]> git.uio.no Git - u/mrichter/AliRoot.git/blobdiff - ITS/AliITSOnlineSDDInjectors.cxx
Little numerical protection
[u/mrichter/AliRoot.git] / ITS / AliITSOnlineSDDInjectors.cxx
index c10c855fa8d70ef51ec4bf4912f4dc5e4c09946a..531bad0bf1e1b1498018f387f217ad933d3ae523 100644 (file)
 #include "AliITSOnlineSDDInjectors.h"
 #include "AliLog.h"
 #include <TH2F.h>
+#include <TF1.h>
 #include <TGraphErrors.h>
 #include <TMath.h>
+#include <TString.h>
 
 /* $Id$ */
 
 ClassImp(AliITSOnlineSDDInjectors)
 
 const Float_t AliITSOnlineSDDInjectors::fgkSaturation = 1008.;
-const Float_t AliITSOnlineSDDInjectors::fgkDefaultLThreshold = 5.;
-const Float_t AliITSOnlineSDDInjectors::fgkDefaultHThreshold = 25.;
+const Float_t AliITSOnlineSDDInjectors::fgkDefaultLThreshold1 = 8.;
+const Float_t AliITSOnlineSDDInjectors::fgkDefaultLThreshold = 15.;
+const Float_t AliITSOnlineSDDInjectors::fgkDefaultHThreshold1 =15.;
+const Float_t AliITSOnlineSDDInjectors::fgkDefaultHThreshold = 30.;
 const Float_t AliITSOnlineSDDInjectors::fgkDefaultMinSpeed = 5.5;
 const Float_t AliITSOnlineSDDInjectors::fgkDefaultMaxSpeed = 9.0;
 const Float_t AliITSOnlineSDDInjectors::fgkDefaultMaxErr = 1.5;
-const Int_t   AliITSOnlineSDDInjectors::fgkDefaultPolOrder = 3;
+const Int_t   AliITSOnlineSDDInjectors::fgkDefaultPolDegree = 3;
 const Float_t AliITSOnlineSDDInjectors::fgkDefaultTimeStep = 50.;
 const UShort_t AliITSOnlineSDDInjectors::fgkDefaultTbMin[kInjLines] = {10,50,100};
 const UShort_t AliITSOnlineSDDInjectors::fgkDefaultTbMax[kInjLines] = {20,70,120};
 
 //______________________________________________________________________
-AliITSOnlineSDDInjectors::AliITSOnlineSDDInjectors():AliITSOnlineSDD(),fHisto(),fTbZero(0.),fRMSTbZero(0.),fNEvents(0),fParam(),fPolOrder(0),fMinDriftSpeed(0.),fMaxDriftSpeed(0.),fMaxDriftSpeedErr(0.),fLowThreshold(0.),fHighThreshold(0.),fFirstPadForFit(0),fLastPadForFit(0),fPadStatusCutForFit(0),fTimeStep(0.),fUseTimeZeroSignal(kFALSE)
+AliITSOnlineSDDInjectors::AliITSOnlineSDDInjectors():
+  AliITSOnlineSDD(),
+  fHisto(),
+  fTbZero(0.),
+  fRMSTbZero(0.),
+  fNEvents(0),
+  fParam(),
+  fPolDegree(0),
+  fActualPolDegree(0),
+  fMinDriftSpeed(0.),
+  fMaxDriftSpeed(0.),
+  fMaxDriftSpeedErr(0.),
+  fFirstPadForFit(0),
+  fLastPadForFit(0),
+  fPadStatusCutForFit(0),
+  fTimeStep(0.),
+  fUseTimeZeroSignal(kFALSE),
+  fMaxCellsAboveThreshold(40)
 {
   // default constructor
   SetPositions();
   SetDefaults();
   SetTimeStep(fgkDefaultTimeStep);
+  for(Int_t i=0;i<kInjPads;i++){ 
+    fSumDriftSpeed[i]=0.;
+    fSumSqDriftSpeed[i]=0.;
+    fSumPadStatus[i]=0;
+    fSumPadStatusCut[i]=0;
+    fNEventsInPad[i]=0;
+  }
+  Reset();
 }
 //______________________________________________________________________
