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-/*
-$Log$
-Revision 1.4  2006/12/19 08:53:27  arcelli
-Changed filenames types to TString + split file sources (C.Zampolli)
+/* $Id$ */
 
-Revision 1.3  2006/12/18 18:16:53  arcelli
-Change in the format of the input data from DAQ FXS (C.Zampolli)
 
-Revision 1.1  2006/10/26 09:09:29  arcelli
-prototype for the TOF Shuttle preprocessor (C.Zampolli)
+//#include <Riostream.h>
+//#include <stdio.h>
+//#include <stdlib.h>
 
-*/  
-
-#include "AliTOFPreprocessor.h"
+#include <TFile.h>
+#include <TH2S.h>
+#include <TH1F.h>
+#include <TCanvas.h>
+#include <TMath.h>
+#include <TObjArray.h>
+#include <TObjString.h>
+#include <TTimeStamp.h>
 
 #include "AliCDBMetaData.h"
+#include "AliCDBEntry.h"
 #include "AliLog.h"
+#include "AliTOFChannelOnlineArray.h"
+#include "AliTOFChannelOnlineStatusArray.h"
 #include "AliTOFDataDCS.h"
-#include "TFile.h"
-#include "TObjArray.h"
-#include "TObjString.h"
-#include "AliTOFCalOnline.h"
-#include "AliTOFChannelOnline.h"
-#include "AliTOFGeometryV5.h"
-#include "TTimeStamp.h"
-#include "TH1F.h"
-#include "TH2S.h"
-#include "TH1S.h"
-#include "TH1.h"
-#include <Riostream.h>
-#include <stdio.h>
-#include <stdlib.h>
-
-class TF1;
-class AliDCSValue;
-class AliTOFGeometry;
+#include "AliTOFDCSmaps.h"
+#include "AliTOFLvHvDataPoints.h"
+#include "AliTOFGeometry.h"
+#include "AliTOFPreprocessor.h"
+#include "AliTOFFEEReader.h"
+#include "AliTOFRawStream.h"
+#include "AliTOFCableLengthMap.h"
+#include "AliTOFcalibHisto.h"
+#include "AliTOFFEEDump.h"
+#include "TChain.h"
+#include "AliTOFDeltaBCOffset.h"
+#include "AliTOFCTPLatency.h"
+#include "AliTOFRunParams.h"
+#include "AliTOFT0FillOnlineCalib.h"
+#include "AliTOFHitField.h"
+#include "AliTOFChannelOffline.h"
+#include "TF1.h"
+#include "TGeoManager.h"
+#include "AliGeomManager.h"
+#include "AliTOFReadoutInfo.h"
 
 // TOF preprocessor class.
 // It takes data from DCS and passes them to the class AliTOFDataDCS, which
 // processes them. The result is then written to the CDB.
-// analogously, it takes data form DAQ (both at Run level and inclusive - 
+// Analogously, it takes data form DAQ (both at Run level and inclusive - 
 // of all the runs - level, processes them, and stores both Reference Data
 // and Online Calibration files in the CDB. 
+// Processing of Pulser/Noise Run data and of TOF FEE DCS map included also.
 
+// return codes:
+// return=0 : all ok
+// return=1 : no DCS input data Map
+// return=2 : no DCS input data processing
+// return=3 : no DCS processed data was stored in Ref Data
+// return=4 : no DAQ input for Ref Data
+// return=5 : failed to store DAQ Ref Data
+// return=6 : failed to retrieve DAQ data for calibration 
+// return=7 : problems in processing histos in the input DAQ file 
+// return=8 : failed to store Online Delays
+// return=9 : failed to store Reference Data for Pulser
+// return=10: failed to retrieve Pulser data 
+// return=11: failed to store Pulser map in OCDB
+// return=12: failed to store Reference Data for Noise
+// return=13: failed to retrieve Noise data 
+// return=14: failed to store Noise map in OCDB
+// return=15: failed to retrieve FEE data from FXS
+// return=16: failed to retrieve FEE data from OCDB
+// return=17: failed to store FEE data in OCDB
+// return=18: failed to store FEE reference data in OCDB
+// return=20: failed in retrieving status variable
+// return=100 : no DCS input data Map (HV and LV status)
+// return=200 : no DCS input data processing (HV and LV status)
+// return=300 : no DCS processed data was stored in Ref Data (HV and LV status)
 
 ClassImp(AliTOFPreprocessor)
 
-const Int_t AliTOFPreprocessor::fgkBinRangeAve    = 13; // number of bins where to calculate the mean 
-const Double_t AliTOFPreprocessor::fgkThrPar    = 0.013; // parameter used to trigger the calculation of the delay
+const Int_t    AliTOFPreprocessor::fgkBinRangeAve = 13;    // number of bins where to calculate the mean 
+const Double_t AliTOFPreprocessor::fgkIntegralThr = 100;   // min number of entries to perform computation of delay per channel 
+const Double_t AliTOFPreprocessor::fgkThrPar      = 0.013; // parameter used to trigger the calculation of the delay
 
 //_____________________________________________________________________________
 
 AliTOFPreprocessor::AliTOFPreprocessor(AliShuttleInterface* shuttle) :
   AliPreprocessor("TOF", shuttle),
   fData(0),
-  fh2(0),
+  fHVLVmaps(0),
   fCal(0),
-  fTOFGeometry(0)
+  fNChannels(0),
+  fStoreRefData(kTRUE),
+  fFDRFlag(kFALSE),
+  fStatus(0),
+  fMatchingWindow(0),
+  fLatencyWindow(0),
+  fIsStatusMapChanged(0)
 {
   // constructor
+  AddRunType("PHYSICS");
+  AddRunType("PULSER");
+  AddRunType("NOISE");
+
 }
 
 //_____________________________________________________________________________
@@ -80,14 +122,6 @@ AliTOFPreprocessor::AliTOFPreprocessor(AliShuttleInterface* shuttle) :
 AliTOFPreprocessor::~AliTOFPreprocessor()
 {
   // destructor
-  delete fData;
-  fData = 0;
-  delete fh2;
-  fh2 = 0;
-  delete fCal;
-  fCal = 0;
-  delete fTOFGeometry;
-  fTOFGeometry = 0;
 }
 
 //______________________________________________________________________________
@@ -98,201 +132,1817 @@ void AliTOFPreprocessor::Initialize(Int_t run, UInt_t startTime,
 
   AliPreprocessor::Initialize(run, startTime, endTime);
 
-       AliInfo(Form("\n\tRun %d \n\tStartTime %s \n\tEndTime %s", run,
+       AliInfo(Form("\n\tRun %d \n\tStartTime %s \n\tEndTime %s \n\tStartTime DCS Query %s \n\tEndTime DCS Query %s", run,
                TTimeStamp(startTime).AsString(),
-               TTimeStamp(endTime).AsString()));
+               TTimeStamp(endTime).AsString(), ((TTimeStamp)GetStartTimeDCSQuery()).AsString(), ((TTimeStamp)GetEndTimeDCSQuery()).AsString()));
 
-       fData = new AliTOFDataDCS(fRun, fStartTime, fEndTime);
-       fh2 = 0x0;
-       fTOFGeometry = new AliTOFGeometryV5();
-       fCal = new AliTOFCalOnline(fTOFGeometry);
-       fCal->CreateArray();
+       fData = new AliTOFDataDCS(fRun, fStartTime, fEndTime, GetStartTimeDCSQuery(), GetEndTimeDCSQuery());
+       fHVLVmaps = new AliTOFLvHvDataPoints(fRun, fStartTime, fEndTime, GetStartTimeDCSQuery(), GetEndTimeDCSQuery());
+       fNChannels = AliTOFGeometry::NSectors()*(2*(AliTOFGeometry::NStripC()+AliTOFGeometry::NStripB())+AliTOFGeometry::NStripA())*AliTOFGeometry::NpadZ()*AliTOFGeometry::NpadX();
 }
+//_____________________________________________________________________________
+Bool_t AliTOFPreprocessor::ProcessDCS(){
+
+  // check whether DCS should be processed or not...
 
