Changeset 11915

Timestamp:

08/26/11 09:47:05 (13 years ago)

Author:

ogrimm

Message:

Ramping also for decreasing voltage

Location:

fact/BIASctrl

Files:

• BIASctrl.cc (modified) (2 diffs)
• Crate.cc (modified) (8 diffs)
• Crate.h (modified) (2 diffs)
• History.txt (modified) (1 diff)
• User.cc (modified) (24 diffs)
• User.h (modified) (3 diffs)

fact/BIASctrl/BIASctrl.cc

@@ -19 +19 @@
 
 // Main program
-int main() {
+int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
 
   char *Command;
@@ -36 +36 @@
    
   // Construct main instance
-  static User M;
+  static User M(argc == 2 ? argv[1] : string());
   
   // Handle command-line input

fact/BIASctrl/Crate.cc

@@ -25 +25 @@
   Name = new char [CrateName.size()+1];
   strcpy(Name, CrateName.c_str());
-  CrateNumber = Number;
   WrapCount = -1;
   LastReset = 0;
@@ -41 +40 @@
   // Create DIM services
   stringstream ID;
-  ID << setfill('0') << setw(2) << CrateNumber;
+  ID << setfill('0') << setw(2) << Number;
 
   NameService = new DimService ((SERVER_NAME"/NAME/ID"+ID.str()).c_str(), Name);
@@ -51 +50 @@
   // Open device
   if ((fDescriptor = open(("/dev/"+CrateName).c_str(), O_RDWR|O_NOCTTY|O_NDELAY)) == -1) {
-    if (errno != 2) m->PrintMessage("Error: Could not open device %d/%s (%s)\n", CrateNumber, Name, strerror(errno));
+    if (errno != 2) m->PrintMessage("Error: Could not open device %s (%s)\n", Name, strerror(errno));
     return;
   }
@@ -57 +56 @@
   // Generate FILE pointer
   if ((File = fdopen(fDescriptor, "rb+")) == NULL) {
-    m->PrintMessage("Error: fdopen() failed on device %d/%s (%s)\n", CrateNumber, Name, strerror(errno));
+    m->PrintMessage("Error: fdopen() failed on device %s (%s)\n", Name, strerror(errno));
     return;
   }
@@ -93 +92 @@
 
   if(fDescriptor != -1) {
-    if (!GlobalSet(0)) m->Message(m->ERROR, "Could not global set crate %d to zero voltage", Name);
+    if (!GlobalSet(0)) m->Message(m->ERROR, "Could not global set crate %s to zero voltage", Name);
 
     if (File == NULL) {
@@ -231 +230 @@
         OC[i] = Data[Count] & 128;
         Present[i] = (Data[Count+2] & 0x70) == 0 ? true : false;
-        if (!ResetHit) ResetHit = (Data[Count+2] & 0x80) == 0 ? false : true;
+        ResetHit |= (Data[Count+2] & 0x80) == 0 ? false : true;
         Count += 3;
   }
@@ -243 +242 @@
   // Limit voltage
   Voltage = min(Voltage, atof(m->GetConfig("VoltageLimit").c_str()));
+  Voltage = max(Voltage, 0.0);
 
   // Calculate DAC value
@@ -271 +271 @@
   // Build and execute commands
   for (map<unsigned int, double>::iterator it = V.begin(); it != V.end(); ++it) {
-    // Limit maximum voltage
+    // Limit voltage
         it->second = min(it->second, atof(m->GetConfig("VoltageLimit").c_str()));
+        it->second = max(it->second, 0.0);
 
