/Sequencer ODB tree

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Purpose

The ODB /Sequencer tree contains information related to the Sequencer. The State and Script subdirectories are used by the Sequencer system and are not usually accessed directly by the user. The Command directory allows for programmatic control of the Sequencer.

Creating the /Sequencer tree

The /Sequencer ODB tree is created the first time that the msequencer program is run. It will be filled with default values.

Example of /Sequencer tree

An example of the /Sequencer tree where the sequencer is running is shown below.

$mhttpd -p 8080 -D
$odbedit
[local:Defaults:S]ls -rwl /Sequencer
Key name                        Type    #Val  Size  Last Opn Mode Value
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Sequencer                       DIR
    State                       DIR
        New File                BOOL    1     4     5h   0   RWD  n
        Path                    STRING  1     256   5h   0   RWD  /home/cdms/packages/SuperCDMS_DAQ/MidasDAQ/online/sequencer/
        Filename                STRING  1     256   5h   0   RWD  dc.msl
        Error                   STRING  1     256   5h   0   RWD
        Error line              INT     1     4     5h   0   RWD  0
        SError line             INT     1     4     5h   0   RWD  0
        Message                 STRING  1     256   5h   0   RWD
        Message Wait            BOOL    1     4     5h   0   RWD  n
        Running                 BOOL    1     4     5h   0   RWD  n
        Finished                BOOL    1     4     5h   0   RWD  y
        Paused                  BOOL    1     4     5h   0   RWD  n
        Current line number     INT     1     4     5h   0   RWD  6
        SCurrent line number    INT     1     4     5h   0   RWD  4
        Stop after run          BOOL    1     4     5h   0   RWD  n
        Transition request      BOOL    1     4     5h   0   RWD  n
        Loop start line         INT     4     4     5h   0   RWD
                                        [0]             3
                                        [1]             0
                                        [2]             0
                                        [3]             0
        SLoop start line        INT     4     4     5h   0   RWD
                                        [0]             1
                                        [1]             0
                                        [2]             0
                                        [3]             0
        Loop end line           INT     4     4     5h   0   RWD
                                        [0]             8
                                        [1]             0
                                        [2]             0
                                        [3]             0
        SLoop end line          INT     4     4     5h   0   RWD
                                        [0]             6
                                        [1]             0
                                        [2]             0
                                        [3]             0
        Loop counter            INT     4     4     5h   0   RWD
                                        [0]             1
                                        [1]             0
                                        [2]             0
                                        [3]             0
        Loop n                  INT     4     4     5h   0   RWD
                                        [0]             200
                                        [1]             0
                                        [2]             0
                                        [3]             0
        Subdir                  STRING  1     256   5h   0   RWD
        Subdir end line         INT     1     4     5h   0   RWD  0
        Subdir not notify       INT     1     4     5h   0   RWD  0
        If index                INT     1     4     5h   0   RWD  0
        If line                 INT     4     4     5h   0   RWD
                                        [0]             0
                                        [1]             0
                                        [2]             0
                                        [3]             0
        If else line            INT     4     4     5h   0   RWD
                                        [0]             0
                                        [1]             0
                                        [2]             0
                                        [3]             0
        If endif line           INT     4     4     5h   0   RWD
                                        [0]             0
                                        [1]             0
                                        [2]             0
                                        [3]             0
        Stack index             INT     1     4     5h   0   RWD  0
        Subroutine end line     INT     4     4     5h   0   RWD
                                        [0]             0
                                        [1]             0
                                        [2]             0
                                        [3]             0
        Subroutine return line  INT     4     4     5h   0   RWD
                                        [0]             0
                                        [1]             0
                                        [2]             0
                                        [3]             0
        Subroutine call line    INT     4     4     5h   0   RWD
                                        [0]             0
                                        [1]             0
                                        [2]             0
                                        [3]             0
        SSubroutine call line   INT     4     4     5h   0   RWD
                                        [0]             0
                                        [1]             0
                                        [2]             0
                                        [3]             0
        Subroutine param        STRING  4     256   5h   0   RWD
                                        [0]
                                        [1]
                                        [2]
                                        [3]
        Wait value              FLOAT   1     4     5h   0   RWD  0
        Wait limit              FLOAT   1     4     5h   0   RWD  0
        Start time              DWORD   1     4     5h   0   RWD  0
        Wait type               STRING  1     32    5h   0   RWD
        Last msg                STRING  1     10    5h   0   RWD  16:09:03
    Script                      DIR
        Lines                   STRING  6     19    5h   0   RWD
                                        [0]             LOOP 200
                                        [1]               TRANSITION START
                                        [2]               WAIT SECONDS 120
                                        [3]               TRANSITION STOP
                                        [4]               WAIT SECONDS 10
                                        [5]             ENDLOOP
        XML                     STRING  1     343   5h   0   RWD  
    Command                     DIR
        Start script            BOOL    1     4     5h   0   RWD  n
        Stop immediately        BOOL    1     4     5h   0   RWD  n
        Load new file           BOOL    1     4     5h   0   RWD  n
        Load filename           STRING  1     1     5h   0   RWD