-AliITSOnlineSDDInjectors::AliITSOnlineSDDInjectors(Int_t nddl, Int_t ncarlos, Int_t sid):AliITSOnlineSDD(nddl,ncarlos,sid),fHisto(),fTbZero(0.),fRMSTbZero(0.),fNEvents(0),fParam(),fPolOrder(0),fMinDriftSpeed(0.),fMaxDriftSpeed(0.),fMaxDriftSpeedErr(0.),fLowThreshold(0.),fHighThreshold(0.),fFirstPadForFit(0),fLastPadForFit(0),fPadStatusCutForFit(0),fTimeStep(0.),fUseTimeZeroSignal(kFALSE)
+AliITSOnlineSDDInjectors::AliITSOnlineSDDInjectors(Int_t nddl, Int_t ncarlos, Int_t sid):
+  AliITSOnlineSDD(nddl,ncarlos,sid),
+  fHisto(),
+  fTbZero(0.),
+  fRMSTbZero(0.),
+  fNEvents(0),
+  fParam(),
+  fPolDegree(0),
+  fActualPolDegree(0),
+  fMinDriftSpeed(0.),
+  fMaxDriftSpeed(0.),
+  fMaxDriftSpeedErr(0.),
+  fFirstPadForFit(0),
+  fLastPadForFit(0),
+  fPadStatusCutForFit(0),
+  fTimeStep(0.),
+  fUseTimeZeroSignal(kFALSE),
+  fMaxCellsAboveThreshold(40)
 { 
 // standard constructor
   SetPositions();
   SetDefaults();
   SetTimeStep(fgkDefaultTimeStep);
+  for(Int_t i=0;i<kInjPads;i++){ 
+    fSumDriftSpeed[i]=0.;
+    fSumSqDriftSpeed[i]=0.;
+    fSumPadStatus[i]=0;
+    fSumPadStatusCut[i]=0;
+    fNEventsInPad[i]=0;
+  }
+  Reset();
 }
 //______________________________________________________________________
 AliITSOnlineSDDInjectors::~AliITSOnlineSDDInjectors(){
@@ -67,10 +121,14 @@ AliITSOnlineSDDInjectors::~AliITSOnlineSDDInjectors(){
 }
 //______________________________________________________________________
 void AliITSOnlineSDDInjectors::SetDefaults(){
-  for(Int_t i=0;i<kInjLines;i++) 
+  // Sets default values for parameters
+  for(Int_t i=0;i<kInjLines;i++) {
     SetInjLineRange(i,fgkDefaultTbMin[i],fgkDefaultTbMax[i]);
-  SetThresholds(fgkDefaultLThreshold,fgkDefaultHThreshold);
-  SetPolOrder(fgkDefaultPolOrder);
+    SetUseLine(i,kTRUE);
+    SetThresholds(i,fgkDefaultLThreshold,fgkDefaultHThreshold);
+  }
+  SetThresholds(0,fgkDefaultLThreshold1,fgkDefaultHThreshold1);
+  SetPolDegree(fgkDefaultPolDegree);
   SetMinDriftSpeed(fgkDefaultMinSpeed);
   SetMaxDriftSpeed(fgkDefaultMaxSpeed);
   SetMaxDriftSpeedErr(fgkDefaultMaxErr);
@@ -78,8 +136,26 @@ void AliITSOnlineSDDInjectors::SetDefaults(){
   SetPadStatusCutForFit();
 }
 //______________________________________________________________________
+void AliITSOnlineSDDInjectors::Set20MHzConfig(){
+  // Sets specific parameters for 20 MHz running
+  SetInjLineRange(0,10,20);
+  SetInjLineRange(1,50,70);
+  SetInjLineRange(2,100,120);
+  SetTimeStep(50.);
+  SetMaxNumberOfCellsPerAnode(40);
+}
+//______________________________________________________________________
+void AliITSOnlineSDDInjectors::Set40MHzConfig(){
+  // Sets specific parameters for 20 MHz running
+  SetInjLineRange(0,20,50);
+  SetInjLineRange(1,90,160);
+  SetInjLineRange(2,170,240);
+  SetTimeStep(25.);
+  SetMaxNumberOfCellsPerAnode(80);
+}
+//______________________________________________________________________