+  TString runType = GetRunType();
+  Log(Form("RunType %s",runType.Data()));
+
+  if (runType != "PHYSICS"){
+    return kFALSE;
+  }
+
+  return kTRUE;
+}
 //_____________________________________________________________________________
 
-UInt_t AliTOFPreprocessor::Process(TMap* dcsAliasMap)
+UInt_t AliTOFPreprocessor::ProcessDCSDataPoints(TMap *dcsAliasMap)
 {
   // Fills data into a AliTOFDataDCS object
 
+
+  Log("Processing DCS DP");
   TH1::AddDirectory(0);
-  UInt_t resultDCS=0;
-  UInt_t resultDAQ=0;
-  UInt_t resultDAQRef=0;
-  UInt_t result=0;
+
+  Bool_t resultDCSMap=kFALSE;
+  Bool_t resultDCSStore=kFALSE;
 
   // processing DCS
 
+  fData->SetFDRFlag(fFDRFlag);
+  
   if (!dcsAliasMap){
-    Log("No DCS map found");
+    Log("No DCS map found: TOF exiting from Shuttle");
+    if (fData){
+           delete fData;
+           fData = 0;
+    }
+    return 1;// return error Code for DCS input data not found 
   }
   else {
+
   // The processing of the DCS input data is forwarded to AliTOFDataDCS
-    fData->ProcessData(*dcsAliasMap);
-    AliCDBMetaData metaDataDCS;
-    metaDataDCS.SetBeamPeriod(0);
-    metaDataDCS.SetResponsible("Chiara Zampolli");
-    metaDataDCS.SetComment("This preprocessor fills an AliTOFDataDCS object.");     resultDCS = Store("Calib","DCSData",fData, &metaDataDCS);
-    //    result+=resultDCS;
-    if (!resultDCS){
-      Log("Some problems occurred while storing DCS data processing results");
-      return 0;
+    resultDCSMap=fData->ProcessData(*dcsAliasMap);
+    if(!resultDCSMap){
+      Log("Some problems occurred while processing DCS data, TOF exiting from Shuttle");
+      if (fData){
+             delete fData;
+             fData = 0;
+      }
+      return 2;// return error Code for processed DCS data not stored 
+    }
+    else{
+      AliCDBMetaData metaDataDCS;
+      metaDataDCS.SetBeamPeriod(0);
+      metaDataDCS.SetResponsible("Chiara Zampolli");
+      metaDataDCS.SetComment("This preprocessor fills an AliTOFDataDCS object.");
+      AliInfo("Storing DCS Data");
+      resultDCSStore = StoreReferenceData("Calib","DCSData",fData, &metaDataDCS);
+      if (!resultDCSStore){
+       Log("Some problems occurred while storing DCS data results in Reference Data, TOF exiting from Shuttle");
+       if (fData){
+               delete fData;
+               fData = 0;
+       }
+       return 3;// return error Code for processed DCS data not stored 
+                // in reference data
+       
+      }
+    }
+  }
+  if (fData){
+         delete fData;
+         fData = 0;
+  }
+  
+  return 0;
+}
+//_____________________________________________________________________________
+
+UInt_t AliTOFPreprocessor::ProcessHVandLVdps(TMap *dcsAliasMap)
+{
+  //
+  //Fills data into a AliTOFLvHvDataPoints object
+  // Merges fStatus object with LV and HV status at SOR
+  // Updates fStatus object with LV and HV status
+  //    at EOR in case of correct end of run
+  //    at last but two value in case of end-of-run caused by TOF detector.
+  //
+
+  Log("Processing HV and LV DCS DPs");
+  TH1::AddDirectory(0);
+
+  Bool_t resultDCSMap=kFALSE;
+
+  // processing DCS HV and LV data points
+
+  fHVLVmaps->SetFDRFlag(fFDRFlag);
+  
+  if (!dcsAliasMap){
+    Log("No DCS map found: TOF exiting from Shuttle");
+    if (fHVLVmaps){
+      delete fHVLVmaps;
+      fHVLVmaps = 0;
     }
+    return 100;// return error Code for DCS input data not found 
   }
+  else {
 
-  // processing DAQ
+    // The processing of the DCS input data is forwarded to AliTOFDataDCS
+    //if (0) { // AdC
+    resultDCSMap = fHVLVmaps->ProcessData(*dcsAliasMap);
+    if (!resultDCSMap) {
+      Log("Some problems occurred while processing DCS data, TOF exiting from Shuttle");
+      if (fHVLVmaps) {
+       delete fHVLVmaps;
+       fHVLVmaps = 0;
+      }
+      return 200;// return error Code for processed DCS data not stored 
+    }
+    else {
 
-  TFile * daqFile=0x0;
+      // check with plots. Start...
+      /*
+      TH1F *hROsor = new TH1F("hROsor","RO status map at SOR",91*96*18,-0.5,91*96*18-0.5);
+      for (Int_t ii=1; ii<=91*96*18; ii++) hROsor->SetBinContent(ii,-1);
+      for (Int_t ii=0; ii<91*96*18; ii++) {
+       if (fStatus->GetHWStatus(ii)==AliTOFChannelOnlineStatusArray::kTOFHWBad)
+         hROsor->SetBinContent(ii+1,0);
+       else if (fStatus->GetHWStatus(ii)==AliTOFChannelOnlineStatusArray::kTOFHWOk)
+         hROsor->SetBinContent(ii+1,1);
+      }
 
-  //retrieving data at Run level
-  TList* list = GetFileSources(kDAQ, "RUNLevel");
-  if (list)
-    {
-      AliInfo("The following sources produced files with the id RUNLevel");
-      list->Print();
-      for (Int_t jj=0;jj<list->GetEntries();jj++){
-       TObjString * str = dynamic_cast<TObjString*> (list->At(jj));
-       AliInfo(Form("found source %s", str->String().Data()));
-       // file to be stored run per run
-       TString fileNameRun = GetFile(kDAQ, "RUNLevel", str->GetName());
-       if (fileNameRun.Length()>0){
-         AliInfo(Form("Got the file %s, now we can store the Reference Data for the current Run.", fileNameRun.Data()));
-         daqFile = new TFile(fileNameRun.Data(),"READ");
-         fh2 = (TH2S*) daqFile->Get("htof");
-         AliCDBMetaData metaDataHisto;
-         metaDataHisto.SetBeamPeriod(0);
-         metaDataHisto.SetResponsible("Chiara Zampolli");
-         metaDataHisto.SetComment("This preprocessor stores the array of histos object as Reference Data.");
-         resultDAQRef = StoreReferenceData("Calib","DAQData",fh2, &metaDataHisto);
-         //      result+=resultDAQRef*2;
-         if (!resultDAQRef){
-           Log("some problems occurred::No Reference Data stored, still going on (please check!)");
-         }
-         daqFile->Close();
-         delete daqFile;
+      TH1F *hROandHVandLVsor = new TH1F("hROandHVandLVsor","RO.and.HV.andLV status map at SOR",91*96*18,-0.5,91*96*18-0.5);
+      for (Int_t ii=1; ii<=91*96*18; ii++) hROandHVandLVsor->SetBinContent(ii,-1);
+      TH1F *hROandHVandLVeor = new TH1F("hROandHVandLVeor","RO.and.HV.andLV status map at EOR",91*96*18,-0.5,91*96*18-0.5);
+      for (Int_t ii=1; ii<=91*96*18; ii++) hROandHVandLVeor->SetBinContent(ii,-1);
+      */
+
+      AliTOFDCSmaps * lvANDhvMap = (AliTOFDCSmaps*)fHVLVmaps->GetHVandLVmapAtSOR(); // Get LV.and.HV status map at SOR
+      for (Int_t index=0; index<fNChannels; index++) {
+       if ( ( lvANDhvMap->GetCellValue(index)==0 &&
+              fStatus->GetHWStatus(index) != AliTOFChannelOnlineStatusArray::kTOFHWBad ) ||
+            ( lvANDhvMap->GetCellValue(index)==1 &&
+              fStatus->GetHWStatus(index) != AliTOFChannelOnlineStatusArray::kTOFHWOk ) ) {
+         fStatus->SetHWStatus(index, AliTOFChannelOnlineStatusArray::kTOFHWBad);
+         fIsStatusMapChanged=kTRUE;
        }
+      }
+      
+      // check with plots. Start...
+      /*
+      for (Int_t ii=0; ii<91*96*18; ii++) {
+       if (fStatus->GetHWStatus(ii)==AliTOFChannelOnlineStatusArray::kTOFHWBad)
+         hROandHVandLVsor->SetBinContent(ii+1,0);
+       else if (fStatus->GetHWStatus(ii)==AliTOFChannelOnlineStatusArray::kTOFHWOk)
+         hROandHVandLVsor->SetBinContent(ii+1,1);
+      }
+      */
 
