Difference between revisions of "MAS PC specifications email template"
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| − | MAS should run without difficulty on any modern PC that has a standard PCI slot and can run Ubuntu | + | MAS should run without difficulty on any modern PC that has a standard PCI slot and can run Ubuntu 10.04. In particular, MAS now supports 64-bit and multi-core machines. We have run MAS on fairly weak machines (1 GHz single core w/ 1GB RAM), but during detector characterization phases users will probably prefer a much more powerful desktop machine with lots of speed and graphics support. |
Note also that MCE data can take up quite a bit of disk space; 1024 channels of 400 Hz will pile up at 1.6 MB/s. If your data rate is comparable to this then your system should have at least 500 GB of space for MCE data. | Note also that MCE data can take up quite a bit of disk space; 1024 channels of 400 Hz will pile up at 1.6 MB/s. If your data rate is comparable to this then your system should have at least 500 GB of space for MCE data. | ||
Again, each MCE requires a PCI slot for the fibre-optic interface board! Some new motherboards do not have standard PCI slots, as PCI-express is becoming more popular. | Again, each MCE requires a PCI slot for the fibre-optic interface board! Some new motherboards do not have standard PCI slots, as PCI-express is becoming more popular. | ||
Revision as of 13:44, 20 May 2011
MAS should run without difficulty on any modern PC that has a standard PCI slot and can run Ubuntu 10.04. In particular, MAS now supports 64-bit and multi-core machines. We have run MAS on fairly weak machines (1 GHz single core w/ 1GB RAM), but during detector characterization phases users will probably prefer a much more powerful desktop machine with lots of speed and graphics support.
Note also that MCE data can take up quite a bit of disk space; 1024 channels of 400 Hz will pile up at 1.6 MB/s. If your data rate is comparable to this then your system should have at least 500 GB of space for MCE data.
Again, each MCE requires a PCI slot for the fibre-optic interface board! Some new motherboards do not have standard PCI slots, as PCI-express is becoming more popular.