 void AliITSOnlineSDDInjectors::SetPositions(){
-  // 
+  // Sets drift distances for the 3 injector lines
   Double_t xLinFromCenterUm[kInjLines]={31860.,17460.,660.};
   Double_t xAnodeFromCenterUm=35085;
   for(Int_t i=0;i<kInjLines;i++){
@@ -89,7 +165,7 @@ void AliITSOnlineSDDInjectors::SetPositions(){
 }
 //______________________________________________________________________
 void AliITSOnlineSDDInjectors::Reset(){
-  //
+  // Resets all counters
   for(Int_t i=0;i<kInjPads;i++){ 
     fDriftSpeed[i]=0.;
     fDriftSpeedErr[i]=0.;
@@ -104,7 +180,7 @@ void AliITSOnlineSDDInjectors::Reset(){
 }
 //______________________________________________________________________
 void AliITSOnlineSDDInjectors::AnalyzeEvent(TH2F* his){
-  //
+  // Analyze the current event
   AddEvent(his);
   FitDriftSpeedVsAnode();
 }
@@ -115,6 +191,9 @@ void AliITSOnlineSDDInjectors::AddEvent(TH2F* his){
     for(Int_t i=0;i<kInjPads;i++){ 
       fSumDriftSpeed[i]=0.;
       fSumSqDriftSpeed[i]=0.;
+      fSumPadStatus[i]=0;
+      fSumPadStatusCut[i]=0;
+      fNEventsInPad[i]=0;
     }
   }
   Reset();
@@ -124,37 +203,51 @@ void AliITSOnlineSDDInjectors::AddEvent(TH2F* his){
   CalcTimeBinZero();
   for(Int_t j=0;j<kInjPads;j++){ 
     CalcDriftSpeed(j);
-    fSumDriftSpeed[j]+=fDriftSpeed[j];
-    fSumSqDriftSpeed[j]+=fDriftSpeed[j]*fDriftSpeed[j];
+    Int_t padStatus=GetInjPadStatus(j);
+    fSumPadStatus[j]+=padStatus;
+    if(padStatus>fPadStatusCutForFit){
+      fSumDriftSpeed[j]+=fDriftSpeed[j];
+      fSumSqDriftSpeed[j]+=fDriftSpeed[j]*fDriftSpeed[j];
+      fSumPadStatusCut[j]+=padStatus;
+      fNEventsInPad[j]++;
+    }
   }
   ++fNEvents;
 }
 //______________________________________________________________________
 Double_t AliITSOnlineSDDInjectors::GetRMSDriftSpeed(Int_t ipad) const {
-  // 
-  if(fNEvents<=1) return 0.;
-  Double_t mean=fSumDriftSpeed[ipad]/(Double_t)fNEvents;
-  Double_t diff=fSumSqDriftSpeed[ipad]/(Double_t)fNEvents-mean*mean;
+  // Compute RMS of drift speed distribution on one anode
+  if(fNEventsInPad[ipad]<=1) return 0.;
+  Double_t mean=fSumDriftSpeed[ipad]/(Double_t)fNEventsInPad[ipad];
+  Double_t diff=fSumSqDriftSpeed[ipad]/(Double_t)fNEventsInPad[ipad]-mean*mean;
   if(diff<0.) diff=0.;
   return TMath::Sqrt(diff);
 }
 
 //______________________________________________________________________
 void AliITSOnlineSDDInjectors::FitMeanDriftSpeedVsAnode(){
-  // Calculates
+  // Fits the average drift speed vs.anode number
   if(fNEvents==0) return;
   for(Int_t i=0;i<kInjPads;i++){ 
     fDriftSpeed[i]=GetMeanDriftSpeed(i);
-    if(fNEvents>1){
+    Int_t padStatusCut=(Int_t)(GetMeanPadStatusCut(i)+0.5);
+    for(Int_t ilin=0; ilin<kInjLines ; ilin++) fGoodInj[i][ilin]=(padStatusCut&1<<ilin)>>ilin;
+    if(fNEventsInPad[i]>1){
       Double_t rms=GetRMSDriftSpeed(i);