Keys in the /Sequencer ODB tree

Command subtree

• Type: DIR

The Command subtree in the /Sequencer ODB tree is created by msequencer. The sequencer will perform various actions when keys in this subtree are set by the user.

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Start script

• Type: BOOL
• Default: "n"

Setting this key in the Command subtree to "y" will start the currently-loaded sequencer script.

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Stop immediately

• Type: BOOL
• Default: "n"

Setting this key in the Command subtree to "y" will stop the currently-running sequencer script.

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Load new file

• Type: BOOL
• Default: "n"

Setting this key in the Command subtree to "y" will cause the sequencer to load a new script (as defined by the "Load filename" key).

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Load filename

• Type: STRING
• Default: ""

This key in the Command subtree defines which on-disk file the sequencer should load when "Load new file" is set to "y". The filename must end in ".msl" and must not contain "..".

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State subtree

• Type: DIR

The State subtree in the /Sequencer ODB tree is created by msequencer. It is used by the Sequencer to store various data while running the sequence.

The user may wish to change the path of where Sequencer files are stored (see #Path) otherwise this tree is largely for internal use.

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Path

• Type: STRING
• Default: ""

This key in the State subtree contains the directory path of the sequencer loadfile(s)

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Filename

• Type: STRING
• Default: ""

This key in the State subtree contains the name of the current sequencer loadfile.

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Error

• Type: STRING
• Default: ""

This key in the State subtree contains the error message from the system when an error is detected, or blank if no error.

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Error line

• Type: INT
• Default: 0

This key in the State subtree contains the loadfile line number where error occurred, or zero if no error.

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Serror line

• Type: INT
• Default: 0

This key in the State subtree contains the  ??? line number where error occurred, or zero if no error.

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Message

• Type: STRING
• Default: ""

This key in the State subtree contains the Sequencer message

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Message wait

• Type: BOOL
• Default: "n"

This key in the State subtree contains ...

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Running

• Type: BOOL
• Default: "n"

This key in the State subtree indicates whether the sequencer is running.

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Finished

• Type: BOOL
• Default: "y"

This key in the State subtree indicates whether the sequencer is finished.

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Paused

• Type: BOOL
• Default: "y"

This key in the State subtree indicates whether the sequencer is paused.

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Current line number

• Type: INT
• Default: 0

This key in the State subtree indicates the line number in the loadfile that the sequencer is currently executing.

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SCurrent line number

• Type: INT
• Default: 0

This key in the State subtree indicates the line number in ??? that the sequencer is currently executing.

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Stop after run

• Type: BOOL
• Default: "n"

This key in the State subtree indicates whether the sequencer should stop after current run

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Transition request

• Type: BOOL
• Default: "n"

This key in the State subtree indicates whether a transition has been requested by the sequencer loadfile.

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Transition request

• Type: BOOL
• Default: "n"

This key in the State subtree indicates whether a transition has been requested by the sequencer loadfile.

