7. OPERATION PROCEDURE
Before operating the detector, make sure you have read the Technical Specifications and the User Manual of the PILA-
TUS3 S 6M detector.
7.1. Getting Started
Before switching on:
• Mount the detector properly.
• Connect the detector to ground potential, using the functional ground connector (see section 5.3).
• Connect detector to power; make sure the detector power switch is OFF.
• Connect the detector to a nitrogen or dry air source, capable of supplying at least the minimum recommended flow
rate (see section 5.4).
• Connect the coolant hoses. Make sure they are properly mounted on both sides.
• Set the temperature to 23
◦
C on the thermal stabilization unit and turn it on. If the detector was not at room temperature,
wait until the thermal stabilization unit has reached stable operation.
• Connect the power cable, the local network cable, and the detector data cable to the detector control unit. (If more
than one Ethernet cable is required, please pay attention to the numbering of the cables as described in table 4.2)
• Attach a monitor, keyboard and mouse to the detector control unit.
7.2. Start-up Procedure
Please use the following start-up procedure:
• Turn on the dry air or nitrogen at least 30 min before turning on the detector. Then turn ON the power switch at the
back of the detector.
• Turn on the detector control unit. Wait at least till the detector control unit is booted ( about 5 min) before trying to
connect.
• Start a shell.
• The default path is: /home/det.
• Change the directory to: p2_det/.
• Type: ./runtvx (it starts a script which initializes the detector system and opens the Camserver and TVX windows).
• Let the detector reach its operation temperature (see section 3.3). This will take between 30-60 min. The operation
temperature can be determined by typing the command THread in Camserver (compare chapter 6).
Information
#7
If you want to control the detector with a TCP/IP client, type ./camonly in the directory p2_det/. It starts
a script which initializes the detector system and opens the Camserver window. Please refer to the User
Manual for further information.
The detector should now be ready to use.
Information
#8
The software start-up procedure is described in detail in the User Manual.
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