-      if(rms>0.) fDriftSpeedErr[i]=rms/TMath::Sqrt(fNEvents);
+      if(rms>0.) fDriftSpeedErr[i]=rms/TMath::Sqrt(fNEventsInPad[i]);
+    }else{
+      for(Int_t ilin=0; ilin<kInjLines ; ilin++) fGoodInj[i][ilin]=0;
     }
   }
   FitDriftSpeedVsAnode();
+  for(Int_t i=0;i<kInjPads;i++){ 
+    Int_t padStatus=(Int_t)(GetMeanPadStatusCut(i)+0.5);
+    for(Int_t ilin=0; ilin<kInjLines ; ilin++) fGoodInj[i][ilin]=(padStatus&1<<ilin)>>ilin;
+  }
 }
 //______________________________________________________________________
 TGraphErrors* AliITSOnlineSDDInjectors::GetTimeVsDistGraph(Int_t jpad) const{
-  // 
+  // Builds the graph of drift time vs. drift distance
   const Int_t kPts=kInjLines+1;
   Float_t x[kPts],y[kPts],ex[kPts],ey[kPts];
   x[0]=0.;
@@ -173,7 +266,7 @@ TGraphErrors* AliITSOnlineSDDInjectors::GetTimeVsDistGraph(Int_t jpad) const{
 
 //______________________________________________________________________
 TGraphErrors* AliITSOnlineSDDInjectors::GetDriftSpeedGraph() const{
-  // 
+  // Builds the graph of drift speed vs. anode number
   Int_t ipt=0;
   TGraphErrors *g=new TGraphErrors(0);
   for(Int_t i=0;i<kInjPads;i++){
@@ -212,8 +305,8 @@ void AliITSOnlineSDDInjectors::CalcTimeBinZero(){
       Double_t cont=fHisto->GetBinContent(itb,ian+1);
       Double_t contm1=fHisto->GetBinContent(itb+1,ian+1);
       Double_t contp1=fHisto->GetBinContent(itb-1,ian+1);
-      if(cont>fLowThreshold){
-       if(contm1>fHighThreshold || cont>fHighThreshold || contp1>fHighThreshold){
+      if(cont>fLowThreshold[0]){
+       if(cont>fHighThreshold[0] &&(contm1>fLowThreshold[0] || contp1>fLowThreshold[0])){
          tzero+=cont*float(itb);
          rmsPeak+=cont*float(itb)*float(itb);
          intCont+=cont;
@@ -231,10 +324,61 @@ void AliITSOnlineSDDInjectors::CalcTimeBinZero(){
   }
   if(nTbUsed==1) fRMSTbZero=0.5; 
 }
+
 //______________________________________________________________________
 void AliITSOnlineSDDInjectors::FitDriftSpeedVsAnode(){
+  // fits the anode dependence of drift speed
+
+  Float_t rangeForMax[2]={78.,178.};
+  PolyFit(fPolDegree);
+  fActualPolDegree=fPolDegree;
+  if(fPolDegree==3){
+    Double_t deltasq=fParam[2]*fParam[2]-3*fParam[1]*fParam[3];
+    Double_t zero1=-999.;
+    Double_t zero2=-999.;
+    if(deltasq>=0. && TMath::Abs(fParam[3])>0.){
+      Double_t delta=TMath::Sqrt(deltasq);
+      zero1=(-fParam[2]+delta)/3./fParam[3];
+      zero2=(-fParam[2]-delta)/3./fParam[3];
+    }
+    Bool_t twoZeroes=kFALSE;
+    Bool_t oneZero=kFALSE;
+    if(zero1>0. && zero1<256. && zero2>0. && zero2<256.) twoZeroes=kTRUE;
+    if(zero1>rangeForMax[0] && zero1<rangeForMax[1]) oneZero=kTRUE;
+    if(zero2>rangeForMax[0] && zero2<rangeForMax[1]) oneZero=kTRUE;
+    if(!oneZero || twoZeroes){
+      PolyFit(2);
+      Double_t xmax=-999.;