-       else{
-          Log("The input data file from DAQ (run-level) was not found, still going on with Cumulative data file (please check!) "); 
-       } 
+      lvANDhvMap = (AliTOFDCSmaps*)fHVLVmaps->GetHVandLVmapAtEOR(); // Get LV.and.HV status map at EOR
+      for (Int_t index=0; index<fNChannels; index++) {
+       if ( ( lvANDhvMap->GetCellValue(index)==0 &&
+              fStatus->GetHWStatus(index)!=AliTOFChannelOnlineStatusArray::kTOFHWBad ) ||
+            ( lvANDhvMap->GetCellValue(index)==1 &&
+              fStatus->GetHWStatus(index) != AliTOFChannelOnlineStatusArray::kTOFHWOk ) ) {
+         fStatus->SetHWStatus(index, AliTOFChannelOnlineStatusArray::kTOFHWBad);
+         fIsStatusMapChanged=kTRUE;
+       }
       }
+
+      // check with plots. Start...
+      /*
+      for (Int_t ii=0; ii<91*96*18; ii++) {
+       if (fStatus->GetHWStatus(ii)==AliTOFChannelOnlineStatusArray::kTOFHWBad)
+         hROandHVandLVeor->SetBinContent(ii+1,0);
+       else if (fStatus->GetHWStatus(ii)==AliTOFChannelOnlineStatusArray::kTOFHWOk)
+         hROandHVandLVeor->SetBinContent(ii+1,1);
+      }
+
+      TCanvas *canvas = new TCanvas("canvas","",10,10,1000,1000);
+      canvas->SetFillColor(0);
+      canvas->Divide(2,2);
+      canvas->cd(1);
+      hROsor->SetLineWidth(2);
+      hROsor->Draw();
+      canvas->cd(2);
+      hROandHVandLVsor->SetLineWidth(2);
+      hROandHVandLVsor->Draw();
+      canvas->cd(3);
+      hROandHVandLVeor->SetLineWidth(2);
+      hROandHVandLVeor->Draw();
+      canvas->cd();
+      */
+
     }
-  else{
-    Log("The input data file list from DAQ (run-level) was not found, still going on with Cumulative data file (please check!) "); 
+    //} // AdC
   }
 
