Index: /trunk/MagicSoft/Mars/NEWS
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--- /trunk/MagicSoft/Mars/NEWS	(revision 9462)
+++ /trunk/MagicSoft/Mars/NEWS	(revision 9463)
@@ -9,4 +9,9 @@
 
    * Added consistency check for two consecutive runs
+
+   * Since ~1006246 (preliminary) the L1 signal (which is L1 after L2)
+     has been disconnected and the L1 (L1TPU) has directly been connected
+     to another bit in the trigger pattern. This has been fixed by an
+     update of the decoding. Both bits are now or'ed together.
 
  ;showplot:
@@ -45,4 +50,26 @@
    * creation of pedestal and calibration files is now steered by
      --mode (see ceres help)
+
+   * Instead of initializing the whole G-APD chip (all cells) before 
+     each event (which is rather time consuming) a time evolution before
+     each event is now simulated which is enough to recovere every cell
+     to 99.999% of its response taking the background rate into account.
+     This is in total about a factor of ten faster and should not be
+     less accurate because under normal conditions the recovering cells
+     and the newly hitten cells will hardly be identical (due to
+     statistical reasons)
+
+   * improved the trigger algorithm which is now faster and allows easily 
+     for multiplicity triggers
+
+   * The PDC flag in the file name is now correctly written
+
+   * A "PreCut" has been added which can be used after reading the events
+     to select them even before any calculation is done.
+
+ ;merpp:
+
+   * The new drive reports which contain also the status of the starguider
+     are now implemented, but the starting date (17/05/09) is preliminary.
 
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