+      if(fParam[2]<0.) xmax=-fParam[1]/2./fParam[2];
+      if(xmax>rangeForMax[0] && xmax<rangeForMax[1]){
+       fActualPolDegree=2;
+      }else{
+       Double_t averSpeed=0.;
+       Double_t sumWei=0.;
+       Int_t nUsedPts=0;
+       for(Int_t jpad=fFirstPadForFit; jpad<=fLastPadForFit; jpad++){
+         if(fDriftSpeed[jpad]>0 && GetInjPadStatus(jpad)>fPadStatusCutForFit){
+           Double_t wei=1./fDriftSpeedErr[jpad]/fDriftSpeedErr[jpad];
+           averSpeed+=wei*fDriftSpeed[jpad];
+           sumWei+=wei;
+           nUsedPts++;
+         }
+       }
+       if(sumWei>0.) averSpeed/=sumWei;
+       if(nUsedPts<fPolDegree+1) averSpeed=0;
+       fParam[0]=averSpeed;
+       for(Int_t i=1; i < fPolDegree+1; i++) fParam[i]=0.;
+       fActualPolDegree=0;
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}
+//______________________________________________________________________
+void AliITSOnlineSDDInjectors::PolyFit(Int_t degree){
   // fits the anode dependence of drift speed with a polynomial function
-  const Int_t kNn=fPolOrder+1;
+  const Int_t kNn=degree+1;
+  const Int_t kDimens=fPolDegree+1;
+
   Double_t **mat = new Double_t*[kNn];
   for(Int_t i=0; i < kNn; i++) mat[i] = new Double_t[kNn];
   Double_t *vect = new Double_t[kNn];
@@ -250,18 +394,18 @@ void AliITSOnlineSDDInjectors::FitDriftSpeedVsAnode(){
     for(Int_t jpad=fFirstPadForFit; jpad<=fLastPadForFit; jpad++){
       Double_t x=(Double_t)GetAnodeNumber(jpad);
       if(fDriftSpeed[jpad]>0 && GetInjPadStatus(jpad)>fPadStatusCutForFit){
-         vect[k1]+=fDriftSpeed[jpad]*TMath::Power(x,k1)/TMath::Power(fDriftSpeedErr[jpad],2);  
-         if(k1==0) npts++;
-         for(Int_t k2=0;k2<kNn;k2++){
-           mat[k1][k2]+=TMath::Power(x,k1+k2)/TMath::Power(fDriftSpeedErr[jpad],2);
-         }
+       vect[k1]+=fDriftSpeed[jpad]*TMath::Power(x,k1)/TMath::Power(fDriftSpeedErr[jpad],2);    
+       if(k1==0) npts++;
+       for(Int_t k2=0;k2<kNn;k2++){
+         mat[k1][k2]+=TMath::Power(x,k1+k2)/TMath::Power(fDriftSpeedErr[jpad],2);
+       }
       }
     }
   }
-  if(npts<fPolOrder+1){ 
+  if(npts<fPolDegree+1){ 
     if(fParam) delete [] fParam;
-    fParam=new Double_t[kNn];
-    for(Int_t i=0; i<kNn;i++)fParam[i]=0;
+    fParam=new Double_t[kDimens];
+    for(Int_t i=0; i<kDimens;i++)fParam[i]=0;
   }else{
     Int_t *iPivot = new Int_t[kNn];
     Int_t *indxR = new Int_t[kNn];
@@ -317,8 +461,9 @@ void AliITSOnlineSDDInjectors::FitDriftSpeedVsAnode(){
     
   
     if(fParam) delete [] fParam;
-    fParam=new Double_t[kNn];
+    fParam=new Double_t[kDimens];
     for(Int_t i=0; i<kNn;i++)fParam[i]=vect[i];
+    if(degree<fPolDegree) for(Int_t i=kNn; i<kDimens;i++)fParam[i]=0.;
   }
 
   for(Int_t i=0; i < kNn; i++) delete [] mat[i];
@@ -327,7 +472,7 @@ void AliITSOnlineSDDInjectors::FitDriftSpeedVsAnode(){
 }