-  //Total files, with summed histos
 
-  TList* listTot = GetFileSources(kDAQ, "DELAYS");
-  if (listTot)
-    {
-      AliInfo("The following sources produced files with the id DELAYS");
-      listTot->Print();
-      for (Int_t jj=0;jj<listTot->GetEntries();jj++){
-       TObjString * str = dynamic_cast<TObjString*> (listTot->At(jj));
-       AliInfo(Form("found source %s", str->String().Data()));
-
-       // file with summed histos, to extract calib params
-       TString fileName = GetFile(kDAQ, "DELAYS", str->GetName());
-       if (fileName.Length()>0){
-         AliInfo(Form("Got the file %s, now we can extract some values.", fileName.Data()));
-
-         daqFile = new TFile(fileName.Data(),"READ");
-         fh2 = (TH2S*) daqFile->Get("htoftot");
-         if (!fh2){
-           Log("some problems occurred:: No histo retrieved, TOF exiting from Shuttle");
-           delete daqFile;
-           return 0;
+  /* check whether we don't need to update OCDB.
+   * in this case we can return without errors. */
+
+  if (!fIsStatusMapChanged) {
+    AliInfo("TOF HW status config has not changed. Do not overwrite stored file.");
+    return 0; // return ok
+  }
+
+  TString runType = GetRunType();
+  if (runType != "PHYSICS") {
+    AliInfo(Form("Run Type = %s, waiting to store status map",GetRunType()));
+    return 0; // return ok
+  }
+
+  // update the OCDB with the current FEE.and.HV.and.LV
+  // since even a little difference has been detected.
+
+  AliCDBMetaData metaData;
+  metaData.SetBeamPeriod(0);
+  metaData.SetResponsible("Roberto Preghenella");
+  metaData.SetComment("This preprocessor fills an AliTOFChannelOnlineStatusArray object from FEE.and.HV.and.LV data.");
+  AliInfo("Storing Status data from current run. Collected RO.and.HV.and.LV infos @ EOR");
+  // store TOF channel status
+  if (!Store("Calib", "Status", fStatus, &metaData, 0, kTRUE)) {
+    // failed
+    Log("problems while storing RO.and.HV.and.LV Status data object");
+    if (fStatus){
+      delete fStatus;
+      fStatus = 0;
+    }
+    if (fHVLVmaps) {
+      delete fHVLVmaps;
+      fHVLVmaps = 0;
+    }
+    return 17; // return error code for problems while TOF channel status
+  }
+
+  // everything fine. return
+
+  if (fStatus){
+    delete fStatus;
+    fStatus = 0;
+  }
+
+  if (fHVLVmaps) {
+    delete fHVLVmaps;
+    fHVLVmaps = 0;
+  }
+  
+  return 0;
+}
+
+//_____________________________________________________________________________
+
+UInt_t AliTOFPreprocessor::ProcessOnlineDelays()
+{
+  // Processing data from DAQ for online calibration 
+
+  Bool_t updateOCDB = kFALSE;
+  Log("Processing DAQ delays");
+
+  // reading configuration map 
+  TString compDelays = "kFALSE";
+  Int_t deltaStartingRun = fRun;
+  Int_t startingRun = fRun-deltaStartingRun;
+  Int_t binRangeAve = fgkBinRangeAve;
+  Double_t integralThr = fgkIntegralThr;
+  Double_t thrPar = fgkThrPar;
+
+  AliCDBEntry *cdbEntry = GetFromOCDB("Calib","Config");
+  if (!cdbEntry) {
+         Log(Form("No Configuration entry found in CDB, using default values: ComputingDelays = %s, StartingRun = %i",compDelays.Data(), startingRun));
+  }
+  else {
+         TMap *configMap = (TMap*)cdbEntry->GetObject();
+         if (!configMap){
+                 Log(Form("No map found in Config entry in CDB, using default values: ComputingDelays = %s, StartingRun = %i",compDelays.Data(), startingRun));
          }
-         else {
-           static const Int_t size=fh2->GetNbinsX();
-           static const Int_t nbins=fh2->GetNbinsY();
-           static const Double_t xbinmin=fh2->GetYaxis()->GetBinLowEdge(1);
-           Int_t npads = fCal->NPads();
-           if (size != npads){
-             Log(" number of bins along x different from number of pads, found only a subset of the histograms, TOF exiting from Shuttle");
-             delete daqFile;
-             return 0;
-           }
-           for (Int_t ich=0;ich<size;ich++){
-             TH1S *h1 = new TH1S("h1","h1",nbins,xbinmin-0.5,nbins*1.+xbinmin-0.5);
-             for (Int_t ibin=0;ibin<nbins;ibin++){
-               h1->SetBinContent(ibin+1,fh2->GetBinContent(ich+1,ibin+1));
-             }
-             Bool_t found=kFALSE; 
-             Float_t minContent=h1->Integral()*fgkThrPar; 
-             Int_t nbinsX = h1->GetNbinsX();
-             Int_t startBin=1;
-             for (Int_t j=1; j<=nbinsX; j++){
-               if ((
-                    h1->GetBinContent(j) +     
-                    h1->GetBinContent(j+1)+
-                    h1->GetBinContent(j+2)+ 
-                    h1->GetBinContent(j+3))>minContent){
-                 found=kTRUE;
-                 startBin=j;
-                 break;
-               }
-             }
-             if(!found) AliInfo(Form("WARNING!!! no start of fit found for histo # %i",ich));
-             // Now calculate the mean over the interval. 
-             Double_t mean = 0;
-             Double_t sumw2 = 0;
-             Double_t nent = 0;
-             for(Int_t k=0;k<fgkBinRangeAve;k++){
-               mean=mean+h1->GetBinCenter(startBin+k)*h1->GetBinContent(startBin+k);                 
-               nent=nent+h1->GetBinContent(startBin+k);                 
-               sumw2=sumw2+(h1->GetBinCenter(startBin+k))*(h1->GetBinCenter(startBin+k))*(h1->GetBinContent(startBin+k));
-             }
-             mean= mean/nent; //<x>
-             sumw2=sumw2/nent; //<x^2>
-             Double_t rmsmean= 0;
-             rmsmean = TMath::Sqrt((sumw2-mean*mean)/nent);
-             if (ich<npads) {
-               AliTOFChannelOnline * ch = fCal->GetChannel(ich);
-               ch->SetDelay(mean);
-             }
-           delete h1;
-           h1=0x0;
-           }
+         else{
+                 TObjString *strDelays = (TObjString*)configMap->GetValue("ComputingDelays");
+                 if (strDelays) {
+                         compDelays = (TString) strDelays->GetString();
+                 }
+                 else {
+                         Log(Form("No ComputingDelays value found in Map from Config entry in CDB, using default value: ComputingDelays =  %s",compDelays.Data()));
+                 }
+                 TObjString *strRun = (TObjString*)configMap->GetValue("StartingRun");
+                 if (strRun) {
+                         TString tmpstr = strRun->GetString();
+                         startingRun = tmpstr.Atoi();
+                         deltaStartingRun = fRun - startingRun;
+                 }
+                 else {
+                         Log(Form("No StartingRun value found in Map from Config entry in CDB, using default value: StartingRun = %i",startingRun));
+                 }
+                 TObjString *strBinRangeAve = (TObjString*)configMap->GetValue("BinRangeAve");
+                 if (strBinRangeAve) {
+                         TString tmpstr = strBinRangeAve->GetString();
+                         binRangeAve = tmpstr.Atoi();
+                 }
+                 else {
+                         Log(Form("No BinRangeAve value found in Map from Config entry in CDB, using default value: BinRangeAve = %i",binRangeAve));
+                 }
+                 TObjString *strIntegralThr = (TObjString*)configMap->GetValue("IntegralThr");
+                 if (strIntegralThr) {
+                         TString tmpstr = strIntegralThr->GetString();
+                         integralThr = tmpstr.Atof();
+                 }
+                 else {
+                         Log(Form("No IntegralThr value found in Map from Config entry in CDB, using default value: IntegralThr = %f",integralThr));
+                 }
+                 TObjString *strThrPar = (TObjString*)configMap->GetValue("ThrPar");
+                 if (strThrPar) {
+                         TString tmpstr = strThrPar->GetString();
+                         thrPar = tmpstr.Atof();
+                 }
+                 else {
+                         Log(Form("No ThrPar value found in Map from Config entry in CDB, using default value: ThrPar = %f",thrPar));
+                 }
          }
-         daqFile->Close();
-         delete daqFile;
-         AliCDBMetaData metaData;
-         metaData.SetBeamPeriod(0);
-         metaData.SetResponsible("Chiara Zampolli");
-         metaData.SetComment("This preprocessor fills an AliTOFCal object.");
-         resultDAQ = Store("Calib","OnlineDelay",fCal, &metaData);
-          if(!resultDAQ){
-           Log("Some problems occurred while storing DAQ data processing results");
-           return 0;
+  }
+  if (compDelays == "kTRUE") fFDRFlag = kFALSE;
+  else fFDRFlag = kTRUE;
+
+  delete cdbEntry;
+  cdbEntry = 0x0;
+
+  Log(Form("ComputingDelays = %s, StartingRun = %i",compDelays.Data(),startingRun));
+
+  /* init array with current calibration, if any */
+  fCal = new AliTOFChannelOnlineArray(fNChannels);  
+  AliTOFChannelOnlineArray *curCal = NULL;
+
+  AliCDBEntry *cdbEntry2 = GetFromOCDB("Calib","ParOnlineDelay");
+  if (!cdbEntry2 || !cdbEntry2->GetObject()) {
+    /* no CDB entry found. set update flag */
+    Log("     ************ WARNING ************");
+    Log("No CDB ParOnlineDelay entry found, creating a new one!");
+    Log("     *********************************");
+    updateOCDB = kTRUE;
+  }
+  else {
+    Log("Found previous ParOnlineDelay entry. Using it to init calibration");
+    curCal = (AliTOFChannelOnlineArray *)cdbEntry2->GetObject();
+    for (Int_t i = 0; i < fNChannels; i++)
+      fCal->SetDelay(i, curCal->GetDelay(i));
+  }
+
+  TH1::AddDirectory(0);
+
+  Bool_t resultDAQRef=kFALSE;
+  Bool_t resultTOFPP=kFALSE;
+  TH2S *h2 = 0x0;
+  // processing DAQ
+  
+  TFile * daqFile=0x0;
+  
+  if(fStoreRefData){
+    //retrieving data at Run level
+         TList* list = GetFileSources(kDAQ, "RUNLevel");
+         if (list !=0x0 && list->GetEntries()!=0)
+                 {
