Data acquisition of Timepix3

Make a run with Timepix3 detector

First of all log on l0padme3 username daq, password the usual one. After logging on, cd to directory DAQ/timepix3.

[padme@padmecr3 ~]$ ssh -Y daq@l0padme3
daq@l0padme3's password: 
Last login: Sun Nov 11 12:39:34 2018 from padmecr3.lnf.infn.it
[daq@l0padme3 ~]$ cd DAQ
[daq@l0padme3 DAQ]$ cd timepix3/

You have now to start a virtual machine properly configured to operate the detector

[daq@l0padme3 timepix3]$ VirtualBox &

The following panel will open

click on the green arrow to start an Ubuntu 18.04.1 machine

After a while, you will see a desktop, on the left is the icon to launch a Terminal.

On the Terminal window make a cd in the directory controlscripts

timepix3@timepix3-vb:$ cd controlscripts

Now you can launch the pyton script to make a timepix3 data acquisition

timepix3@timepix3-vb:~/controlscripts$ ./main.py 

As an alternative you can log on the Master PC controlling the detector

[daq@l0padme3 timepix3]$ ssh -Y [email protected]

Move in the proper directory where is the control python script

advacam@nucm:~$ cd controlapp/

Then launch the script with the command

advacam@nucm:~/controlapp$ python3 main.py &