 //______________________________________________________________________
 void AliITSOnlineSDDInjectors::CalcDriftSpeed(Int_t jpad){
-  // 
+  // Computes the drift speed from the fit to the 3 injector lines for each anode
   Double_t sumY=0,sumX=0,sumXX=0,sumYY=0.,sumXY=0,sumWEI=0.;
   Int_t npt=0;
   Double_t y[kInjLines],ey[kInjLines];
@@ -337,6 +482,7 @@ void AliITSOnlineSDDInjectors::CalcDriftSpeed(Int_t jpad){
     ey[i]=fRMSCentroid[jpad][i];
   }
   for(Int_t i=0;i<kInjLines;i++){
+    if(!fUseLine[i]) continue;
     if(fGoodInj[jpad][i] && ey[i]!=0){
       sumY+=y[i]/ey[i]/ey[i];
       sumX+=fPosition[i]/ey[i]/ey[i];
@@ -397,7 +543,7 @@ Int_t AliITSOnlineSDDInjectors::GetAnodeNumber(Int_t iInjPad) const{
 }
 //______________________________________________________________________
 Int_t AliITSOnlineSDDInjectors::GetInjPadNumberFromAnode(Int_t nAnode) const{
-  //
+  // Converts anode number into injector pad index
   Int_t iInjPad=-1;
   if(fSide==1){  // right side
     if(nAnode%8==0) iInjPad=nAnode/8;
@@ -425,18 +571,28 @@ Int_t AliITSOnlineSDDInjectors::GetInjPadStatus(Int_t jpad) const{
 }
 //______________________________________________________________________
 void AliITSOnlineSDDInjectors::FindGoodInjectors(){
-  // 
+  // Mark good injector pads
+  // good = 1 cell above high threshold + 1 neighbour above low threshold
   for(Int_t jpad=0;jpad<kInjPads;jpad++){
     Int_t ian=GetAnodeNumber(jpad);
-    for(Int_t jlin=0;jlin<kInjLines;jlin++){
-      for(Int_t jjj=fTbMin[jlin];jjj<fTbMax[jlin];jjj++){
-       Float_t c1=fHisto->GetBinContent(jjj,ian+1);
-       Float_t c2=fHisto->GetBinContent(jjj+1,ian+1);
-       //      Float_t c3=fHisto->GetBinContent(jjj+2,ian+1);
-       if(c1>fLowThreshold && c2>fLowThreshold){ 
-         if(c1>fHighThreshold || c2>fHighThreshold){
-           fGoodInj[jpad][jlin]=1;
-           break;
+    Int_t countAbove=0;
+    for(Int_t jjj=0; jjj<fHisto->GetNbinsX(); jjj++){
+      Float_t c=fHisto->GetBinContent(jjj+1,ian+1);
+      if(c>0.5) countAbove++;
+    }
+    if(countAbove>fMaxCellsAboveThreshold){
+      for(Int_t jlin=0;jlin<kInjLines;jlin++) fGoodInj[jpad][jlin]=0;           
+    }else{
+      for(Int_t jlin=0;jlin<kInjLines;jlin++){
+       for(Int_t jjj=fTbMin[jlin];jjj<fTbMax[jlin];jjj++){
+         Float_t c1=fHisto->GetBinContent(jjj,ian+1);
+         Float_t c2=fHisto->GetBinContent(jjj+1,ian+1);
+         //    Float_t c3=fHisto->GetBinContent(jjj+2,ian+1);
+         if(c1>fLowThreshold[jlin] && c2>fLowThreshold[jlin]){ 
+           if(c1>fHighThreshold[jlin] || c2>fHighThreshold[jlin]){
+             fGoodInj[jpad][jlin]=1;
+             break;
+           }
          }
        }
       }
@@ -445,7 +601,7 @@ void AliITSOnlineSDDInjectors::FindGoodInjectors(){
 }
 //______________________________________________________________________