+                         AliInfo("The following sources produced files with the id RUNLevel");
+                         list->Print();
+                         for (Int_t jj=0;jj<list->GetEntries();jj++){
+                                 TObjString * str = dynamic_cast<TObjString*> (list->At(jj));
+                                 if (!str) {
+                                   AliError("dynamic_cast returned NULL");
+                                   return 4;
+                                 }
+                                 AliInfo(Form("found source %s", str->String().Data()));
+                                 // file to be stored run per run
+                                 TString fileNameRun = GetFile(kDAQ, "RUNLevel", str->GetName());
+                                 if (fileNameRun.Length()>0){
+                                         AliInfo(Form("Got the file %s, now we can store the Reference Data for the current Run.", fileNameRun.Data()));
+                                         daqFile = new TFile(fileNameRun.Data(),"READ");
+                                         h2 = (TH2S*) daqFile->Get("htof");
+                                         AliCDBMetaData metaDataHisto;
+                                         metaDataHisto.SetBeamPeriod(0);
+                                         metaDataHisto.SetResponsible("Chiara Zampolli");
+                                         metaDataHisto.SetComment("This preprocessor stores the array of histos object as Reference Data.");
+                                         AliInfo("Storing Reference Data");
+                                         resultDAQRef = StoreReferenceData("Calib","DAQData",h2, &metaDataHisto);
+                                         if (!resultDAQRef){
+                                                 Log("some problems occurred::No Reference Data stored, TOF exiting from Shuttle");
+                                                 delete h2;
+                                                 delete list;
+                                                 delete fCal;
+                                                 fCal=0x0;
+                                                 return 5;//return error code for failure in storing Ref Data 
+                                         }
+                                         daqFile->Close();
+                                         delete daqFile;
+                                 }
+                                 
+                                 else{
+                                         Log("The input data file from DAQ (run-level) was not found, TOF exiting from Shuttle "); 
+                                         delete list;
+                                         delete fCal;
+                                         fCal=0x0;
+                                         return 4;//return error code for failure in retrieving Ref Data 
+                                 }
+                         }
+                         delete list;
+                 }
+         else{
+                 Log("The input data file list from DAQ (run-level) was not found, TOF exiting from Shuttle "); 
+                 delete fCal;
+                 fCal=0x0;
+                 return 4;//return error code for failure in retrieving Ref Data 
+         }     
+  }
+
+
+  //Total files, with cumulative histos
+  
+  TList* listTot = GetFileSources(kDAQ, "DELAYS");
+  if (listTot !=0x0 && listTot->GetEntries()!=0)
+         {
+                 AliInfo("The following sources produced files with the id DELAYS");
+                 listTot->Print();
+                 for (Int_t jj=0;jj<listTot->GetEntries();jj++){
+                   TObjString * str = dynamic_cast<TObjString*> (listTot->At(jj));
+                   if (!str) {
+                     AliError("dynamic_cast returned NULL");
+                                   return 4;
+                         }
+                         AliInfo(Form("found source %s", str->String().Data()));
+                         
+                         // file with summed histos, to extract calib params
+                         TString fileName = GetFile(kDAQ, "DELAYS", str->GetName());
+                         if (fileName.Length()>0){
+                                 AliInfo(Form("Got the file %s, now we can extract some values.", fileName.Data()));
+                                 
+                                 daqFile = new TFile(fileName.Data(),"READ");
+                                 if (h2) delete h2;
+                                 h2 = (TH2S*) daqFile->Get("htoftot");
+                                 if (!h2){
+                                         Log("some problems occurred:: No histo retrieved, TOF exiting from Shuttle");
+                                         delete listTot;
+                                         delete daqFile;
+                                         delete fCal;
+                                         fCal=0x0;
+                                         return 7; //return error code for histograms not existing/junky
+                                 }
+                                 else {
+                                         static const Int_t kSize=h2->GetNbinsX();
+                                         static const Int_t kNBins=h2->GetNbinsY();
+                                         static const Double_t kXBinmin=h2->GetYaxis()->GetBinLowEdge(1);
+                                         if (kSize != fNChannels){
+                                                 Log(" number of bins along x different from number of pads, found only a subset of the histograms, TOF exiting from Shuttle");
+                                                 delete listTot;
+                                                 delete h2;
+                                                 delete daqFile;
+                                                 delete fCal;
+                                                 fCal=0x0;
+                                                 return 7; //return error code for histograms not existing/junky
+                                         }
+                                         Int_t nNotStatistics = 0; // number of channel with not enough statistics
+
+                                         /* FDR flag set. do not compute delays, use nominal cable delays */
+                                         if (fFDRFlag) {
+
+                                           Log(" Not computing delays according to flag set in Config entry in OCDB!");
+                                           FillWithCosmicCalibration(fCal);
+
+                                           /* check whether the new calibration is different from the previous one */
+                                           if (curCal) { /* well, check also whether we have a previous calibration */
+                                             for (Int_t i = 0; i < fNChannels; i++) {
+                                               if (fCal->GetDelay(i) != curCal->GetDelay(i)) {
+                                                 updateOCDB = kTRUE;
+                                                 break;
+                                               }
+                                             }
+                                           }
+                                           else /* otherwise update OCDB */
+                                             updateOCDB = kTRUE;
+
+                                         }
+
+                                         else {  // computing delays if not in FDR runs
+
+                                           updateOCDB = kTRUE; /* always update OCDB when computing delays */
+
+                                                 for (Int_t ich=0;ich<kSize;ich++){
+                                                         /* check whether channel has been read out during current run.
+                                                          * if the status is bad it means it has not been read out.
+                                                          * in this case skip channel in order to not affect the mean */ 
+                                                         if (fStatus->GetHWStatus(ich) == AliTOFChannelOnlineStatusArray::kTOFHWBad){
+                                                                 AliDebug(2,Form(" Channel %i found bad according to FEEmap, (HW status = %i), skipping from delay computing",ich, (Int_t)fStatus->GetHWStatus(ich)));
+                                                                 continue;
+                                                         }
+                                                         AliDebug(2,Form(" Channel %i found ok according to FEEmap, starting delay computing",ich));
+                                                         TH1S *h1 = new TH1S("h1","h1",kNBins,kXBinmin-0.5,kNBins*1.+kXBinmin-0.5);
+                                                         for (Int_t ibin=0;ibin<kNBins;ibin++){
+                                                                 h1->SetBinContent(ibin+1,h2->GetBinContent(ich+1,ibin+1));
+                                                         }
+                                                         if(h1->Integral()<integralThr) {
+                                                                 nNotStatistics++;
+                                                                 Log(Form(" Not enough statistics for bin %i, skipping this channel",ich));  // printing message only if not in FDR runs
+                                                                 delete h1;
+                                                                 h1=0x0;
+                                                                 continue;
+                                                         }
+                                                         Bool_t found=kFALSE; 