     // If DAC value unchanged, do not send command

fact/BIASctrl/Crate.h

@@ -16 +16 @@
 const unsigned int MAX_NUM_BOARDS = 13; // Maximum number of boards per crate
 const unsigned int NUM_CHANNELS = 32;   // Channels per bias board
-const float RESISTOR = 1000;                    // Resistance in Ohm for voltage correction
+const float RESISTOR = 2000;                    // Resistance in Ohm for voltage correction
 const int MAX_ERR_COUNT = 10;   // Maximum number of errors before reporting stopped
 class User;
@@ -23 +23 @@
   
     class User *m;
-        int CrateNumber;
         int fDescriptor;
         FILE *File;

fact/BIASctrl/History.txt

@@ -17 +17 @@
 5/8/2011        Default voltages now given per bias channel, not per pixel
 15/8/2011       Added global voltage limit and minimum time between system resets.
+24/8/2011       Ramping also for decreasing voltages.
+26/8/2011       Removed support for multiple crates. Crate name can be given as
+                        command line argument.

fact/BIASctrl/User.cc

@@ -16 +16 @@
                                                                 const char *Help;
   } CommandList[] = 
-   {{"pixel", &User::cmd_hv, 2, true, "<range> <voltage|default|info>", "Change bias of pixels (to default)"},
-        {"channel", &User::cmd_hv, 2, true, "<range> <voltage|default|info>", "Change bias of channels of active crate (to default)"},
+   {{"pixel", &User::cmd_hv, 2, true, "<range> <voltage|default|info>", "Change bias of pixels"},
+        {"channel", &User::cmd_hv, 2, true, "<range> <voltage|default|info>", "Change bias of channels of active crate"},
     {"gs", &User::cmd_gs, 1, true, "[crate] <volt>", "Global voltage set active crate"},
         {"reset", &User::cmd_reset, 0, true, "", "Reset active crate"},
         {"synch", &User::cmd_synch, 0, true, "", "Synchronize active crate"},
-        {"crate", &User::cmd_crate, 1, true, "<number>", "Select active crate"},
         {"status", &User::cmd_status, 0, false, "[dac|current]", "Show status information (DAC values if requested)"},
-        {"mode", &User::cmd_mode, 1, false, "<static|dynamic>", "Set voltage stabilization mode (experimental)"},
+        {"mode", &User::cmd_mode, 1, true, "<static|dynamic>", "Set voltage stabilization mode (experimental)"},
         {"load", &User::cmd_load, 1, true, "<file>", "Load and set bias settings from file"},
         {"save", &User::cmd_save, 1, true, "<file>", "Save current bias settings to file"},
@@ -33 +32 @@
 // Constructor
 //
-User::User(): EvidenceServer(SERVER_NAME) {
+User::User(string Board): EvidenceServer(SERVER_NAME) {
 
   MainThread = pthread_self();
@@ -42 +41 @@
 
   // Get/initialize configuration data
-  vector<string> Boards = Tokenize(GetConfig("Boards", "dummy"), " \t");
+  if (Board.empty()) Board = GetConfig("Boards", "dummy");
   GetConfig("TimeOut");
   GetConfig("VoltageLimit");
@@ -48 +47 @@
   GetConfig("RampSpeed");
   GetConfig("UpdatePeriod");
-
   vector<string> Text = Tokenize(GetConfig("DefaultVoltage", ""), " \t");
   
@@ -55 +53 @@
   }
 
-  // Open devices
-  for (unsigned int i=0; i<Boards.size(); i++) {
-  
-    class Crate *New = new class Crate(Boards[i], Crates.size(), this);
-
-    if (New->InitOK) {
-       PrintMessage("Synchronized and reset crate %s (#%d)\n", Boards[i].c_str(), Crates.size());
-       Crates.push_back(New);
-    }
-    else {
-      Message(WARN, "Failed to synchronize crate %s", Boards[i].c_str());
-          delete New;
-    }
-  }
-  ActiveCrate = 0;
+  // Open device
+  Dev = new class Crate(Board, 0, this);
+
+  if (Dev->InitOK) PrintMessage("Synchronized and reset crate %s\n", Board.c_str());
+  else {
+    Message(WARN, "Failed to synchronize crate %s", Board.c_str());
+        delete Dev;
+        Dev = NULL;
+  }
 
