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Entry  Tue Mar 26 01:17:59 2013, Jill Russek, cascading -- DRS4 Osci.cpp & DRS.cpp 
    Reply  Thu Apr 4 11:32:21 2013, Stefan Ritt, cascading -- DRS4 Osci.cpp & DRS.cpp 
       Reply  Fri Apr 5 02:21:33 2013, Jill Russek, cascading -- DRS4 Osci.cpp & DRS.cpp 
          Reply  Fri Apr 5 08:54:37 2013, Stefan Ritt, cascading -- DRS4 Osci.cpp & DRS.cpp Screen_Shot_2013-04-05_at_8.51.53_.png
             Reply  Wed Apr 10 22:41:21 2013, Jill Russek, cascading -- DRS4 Osci.cpp & DRS.cpp 
                Reply  Thu Apr 11 08:39:12 2013, Stefan Ritt, cascading -- DRS4 Osci.cpp & DRS.cpp 
                   Reply  Thu Apr 11 23:32:57 2013, Jill Russek, cascading -- DRS4 Osci.cpp & DRS.cpp 
                      Reply  Fri Apr 12 08:25:05 2013, Stefan Ritt, cascading -- DRS4 Osci.cpp & DRS.cpp 
                         Reply  Wed Dec 20 15:30:38 2017, Yoni Sher, cascading -- DRS4 Osci.cpp & DRS.cpp 
                            Reply  Wed Dec 20 16:21:42 2017, Stefan Ritt, cascading -- DRS4 Osci.cpp & DRS.cpp 
                               Reply  Wed Dec 20 16:30:45 2017, Yoni Sher, cascading -- DRS4 Osci.cpp & DRS.cpp 
                                  Reply  Wed Dec 20 22:14:35 2017, Stefan Ritt, cascading -- DRS4 Osci.cpp & DRS.cpp 
Message ID: 229     Entry time: Tue Mar 26 01:17:59 2013     Reply to this: 231
Author: Jill Russek 
Subject: cascading -- DRS4 Osci.cpp & DRS.cpp 

 

All I'm trying to do is cascade one input signal, though all available channels, so that I end up with 8*1024 bins per event.

Here is the read out on my board/chip:

Mezz. Board index:    0
DRS type:             DRS4
Board type:           8
Serial number:        2249
Firmware revision:    17662
Temperature:          35.2 C
Input range:          -0.5V...0.5V
Calibrated range:     -0.5V...0.5V
Calibrated frequency: 5.120 GHz
Status reg.:          0000001A
Control reg.:         00000010
  DMODE circular
Trigger bus:          00000000
Frequency:            5.120 GHz

 

What I've tried thus far:

In Osci.cpp, in the method/function  SelectSource(int board, int firstChannel, int chnSection), I added a line.. (in bold)

//----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

 if (b->GetBoardType() == 5 || b->GetBoardType() == 7 || b->GetBoardType() == 8) {
         
        
             if (chnSection == 2)
                b->SetChannelConfig(0, 8, 4);
             //added
             else if(chnSection == 1)
                 b->SetChannelConfig(0, 8, 2);
             //added

             else
                b->SetChannelConfig(0, 8, 8);

//----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

I've also tried doing settings such as SetChannelConfig(0, 8, 1);   , SetChannelConfig(0, 8, 2); , SetChannelConfig(0, 1, 2); , etc..

Which always ends up making the run fail.. and sometimes I get index errors..

As far as I understanding the program now, this is what I know:

fChannelCascading determines getChannelCascading,
this determines the  if (casc == 2) line in configDialogue.cpp, which sets:
 b->SetChannelConfig(config, 8, 4);

fChannelCascading is being set by:
 switch (nConfigChannels) {
      case 1:
         fChannelConfig = 0x01;
         fChannelCascading = 8;
         break;
      case 2:
         fChannelConfig = 0x11;
         fChannelCascading = 4;
         break;
      case 4:
         fChannelConfig = 0x55;
         fChannelCascading = 2;
         break;
      case 8:
         fChannelConfig = 0xFF;
         fChannelCascading = 1;
         break;
      default:
         printf("Invalid channel configuration\n");
         return 0;
      }

which is being set by nConfigChannels in DRS.cpp, in the method:
SetChannelConfig(int firstChannel, int lastChannel, int nConfigChannels)

SetChannelConfig is being called in the ConfigDialogue.cpp,  but the default Osci program is such that you can't do a configuration for a cascade of one signal using all the channels. At least, not that I am aware of. 

So what buttons do I need to enable, or what do I need to call, or write, so that I can cascade a signal to end up with 8*1024 bins per event?

This has had me going in circles for weeks, so thank you for your help!!!!

 

 

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