+                                                         Float_t minContent=h1->Integral()*thrPar; 
+                                                         Int_t nbinsX = h1->GetNbinsX();
+                                                         Int_t startBin=1;
+                                                         for (Int_t j=1; j<=nbinsX; j++){
+                                                                 if ((
+                                                                      h1->GetBinContent(j) +     
+                                                                      h1->GetBinContent(j+1)+
+                                                                      h1->GetBinContent(j+2)+ 
+                                                                      h1->GetBinContent(j+3))>minContent){
+                                                                         found=kTRUE;
+                                                                         startBin=j;
+                                                                         break;
+                                                                 }
+                                                         }
+                                                         if(!found) AliInfo(Form("WARNING!!! no start of fit found for histo # %i",ich));
+                                                         // Now calculate the mean over the interval. 
+                                                         Double_t mean = 0;
+                                                         Double_t sumw2 = 0;
+                                                         Double_t nent = 0;
+                                                         for(Int_t k=0;k<binRangeAve;k++){
+                                                                 mean=mean+h1->GetBinCenter(startBin+k)*h1->GetBinContent(startBin+k);                 
+                                                                 nent=nent+h1->GetBinContent(startBin+k);                 
+                                                                 sumw2=sumw2+(h1->GetBinCenter(startBin+k))*(h1->GetBinCenter(startBin+k))*(h1->GetBinContent(startBin+k));
+                                                         }
+                                                         mean= mean/nent; //<x>
+                                                         sumw2=sumw2/nent; //<x^2>
+                                                         Double_t rmsmean= 0;
+                                                         rmsmean = TMath::Sqrt((sumw2-mean*mean)/nent);
+                                                         if (ich<fNChannels) {
+                                                                 Float_t delay = mean*AliTOFGeometry::TdcBinWidth()*1.E-3; // delay in ns
+                                                                 fCal->SetDelay(ich,delay);  // delay in ns
+                                                                 AliDebug(2,Form("Setting delay %f (ns) for channel %i",delay,ich));
+                                                         }
+                                                         delete h1;
+                                                         h1=0x0;
+                                                 }
+                                         }
+                                         if (nNotStatistics!=0) Log(Form("Too little statistics for %d channels!",nNotStatistics)); 
+                                 }
+                                 delete h2;
+                                 daqFile->Close();
+                                 delete daqFile;
+                         }
+                         else{
+                                 Log("The Cumulative data file from DAQ does not exist, TOF exiting from Shuttle"); 
+                                 delete listTot;
+                                 delete fCal;
+                                 fCal=0x0;
+                                 return 6;//return error code for problems in retrieving DAQ data 
+                         }
+                 }
+                 delete listTot;
+         }
+  else{
+    Log("Problem: no list for Cumulative data file from DAQ was found, TOF exiting from Shuttle");
+    delete fCal;
+    fCal=0x0;
+    return 6; //return error code for problems in retrieving DAQ data 
+  }
+
+  /* check whether we don't need to update OCDB.
+   * in this case we can return without errors and
+   * the current FEE is stored in the fStatus object. */
+  if (!updateOCDB) {
+    AliInfo("update OCDB flag not set. Do not overwrite stored file.");
+    return 0; /* return ok */
+  }
+  
+  daqFile=0;
+  AliCDBMetaData metaData;
+  metaData.SetBeamPeriod(0);
+  metaData.SetResponsible("Chiara Zampolli");
+  metaData.SetComment("This preprocessor fills an AliTOFChannelOnlineArray object for online calibration - delays.");
+  AliInfo("Storing Calibration Data");
+  resultTOFPP = Store("Calib","ParOnlineDelay",fCal, &metaData,deltaStartingRun,kTRUE);
+  if(!resultTOFPP){
+    Log("Some problems occurred while storing online object resulting from DAQ data processing");
+    delete fCal;
+    fCal=0x0;
+    return 8;//return error code for problems in storing DAQ data 
+  }
+
+  if (fCal){
+    delete fCal;
+    fCal = 0;
+  }
+
+  return 0;
+}
+
+//_____________________________________________________________________________
+
+UInt_t 
+AliTOFPreprocessor::ProcessT0Fill()
+{
+  // Processing data from DAQ for T0-fill measurement 
+
+  Log("Processing T0-fill");
+
+#if 0
+  /* instance and setup CDB manager */
+  AliCDBManager *cdb = AliCDBManager::Instance();
+  /* load geometry */
+  if (!gGeoManager) AliGeomManager::LoadGeometry();
+#endif
+
+  /* get params from OCDB */
+  AliCDBEntry *cdbe = NULL;
+
+  /* 
+   * at this stage status object is not on OCDB yet
+   * since it will be stored later. nevertheless we
+   * should have the array in memory since it has been
+   * already setup by ProcessFEF. 
+   */
+  
+  /* check status and latency window available */
+  if (!fStatus || !fLatencyWindow){
+    AliError("No valid fStatus or fLatencyWindow found, some errors must have occurred!!");
+    return 21;
+  }
+
+  /* get offline calibration from OCDB */
+  cdbe = GetFromOCDB("Calib", "ParOffline");
+  if (!cdbe) {
+    Log("cannot get \"ParOffline\" entry from OCDB");
+    return 21;
+  }
+  TObjArray *offlineArray = (TObjArray *)cdbe->GetObject();
+  AliTOFChannelOffline *channelOffline;
+  if (!offlineArray) {
+    Log("cannot get \"ParOffline\" object from CDB entry");
+    return 21;
+  }
+  Log("got \"ParOffline\" object");
+
+  /* get deltaBC offset from OCDB */
+  cdbe = GetFromOCDB("Calib", "DeltaBCOffset");
+  if (!cdbe) {
+    Log("cannot get \"DeltaBCOffset\" entry from OCDB");
+    return 21;
+  }
+  AliTOFDeltaBCOffset *deltaBCOffsetObject = (AliTOFDeltaBCOffset *)cdbe->GetObject();
+  if (!deltaBCOffsetObject) {
+    Log("cannot get \"DeltaBCOffset\" object from CDB entry");
+    return 21;
+  }
+  Int_t deltaBCOffset = deltaBCOffsetObject->GetDeltaBCOffset();
+  Log(Form("got \"DeltaBCOffset\" object: deltaBCOffset=%d (BC bins)", deltaBCOffset));
+
+  /* get CTP latency from OCDB */
+  cdbe = GetFromOCDB("Calib", "CTPLatency");
+  if (!cdbe) {
+    Log("cannot get \"CTPLatency\" entry from OCDB");
+    return 21;
+  }
+  AliTOFCTPLatency *ctpLatencyObject = (AliTOFCTPLatency *)cdbe->GetObject();
+  if (!ctpLatencyObject) {
+    Log("cannot get \"CTPLatency\" object from CDB entry");
+    return 21;
+  }
+  Float_t ctpLatency = ctpLatencyObject->GetCTPLatency();
+  Log(Form("got \"CTPLatency\" object: ctpLatency=%f (ps)", ctpLatency));
+  
+  /* get file sources from FXS */
+  TList *fileList = GetFileSources(kDAQ, "HITS");
+  if (!fileList || fileList->GetEntries() == 0) {
+    Log("cannot get DAQ source file list or empty list");
+    return 21;
+  }
+  Log(Form("got DAQ source file list: %d files", fileList->GetEntries()));
+  fileList->Print();
+  
+  /* create tree chain using file sources */
+  TChain chain("hitTree");
+  for (Int_t ifile = 0; ifile < fileList->GetEntries(); ifile++) {
+    TObjString *str = (TObjString *)fileList->At(ifile);
+    TString filename = GetFile(kDAQ, "HITS", str->GetName());
+    chain.Add(filename);
+    Log(Form("file added to input chain: source=%s, filename=%s", str->String().Data(), filename.Data()));
+  }
+  Int_t nhits = chain.GetEntries();
+  Log(Form("input chain ready: %d hits", nhits));
+
+  /* setup input chain */
+  AliTOFHitField *hit = new AliTOFHitField();
+  chain.SetBranchAddress("hit", &hit);
+
+  /* create calib histo and geometry */
+  AliTOFcalibHisto calibHisto;
+  calibHisto.LoadCalibHisto();
+  AliTOFGeometry tofGeo;
+
+  /* constants */
+  Float_t c = TMath::C() * 1.e2 / 1.e12; /* cm/ps */
+  Float_t c_1 = 1. / c;
+  /* variables */
+  Int_t index, timebin, totbin, deltaBC, l0l1latency, det[5];
+  Float_t timeps, totns, corrps, length, timeexp, timezero, pos[3], latencyWindow;
+
+  /* histos */
+  TH1F *hT0Fill = new TH1F("hT0Fill", "T0 fill;t - t_{exp}^{(c)} (ps);", 2000, -24400., 24400.);
+
+  /* loop over hits */
+  for (Int_t ihit = 0; ihit < nhits; ihit++) {
+
+    /* get entry */
+   chain.GetEntry(ihit);
+    
+    /* get hit info */
+    index = hit->GetIndex();
+    timebin = hit->GetTimeBin();
+    totbin = hit->GetTOTBin();
+    deltaBC = hit->GetDeltaBC();
+    l0l1latency = hit->GetL0L1Latency();
+    latencyWindow = fLatencyWindow[index] * 1.e3;
+    
+    /* convert time in ps and tot in ns */
+    timeps = timebin * AliTOFGeometry::TdcBinWidth();
+    totns = totbin * AliTOFGeometry::ToTBinWidth() * 1.e-3;
+    /* get calibration correction in ps */
+    
+
+    channelOffline = (AliTOFChannelOffline *)offlineArray->At(index);
+    if (totns < AliTOFGeometry::SlewTOTMin()) totns = AliTOFGeometry::SlewTOTMin();
