Information Systems and
Data Acquisition for ATLAS
The team
Conditions DB
What was achieved
Helmut Wolters
This team consolidated its position, within the ATLAS Trigger and Data Acquisition (TDAQ) group, in
all areas it holds responsibilities. We
KTIDBExplorer/NODE
António Silva
Miguel Oliveira
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Jaime Villate
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Diana Urbano
Many mainstream software packages under our responsibility with 'nightly' quality control: tidb2, ktidbexplorer, InDetCalibStream
The Online Asynchronous Interface to COOL (ONASIC) was successfully implemented and deployed in the Technical Runs. Our group is responsible for th
The OKS2COOL layer between the online Object Kernel Support (OKS) tier and the offline Conditions Database COOL/LCG tier was implemented, fitted
The Database Stressor Tool (DBStressor) was successfully deployed during the '06 Large Scale Tests. The results obtained with this tool provided important
The KTIDBExplorer Qt- and TIDB2-based browser was used during the Jan'07 Technical Runs for COOL Conditions Database data validation: ONASIC da
We designed a LTPIM prototype and the VHDL codes for the full VME slave interface and module control
We developed, tested and validated the Local Trigger Processor Interface Module (LTPIM) hardware electronics
NODE
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António Amorim
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João Simões
José Augusto
Lourenço Lopes
Guiomar Evans
Belmiro Pinto
Ricardo Neves
ONASIC/ONASIC2
João Batista
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ditions
The team shall continue to contribute decisively to the advancement of knowledge in the domain of the information systems for HEP e
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Publications only in 2006 in conference proceedings:
OKS2
COOL
OKS2CO
OL2
(OKS2TID
B2)
ONASIC2
COO
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COO
L2
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TIDB
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Caracinha,
Farthouat,
P. Gallno,
S. Augusto, G.InEvans,
Amorim.
"ONuclear
LTPIM - Physics
um Módulo
de Interface
entre
Processadores
Experiência
ATLAS
CERN".
In "III notes:
Jornadas
sobre Sistemas Reconfiguráveis", IST Lisboa, Feb.2007.
D. Burckhart-Chromek et al (137 authors). "Testing on a Large Scale: running the ATLAS Data Acquisition and High Level Trigger D.
Software
onP.700
PC Nodes".
In:J. Computing
HighA.Energy
and
(CHEP
2006),
Mumbai,
India,na13-17
Feb 2006,
6 do
pages.
ATLAS
ATL-COM-DAQ-2006-008.
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G. Ünel et al. (129 authors). "Studies with the ATLAS Trigger and Data Acquisition “pre-series” Setup". In: Computing In High Energy
and"Calibration
Nuclear Physics
(CHEP
India, 13-17
Feb 2006, 5 pages.
ATLAS
notes:
B. Pinto.
Streaming
at Tier 2006),
0". InnerMumbai,
Detector Alignment
and Commissioning
Workshop.
Combined
TestATL-COM-DAQ-2006-010.
Beam feedback meeting. Ringberg, Germany, 13-Jun-2006.
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J. Batista. "NODE: The Monitoring Data Archive browser - Status report". TDAQ week, UCL London, 18-22/Sep/2006.
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B. Pinto. "Status of ID Alignment Calibration Stream". Inner Detector Alignment phone meeting, 12/Oct/2006.
B. Gorini et al. (192 authors). "The ATLAS Data Acquisition and High-Level Trigger: Concept, Design and Status".
B. Pinto. "ID Alignment at Tier0". ATLAS Inner Detector Trigger and Offline Software Workshop, 23/Jan/2007.
In: Computing In High Energy and Nuclear Physics (CHEP 2006), Mumbai, India, 13-17 Feb 2006, 6 pages. ATLAS notes: ATL-COM-DAQ-2006-030.
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DBStressor
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PostgreS
QL
Oral communications (incl. ATLAS internal communications):
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Vaz. J. Almeida. "ONASIC, CDI replacement, ktidbexplorer, and object schema", ATLAS Online Databases meeting, CERN, 19/Jun/2006.
J. Vermeulen et al. (75 authors). "ATLAS DataFlow: The Read-Out Subsystem, Results From Trigger and Data-Acquisition System L.
