Maindoc

• Introduction Intro

 What is Midas
 What Midas can do for you
 Main section of the midas
   1 Core system 
   2 Frontend
   3 Data logging
   4 Analysis
   5 Online Database
 Overall Midas system diagram

• History Brief history of the Midas development

 Authors, labs
 Where this system is used
 Current state of development

• File organization Distribution package

 Directory description
 

• Documentation organization Explanations only

 First Installation
   valid for linux, ...

 Followed by the Midas section 
 Core, Frontend, data logging, analysis, online database
 

• 0 Installation Installation

 OS
 libraries (root, gzip, xml)
 Compilation,  Build
 Environment consideration

• 1 Core

   acquisition/transition sequence  (start/stop)
   frontend client concept, management
   network frontend (mserver)
   alarms concept
   Web server
   status display

• 2 Frontend

  Frontend application
  Event Builder

• 3 Data Logging

  Data logger applications
  mlogger, lazylogger, history

• 4 Analysis

  Analyzer, Rootana, Midas hooks

• 5 Online DataBase Exhaustive description of the dir/structure

  Purpose and access options

  SYSTEM
  PROGRAMS
  EXPERIMENT
  RUNINFO
  SEQUENCER
  ALIAS
  SCRIPT
  CUSTOM
  CUSTOMSCRIPT
  HISTORY
  EQUIPMENT
  ELOG
  MSCB
  ANALYZER
  <other>

• 6 Midas Tools/applications

  odbedit, mdump, mhist, mlxspeaker, mstat, ...