In the assigned directory with pedcalc.C (see other documentation) run it by typing
phat "pedcalc.C(<RunNumber>)" <ENTER>
If happy with the default values hit <ENTER> otherwise change default values as requested.
When finished a file called "FailedNoisePed.txt" will be created. This files gives information on what channels failed and how.
To examine the contents of this file, either more or emacs it.
The contents are arranged in the following way
FEC String Chip Channel
Ped Status CMN Failures Signal Failures
Succeeded
(#
events) (# events)
(# events)
1 3
1
64
1
0
601
0
........................
KEY:
Ped Status =1 calculated pedestal and RMS ok
=
0 failed to calculate pedestal and RMS
CMN Failures = Number of events that failed to calculate a CMN properly for this channel
Signal Failures = Number of events that failed to calculate the noise for this channel
Succeeded = Number of events that calculated a noise correctly.