wagascianpy 0.3.10

WAGASCI ANPAN for Python

WAGASCI ANPAN for Python v0.3.10

This package contains all the Python modules used by the ANPAN framework of the WAGASCI/T2K experiment.

What is ANPAN?

ANPAN (Acquisition Networked Program for Accelerated Neutrinos) is a collective name to identify all the software used to acquire data and analyze it for the WAGASCI experiment. It is composed of many packages:

• Pyrame (C/Python2)
• ANPAN DAQ (C/Python2)
• WagasciCalibration (C++11)
• WagasciMidas (C++11/JS)
• WagasciRunControl (Python2)
• WagasciAnpy (this package) (Python2/3)

Python compatibility

• Python2.7 or Python3.4+

This package is fully compatible with both Python2.7 and Python3.4+. It is tested usually with Python 3.8 and sporadically with other Python versions.

However, I strongly suggest you to use Python 3 whenever possible because Python 2 has now reached end of life and many packages are starting to drop support for it. I am still trying to ensure Python 2 compatibility but I might drop it in the future for non DAQ related modules.

Dependencies

Many functions of this package depend on ROOT

• ROOT

To use the analysis programs, you need the WagasciCalibration package:

• WagasciCalibration

To download and update the WAGASCI run database you may need the BorgBackup program:

• BorgBackup

The pyrmod module depends on Pyrame. This module is used only by the DAQ so no need to install Pyrame on a non DAQ machine.

ROOT

Be sure that the version of ROOT that you installed is compatible with your Python version. The precompiled binaries for ROOT until version 6.22.0 are usually only compatible with Python 2. From ROOT version 6.22.0 on, ROOT should be compatible with both Python 2 and Python 3, so my suggestion is to just update your ROOT version.

WAGASCI calibration software (optional)

To analyze the raw data you need the WAGASCI calibration software. For the installation instructions refer to this page.

Installation (Linux)

Open a terminal and issue

python3 -m pip install --upgrade --user wagascianpy
or (recomended)
python3 -m pip install --upgrade --user .

Installation (MacOS)

Currently the support for MacOS is only partial. The SSH connection is broken because of some issues internal to the Python paramiko module, so the program can be used in local mode only. I tried to fix the issue but the problem is beyond my skills. Probably in the following months the paramiko developers will come up with a solution. At the time of writing, the current (broken) version of paramiko is 2.7.1. When a new version of paramiko is released, try again to run the software and see what happens.

I have tested the program only in MacOS Mojave and MacOS Catalina. Both showed more or less the same problems. You can try older versions of MacOS and might have better luck.

MacOS Mojave/Catalina

Because MacOS Mojave does not bundle Python3 we need to install it manually. The easiest way is by using the package manager brew. The following commands are taken from this webpage.

The first step is to install the Apple's Xcode suite. Most probably you already have it already installed, in that case you can skip this step. In your Terminal app, run the following command to install XCode and its command-line tools:

$ xcode-select --install

Next install Homebrew by copy/pasting the following command into Terminal and then type Enter:

$ ruby -e "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/master/install)"
$ brew update

To confirm Homebrew installed correctly, run this command:

$ brew doctor
Your system is ready to brew.

Now we can install the latest version of Python 3. Type the following command into Terminal and press Enter:

$ brew install python3

To confirm which version of Python was installed, run the following command in Terminal:

$ /usr/local/bin/python3 --version
Python 3.7.7

Many functions of the WAGASCI database viewer use borgbackup. We can easily install it using brew.

$ brew cask install borgbackup

For other ways of installing borg refer to the borg website.

Then we can finally install the wagascianpy package

$ python3 -m pip install --user --upgrade wagascianpy

If you use MacOS Catalina continue reading the next section.

MacOS Catalina - troubleshooting

**MacOS Catalina comes with its own version of Python3. However as stated in the Python website the Apple-supplied Tcl/Tk 8.5 has serious bugs that can cause application crashes.

So follow the same instructions as MacOS Mojave but also install tkinter:

$ brew install tcl-tk

Configuration

Environment parameters

You can easily configure all the parameters from the GUI itself (or from the command line if you run the programs from the shell). However, because inserting the same values over and over again can be tedius, you can modify the configuration file called wagasci.ini. This file is created in the ${HOME}/.wagasci folder on the first execution of the program and filled with the default values. You can just open and edit it with any text editor. The options names and values are in one to one correlation with the GUI fields and CLI arguments.

Upon start, the program tries to load the configuration file from the following directories in this order:

• Environment : ${WAGASCI_CONFIGDIR}
• User : ${HOME}/.wagasci
• System : /usr/local/wagasci

The configuration file must be called wagasci.ini. Both the WAGASCI database viewer and the spill history plotter can use the same configuration file.

Good runs

The list of good runs and bad runs is hardcoded at the beginning of the wagascianpy/database/wagascidb.py file. If a run is completely bad, add it to the _BAD_RUNS list. If a run is bad only for a single detector, add it to the _BAD_RUNS_X where X is the name of the detector. After modifying the bad run list, to apply it again, please rerun wagasciviewer.py --rebuild-wagasci-database --batch-mode, and then wagasciviewer.py --apply-detector-flags --batch-mode.