Testbed
Studies and From Modeling". IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science, June 2006, Volume 53, Issue 3, Part 1, pag 912-917.
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L. Vaz. "Status of ONASIC", ATLAS Online Databases Meeting, CERN, 25/Sep/2006.
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S. Gadomski et al. (59 authors). "Deployment and use of the ATLAS DAQ in the Combined Test Beam". IEEE Transactions on Nuclear
Science,
August
2006,
Volume
53, Issue
4, Meeting,
Part 2, Pages
L. Vaz.
"ONASIC
Update",
Monitoring
Working
Group
CERN, 2156-2161.
14/Dec/2006. Digital Obj. Identifier:10.1109/TNS.2006.878290
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Almeida, L. Vaz.
of ONASIC",
Monitoring
Working
Group
CERN,
22/Mar/2007.
N. Barros et al. (5 authors). "The ATLAS experience with databases for structured data with temporal and hierarchical order". IEEE J.Transactions
on "Status
Nuclear
Science, August
2006,
Volume
53,Meeting,
Issue 4,
Part 2,
Pages 2167-2172. Digital Object Identifier 10.1109/TNS.2006.879018
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L. Vaz, J. Almeida, A. Amorim. "ONASIC/TIDB2 status", ATLAS Online Databases Meeting, CERN, 26/Mar/2007.
L. Vaz. "DBStressor in LST: experience and results", ATLAS Online Databases Meeting, CERN, 26/Feb/2007.
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L. Vaz. "DBStressor for Large Scale Test", ATLAS Online Databases Meeting, CERN, 25/Sep/2006.
Accepted publications in conference proceedings:
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L. Vaz, J. Almeida. "Status of preparation to the tdaq-01-08-00 release", Monitoring Working Group, CERN, 05/Apr/2007.
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J. Batista et al. (9 authors). "A Database Visualization Tool for ATLAS Monitoring Objects". 15th IEEE NPSS Real Time Conference
2007. Fermilab, Batavia, USA, April 29 - May 4 2007.
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J. Almeida, L. Vaz, A. Amorim. "OKS2COOL and KTIDBExplorer Status", Configuration Working Group, CERN, 26/Mar/2007.
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L. Lopes et al. (7 authors). "Online Access to the ATLAS Conditions Databases". 15th IEEE NPSS Real Time Conference 2007.●Fermilab,
Batavia,
USA, April
29 Database
- May 4Explorer
2007. With COOL Support", ATLAS Online Databases Meeting, CERN - 07/Mar/2007.
J. Almeida.
"KTIDBExplorer:
A QT
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J. Almeida. "Database Archiving into COOL: Introducing OKS2COOL", ATLAS Configuration Databases Meeting, CERN - 28/Apr/2006.
Submitted publications in conference proceedings:
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J. Almeida. "Storing Extended Schema Information", ATLAS Online Databases Meeting, CERN - 08/May/2006.
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J. Almeida.
OKS2COOL:
Introducing
Features",Configuration
Databases
- 03/Nov/2006.
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J. Almeida et al. (7 authors). "Implementing Modular Extensions in a Conditions Database Explorer for ATLAS". International Conference
on"KTIDBExplorer
Computing in and
High
Energy and
NuclearNew
Physics
(CHEP07), Victoria
BC, Meeting,
Canada,CERN
Sep 2-7
2007.
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J. Almeida. "KTIDBExplorer and TIDB2 new features; OKS and OKS2COOL support", Online Databases Meeting, CERN - 06/Nov/2006.
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L. Lopes et al. (7 authors). "Large Scale Access and Online Interfaces to ATLAS Conditions Databases". International Conference on Computing in High Energy and Nuclear Physics (CHEP07), Victoria BC, Canada, Sep 2-7 2007.
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J. Almeida. "K(TIDB)Explorer and OKS2COOL: Future Plans and Status", Configuration Databases Meeting, CERN - 05/Feb/2007.
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B. Pinto et al. (6 authors). "Alignment data streams for the ATLAS Inner Detector". International Conference on Computing in High
Nuclear Physics
(CHEP07),
Canada,
Sep24/Apr/2006.
2-7 2007.