   // Create PixelMap instance (map from config server)
@@ -98 +90 @@
   if ((Ret = pthread_join(Thread, NULL)) != 0) Message(ERROR, "pthread_join() failed (%s)", strerror(Ret));
 
-  // Delete all crates
-  for (unsigned int i=0; i<Crates.size(); i++) delete Crates[i];
+  // Delete crate
+  delete Dev;
 
   delete DIMCommand;    
@@ -143 +135 @@
           }
 
-          // Check if crates needed
-          if (CommandList[CmdNumber].NeedCrate && Crates.empty()) {
+          // Check if crate needed
+          if (CommandList[CmdNumber].NeedCrate && Dev==NULL) {
                 PrintMessage("No crate available\n");
                 return;
@@ -172 +164 @@
 
 //
-// Synchronize boards
+// Synchronize crate
 //
 void User::cmd_synch() {
 
-  if (Crates[ActiveCrate]->Synch()) PrintMessage("Synchronized crate %d\n", ActiveCrate);
-  else PrintMessage("Failed to synchronize crate %d\n", ActiveCrate);
-}
-
-//
-// Select active crate
-//
-void User::cmd_crate() {
-
-  int Crate;
-
-  if (!ConvertToInt(Parameter[1], &Crate)) {
-     PrintMessage("Error: Wrong number format\n");
-     return;   
-  }
-
-  // Check limits
-  if (Crate<0 || Crate>=(int) Crates.size()) {
-    PrintMessage("Crate number %d not existing\n", Crate);
-    return;
-  }
-
-  ActiveCrate = Crate;
+  if (Dev->Synch()) PrintMessage("Synchronized crate\n");
+  else PrintMessage("Failed to synchronize crate\n");
 }
 
@@ -206 +177 @@
 void User::cmd_hv() {
 
-  unsigned int Errors=0;
+  unsigned int Channel, Errors = 0;
   double Double;
   struct Range Chan, Pixel;
-  unsigned int Crate, Channel;
-  vector< map<unsigned int, double> > Voltages (Crates.size());
-  vector < pair <unsigned int, unsigned int> > P;
+  map<unsigned int, double> Voltages;
+  vector<unsigned int> Channels;
 
   // Loop over all parameters
@@ -223 +193 @@
 
         // Extract affected channels for this argument pair
-        P.clear();
+        Channels.clear();
 
         // Pixel identification?
@@ -236 +206 @@
           
           for (int i=Pixel.Min; i<=Pixel.Max; i++) {
-            Crate = PixMap->Pixel_to_HVcrate(i);
                 Channel = PixMap->Pixel_to_HVboard(i)*NUM_CHANNELS + PixMap->Pixel_to_HVchannel(i);
                 
                 // Skip if pixel ID or corresponding channels not existing 
-                if (Crate!=PixMap->PM_ERROR_CODE && Crate<Crates.size() && Channel<MAX_NUM_BOARDS*NUM_CHANNELS) {
-                  P.push_back(make_pair(Crate, Channel));
+                if (PixMap->Pixel_to_HVcrate(i) == 0 && Channel<MAX_NUM_BOARDS*NUM_CHANNELS) {
+                  Channels.push_back(Channel);
                 }
           }
@@ -255 +224 @@
           }
           
-          for (int i=Chan.Min; i<=Chan.Max; i++) P.push_back(make_pair(ActiveCrate, i));          
+          for (int i=Chan.Min; i<=Chan.Max; i++) Channels.push_back(i);   
         }
   
         // Loop over all given channels
-        for (unsigned int i=0; i<P.size(); i++) {
-          Crate = P[i].first;
-          Channel = P[i].second;
+        for (unsigned int i=0; i<Channels.size(); i++) {
+          Channel = Channels[i];
 