 void AliITSOnlineSDDInjectors::FindCentroids(){
-  // 
+  // Computes the centroids (weighted mean) of teh injector pads
   for(Int_t jpad=0;jpad<kInjPads;jpad++){
     Int_t ian=GetAnodeNumber(jpad);
     for(Int_t jlin=0;jlin<kInjLines;jlin++){
@@ -463,7 +619,7 @@ void AliITSOnlineSDDInjectors::FindCentroids(){
       Int_t jjj=ilmax;
       while(1){
        Double_t cont=fHisto->GetBinContent(jjj,ian+1);
-       if(cont<fLowThreshold) break;
+       if(cont<fLowThreshold[jlin]) break;
        if(cont<fgkSaturation){
          fCentroid[jpad][jlin]+=cont*(Double_t)jjj;
          fRMSCentroid[jpad][jlin]+=cont*(Double_t)jjj*(Double_t)jjj;
@@ -474,7 +630,7 @@ void AliITSOnlineSDDInjectors::FindCentroids(){
       jjj=ilmax+1;
       while(1){
        Double_t cont=fHisto->GetBinContent(jjj,ian+1);
-       if(cont<fLowThreshold) break;
+       if(cont<fLowThreshold[jlin]) break;
        if(cont<fgkSaturation){
          fCentroid[jpad][jlin]+=cont*float(jjj);
          fRMSCentroid[jpad][jlin]+=cont*(Double_t)jjj*(Double_t)jjj;
@@ -497,31 +653,33 @@ void AliITSOnlineSDDInjectors::FindCentroids(){
 }
 //______________________________________________________________________
 void AliITSOnlineSDDInjectors::PrintInjectorStatus(){
-  //
+  // Dumps the status bit of injector pads
   for(Int_t jpad=0;jpad<kInjPads;jpad++){
     printf("Line%d-Anode%d: %d %d %d\n",jpad,GetAnodeNumber(jpad),fGoodInj[jpad][0],fGoodInj[jpad][1],fGoodInj[jpad][2]);
   }
 }
 //______________________________________________________________________
 void AliITSOnlineSDDInjectors::PrintCentroids(){
-  //
+  // Dumps the drift time centroids of injector pads
   for(Int_t jpad=0;jpad<kInjPads;jpad++){
     printf("Line%d-Anode%d: %f+-%f %f+-%f %f+-%f\n",jpad,GetAnodeNumber(jpad),fCentroid[jpad][0],fRMSCentroid[jpad][0],fCentroid[jpad][1],fRMSCentroid[jpad][1],fCentroid[jpad][2],fRMSCentroid[jpad][2]);
   }
 }
 //______________________________________________________________________
 void AliITSOnlineSDDInjectors::WriteToASCII(Int_t evNumb, UInt_t timeStamp, Int_t optAppend){
-  //
-  Char_t outfilnam[100];
-  sprintf(outfilnam,"SDDinj_ddl%02dc%02d_sid%d.data",fDDL,fCarlos,fSide);  
+  // writes drift speed vs. anode fit parameters into an ASCII file 
+  // to be sent to FXS by the DA and processed by the SHUTTLE
+
+  TString outfilnam;
+  outfilnam.Form("SDDinj_ddl%02dc%02d_sid%d.data",fDDL,fCarlos,fSide);  
   FILE* outf;
   if(optAppend==0){ 
-    outf=fopen(outfilnam,"w");
-    fprintf(outf,"%d\n",fPolOrder);
+    outf=fopen(outfilnam.Data(),"w");
+    fprintf(outf,"%d\n",fActualPolDegree);
   }
-  else outf=fopen(outfilnam,"a");
+  else outf=fopen(outfilnam.Data(),"a");
   fprintf(outf,"%d   %d   ",evNumb,timeStamp);
-  for(Int_t ic=0;ic<fPolOrder+1;ic++){
+  for(Int_t ic=0;ic<fPolDegree+1;ic++){