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J.Energy
Almeida.and
"OKS2COOL
Status", ATLAS
OnlineVictoria
DatabasesBC,
Meeting,
CERN,
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J. Almeida, A. Amorim. "KTIDBExplorer - A QT database explorer with COOL support", ATLAS Online Databases Meeting, CERN, 27/Mar/2006.
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J. Batista. "Requirements for the Histogram Archive Browser". Monitoring Working Group meeting, CERN, 22/Fev/2006.
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M. Brandão. "NODE design - general ideas". Monitoring Working Group meeting, CERN, 27/Apr/2006.
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J. Batista. "NODE - status update". Monitoring Working Group meeting, CERN, 22/Jun/2006.
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M. Brandão. "NODE - latest developments". Monitoring Working Group meeting, CERN, 26/Oct/2006.
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J. Batista. "Update on NODE browser implementation". Monitoring Working Group meeting, CERN, 14/Dec/2006.
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J. Batista. "Requirements for a Comment Manager in NODE". Monitoring Working Group meeting, CERN, 08/Mar/2007.
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D. Caracinha, P. Farthouat, P. Gallno, J. S. Augusto, G. Evans, A. Amorim. "O LTPIM - um Módulo de Interface entre Processadores na Experiência ATLAS do CERN". In "III Jornadas sobre Sistemas Reconfiguráveis", IST Lisboa, Fev.2007.
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Open Source software
Real
data
COOL/ORACLE
expected
bandwitdth
Simulatio
n
ATLAS internal notes:
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J. Batista, M. Brandão, A. Amorim. ""NODE" requirements". CERN's Engineering Data Management Service (EDMS) Id 713642, ATL-DQ-ON-0017, Feb/2006 (updated Mar/2006).
J. Batista, M. Brandão, A. Amorim. ""NODE" design document". CERN's Engineering Data Management Service (EDMS) Id 723405, ATL-DQ-ON-0020, Abr/2006 (updated Jun/2006).
J. Batista, A. Amorim, J. Almeida. ""HCM" requirements". CERN's Engineering Data Management Service (EDMS) Id 820556, ATL-DQ-ON-0035, Feb/2007.
Calibration & Alignment
What
is
proposed
pment strategy, to make our applications reusable in any environment and platform
ATLAS Databases:
 Support and development of the Online Asynchronous Interface to COOL (ONASIC) software tier between the online In
 Support and development of the Object Kernel Support interface to COOL (OKS2COOL) software tier between the onl
 Support to the Database Stressor tool (DBStressor) and migration to the new COOL2 database infrastructure
 Development and support of the Time-managed Science Instrument Databases (TIDB) API, and its KTIDBExplorer bro
 Development and deployment of the Online Objects Extended Database Browser (NODE) as the Monitoring Histogram
Database access
Refinement, validation and test of the electronic circuits associated with several components of the ATLAS Muon Central T
Participation in the study and validation of the calibration and alignment strategies for the ATLAS detector. This task wil
Collaboration with the ATLAS Trigger Algorithms, Performance and Menus group through the study of the uncertainties,
DCS
Athena
LVL1 electronics
TDAQ
Muon Central Trigger
TAPM algorithms
Hadron
PDFs
PDF
uncertaint
ies
FLT
Algorithms
HLT
Event
Filter
Trigger adjust/
fine tunning
LTPIM
Physics
results
events
B2 API and KTIDBExplorer/NODE
MySQL
PostgreS
QL
TIDB2
TIDB
connection
plugins
TIDB core
(API)
Oracle
COOL
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ay
TIDB
extended data
plugins
User
KTIDBExplor
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NODE (GUI)
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Human resources:
 Ongoing: 1 BI (M.Sc.) + 3 BI (Lic./Bach.) + 1 BTI (Lic./Bach.)
 Required: 1 BPD + 2 BI (M.Sc.) + 1 BTI (Lic./Bach.)
Missions:
 Participation at congresses (ATLAS T/DAQ, FLT, Databases)
 Short-term stays; participation at conferences
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Necessary resources
OK
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Equipment:
 Computer hardware and network infrastructure (Gb switch) and farm upgrade
 Electronics development hardware
 Computer consumibles, repairs