Offline SortingThe Grain Sorter dialog window can be accessed from the drop-down menu under "Tools" => "Sort". The window shown below pops up:
Input HandlerOffline sorting can be done from two input sources; "ANSI Tape" or from a disc "File" on the machine where the Grain session is being run. These can be selected from the drop-down menu. After selecting the input type, click "Setup" to configure the settings for the data you want to read. ANSI TapeIf you selected "ANSI Tape", the following window appears when you click "Setup":
Tape Device: Enter the tape device name here. (e.g. Sun /dev/rmt/0mbn Linux /dev/nst0) Tape Name/File Name: Enter the volume name of the tape you wish to sort in here (Tape Name), along with the name of the Runfile you wish to sort (File Name); then click "Add". Repeat as necessary for the rest of your runfiles. The window should look like this:
Click "OK" when you have entered all the runfiles you wish to sort. FileIf you selected "File", the following window appears when you click "Setup":
Click the "Add" button - a file browser appears:
The default directory for data files can be specified using the "Preferences" dialog (see Preferences). The usual selection keystrokes can be used in this dialog box (Ctrl A - Select All, Ctrl + Left Mouse Click - Select Several Files etc). Click "Open" when you have selected the files that you want. You can also add files from several different directories, just click the "Add" button again. When you have all the files you want to sort, click the "OK" button on the Runfiles setup dialog. Event Data ParserAt present, only "Filtering TDR Raw" is available from the drop-down menu. Click "Setup" - the "Parser Setup" dialog appears. Here you should enter the location of your Event Builder Configuration File (e.g. eventparser.conf) using the "Browse" button. See "Event Builder Configuration" for details of the structure of this file. Then you should enter the location of your gainmatch coefficient file (e.g. myexperiment.gains). See "Gainmatching File" for details of the structure of this file. Again, the default directories for these files can be specified using the "Preferences" dialog. The parser dialog should now look something like this:
Click the "Close" button to continue. |