BugID: 341

Description of all APL executables

MAC/APL/README

+*** README LOFAR/MAC/APL ***
+
+This directory contains the MAC Application Layer software.
+The APL software consists of several layers:
+- GSO - top level applications, interface with SAS
+- VIC - Virtual instrument Control layer. Contains the Virtual Instrument CCU processes
+- PAC - Partition Control layer. Contains the Logical Device LCU processes as well
+        as the BeamServer and Calibration server processes
+- PIC - Physical Instrument Control layer. Contains all low level hardware access
+        processes such as the RSPDriver and the RegisterAccess application.
+ 
+Executables
+-----------
+There are several executables:
+GSO: MACScheduler:
+	MACScheduler
+			The MACScheduler process. Interface between MAC and SAS. 
+	test/MACScheduleTest
+			Test program for the MACScheduler. The optional parameters -s, -u and -c 
+			allow for scheduling, updating schedules and cancelling scheduled 
+			observations without using SAS
+  test/BeamletAllocatorTest
+  		Test program for the BeamletAllocator
+  test/LogicalSegmentAllocatorTest
+  		Test program for the LogicalSegmentAllocator
+  test/addVI
+  		Upload Observation schedules to the OTDB database
+
+VIC: VirtualInstrument:
+	VirtualInstrument
+			The Virtual Instrument process. Runs on the CCU(s). Capable of creating
+			ObservationVI's, MaintenanceVI's, pointing VI's, VirtualRoute VI's, 
+			ArrayOperation VI's and ArrayReceptorGroup VI's
+			VirtualInstrument is tested using the VItest.btsw TSE script.
+			
+PAC: BeamServer:
+	BeamServer
+			Creates and calculates beams on a station.
+	AVTStub
+			
+	EPATest
+			
+	SweepTest
+			
+	BeamServerTest
+			
+PAC: CalServer:
+	CalServer
+			
+	juggle_acc
+			
+	CalTest
+			
+PAC: StationStartDaemon:
+	StationStartDaemon
+			This process runs on the remote station LCU's and is capable of starting
+			the StationOperations, StationReceptorGroup and VirtualTelescope logical 
+			devices.
+			The LCU_increment2.btsw TSE script is used to test the StationStartDaemon.
+
+PAC: VirtualBackend
+	VirtualBackend
+			This process runs on the CEPLCU and is capable of creating VirtualBackend
+			logical devices.
+			The CEPLCU_increment1.btsw TSE script is used to test the VirtualBackend.
+			
+PIC: MIS
+	MACInformationServer
+			The mis.btsw TSE script is used to test the MIS.
+			
+PIC: NodeManager
+	NodeManager
+			
+			
+PIC: RegisterAccess
+	RegisterAccess
+			Interface between the RSPDriver and PVSS. Maps registers of the RSP board
+			to PVSS datapoints.
+	aratest
+			Test program for RegisterAccess. If the commandline parameter -notest is 
+			used, then aratest acts as an RSPDriver stub.
+	
+PIC: RSPCtlFE
+	RSPCtlFE
+			Interface between the rspctl executable and PVSS. 
+			
+PIC: RSPDriver
+	RSPDriver
+			
+	Tuner
+			
+	SetWG
+			
+	rspctl
+			
+	EPAStub
+			
+	RSPTest
+			
+			
+
+
+
+All executables use the LofarLogger