added software disbale board, not impletement in GUI

ClassDigitizer.cpp

@@ -210,6 +210,8 @@ int Digitizer::OpenDigitizer(int boardID, int portID, bool program, bool verbose
   }  
   ErrorMsg("end of OpenDigitizer");
 
+  softwareDisable = false;
+  
   if( isConnected ) isDummy = false;
 
   if( isConnected  && program) {
@@ -237,6 +239,7 @@ int Digitizer::CloseDigitizer(){
 
 
 void Digitizer::SetRegChannelMask(uint32_t mask){
+  if( softwareDisable ) return;
   if( !isConnected ) return;
   regChannelMask = mask;
   ret |= CAEN_DGTZ_SetChannelEnableMask(handle, regChannelMask);
@@ -246,6 +249,8 @@ void Digitizer::SetRegChannelMask(uint32_t mask){
 }
 
 bool Digitizer::GetInputChannelOnOff(unsigned ch) { 
+  if( softwareDisable ) return false;
+
   regChannelMask = GetSettingFromMemory(DPP::RegChannelEnableMask); 
 
   if( isInputChEqRegCh ) return (regChannelMask & ( 1 << ch) );
@@ -255,12 +260,14 @@ bool Digitizer::GetInputChannelOnOff(unsigned ch) {
 } 
 
 void Digitizer::SetRegChannelOnOff(unsigned short ch, bool onOff){
+  if( softwareDisable ) return;
   if( !isConnected ) return;
   regChannelMask = ((regChannelMask & ~( 1 << ch) ) | ( onOff << ch)) ;
   SetRegChannelMask(regChannelMask);
 }
 
 int Digitizer::ProgramBoard_PHA(){
+  if( softwareDisable ) return 0;
 
   printf("===== Digitizer::%s\n", __func__);
 
@@ -339,6 +346,7 @@ int Digitizer::ProgramBoard_PHA(){
 }
 
 int Digitizer::ProgramBoard_PSD(){
+  if( softwareDisable ) return 0;
 
   printf("===== Digitizer::%s\n", __func__);
 
@@ -393,6 +401,7 @@ int Digitizer::ProgramBoard_PSD(){
 }
 
 int Digitizer::ProgramBoard_QDC(){
+  if( softwareDisable ) return 0;
 
   printf("===== Digitizer::%s\n", __func__);
   Reset();
@@ -450,6 +459,7 @@ int Digitizer::ProgramBoard_QDC(){
 
 //========================================================= ACQ control
 void Digitizer::StartACQ(){
+  if( softwareDisable ) return;
   if ( AcqRun ) return;
   
   unsigned int bufferSize = 0;
@@ -561,6 +571,7 @@ unsigned int Digitizer::CalByteForBuffer(){
 }
 
 int Digitizer::ReadData(){
+  if( softwareDisable ) return CAEN_DGTZ_DigitizerNotReady;
   if( !isConnected ) return CAEN_DGTZ_DigitizerNotFound;
   if( !AcqRun) return CAEN_DGTZ_WrongAcqMode;
   if( data->buffer == NULL ) {
@@ -601,7 +612,7 @@ void Digitizer::PrintACQStatue(){
 //===========================================================
 //===========================================================
 void Digitizer::WriteRegister (Reg registerAddress, uint32_t value, int ch, bool isSave2MemAndFile){
-  
+  if( softwareDisable ) return;
   printf("%30s[0x%04X](digi-%d,ch-%02d) [0x%04X]: 0x%08X \n", registerAddress.GetNameChar(), registerAddress.GetAddress(),GetSerialNumber(), ch, registerAddress.ActualAddress(ch), value);
 
   if( !isConnected ) {
@@ -641,6 +652,7 @@ void Digitizer::WriteRegister (Reg registerAddress, uint32_t value, int ch, bool
 }
 
 uint32_t Digitizer::ReadRegister(Reg registerAddress, unsigned short ch, bool isSave2MemAndFile, std::string str ){
+  if( softwareDisable ) return 0;
   if( !isConnected )  return 0;
   if( registerAddress.GetRWType() == RW::WriteONLY ) return 0;
 