           // Should only information be printed?
           if (Match(Parameter[n+1], "info")) {
-                PrintMessage("Crate %2d, channel %3d  ", Crate, Channel);
-                if (!Crates[Crate]->Present[Channel]) PrintMessage("(channel not present in crate)");
-                PrintMessage("\n  Channel is on board %d, board channel %d\n", Channel/32, Channel%32);
+                PrintMessage("Channel %d ", Channel);
+                if (!Dev->Present[Channel]) PrintMessage(" is not present in crate\n");
+                else PrintMessage("is on board %d, board channel %d\n", Channel/32, Channel%32);
 
                 // Print pixel information
-                vector<unsigned int> List = PixMap->HV_to_Pixel(Crate, Channel/NUM_CHANNELS, Channel%NUM_CHANNELS);
+                vector<unsigned int> List = PixMap->HV_to_Pixel(0, Channel/NUM_CHANNELS, Channel%NUM_CHANNELS);
                 PrintMessage("\n  Default voltage: %.2f    Pixel IDs: ", Channel < DefaultVoltage.size() ? DefaultVoltage[Channel] : 0);
                 for (unsigned int j=0; j<List.size(); j++) PrintMessage("%u ", List[j]);
@@ -276 +244 @@
 
                 // Print voltage and current
-                PrintMessage("\n  Voltage setpoint: %.2f V (DAC %u)    Current: %.2f uA ", Crates[Crate]->GetVoltage(Channel), Crates[Crate]->GetDAC(Channel), Crates[Crate]->GetCurrent(Channel));
-
-                if (Crates[Crate]->OC[Channel]) PrintMessage("(overcurrent)\n");
+                PrintMessage("\n  Voltage setpoint: %.2f V (DAC %u)    Current: %.2f uA ", Dev->GetVoltage(Channel), Dev->GetDAC(Channel), Dev->GetCurrent(Channel));
+
+                if (Dev->OC[Channel]) PrintMessage("(overcurrent)\n");
                 else PrintMessage("\n");
 
@@ -284 +252 @@
           }
 
-          // Check that indices are in legal range (safety check, should be unnecessary)
-          if (Crate >= Crates.size() || Channel >=MAX_NUM_BOARDS*NUM_CHANNELS) continue;
- 
-          // Voltage change (number starts with + oder -) ignored if current DAC value is zero
-          if (Parameter[n+1][0]=='+' || Parameter[n+1][0]=='-') {
-                if (Crates[Crate]->GetDAC(Channel) == 0) continue;
-          }
+          // Get current voltage on first change of a channel
+          if (Voltages.count(Channel) == 0) Voltages[Channel] = Dev->GetVoltage(Channel);
+
+          // Voltage change (number starts with + oder -) ignored if voltage is zero
+          if (Parameter[n+1][0]=='+' || Parameter[n+1][0]=='-') if (Voltages[Channel] == 0) continue;
         
           // Should the default value be set?
@@ -297 +263 @@
                 else Double = 0;
           }
-
+          
           // Relative or absolute change?
-          if (isdigit(Parameter[n+1][0]) == 0) Voltages[Crate][Channel] = Crates[Crate]->GetVoltage(Channel) + Double;
-          else Voltages[Crate][Channel] = Double;
+          if (Parameter[n+1][0]=='+' || Parameter[n+1][0]=='-') Voltages[Channel] += Double;
+          else Voltages[Channel] = Double;
         } // Channels
   } // Loop over command argument
 
   // Ramp voltages and update DIM services
-  for (unsigned int i=0; i<Voltages.size(); i++) {
-        Errors += RampVoltages(i, Voltages[i]);
-    Crates[i]->UpdateDIM();
-  }
+  Errors += RampVoltages(Voltages);
+  Dev->UpdateDIM();
 
