dataDisplay software
A software tool to
visualize data has been developed for the VIRGO experiment.
The dataDisplay is a software dedicated to read data under
frame format
from disk, from shared memory or from Ethernet connection.
It is a C code, with a C++ part to use the ROOT library functionalities.
This software is publicly available
(see LICENSE terms).
The "doc" directory included in each version package contains the software documentation.
Tests of dataDisplay speed (including Root Canvas refresh) are also provided.
A compiled version of dataDisplay is available at the
Virgo experiment site.
Downloads:
- dataDisplay v9r12p7 (Jun 30, 2009)
(use Fr/v8r05 ,
Root/v5r14p0 and
Xforms/v0r9999p2)
.. Last version released
- dataDisplay v9r12p6 (May 20, 2009)
(use Fr/v8r05 ,
Root/v5r14p0 and
Xforms/v0r9999p2)
- dataDisplay v9r12p5 (Apr 22, 2009)
(use Fr/v8r01 ,
Root/v5r14p0 and
Xforms/v0r9999p2)
- dataDisplay v9r12p4 (Feb 17, 2009)
(use Fr/v6r25p1 ,
Root/v5r14p0 and
Xforms/v0r9999p2)
- dataDisplay v9r12p2 (Jul 20, 2008)
(use Fr/v6r25 ,
Root/v5r14p0 and
Xforms/v0r9999p2)
- dataDisplay v9r11p5 (Oct 10, 2007)
(use Fr/v6r25 ,
Root/v5r14p0 and
Xforms/v0r9999p2)
- dataDisplay v9r11p4 (May 30, 2007)
(use Fr/v6r24 ,
Root/v5r14p0 and
Xforms/v0r9999p2)
- dataDisplay v9r09p2 (Oct 21, 2006)
(use Fr/v6r19 ,
Root/v4r3p2 and
Xforms/v0r9999p2)
- dataDisplay v9r09 (Feb 12, 2006)
(use Fr/v6r19 ,
Root/v4r3p2 and
Xforms/v0r9999)
- dataDisplay v9r08p1 (Mar 30, 2005)
(use Fr/v6r17 ,
Root/v4r3p2 and
Xforms/v0r9999)
- Since version v9r08, to use dataDisplay online, you need only the Cm and CSet librairies.
- dataDisplay v9r05 (Feb 23, 2004)
(use Fr/v6r09 ,
Root/v3r10p2 and
Xforms/v0r9999)
- dataDisplay v9r04 (Jan 7, 2004)
(use Fr/v6r09 ,
Root/v3r10p2 and
Xforms/v0r9999)
- dataDisplay v9r03 (Nov 30, 2003)
(use Fr/v6r09 ,
Root/v3r10p1_1 and
Xforms/v0r9999)
- dataDisplay v9r00 (Oct 20, 2003)
(use Fr/v6r05 ,
Root/v3r10p1 and
Xforms/v0r9999)
- dataDisplay v8r10p2 (Mar 12, 2003)
(use Fr/v6r05 ,
Root/v3r3p8 and
Xforms/v0r9999)
- dataDisplay v8r10 (Feb 07, 2003)
(use Fr/v6r02 and
Root/v3r3p8)
- dataDisplay v8r08p1 (Jul 18, 2002)
(use Fr/v4r53 and
Root/v3r03)
Installation and compilation
-
First, you must have installed at least
Xforms,
Root and
Frame libraries.
Have also a look at the
README file.
-
The "mgr" directory included in each version package contains the makefiles needed to compile
dataDisplay under Linux SL4, RedHat v7 or v9, Unix OSF1 v5, MacOSX or sunOS platforms.
Once downloaded, the dataDisplay software can be installed by typing:
- gunzip v9r12p7.tar.gz
- tar xvf v9r12p7.tar
-
A directory v9r12p7 is created, which contains the source code in src directory and compilation
makefiles in mgr directory. If you use the CMT package, go into the cmt directory, check the file "requirements"
and type "cmt config" and "make".
Otherwise, go into the mgr directory and run the makefile according to your platform.
For instance:
- gmake -f Makefile.VIRGO.linux.cxx6_nocm.
Suffix _nocm means that the makefile creates a dataDisplay executable that will
not use the libraries needed to run online in Virgo (Cm and CSet).
Thus, it will be able to take input frames only from files or from shared memory.
VIRGO-LAPP home page ,
LAPP home page
For any comment : send a mail to verkindt_at_lapp.in2p3.fr