@@ -727,6 +739,7 @@ Reg Digitizer::FindRegister(uint32_t address){
 }
 
 void Digitizer::ReadAllSettingsFromBoard(bool force){
+  if( softwareDisable ) return;
   if( !isConnected ) return;
   if( AcqRun ) return;
   if( isSettingFilledinMemeory && !force) return;
@@ -781,6 +794,7 @@ void Digitizer::ReadAllSettingsFromBoard(bool force){
 }
 
 void Digitizer::ProgramSettingsToBoard(){
+  if( softwareDisable ) return;
   if( !isConnected || isDummy ) return;
   
   printf("========== %s \n", __func__);
@@ -1097,11 +1111,13 @@ void Digitizer::ErrorMsg(std::string header){
 
 //============================== DPP-Alpgorthm Control 
 void Digitizer::SetDPPAlgorithmControl(uint32_t bit, int ch){
+  if( softwareDisable ) return;
   WriteRegister( DPP::DPPAlgorithmControl, bit, ch);    
   if( ret != 0 ) ErrorMsg(__func__);
 }
 
 unsigned int Digitizer::ReadBits(Reg address, unsigned int bitLength, unsigned int bitSmallestPos, int ch ){
+  if( softwareDisable ) return 0;
   int tempCh = ch;
   if (ch < 0 && address < 0x8000 ) tempCh = 0; /// take ch-0 
   uint32_t bit = ReadRegister(address, tempCh);
@@ -1110,6 +1126,7 @@ unsigned int Digitizer::ReadBits(Reg address, unsigned int bitLength, unsigned i
 }
 
 void Digitizer::SetBits(Reg address, unsigned int bitValue, unsigned int bitLength, unsigned int bitSmallestPos, int ch){
+  if( softwareDisable ) return;
   ///printf("address : 0x%X, value : 0x%X, len : %d, pos : %d, ch : %d \n", address, bitValue, bitLength, bitSmallestPos, ch);
   uint32_t bit ;
   uint32_t bitmask = (uint(pow(2, bitLength)-1) << bitSmallestPos);  

ClassDigitizer.h

@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ class Digitizer{
     CAEN_DGTZ_BoardInfo_t BoardInfo;
     
     //^----- adjustable parameters
+    bool                     softwareDisable;   /// not using the whole board
     uint32_t                 regChannelMask ;   /// the channel mask from NumInputCh
     uint32_t                 VMEBaseAddress; /// For direct USB or Optical-link connection, VMEBaseAddress must be 0    
     CAEN_DGTZ_ConnectionType LinkType;       /// USB or Optic
@@ -77,6 +78,9 @@ class Digitizer{
     bool IsDummy()         {return isDummy;}
     bool IsConnected()     {return isConnected;}
     
+    void DisableBoard()    {softwareDisable = true;}
+    bool IsBoardDisabled() const {return softwareDisable;}
+
     void         PrintBoard()      ;    
     int          ProgramBoard_PHA() ; /// program a default PHA board with dual trace
     int          ProgramBoard_PSD() ; 

FSUDAQ.cpp

@@ -977,6 +977,8 @@ void MainWindow::UpdateScalar(){
   //printf("----------------------\n");
   uint64_t totalFileSize = 0;
   for( unsigned int iDigi = 0; iDigi < nDigi; iDigi++){
+    if( digi[iDigi]->IsBoardDisabled() ) continue;
+
     digiMTX[iDigi].lock();
 
     uint32_t acqStatus = digi[iDigi]->ReadRegister(DPP::AcquisitionStatus_R);
@@ -1039,6 +1041,7 @@ void MainWindow::StartACQ(){
 
   //assume master board is the 0-th board
   for( int i = (int) nDigi-1; i >= 0 ; i--){
+    if( digi[i]->IsBoardDisabled() ) continue;
     if( chkSaveData->isChecked() ) {
       if( digi[i]->GetData()->OpenSaveFile((rawDataPath + "/" + prefix + "_" + QString::number(runID).rightJustified(3, '0')).toStdString()) == false ) {
         LogMsg("Cannot open save file : " + QString::fromStdString(digi[i]->GetData()->GetOutFileName() ) + ". Probably read-only?");
@@ -1117,6 +1120,7 @@ void MainWindow::StopACQ(){
   }
 
   for( unsigned int i = 0; i < nDigi; i++){
+    if( digi[i]->IsBoardDisabled() ) continue;
     readDataThread[i]->Stop();
     readDataThread[i]->quit();
     readDataThread[i]->wait();