   // Error message only if not yet too many errors
   if (Errors > 0) {
-        for (unsigned int i=0; i<Crates.size(); i++) {
-          if (Crates[i]->ErrorCount > MAX_ERR_COUNT) return;
-        }
+        if (Dev->ErrorCount > MAX_ERR_COUNT) return;
     Message(ERROR, "%d errors occurred from SetChannels()", Errors);
   }
@@ -338 +300 @@
 
   // Scan through file line by line
-  while (fgets(Buffer, sizeof(Buffer), File) != NULL) {
-    for (unsigned int Crate=0; Crate<Crates.size(); Crate++) if (Match(Crates[Crate]->Name, Buffer)) {
-
-          if (Crate != ActiveCrate) continue;
-          PrintMessage("Found bias settings for crate %s (#%d)\n\r", Crates[Crate]->Name, Crate);
-
-          Voltages.clear();
-          Channel = 0;
-          while (fscanf(File, "%lf", &Value)==1 && Channel<MAX_NUM_BOARDS*NUM_CHANNELS) {
-                Voltages[Channel++] = Value;
-          }
-
-          // Ramp channels
-          Errors += RampVoltages(Crate, Voltages);
-
-      // Update DIM service
-          Crates[Crate]->UpdateDIM();
-
-          if (ferror(File) != 0) {
-                PrintMessage("Error reading DAC value from file, terminating. (%s)\n",strerror(errno));
-        return;
-          }
-          else PrintMessage("\nFinished updating board\n");
-    } // Loop over boards
-  } // while()
+  while (fgets(Buffer, sizeof(Buffer), File) != NULL) if (Match(Dev->Name, Buffer)) {
+        PrintMessage("Found bias settings for crate %s\n\r", Dev->Name);
+
+        Voltages.clear();
+        Channel = 0;
+        while (fscanf(File, "%lf", &Value)==1 && Channel<MAX_NUM_BOARDS*NUM_CHANNELS) {
+          Voltages[Channel++] = Value;
+        }
+
+        // Ramp channels
+        Errors += RampVoltages(Voltages);
+
+    // Update DIM service
+        Dev->UpdateDIM();
+
+        if (ferror(File) != 0) {
+          PrintMessage("Error reading DAC value from file, terminating. (%s)\n",strerror(errno));
+      return;
+        }
+        else PrintMessage("\nFinished updating board\n");
+  } // if()
             
   if (Errors != 0) PrintMessage("Warning: %d error(s) occurred\n", Errors);
@@ -369 +327 @@
              
 //
-// Reset crates
+// Reset crate
 //
 void User::cmd_reset() {
 
-  if (Crates[ActiveCrate]->SystemReset()) PrintMessage("System reset of crate %d\n", ActiveCrate);
-  else PrintMessage("Error: Could not reset crate %d\n", ActiveCrate);
+  if (Dev->SystemReset()) PrintMessage("System reset of crate\n");
+  else PrintMessage("Error: Could not reset crate\n");
 }
 
@@ -389 +347 @@
   }
   
-  if (!Crates[ActiveCrate]->GlobalSet(Voltage)) {
-        PrintMessage("Error: Could not global set crate %d\n", ActiveCrate);
+  if (!Dev->GlobalSet(Voltage)) {
+        PrintMessage("Error: Could not global set crate\n");
   }  
 }
@@ -408 +366 @@
 
   fprintf(File,"********** Bias settings of %s **********\n\n", ctime(&Time));
-
-  for (unsigned int i=0; i<Crates.size(); i++) {
-    fprintf(File, "%s\n\n", Crates[i]->Name);
-
-    for (unsigned int j=0; j<MAX_NUM_BOARDS*NUM_CHANNELS; j++) fprintf(File,"%.3f ",Crates[i]->GetVoltage(j));
-    fprintf(File, "\n");
-  }
+  fprintf(File, "%s\n\n", Dev->Name);
+
+  for (unsigned int j=0; j<MAX_NUM_BOARDS*NUM_CHANNELS; j++) fprintf(File,"%.3f ", Dev->GetVoltage(j));
+  fprintf(File, "\n");
 
   if (fclose(File) != 0) {
@@ -429 +384 @@
   else {
     Mode = mode_dynamic;
-        for (unsigned int i=0; i<Crates.size(); i++) {
-          Crates[i]->SetRefCurrent();
-        }
+        Dev->SetRefCurrent();
   }
 } 
@@ -440 +393 @@
 void User::cmd_status() {
 
