Cleaning alot of redundant setup. This version commented with explanations.

CS_scan.sh

@@ -4,78 +4,88 @@
 
 # prerequisites:
 # - the hostname is set
-# - source /afs/psi.ch/project/sls_det_software/slsDetectorsPackage/bin/setup_SL6_64bit.sh
-# - PATH=$PATH:/afs/psi.ch/project/sls_det_software/slsDetectorsPackage/bin/
+# - export PATH=/afs/psi.ch/project/sls_det_software/latest_slsDetectorPackage/build/bin:$PATH
+# - export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/afs/psi.ch/project/sls_det_software/latest_slsDetectorPackage/build/bin:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH
 # - detector is on
 
 # prepare detector as in v0_5/prepare_mpc2012.sh
 
 # set dacs as in setDacs_Fmodule_LCLS.sh
-sls_detector_put dac:5 1000
-sls_detector_put dac:0 1220
-sls_detector_put dac:4 750
-sls_detector_put dac:6 480
-sls_detector_put dac:7 420
-sls_detector_put dac:3 1450
-sls_detector_put dac:2 1053
-sls_detector_put dac:1 3000
+#sls_detector_put dac:5 1000 # same by default
+#sls_detector_put dac:0 1220 # same by default
+#sls_detector_put dac:4 750 # same by default
+#sls_detector_put dac:6 480 # same by default
+#sls_detector_put dac:7 420 # same by default
+#sls_detector_put dac:3 1450 # same by default
+#sls_detector_put dac:2 1053 # same by default
+#sls_detector_put dac:1 3000 # same by default
 
 # power on the chips
-sls_detector_put reg 0x5e 0x1
+#sls_detector_put reg 0x5e 0x1 # 0x0 by default (off) must be turned on, can use command powerchip
+sls_detector_put powerchip 1
 
-# reset_adc
-sls_detector_put adcreg 0x08 0x3;sls_detector_put adcreg 0x08 0x0; sls_detector_put adcreg 0x14 0x40;
-sls_detector_put adcreg 0x4 0xf
-sls_detector_put adcreg 0x5 0x3f
+# reset_adc - already done by the server
+#sls_detector_put adcreg 0x08 0x3;sls_detector_put adcreg 0x08 0x0; sls_detector_put adcreg 0x14 0x40;
+#sls_detector_put adcreg 0x4 0xf
+#sls_detector_put adcreg 0x5 0x3f
 # vrefs
-sls_detector_put adcreg 0x18 0x2
+#sls_detector_put adcreg 0x18 0x2
 
 # set ADCINVERSionreg (by trial and error)
-sls_detector_put reg 0x43 0x453b2a9c
+sls_detector_put reg 0x43 0x453b2a9c # 0x0 by default. Carlos says keep it, but not having any effect
 
 # set adc_pipeline
-sls_detector_put reg 0x42 0x20
-sls_detector_put reg 0x59 0x1000
-sls_detector_put reg 0x4d 0x00100000
-sleep 1 
+#sls_detector_put reg 0x42 0x20 # same by default
+#sls_detector_put reg 0x59 0x1000 # same by default
+#sls_detector_put reg 0x4d 0x00100000 # same by default
+#sleep 1 
 
 # set adc_clock_phase in unit of 1/(52) clock period (by trial and error)
-sls_detector_put adcphase 72
+sls_detector_put adcphase 72 # 65 by default
 
 # storage cell f
-sls_detector_put reg 0x5d 0xf00
+#sls_detector_put reg 0x5d 0xf00 # same by default
 
-# reset mem machine fifos fifos
-sls_detector_put reg 0x4f 0x4000
-sls_detector_put reg 0x4f 0x0
+# reset mem machine fifos fifos - not necessary
+#sls_detector_put reg 0x4f 0x4000
+#sls_detector_put reg 0x4f 0x0
 
-# reset run control
-sls_detector_put reg 0x4f 0x0400;sls_detector_put reg 0x4f 0x0;
+# reset run control - not necessary
+#sls_detector_put reg 0x4f 0x0400;sls_detector_put reg 0x4f 0x0;
 
 # delay
-sls_detector_put delay 0
+#sls_detector_put delay 0 # same by default
 # cycles
-sls_detector_put cycles 1
+#sls_detector_put cycles 1 # same by default
 # frames
-sls_detector_put frames 640
+sls_detector_put frames 640 # 100000000 by default
 # period
-sls_detector_put period 0.005 
+sls_detector_put period 0.005 # 0.002000000 by default
 # exposure time
-sls_detector_put exptime 0.000010
+sls_detector_put exptime 0.000010 # same by default - prefer to keep it explicit
 # high voltage
-sls_detector_put vhighvoltage 200
+sls_detector_put vhighvoltage 200 # 0 by default
 
 
 # configure for receiver on mpc2012
-sls_detector_put 0:rx_udpport 32410
-sls_detector_put 0:rx_udpip 10.1.3.105
-sls_detector_put 0:rx_udpmac 3C:FD:FE:A2:14:D9
-sls_detector_put 0:detectorip 10.1.3.9
-sls_detector_put 0:detectormac 00:ab:be:cc:dd:e2
-sls_detector_put 0:configuremac 0 
+sls_detector_put rx_udpport 32410
+sls_detector_put rx_udpip 10.1.3.105
+sls_detector_put rx_udpmac 3C:FD:FE:A2:14:D9
+sls_detector_put detectorip 10.1.3.9
+sls_detector_put detectormac 00:ab:be:cc:dd:e2
+sls_detector_put configuremac 0 
 
 
-sls_detector_put reg 0x5c 0 # what is this? does it have an effect?
+#sls_detector_put reg 0x5c 0 # 0x1a4 by default
+# feature to prevent gain switching at the end of long integration times if enabled
+# default value means disabled. will switch even at the end of long integration times. 
+# the 1a4 at the end is the reset threshold (=420=dac7)
+# 0 also means disabled. but the reset threshold isn't set
+# to enable it:
+# sls_detector_put setbit 0x5c 31
+# or
+# sls_detector_put reg 0x5c 0x800001a4
+
 
 
 echo "The receiver should be waiting for data"
@@ -237,4 +247,4 @@ sls_detector_put exptime 0.000010
 sls_detector_put period 0.002 
 sls_detector_put frames 1000000
 sls_detector_put clearbit 0x5d 16
-echo "Script finished"
+echo "Script finished"