+    if (totns > AliTOFGeometry::SlewTOTMax()) totns = AliTOFGeometry::SlewTOTMax();
+    corrps = 0.;
+    for (Int_t ipar = 0; ipar < 6; ipar++) corrps += channelOffline->GetSlewPar(ipar) * TMath::Power(totns, ipar);
+    corrps *= 1.e3;
+    /* perform time correction */
+    //    timeps = timeps + (deltaBC - deltaBCOffset) * AliTOFGeometry::BunchCrossingBinWidth() + l0l1latency * AliTOFGeometry::BunchCrossingBinWidth() + ctpLatency - latencyWindow - corrps; /* deltaBC correction removed for the time being */
+    timeps = timeps + l0l1latency * AliTOFGeometry::BunchCrossingBinWidth() + ctpLatency - latencyWindow - corrps;
+    /* compute length and expected time */
+    tofGeo.GetVolumeIndices(index, det);
+    tofGeo.GetPosPar(det, pos);
+    length = 0.;
+    for (Int_t i = 0; i < 3; i++) length += pos[i] * pos[i];
+    length = TMath::Sqrt(length);
+    timeexp = length * c_1;
+    /* compute time zero */
+    timezero = timeps - timeexp;
+    
+    /* fill histos */
+    hT0Fill->Fill(timezero);
+  }
+
+  /* rebin until maximum bin has required minimum entries */
+  Int_t maxBin = hT0Fill->GetMaximumBin();
+  Float_t maxBinContent = hT0Fill->GetBinContent(maxBin);
+  Float_t binWidth = hT0Fill->GetBinWidth(maxBin);
+  while (maxBinContent < 400 && binWidth < 90.) {
+    hT0Fill->Rebin(2);
+    maxBin = hT0Fill->GetMaximumBin();
+    maxBinContent = hT0Fill->GetBinContent(maxBin);
+    binWidth = hT0Fill->GetBinWidth(maxBin);
+  }
+  Float_t maxBinCenter = hT0Fill->GetBinCenter(maxBin);
+
+  /* rough fit of the edge */
+  TF1 *gaus = (TF1 *)gROOT->GetFunction("gaus");
+  gaus->SetParameter(1, maxBinCenter);
+  Float_t fitMin = maxBinCenter - 1000.; /* fit from 1 ns before max */
+  Float_t fitMax = maxBinCenter + 1000.; /* fit until 1 ns above max */
+  hT0Fill->Fit("gaus", "q0", "", fitMin, fitMax);
+  /* better fit of the edge */
+  Float_t mean, sigma;
+  for (Int_t istep = 0; istep < 10; istep++) {
+    mean = gaus->GetParameter(1);
+    sigma = gaus->GetParameter(2);
+    fitMin = mean - 3. * sigma;
+    fitMax = mean;
+    hT0Fill->Fit("gaus", "q0", "", fitMin, fitMax);
+  }
+  /* print params */
+  mean = gaus->GetParameter(1);
+  sigma = gaus->GetParameter(2);
+  Float_t meane = gaus->GetParError(1);
+  Float_t sigmae = gaus->GetParError(2);
+  Log(Form("edge fit: mean  = %f +- %f ps", mean, meane));
+  Log(Form("edge fit: sigma = %f +- %f ps", sigma, sigmae));
+  /* check error */
+  if (meane > 300.) {
+    Log("error on mean is large: store default T0-fill value (0 ps)");
+    mean = 0.;
+  }
+  if (sigmae > 300.) {
+    Log("error on sigma is large: store default TOFreso value (200 ps)");
+    sigma = 200.;
+  }
+
+  /* scratch values from the fit and use max bin center as t0-fill */
+  mean = maxBinCenter;
+  sigma = -1.;
+  Log(Form("do not care about fitted value, just use max bin as t0-fill: %f ps", mean));
+
+  /* create RunParams object */
+  UInt_t timestamp[1] = {0};
+  Float_t t0[1] = {mean};
+  Float_t tofReso[1] = {sigma};
+  Float_t t0Spread[1] = {-1.};
+  AliTOFRunParams *runParamsObject = new AliTOFRunParams(1);
+  runParamsObject->SetTimestamp(timestamp);
+  runParamsObject->SetT0(t0);
+  runParamsObject->SetTOFResolution(tofReso);
+  runParamsObject->SetT0Spread(t0Spread);
+
+  /* store reference data */
+  if(fStoreRefData){
+    AliCDBMetaData metaDataHisto;
+    metaDataHisto.SetBeamPeriod(0);
+    metaDataHisto.SetResponsible("Roberto Preghenella");
+    metaDataHisto.SetComment("online T0-fill histogram");
+    if (!StoreReferenceData("Calib","T0Fill", hT0Fill, &metaDataHisto)) {
+      Log("error while storing reference data");
+      delete hT0Fill;
+      delete hit;
+      delete runParamsObject;
+      return 21;
+    }
+    Log("reference data successfully stored");
+  }
+  
+  AliCDBMetaData metaData;
+  metaData.SetBeamPeriod(0);
+  metaData.SetResponsible("Roberto Preghenella");
+  metaData.SetComment("online RunParams measurement");
+  if (!Store("Calib", "RunParams", runParamsObject, &metaData, 0, kFALSE)) {
+    Log("error while storing RunParams object");
+    delete hT0Fill;
+    delete hit;
+    delete runParamsObject;
+    return 21;
+  }
+  Log("RunParams object successfully stored");
+
+  delete hT0Fill;
+  delete hit;
+  delete runParamsObject;
+  return 0;
+
+}
+//_____________________________________________________________________________
+
+UInt_t 
+AliTOFPreprocessor::ProcessNoiseCalibTrg()
+{
+  // Processing data from DAQ using calibration triggers for noise measurement 
+
+  Log("Processing Noise (calibration trigger)");
+
+  /* check status and matching window available */
+  if (!fStatus || !fMatchingWindow){
+    AliError("No valid fStatus or fMatchingWindow found, some errors must have occurred!!");
+    return 22;
+  }
+
+  Float_t noiseThr = 1000.;   // setting default threshold for noise to 1000 Hz
+  // reading config map
+  AliCDBEntry *cdbEntry = GetFromOCDB("Calib","ConfigNoise");
+  if (!cdbEntry) Log(Form("No Configuration entry found in CDB, using default values: NoiseThr = %f",noiseThr));
+  else {
+    TMap *configMap = (TMap*)cdbEntry->GetObject();
+    if (!configMap) Log(Form("No map found in Config entry in CDB, using default values: NoiseThr = %f", noiseThr));
+    else {
+      TObjString *strNoiseThr = (TObjString*)configMap->GetValue("NoiseThr");
+      if (strNoiseThr) {
+       TString tmpstr = strNoiseThr->GetString();
+       noiseThr = tmpstr.Atoi();
+      }
+      else Log(Form("No NoiseThr value found in Map from ConfigNoise entry in CDB, using default value: NoiseThr = %f",noiseThr));
+    }
+  }
+
+  /* get file sources from FXS */
+  TList *fileList = GetFileSources(kDAQ, "CALIB");
+  if (!fileList || fileList->GetEntries() == 0) {
+    Log("cannot get DAQ source file list or empty list");
+    return 22;
+  }
+  Log(Form("got DAQ source file list: %d files", fileList->GetEntries()));
+  fileList->Print();
+
+  /* open input file (only one expected) */
+  TObjString *str = (TObjString *)fileList->At(0);
+  TString filename = GetFile(kDAQ, "CALIB", str->GetName());
+  Log(Form("opening input file: source=%s, filename=%s", str->String().Data(), filename.Data()));
+  TFile *filein = TFile::Open(filename.Data());
+  if (!filein || !filein->IsOpen()) {
+    Log("cannot open input file");
+    return 22;
+  }
+
+  /* get histo from input file */
+  TH1F *hCalibHit = (TH1F *)filein->Get("hCalibHit");
+  if (!hCalibHit) {
+    Log("cannot get \"hCalibHit\" histo");
+    return 22;
+  }
+
+  /* create and set noise rate histo and check rate */
+  TH1F *hNoiseRate = new TH1F("hNoiseRate", ";index;rate (Hz)", fNChannels, 0., fNChannels);
+  Float_t rate, rate_err;
+  for (Int_t ich = 0; ich < fNChannels; ich++) {
+    /* check channel enabled */
+    if (fStatus->GetHWStatus(ich) == AliTOFChannelOnlineStatusArray::kTOFHWBad) continue;
+    /* set noise rate histo */
+    rate = hCalibHit->GetBinContent(ich + 1);
+    rate_err = hCalibHit->GetBinError(ich + 1);
+    rate /= fMatchingWindow[ich] * 1.e-9;
+    rate_err /= fMatchingWindow[ich] * 1.e-9;
+    hNoiseRate->SetBinContent(ich + 1, rate);
+    hNoiseRate->SetBinError(ich + 1, rate_err);
+    /* check error */
+    if (rate_err == 0.) continue;
+    /* check noise rate and set noise flags */
+    if ((rate - 3. * rate_err) > noiseThr) {
+      Log(Form("channel %d detected as noisy: rate = (%f +- %f) Hz", ich, rate, rate_err));
+      if (fStatus->GetNoiseStatus(ich) == AliTOFChannelOnlineStatusArray::kTOFNoiseOk) {
+       Log(Form("channel %d noise status changed from Ok to Bad", ich));
+       fStatus->SetNoiseStatus(ich, AliTOFChannelOnlineStatusArray::kTOFNoiseBad);
+       fIsStatusMapChanged = kTRUE;
+      }
+      else Log(Form("channel %d noise status unchanged", ich));
+    }
+    else if ((rate + 3. * rate_err) < noiseThr) {
+      if (fStatus->GetNoiseStatus(ich) == AliTOFChannelOnlineStatusArray::kTOFNoiseBad) {
+       Log(Form("channel %d noise status changed from Bad to Ok", ich));
+       fStatus->SetNoiseStatus(ich, AliTOFChannelOnlineStatusArray::kTOFNoiseOk);
+       fIsStatusMapChanged = kTRUE;
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  /* store reference data */
+  if(fStoreRefData){
+    AliCDBMetaData metaDataHisto;
+    metaDataHisto.SetBeamPeriod(0);
+    metaDataHisto.SetResponsible("Roberto Preghenella");
+    metaDataHisto.SetComment("calibration trigger noise rate histogram");
+    if (!StoreReferenceData("Calib","CalibNoise", hNoiseRate, &metaDataHisto)) {
+      Log("error while storing reference data");
+      delete hNoiseRate;
+      filein->Close();
+      return 22;
+    }
+    Log("reference data successfully stored");
+  }
+
+  delete hNoiseRate;
+  filein->Close();
+  return 0;
+}
+
+//_____________________________________________________________________________
+
+UInt_t 
+AliTOFPreprocessor::ProcessReadout()
+{
+  // Processing data from DAQ to compute reaodut efficiency
+
+  Log("Processing Readout");
+
+  /* get file sources from FXS */
+  TList *fileList = GetFileSources(kDAQ, "READOUT");
+  if (!fileList || fileList->GetEntries() == 0) {
+    Log("cannot get DAQ source file list or empty list");
+    return 22;
+  }
+  Log(Form("got DAQ source file list: %d files", fileList->GetEntries()));
+  fileList->Print();
+
+  /* open input file (only one expected) */
+  TObjString *str = (TObjString *)fileList->At(0);
+  TString filename = GetFile(kDAQ, "READOUT", str->GetName());
+  Log(Form("opening input file: source=%s, filename=%s", str->String().Data(), filename.Data()));
+  TFile *filein = TFile::Open(filename.Data());
+  if (!filein || !filein->IsOpen()) {
+    Log("cannot open input file");
+    return 23;
+  }
+
+  /* get histo from input file */
+  TH1F *hChainEfficiency = (TH1F *)filein->Get("hChainEfficiency");
+  if (!hChainEfficiency) {
+    Log("cannot get \"hChainEfficiency\" histo");
+    return 23;
+  }
+
+  /* fill channel efficiency histo */