-  PrintMessage(" Number of crates:   %d\n", Crates.size());
-  PrintMessage(" Active crate:       %d\n", ActiveCrate);  
-  PrintMessage(" Update delay:       %d sec\n", min(atoi(GetConfig("UpdatePeriod").c_str()), 1));
-  PrintMessage(" Time out:           %.2f sec\n", atof(GetConfig("TimeOut").c_str()));
-  PrintMessage(" Max ramp speed      %.2f V/10 ms\n", atof(GetConfig("RampSpeed").c_str()));
-  PrintMessage(" Voltage limit:      %.2f V\n", atof(GetConfig("VoltageLimit").c_str()));
-  PrintMessage(" Minium reset delay: %u sec\n", atoi(GetConfig("MinResetPeriod").c_str()));
-  
-  for (unsigned int i=0; i<Crates.size(); i++) {
-
-    PrintMessage(" CRATE %d (%s)\n   Wrap counter: %s (%d)  Reset: %s  Error count: %d %s\n ",
-                i, Crates[i]->Name,     Crates[i]->WrapOK ? "ok":"error", Crates[i]->WrapCount, 
-                Crates[i]->ResetHit ? "yes" : "no", Crates[i]->ErrorCount, Crates[i]->Disabled ? "(DISABLED)":"");
-
-        // Read all channels
-        if (!Crates[i]->ReadAll()) {
-          PrintMessage("Could not update status from crate %d\n", i);
-          continue;
-        }
-
-        if (Parameter.size() == 1) PrintMessage("Channel voltages (in V)");
-    else if (Match(Parameter[1], "dac")) PrintMessage("Channel voltages (in DAC values)");
-        else PrintMessage("Channel currents (in uA)");
-
-    for (unsigned int j=0; j<MAX_NUM_BOARDS*NUM_CHANNELS; j++) {
-          if (j%12 == 0) PrintMessage("\n%3.1d:  ", j);
-          if (!Crates[i]->Present[j]) PrintMessage("  -   ");
-      else if (Parameter.size() == 1) PrintMessage("%#5.2f ",Crates[i]->GetVoltage(j));
-          else if (Match(Parameter[1], "dac")) PrintMessage("%5d ", Crates[i]->GetDAC(j));
-          else PrintMessage("%#5.2f %s ", Crates[i]->GetCurrent(j), Crates[i]->OC[j] ? "OC":"");
-    }
-        PrintMessage("\n");
-  }
+  // Overview information
+  PrintMessage("Update delay:   %2d sec    Time out:    %.2f sec    Minium reset delay:   %u sec\n",
+        min(atoi(GetConfig("UpdatePeriod").c_str()), 1), atof(GetConfig("TimeOut").c_str()),
+        atoi(GetConfig("MinResetPeriod").c_str()));
+  PrintMessage("Voltage limit:   %.2f V  Ramp speed:  %.2f V/10 ms\n",
+        atof(GetConfig("VoltageLimit").c_str()), atof(GetConfig("RampSpeed").c_str()));
+  
+  if (Dev == NULL) return;
+
+  // Details
+  PrintMessage("\nCRATE %s   Wrap counter: %s (%d)  Reset: %s  Error count: %d %s\n ",
+          Dev->Name, Dev->WrapOK ? "ok":"error", Dev->WrapCount, 
+          Dev->ResetHit ? "yes" : "no", Dev->ErrorCount, Dev->Disabled ? "(DISABLED)":"");
+
+  // Read all channels
+  if (!Dev->ReadAll()) {
+        PrintMessage("Could not update status, ReadAll() failed\n");
+        return;
+  }
+
+  // Voltage or current list
+  if (Parameter.size() == 1) PrintMessage("Channel voltages (in V)");
+  else if (Match(Parameter[1], "dac")) PrintMessage("Channel voltages (in DAC values)");
+  else PrintMessage("Channel currents (in uA)");
+
+  for (unsigned int j=0; j<MAX_NUM_BOARDS*NUM_CHANNELS; j++) {
+        if (j%12 == 0) PrintMessage("\n%3.1d:  ", j);
+        if (!Dev->Present[j]) PrintMessage("  -   ");
+    else if (Parameter.size() == 1) PrintMessage("%#5.2f", Dev->GetVoltage(j));
+        else if (Match(Parameter[1], "dac")) PrintMessage("%5d", Dev->GetDAC(j));
+        else PrintMessage("%#5.2f", Dev->GetCurrent(j));
+        // Print overcurrent marker
+        PrintMessage("%s ", Dev->OC[j] ? "*":" ");
+  }
+  PrintMessage("\n");
 } 
 