Markers

When drawing the history plots, the trouble markers and maintenance day markers can be drawn along with the data. The start time and stop time of these markers is hardcoded at the beginning of the wagascianpy/plotting/marker.py file.

WAGASCI database viewer

The following subsections explain the usage of the WAGASCI database viewer GUI program.

Run the program

To open the GUI program, just type in a terminal:

wagasciviewer.py

If you wish to run the program without a GUI in batch mode, just type in a terminal

wagasciviewer.py --batch-mode <other arguments>

WAGASCI run repository

The word repository refers to the place where the runs are backed up. It might be a simple repository where the runs are stored without encription (plain file and folders), or a borg repository where all the files are encripted. The repository can be either local (same machine) or remote (remote machine reachable by SSH). In case of a borg repository it is necessary for borgbackup to be installed on both the local machine and the remote machine.

• Simple repository : Unencripted repository
• Borg repository : Borg repository
• Repository location : For a remote repository the syntax is <hostname>:<path of repository>. The SSH configuration is taken from the user ~/.ssh/config file by looking for <hostname>, so make sure that you can connect to the remote machine by just opening the terminal and ssh <hostname>. In case of local repository just insert the repository path. For more info about how to connect to KEKCC by SSH refer to the WAGASCI expert shifter manual (Troubleshooting - KEKCC (8.6)).

WAGASCI run database

Location of the WAGASCI run database. The database is a file (usually named wagascidb.db) that contains some info about each run. If the update database checkbox is checked, the software checks if the database is synchronized with the repository (if the database describes the current state of the repository).

• Database location: location of the database file. Usually it is the same as the repository. In case you specify a different location, enter the filename too. Leave as it is if in doubt.
• Update database: If left unchecked the database is read as is. If checked, the runs that are present in both the repository and database the database are not updated and only the runs that are present in the repository but not in the database are added. Leave disabled if in doubt.
• Rebuild database: If checked each run in the repository is inserted/overwritten into the database even if already present. Leave disabled if in doubt.
• WAGASCI library: path to the directory containing the WAGASCI calibration software libraries. It is only used to update the database and analyze the raw data. Not needed if you only wish to visualize the database.

Beam Summary Data repository

The word repository refers to the place where the Beam Summary Data files are stored. The local repository can be an empty folder or a folder containing the BSD files. If the remote repository field is left empty the program assumes that the BSD files are already present in the local folder. If the remote repository field is filled, the remote repository and the local repository are synchronized using rsync.

• Local repository : Location of BSD files in the local machine.
• Remote repository : Location of the BSD files in the remote machine (the syntax is the same as the WAGASCI run repository). If left empty only the local repository is used.

Beam Summary Data database

Location of the BSD database. The database is a file (usually named bsddb.db) that contains some info about each BSD file. If the update or rebuild database checkbox is checked, the software checks if the database is synchronized with the repository (if the database describes the current state of the repository).

• Database location: location of the database file. Usually it is the same as the repository. In case you specify a different location, enter the filename too. Leave as it is if in doubt.
• Update database: If left unchecked the database is read as is. If checked, the runs that are present in both the repository and database the database are not updated and only the runs that are present in the repository but not in the database are added. Leave disabled if in doubt.
• Rebuild database: If checked each run in the repository is inserted/overwritten into the database even if already present. Leave disabled if in doubt.

Query

Getters

• Get time interval: Select an interval and the push the Get interval button. In the Run list frame will appear all the runs in that period.
• Get run interval: Select all runs whose number is within the interval.
• Get all: Get all runs regardless of the interval.

Conditions:

• Include overlapping runs: If unchecked only the runs that start AND stop inside the time interval are shown. If checked all the runs that start OR stop inside the interval are shown.
• Only good runs: select only the runs marked as good (good_run_flag == 1)

Analyzers:

• Download: download the selected runs from the WAGASCI run repository into a local directory selected by the user (both borg and simple repositories are supported)
• Decoder: decode the downloaded runs using the wgDecoder program
• ADC histogram: plot the ADC distribution channel by channel
• BCID histogram: plot the BCID distribution for the whole DIF
• Spill Number Fixer: fix the spill number for the decoded runs using the wgFixSpillNumber program
• Beam Summary Data: integrate the BSD info into the decoded runs using the wgBeamSummaryData program
• Temperature: integrate the temperature info into the decoded runs using the wgTemperature program
• ADC calibration: insert PEU information in the decoded data TTree using the wgAdcCalib program
• Start analysis: apply all the selected analyzers above to the downloaded runs

Topology

• Topology: select which sub-detectors to download (not used for analysis)

Run list

List of runs that meet the conditions in the query. You can click on the run name to show more info about that particular run.

Run info

Show all the info about one particular run.

GUI customization

The GUI can be partially customized using the PyGubu program. PyGubu is automatically installed by pip as a dependence of this package.

