Automating the CMS DAQ

• Main Authors: Bauer, Gerry P (Author), Bawej, T. (Author), Behrens, U. (Author), Branson, J. (Author), Chaze, O. (Author), Cittolin, Sergio (Author), Coarasa, J. A. (Author), Darlea, Georgiana-Lavinia (Author), Deldicque, C. (Author), Dobson, M. (Author), Dupont, A. (Author), Erhan, S. (Author), Gigi, D. (Author), Glege, F. (Author), Gomez-Ceballos, Guillelmo (Author), Gomez-Reino, R. (Author), Hartl, C. (Author), Hegeman, J. (Author), Holzner, A. (Author), Masetti, L. (Author), Meijers, F. (Author), Meschi, E. (Author), Mommsen, R. K. (Author), Morovic, S. (Author), Nunez- Ba (Author), O'Dell, V. (Author), Orsini, L. (Author), Ozga, W. (Author), Paus, Christoph M. E. (Author), Petrucci, A. (Author), Pieri, M. (Author), Racz, A. (Author), Raginel, Olivier (Author), Sakulin, H. (Author), Sani, M. (Author), Schwick, C. (Author), Spataru, A. C. (Author), Stieger, B. (Author), Sumorok, Konstanty C (Author), Veverka, Jan (Author), Wakefield, C. C. (Author), Zejdl, P. (Author)
• Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Physics (Contributor), Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Nuclear Science and Engineering (Contributor), Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Laboratory for Nuclear Science (Contributor)
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: IOP Publishing, 2019-07-29T19:26:54Z.
• Subjects: Article
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We present the automation mechanisms that have been added to the Data Acquisition and Run Control systems of the Compact Muon Solenoid (CMS) experiment during Run 1 of the LHC, ranging from the automation of routine tasks to automatic error recovery and context-sensitive guidance to the operator. These mechanisms helped CMS to maintain a data taking efficiency above 90% and to even improve it to 95% towards the end of Run 1, despite an increase in the occurrence of single-event upsets in sub-detector electronics at high LHC luminosity.