Basic configuration refers to the installation of SusiQ without the need of user routines. The files contained in the \basic\ directory are sufficient to start an acquisition system based on the KCS or DSP CAMAC system.
SUSIQ.DFT |
Basic SusiQ default file (Set for SUSGEN acquisition) |
SUSIQ.ACQ |
Basic acquisition, just to give you an idea |
SUSIQ.CST |
Basic constant definition file. With numout definition for outuser (see internal tools) |
SUSIQ.EQU |
Basic computed quantities definition file (must be present, BUT NOT USED) |
SUSIQ.HST |
Basic histo definition file with the 3 types of histograms |
SUSIQ.TST |
Basic test package, with call to user1 for outuser example (see internal tools) |
SUSIQ.DOT |
Will be filled automatically when you define a DOTPLOT. Does not have to be present. |
SUSIQ.EXE |
Image file. In fact ANY SUSIQ.EXE can be used if no user routine is requested in file.TST |
SOUND.1 |
End of Run alarm file |
SOUND.2 |
Begining of Run alarm file |
The installation of Basic SusiQ should follow this guide line:
* Add <dev>:\sq to the DOS path by editing autoexec.bat.
Where <dev> can be any valid drive (in this example c:\). For the path,
DOS limits the length to 128 characters (beware!).
* Install the CAMAC driver and reboot the computer.
* Run the loadsq <dev> where <dev> is the disk on which SusiQ resides (C:, D: ...) loadsq sets several SusiQ environment variables. It is not essential for the basic susiq but it will make the internal help work propery. It is possible that more space is required to load these parameters. Refers to DOS manual for increasing the environment space.
* Select the CAMAC interface (KCS or DSP) by running SQBHARD <interface_name>. This batch command file will copy the pre-linked hardware-dependent image file to SusiQ.exe. In either CAMAC interface, the necessary driver is available in the sq\ directory under the name camacdrv.sys for KCS or pc004drv.com for DSP. It has must be installed prior to running SusiQ.
* Setup a new experiment directory and copy the necessary files from the \sq\basic\ directory.
* Modify the configuration file setup.DFT and the corresponding files to reflect your setup. It is IMPORTANT to make sure that the file name declarations in the setup file match the actual definition files.
* Invoke susiq from the experiment directory. SusiQ should at this point be running.
* After closing SusiQ, the environment space can be released and the previous path reinstalled by executing the \sq\unloadsq.bat command.