To customize the GUI, locate the package installation folder and the gui.ui file inside it, open a terminal and

mkdir -p $HOME/.wagasci
cp gui.ui $HOME/.wagasci/
pygubu-designer $HOME/.wagasci/gui.ui

The program tries to load the GUI file gui.ui in the same way as the configuration file as explained above.

WAGASCI spill history plotter

The history_plotter.py script is provided by this package. It creates various history plots for the WAGASCI experiment. It is a CLI only script and all its features can be controlled by command line arguments. However it also tries to read the configuration file wagasci.ini for required arguments that are not specified in the command line.

For further information, please consult the help message of the script:

history_plotter.py --help

MIDAS history to SQLite converter

To convert midas history files into SQLite format, please use the mhistory_sqlite_converter.py, script. You need to have MIDAS installed to run the script.

For further information, please consult the help message of the script:

mhistory_sqlite_converter.py --help

Calibration scripts

Many calibration scripts are provided by this package. They all take the raw data as input and perform some calibration analysis on it. They depend strongly on the WAGASCI calibration software.

The documentation about how to use them is included in the WAGASCI expert shifter manual.

Other Python modules

List of all the Python modules provided by this package:

• wagascianpy.analysis

  Contains modules for analysing the WAGASCI raw data, decoded data and slow data.

  • wagascianpy.analysis.analysis : Ctypes wrappers around WagasciCalibration libraries.
  • wagascianpy.analysis.analyzer : Takes the Ctypes wrappers and organize them in a abstract factory design patter.
  • wagascianpy.analysis.beam_summary_data : module to integrate the BSD information inside the decoded WAGASCI data. It can be used as a standalone program or as a analyzer of wagascianpy.analysis.analyzer.
  • wagascianpy.analysis.mhistory2sqlite : module to convert many mhistory files containing slow devices data into a SQLite database.
  • wagascianpy.analysis.spill : factory design patter to generate various spill objects. A spill object contains information about the spill number. It is useful when fixing the spill number bugs or when integrating the BSD information.

• wagascianpy.database

  Modules to manage the WAGASCI run database and the BSD database.

  • wagascianpy.database.bsddb : BSD database creation and access.
  • wagascianpy.database.db_record : Virtual database record that is inherited by the WAGASCI run record and BSD record.
  • wagascianpy.database.my_tinydb : Virtual database build upon the tinydb external module. It is inherited by the WAGASCI run database and BSD database.
  • wagascianpy.database.wagascidb : WAGASCI run database creation and access.

• wagascianpy.plotting

  Modules to generate history plots (plots where the X axis is time).

  • wagascianpy.plotting.colors : manage plot colors
  • wagascianpy.plotting.detector : class to store the read TTrees for each subdetector and to iterate over them.
  • wagascianpy.plotting.graph : class to build a generic graph
  • wagascianpy.plotting.harvest : class to harvest the needed data from the TTrees. It returns the X points and Y points. It is implemented using the strategy design pattern.
  • wagascianpy.plotting.marker : class to plot time markers as the maintenance days, WAGASCI runs start and stop time, electronics troubles , etc...
  • wagascianpy.plotting.plotter : class to plot the actual TMultiGraph
  • wagascianpy.plotting.topology : class to specify which subdetectors to plot and which not

• wagascianpy.program

  Modules to generate a runnable program using the analyzers of wagascianpy.analysis.analyzer. Implemented using the builder design pattern.

  • wagascianpy.program.director : director of the builder design pattern.
  • wagascianpy.program.program : final program that is builded.
  • wagascianpy.program.program_builder : builder that builds the program.

• wagascianpy.pyrmod

  Interface for the Pyrame modules. Used only for DAQ.

  • wagascianpy.pyrmod.CCC : control the CCC board
  • wagascianpy.pyrmod.pyrmod : wrapper around generic Pyrame module

• wagascianpy.utils

  Miscellaneous utilities.

  • wagascianpy.utils.change_bitstream : module to change the configuration of the SPIROC chip for all the chips in one go.
  • wagascianpy.utils.classproperty : implement Python property for classes and not only for instances
  • wagascianpy.utils.configuration : parse the configuration file and create a global configuration class
  • wagascianpy.utils.environment : module to read the WAGASCI environmental variables from a file or from the shell environment.
  • wagascianpy.utils.utils : all other utilities are gathered here.

• wagascianpy.viewer

  Module used by the WAGASCI database viewer GUI program. They are not supposed to be used anywhere else.

  • wagascianpy.viewer.configuration : fill the global configuration
  • wagascianpy.viewer.downloader : download runs from remote repository
  • wagascianpy.viewer.parse_args : parse the CLI arguments
  • wagascianpy.viewer.show_run_info : build the 'run info' tab in the GUI
  • wagascianpy.viewer.topology : little class to select which sub -detectors are enabled and which not
  • wagascianpy.viewer.utils - GUI utilities

Troubleshooting

• If you get an error about SSH trying to set a different locale in the KEKCC repository try the solution explained in this stackoverflow post.