     fprintf(outf,"%G ",fParam[ic]);
   }
   fprintf(outf,"\n");
@@ -529,15 +687,16 @@ void AliITSOnlineSDDInjectors::WriteToASCII(Int_t evNumb, UInt_t timeStamp, Int_
 }
 //______________________________________________________________________
 TH1F* AliITSOnlineSDDInjectors::GetMeanDriftSpeedVsPadHisto() const{
-  Char_t hisnam[20];
-  sprintf(hisnam,"hdrsp%02dc%02ds%d",fDDL,fCarlos,fSide);
-  TH1F* h=new TH1F(hisnam,"",kInjPads,-0.5,kInjPads-0.5);
+  // Builds histogram of average drift speed vs. pad number
+  TString hisnam;
+  hisnam.Form("hdrsp%02dc%02ds%d",fDDL,fCarlos,fSide);
+  TH1F* h=new TH1F(hisnam.Data(),"",kInjPads,-0.5,kInjPads-0.5);
   if(fNEvents>0){
     for(Int_t i=0;i<kInjPads;i++){ 
       h->SetBinContent(i+1,GetMeanDriftSpeed(i));    
       Double_t rms=GetRMSDriftSpeed(i);
       Double_t err=0.;
-      if(rms>0.) err=rms/TMath::Sqrt(fNEvents);
+      if(rms>0.) err=rms/TMath::Sqrt(fNEventsInPad[i]);
       h->SetBinError(i+1,err);
     }
   }
@@ -545,15 +704,15 @@ TH1F* AliITSOnlineSDDInjectors::GetMeanDriftSpeedVsPadHisto() const{
 }
 //______________________________________________________________________
 Bool_t AliITSOnlineSDDInjectors::WriteToROOT(TFile *fil) const {
-  //
+  // Writes the output histograms into a root file
   if(fil==0){ 
     AliWarning("Invalid pointer to ROOT file");
     return kFALSE;    
   }  
-  Char_t hisnam[20];
+  TString hisnam;
   fil->cd();
-  sprintf(hisnam,"hdrsp%02dc%02ds%d",fDDL,fCarlos,fSide);
-  TH1F hdsp(hisnam,"",kInjPads,-0.5,kInjPads-0.5);
+  hisnam.Form("hdrsp%02dc%02ds%d",fDDL,fCarlos,fSide);
+  TH1F hdsp(hisnam.Data(),"",kInjPads,-0.5,kInjPads-0.5);
   if(fNEvents==0){
     AliWarning("Zero analyzed events");
     return kFALSE;    
@@ -563,7 +722,7 @@ Bool_t AliITSOnlineSDDInjectors::WriteToROOT(TFile *fil) const {
     hdsp.SetBinContent(i+1,GetMeanDriftSpeed(i));    
     Double_t rms=GetRMSDriftSpeed(i);
     Double_t err=0.;
-    if(rms>0.) err=rms/TMath::Sqrt(fNEvents);
+    if(rms>0.) err=rms/TMath::Sqrt(fNEventsInPad[i]);
     hdsp.SetBinError(i+1,err);
   }
   hdsp.Write();
@@ -573,9 +732,9 @@ Bool_t AliITSOnlineSDDInjectors::WriteToROOT(TFile *fil) const {
 void AliITSOnlineSDDInjectors::WriteInjectorStatusToASCII(){
   // dump status of injectors encoded into UInt_t
   // 5 bits (value 0-31) to store number of pads with given status
-  Char_t outfilnam[100];
-  sprintf(outfilnam,"SDDinj_ddl%02dc%02d_sid%d.data",fDDL,fCarlos,fSide);  
-  FILE* outf=fopen(outfilnam,"a");
+  TString outfilnam;
+  outfilnam.Form("SDDinj_ddl%02dc%02d_sid%d.data",fDDL,fCarlos,fSide);  
+  FILE* outf=fopen(outfilnam.Data(),"a");
   Int_t n[8]={0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0};
   for(Int_t jpad=fFirstPadForFit; jpad<=fLastPadForFit; jpad++){
     Int_t statusPad=GetInjPadStatus(jpad);