@@ -523 +478 @@
 
 // Ramp to new voltage with given maximum step
-// No ramping when decreasing voltage
-unsigned int User::RampVoltages(int Crate, map<unsigned int, double> Voltages) {
+unsigned int User::RampVoltages(map<unsigned int, double> Voltages) {
 
   map<unsigned int, double> Target;
   int Errors = 0;
-  double MaxDiff = atof(GetConfig("RampSpeed").c_str());
-
-  // Ramp until all channels at desired value
+  double V, Lim, MaxDiff = atof(GetConfig("RampSpeed").c_str());
+
   while (!Voltages.empty() && Errors < MAX_ERR_COUNT) {
-    // Remove channels already at target (check for DAC, not for floating-point voltage)
-        for (map<unsigned int, double>::iterator it = Voltages.begin(); it != Voltages.end(); ++it) {
-          if (fabs(Crates[Crate]->GetVoltage(it->first)-it->second) < 0.001) Voltages.erase(it);
+        // Voltage limit evaluate here in case of asynchronous update in config file
+    Lim = atof(GetConfig("VoltageLimit").c_str());
+
+        // Remove channels already at target or at voltage limit
+        for (map<unsigned int, double>::iterator it = Voltages.begin(); it != Voltages.end(); ++it) {   
+          // Channel at target?
+          if (fabs(Dev->GetVoltage(it->first)-it->second) < 0.001) Voltages.erase(it);
+          // Channel at voltage limit?
+          if (it->second > Lim && Dev->GetVoltage(it->first) == Lim) Voltages.erase(it);
+          if (it->second < 0 && Dev->GetVoltage(it->first) == 0) Voltages.erase(it);
         }
         
-        // Limit voltage changes to fMaxDiff
+        // Limit voltage changes to MaxDiff
         Target = Voltages;
         for (map<unsigned int, double>::iterator it = Target.begin(); it != Target.end(); ++it) {
-          if (Crates[Crate]->GetVoltage(it->first) + MaxDiff < it->second) {
-                it->second = Crates[Crate]->GetVoltage(it->first) + MaxDiff;
-          }
+          V = Dev->GetVoltage(it->first);
+          // Ramp up
+          if ((V < it->second) && (V + MaxDiff < it->second)) it->second = V + MaxDiff;
+          // Ramp down
+          if ((V > it->second) && (V - MaxDiff > it->second)) it->second = V - MaxDiff;
         }       
         
         // Set channels to next target and wait 10 ms
-        if (!Crates[Crate]->SetChannels(Target)) Errors++;
+        if (!Dev->SetChannels(Target)) Errors++;
         usleep(10000);
   }
@@ -561 +523 @@
   int Ret;
 
