monitoring slope of dE/dx vs.

    Run14 run preparation meeting #7

    2014-01-31 15:00
    2014-01-31 16:00
    America/New York
    Friday, 31 January 2014
    1-189, at 20:00 (GMT), duration : 01:00
    TimeTalkPresenter
    15:00General status ( 00:20 ) 1 fileJerome Lauret (BNL)

    Run14 run preparation meeting #6

    2014-01-24 15:00
    2014-01-24 16:00
    America/New York
    Friday, 24 January 2014
    1-189, SRN, at 20:00 (GMT), duration : 01:00

    Jan 23

    A day of little things:'

    CuAu200 (2012) First Calibration

     StSpaceChargeEbyEMaker has been modified to includ

    Run 13 TPC Hit Errors

    set fil = ( /star/data03/daq/2013/117/14117025/st_physics_14117025_raw_1010005.daq )

    Calibration readiness overview

    Speaker : Gene V. Buren ( BNL )


    Talk time : 12:15, Duration : 00:15
    RUN 13 pp510:

    Software and Computing Meeting

    2014-01-15 12:00
    2014-01-15 13:00
    America/New York
    Wednesday, 15 January 2014
    1-189, SRN, at 17:00 (GMT), duration : 01:00
    TimeTalkPresenter
    12:00Run 13 dE/dx status for pp500 (day 074-126) ( 00:15 ) 1 fileYuri Fisyak (BNL)
    12:15Calibration readiness overview ( 00:15 ) 0 filesGene V. Buren (BNL)
    12:30High-z material in Sti from PXL support ( 00:15 ) 1 fileJonathan Bouchet (KSU)
    12:45HFT software status ( 00:15 ) 1 fileSpyridon Margetis (KSU)

    Should the starsofi and starsoft lists be merged into one?

    Yes - makes sense and will be easier to get all the news in one place
    79% (33 votes)
    Neutral - I will go with the flow, either is fine
    10% (4 votes)
    No - having two lists allows me to chose what to read
    5% (2 votes)
    Other option - rename the lists and make it clearer which is what
    7% (3 votes)
    Total votes: 42

    StMagUtilities profiling

    Motivation:

    Run14 run preparation meeting #4

    2013-12-27 15:00
    2013-12-27 16:00
    America/New York
    Friday, 27 December 2013
    1-189, SRN, at 20:00 (GMT), duration : 01:00
    TimeTalkPresenter
    15:00General status ( 00:20 ) 1 fileJerome Lauret (BNL)

    Measurement of STAR magnetic field direction

     

    This measurement is continuation of work started by Grigory Nigmatkulov last August

    Filtering production of events by offline trigger ID

     How to use the BFC chain options: FiltTrg*