wbcScan

gistfile1.py

    @arity(0,3,[int, int, int])
    def do_wbcScan(self, minWBC = 90, maxWBC = 200, nTrigger = 50):
        """ do_wbcScan [minWBC] [maxWBC] [nTrigger]: sets the values of wbc from minWBC until it finds the wbc which has more than 90% filled events or it reaches 255 (default minWBC 90)"""

        self.api.daqTriggerSource("extern")

        print "wbc \t#Events \texample Event"
        wbcScan = []
        for wbc in range (minWBC,maxWBC):
            self.api.setDAC("wbc", wbc)
            self.api.daqStart()

            nEvents     = 0
            j = 0

            while j < nTrigger:
                try:
                    data = self.api.daqGetEvent()
                    if len(data.pixels) > 0:
                       nEvents += 1
                    j += 1
                except RuntimeError:
                    pass

            nEvents = 100*nEvents/nTrigger
            wbcScan.append(nEvents)

            print '{0:03d}'.format(wbc),"\t", '{0:3.0f}%'.format(nEvents),"\t\t"
            self.api.daqStop()

    def complete_wbcScan(self, text, line, start_index, end_index):
        # return help for the cmd
        return [self.do_wbcScan.__doc__, '']