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Loop start line

• Type: INT array of 4 elements
• Default: 0,0,0,0

This key in the State subtree contains the line number(s) in the sequencer loadfile where a loop starts.

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SLoop start line

• Type: INT array of 4 elements
• Default: 0,0,0,0

This key in the State subtree contains the line number(s) ...

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Loop end line

• Type: INT array of 4 elements
• Default: 0,0,0,0

This key in the State subtree is filled by the Sequencer and contains the line number(s) in the sequencer loadfile where a loop ends.

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SLoop end line

• Type: INT array of 4 elements
• Default: 0,0,0,0

This key in the State subtree is filled by the Sequencer and contains the line number(s) ... where a loop ends.

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Loop counter

• Type: INT array of 4 elements
• Default: 0,0,0,0

This key in the State subtree is filled by the Sequencer and contains the loop counter for loops.

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Loop n

• Type: INT array of 4 elements
• Default: 0,0,0,0

This key in the State subtree is filled by the Sequencer and contains ...

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Subdir

• Type: STRING
• Default: ""

This key in the State subtree is filled by the Sequencer and contains ...

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Subdir end line

• Type: INT
• Default: 0

This key in the State subtree is filled by the Sequencer and contains ...

---

Subdir not notify

• Type: INT
• Default: 0

This key in the State subtree is filled by the Sequencer and contains ...

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Stack index

• Type: INT
• Default: 0

This key in the State subtree is filled by the Sequencer and contains ...

---

Subroutine end line

• Type: INT array of 4 elements
• Default: 0,0,0,0

This key in the State subtree is filled by the Sequencer and contains ...

---

Subroutine return line

• Type: INT array of 4 elements
• Default: 0,0,0,0

This key in the State subtree is filled by the Sequencer and contains ...

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Subroutine param

• Type: STRING array of 4 elements
• Default:

This key in the State subtree is filled by the Sequencer and contains ...

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Wait value

• Type: FLOAT
• Default: 0

This key in the State subtree is filled by the Sequencer and is used when the Sequencer is Waiting (i.e. is executing a Wait statement in the Sequencer script). It will contain the current value of the wait parameter. For example, if executing the statement "WAIT events 500" and the current count is 250, this key will contain 250. When the Sequencer is not executing a WAIT statement, this key will be set to 0.

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Wait limit

• Type: FLOAT
• Default: 0

This key in the State subtree is filled by the Sequencer and is used when the Sequencer is Waiting (i.e. is executing a Wait statement in the Sequencer script). It will contain the Wait limit, e.g. it will contain '5' if the Sequencer is executing the statement "WAIT seconds 5". When the Sequencer is not executing a WAIT statement, this key will be set to 0.

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Start time

• Type: DWORD
• Default: 0

This key in the State subtree is filled by the Sequencer. If the Sequencer is Waiting for a certain time (i.e. executing a Wait Seconds statement in the Sequencer script), this key will contain the time that the Sequencer started waiting. In all other cases, it will be set to 0.

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Wait type

• Type: STRING
• Default: ""

This key in the State subtree is filled by the Sequencer. If the Sequencer is Waiting (i.e. is executing a Wait statement in the Sequencer script) it will contain the type of the Wait, e.g. "Seconds", "Events" or "ODB" and operator (e.g. "ODB>=" see example above).

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Last msg

• Type: STRING
• Default: "00:00:00"

This key in the State subtree is filled by the Sequencer and contains the time of the latest MIDAS message.

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Variables subtree

• Type: DIR

The Variables subtree in the /Sequencer ODB tree is created by the msequencer program. It is used by the Sequencer to store input parameters used by the sequence (see PARAM command).

---

<parameter name>

• Type: STRING
• Default:

Keys are created when PARAM statements are included in the Sequencer file. In the example above, the ODB key runs has been created in the Variables subtree with the value 3. The Sequencer file used in the example contained a statement "PARAM runs", and when the sequence was started, the user entered the value "3" for the number of runs.

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