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+
+// $Id$
+// $MpId: AliMpConstants.cxx,v 1.11 2006/05/24 13:58:29 ivana Exp $
+// Category: basic
+
+//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Class AliMpConstants
+// --------------------
+// Class for globally used constants definition.
+// Included in AliRoot: 2003/05/02
+// Authors: David Guez, Ivana Hrivnacova; IPN Orsay
+//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+#include "AliMpConstants.h"
+
+#include <TMath.h>
+
+/// \cond CLASSIMP
+ClassImp(AliMpConstants)
+/// \endcond
+
+// static data
+const Double_t AliMpConstants::fgkLengthTolerance = 1e-05; // 0.1 mum
+const Double_t AliMpConstants::fgkLengthStep = 0.1; // 1 mm
+const Int_t AliMpConstants::fgkStartPadIndex = 1;
+const Int_t AliMpConstants::fgkNofCathodes = 2;
+const Int_t AliMpConstants::fgkNofChambers = 14;
+const Int_t AliMpConstants::fgkNofTrackingChambers = 10;
+const Int_t AliMpConstants::fgkNofGeomModules = 20;
+const Int_t AliMpConstants::fgkNofLocalBoards = 234;
+const Int_t AliMpConstants::fgkTotalNofLocalBoards = 242;
+const Int_t AliMpConstants::fgkNonBendingManuMask(1<<10);
+const Int_t AliMpConstants::fgkManuNofChannels(64);
+const Int_t AliMpConstants::fgkLocalBoardNofChannels(16);
+
+//_____________________________________________________________________________
+AliMpConstants::AliMpConstants()
+ : TObject()
+{
+/// Default constructor
+}
+
+//_____________________________________________________________________________
+AliMpConstants::~AliMpConstants()
+{
+///Destructor
+}
+
+//_____________________________________________________________________________
+Bool_t AliMpConstants::IsEqual(Double_t length1, Double_t length2)
+{
+/// Compare lengths within the length tolerance.
+
+ return TMath::Abs(length1 - length2) < fgkLengthTolerance;
+}
+
+//_____________________________________________________________________________
+Bool_t AliMpConstants::IsEqual(Double_t v1x, Double_t v1y,
+ Double_t v2x, Double_t v2y)
+{
+/// Compare x, y vector coordinates within the length tolerance.
+
+ return ( TMath::Abs(v1x - v2x)
+ + TMath::Abs(v1y - v2y)) < 2.*fgkLengthTolerance;
+}
+
+//_____________________________________________________________________________
+Int_t AliMpConstants::ManuMask(AliMp::PlaneType planeType)
+{
+/// The manuIDs get an offset if they are in the non-bending plane
+
+ return ( planeType == AliMp::kNonBendingPlane ) ? fgkNonBendingManuMask : 0;
+}
+
+//_____________________________________________________________________________
+Int_t AliMpConstants::NofTriggerChambers()
+{
+/// Return number of trigger chambers
+
+ return fgkNofChambers - fgkNofTrackingChambers;
+}