+  // End if no crate available
+  if (Dev == NULL) return;
+
   while (!ExitRequest) {
-
         // Wait (this is the only allowed cancelation point)
         if ((Ret=pthread_setcancelstate(PTHREAD_CANCEL_ENABLE, NULL)) != 0) {
@@ -572 +536 @@
         }
 
-        // Check all crates
-        for (unsigned int i=0; i<Crates.size(); i++) {
-          // Crate disabled because of too many errors?
-      if (Crates[i]->Disabled) continue;
-
-          // Read all channels
-      if (!Crates[i]->ReadAll()) {
-        Message(ERROR, "Monitor thread could not read status from crate %d", i);
-                continue;
-      }
-
-          // Check if crate push button was hit
-      if (Crates[i]->ResetHit) {
-        Message(INFO, "Manual reset of crate %d, setting voltages to zero and issuing system reset", i);
-                if (!Crates[i]->GlobalSet(0)) Message(ERROR, "Global set to zero voltage of crate %d failed", i);
-                if (!Crates[i]->SystemReset()) Message(ERROR, "System reset of crate %d failed", i);
-      }
-
-          // Check for overcurrent and set voltage to zero if occurred
-          map<unsigned int, double> Voltages;
-          
-      for (unsigned int j=0; j<MAX_NUM_BOARDS*NUM_CHANNELS; j++) {
-        if (Crates[i]->OC[j]) {
-                  Message(WARN, "Overcurrent on crate %d, board %d, channel %d, setting voltage to zero", i, j/NUM_CHANNELS, j%NUM_CHANNELS);
-                  Voltages[j] = 0;
-        }
-      }
-          if (!Crates[i]->SetChannels(Voltages)) Message(ERROR, "Error when setting voltages of crate %d", i);
-          
-          if (Mode == mode_dynamic) Crates[i]->AdaptVoltages();
-        } // for
+        // Check crate
+    if (Dev->Disabled) continue;
+
+        // Read all channels
+    if (!Dev->ReadAll()) {
+      Message(ERROR, "Monitor thread could not read status, ReadAll() failed\n");
+          continue;
+    }
+
+        // Check if crate push button was hit
+    if (Dev->ResetHit) {
+      Message(INFO, "Manual reset of crate, setting voltages to zero and issuing system reset");
+          if (!Dev->GlobalSet(0)) Message(ERROR, "Global set to zero voltage of crate failed");
+          if (!Dev->SystemReset()) Message(ERROR, "System reset of crate failed");
+    }
+
+        // Check for overcurrent and set voltage to zero if occurred
+        map<unsigned int, double> Voltages;
+
+    for (unsigned int j=0; j<MAX_NUM_BOARDS*NUM_CHANNELS; j++) if (Dev->OC[j]) Voltages[j] = 0;
+        if (!Voltages.empty()) {
+          if (!Dev->SetChannels(Voltages)) Message(ERROR, "Error setting voltage to zero for channels with overcurrent");
+          Dev->UpdateDIM();
+        }
+
+        if (Mode == mode_dynamic) Dev->AdaptVoltages();
   } // while
 }

fact/BIASctrl/User.h

@@ -31 +31 @@
         RunMode Mode;
 
-        std::vector<class Crate *> Crates;
+        class Crate *Dev;
         std::vector<double> DefaultVoltage;
 
@@ -47 +47 @@
 
  public:
-        unsigned int ActiveCrate;
-
-        User();
+        User(std::string);
         ~User();
 
         void PrintMessage(const char *, ...);
-        unsigned int RampVoltages(int, std::map<unsigned int, double>);
+        unsigned int RampVoltages(std::map<unsigned int, double>);
         void Monitor();
         static void LaunchMonitor(User *);
@@ -62 +60 @@
         void cmd_exit();        void cmd_reset();
         void cmd_help();        void cmd_mode();
-        void cmd_crate();       void cmd_shell();
+        void cmd_shell();
 };