+
+ /* temporarly disable warnings */
+  AliLog::EType_t logLevel = (AliLog::EType_t)AliLog::GetGlobalLogLevel();
+  AliLog::SetGlobalLogLevel(AliLog::kError);
+
+  TH1F *hChannelEfficiency = new TH1F("hChannelEfficiency", "Channel readout efficiency;index;efficiency", fNChannels, 0., fNChannels);
+  Int_t chainIndex, det[5], dummy, index;
+  Float_t effi, effi_err;
+  /* loop over DDLs */
+  for (Int_t iddl = 0; iddl < 72; iddl++) {
+    /* loop over TRMs */
+    for (Int_t itrm = 0; itrm < 10; itrm++) {
+      /* loop over chains */
+      for (Int_t ichain = 0; ichain < 2; ichain++) {
+       chainIndex = ichain + 2 * itrm + 20 * iddl;
+       effi = hChainEfficiency->GetBinContent(chainIndex + 1);
+       effi_err = hChainEfficiency->GetBinError(chainIndex + 1);
+       /* loop over TDCs */
+       for (Int_t itdc = 0; itdc < 15; itdc++) {
+         /* loop over channels */
+         for (Int_t ichannel = 0; ichannel < 8; ichannel++) {
+
+           /* get channel index */
+           AliTOFRawStream::EquipmentId2VolumeId(iddl, itrm + 3, ichain, itdc, ichannel, det);
+           dummy = det[4];
+           det[4] = det[3];
+           det[3] = dummy;
+           /* check valid index */
+           if (det[0] < 0 || det[0] > 17 ||
+               det[1] < 0 || det[1] > 5 ||
+               det[2] < 0 || det[2] > 18 ||
+               det[3] < 0 || det[3] > 1 ||
+               det[4] < 0 || det[4] > 47) continue;
+           index = AliTOFGeometry::GetIndex(det);
+
+           /* set channel efficiency */
+           hChannelEfficiency->SetBinContent(index + 1, effi);
+           hChannelEfficiency->SetBinError(index + 1, effi_err);
+
          }
-       }
-       else{
-         Log("The Cumulative data file from DAQ does not exist, TOF exiting from Shuttle"); 
-          return 0;
        }
       }
     }
+  }
+
+  /* re-enable warnings */
+  AliLog::SetGlobalLogLevel(logLevel);
+
+  /* store reference data */
+  if(fStoreRefData){
+    /* setup TOF readout info object */
+    AliTOFReadoutInfo readoutInfo;
+    readoutInfo.SetChainEfficiency((TH1F *)filein->Get("hChainEfficiency"));
+    readoutInfo.SetTRMData((TH1F *)filein->Get("hTRMData"));
+    readoutInfo.SetTRMEmptyEvent((TH1F *)filein->Get("hTRMEmptyEvent"));
+    readoutInfo.SetTRMBadEventCounter((TH1F *)filein->Get("hTRMBadEventCounter"));
+    readoutInfo.SetTRMBadCRC((TH1F *)filein->Get("hTRMBadCRC"));
+    readoutInfo.SetChainData((TH1F *)filein->Get("hChainData"));
+    readoutInfo.SetChainBadStatus((TH1F *)filein->Get("hChainBadStatus"));
+    readoutInfo.SetChainBadEventCounter((TH1F *)filein->Get("hChainBadEventCounter"));
+    readoutInfo.SetTDCError((TH1F *)filein->Get("hTDCError"));
+    readoutInfo.SetTDCErrorFlags((TH2F *)filein->Get("hTDCErrorFlags"));
+
+    AliCDBMetaData metaDataHisto;
+    metaDataHisto.SetBeamPeriod(0);
+    metaDataHisto.SetResponsible("Roberto Preghenella");
+    metaDataHisto.SetComment("readout info data");
+    if (!StoreReferenceData("Calib","ReadoutInfo", &readoutInfo, &metaDataHisto)) {
+      Log("error while storing reference data");
+      filein->Close();
+      return 23;
+    }
+    Log("reference data successfully stored");
+  }
+
+  AliCDBMetaData metaData;
+  metaData.SetBeamPeriod(0);
+  metaData.SetResponsible("Roberto Preghenella");
+  metaData.SetComment("online ReadoutEfficiency measurement");
+  if (!Store("Calib", "ReadoutEfficiency", hChannelEfficiency, &metaData, 0, kFALSE)) {
+    Log("error while storing ReadoutEfficiency object");
+    delete hChannelEfficiency;
+    filein->Close();
+    return 23;
+  }
+  Log("ReadoutEfficiency object successfully stored");
+
+  delete hChannelEfficiency;
+  filein->Close();
+  return 0;
+}
+
+//_____________________________________________________________________________
+
+UInt_t AliTOFPreprocessor::ProcessPulserData()
+{
+  // Processing Pulser Run data for TOF channel status
+
+  Log("Processing Pulser");
+
+  if (fStatus==0x0){
+         AliError("No valid fStatus found, some errors must have occurred!!");
+         return 20;
+  }
+
+  TH1::AddDirectory(0);
+  
+  Bool_t resultPulserRef=kFALSE;
+  Bool_t resultPulser=kFALSE;
+  
+  static const Int_t kSize = AliTOFGeometry::NPadXSector()*AliTOFGeometry::NSectors();
+  TH1S * htofPulser = new TH1S("hTOFpulser","histo with signals on TOF during pulser", kSize,-0.5,kSize-0.5);
+  for (Int_t ibin =1;ibin<=kSize;ibin++){
+         htofPulser->SetBinContent(ibin,-1);
+  }
+  
+  // processing pulser
+  
+  TFile * daqFile=0x0;
+  TH1S *h1=0x0;
+  
+  //retrieving Pulser data 
+  TList* listPulser = GetFileSources(kDAQ, "PULSER");
+  if (listPulser !=0x0 && listPulser->GetEntries()!=0)
+         {
+                 AliInfo("The following sources produced files with the id PULSER");
+                 listPulser->Print();
+                 Int_t nPulser = 0;
+                 for (Int_t jj=0;jj<listPulser->GetEntries();jj++){
+                         Int_t nPulserSource = 0;
+                         TObjString * str = dynamic_cast<TObjString*> (listPulser->At(jj));
+                         if (!str) {
+                           AliError("dynamic_cast returned NULL");
+                           return 4;
+                         }
+                         AliInfo(Form("found source %s", str->String().Data()));
+                         // file to be stored run per run
+                         TString fileNamePulser = GetFile(kDAQ, "PULSER", str->GetName());
+                         if (fileNamePulser.Length()>0){
+                                 // storing refernce data
+                                 AliInfo(Form("Got the file %s, now we can process pulser data.", fileNamePulser.Data()));
+                                 daqFile = new TFile(fileNamePulser.Data(),"READ");
+                                 h1 = (TH1S*) daqFile->Get("hTOFpulser");
+                                 for (Int_t ibin=0;ibin<kSize;ibin++){
+                                         if ((h1->GetBinContent(ibin+1))!=-1){
+                                                 if ((htofPulser->GetBinContent(ibin+1))==-1){
+                                                         htofPulser->SetBinContent(ibin+1,h1->GetBinContent(ibin+1));
+                                                 }
+                                                 else {
+                                                         Log(Form("Something strange occurred during Pulser run, channel %i already read by another LDC, please check!",ibin));
+                                                 }
+                                         }
+                                 }
+                                 
+                                 // elaborating infos
+                                 Double_t mean =0;
+                                 Int_t nread=0;
+                                 Int_t nreadNotEmpty=0;
+                                 for (Int_t ientry=1;ientry<=h1->GetNbinsX();ientry++){
+                                         
+                                         AliDebug(3,Form(" channel %i pulser status before pulser = %i, with global status = %i",ientry,(Int_t)fStatus->GetPulserStatus(ientry),(Int_t)fStatus->GetStatus(ientry)));
+                                         /* check whether channel has been read out during current run.
+                                          * if the status is bad it means it has not been read out.
+                                          * in this case skip channel in order to not affect the mean */ 
+                                         if (fStatus->GetHWStatus(ientry-1) == AliTOFChannelOnlineStatusArray::kTOFHWBad)
+                                                 continue;
+                                         nPulser++;
+                                         nPulserSource++;
+                                         if (h1->GetBinContent(ientry)==-1) continue;
+                                         else {
+                                                 if (h1->GetBinContent(ientry)>0) {
+                                                         nreadNotEmpty++;
+                                                         AliDebug(2,Form(" channel %i is ok with entry = %f; so far %i channels added ",ientry-1,h1->GetBinContent(ientry),nreadNotEmpty));
+                                                 }
+                                                 mean+=h1->GetBinContent(ientry);
+                                                 nread++;
+                                         }
+                                 }
+                                 if (nread!=0) {
+                                         mean/=nread;
+                                         AliDebug(2,Form(" nread =  %i , nreadNotEmpty = %i, mean = %f",nread,nreadNotEmpty,mean));
+                                         for (Int_t ich =0;ich<fNChannels;ich++){
+                                                 if (h1->GetBinContent(ich+1)==-1) continue;
+                                                 AliDebug(3,Form(" channel %i pulser status before pulser = %i",ich,(Int_t)fStatus->GetPulserStatus(ich)));
+                                                 
+                                                 /* check whether channel has been read out during current run.
+                                                  * if the status is bad it means it has not been read out.
+                                                  * in this case skip channel in order to leave its status 
+                                                  * unchanged */
+                                                 if (fStatus->GetHWStatus(ich) == AliTOFChannelOnlineStatusArray::kTOFHWBad)
+                                                         continue;
+                                                 
+                                                 if (h1->GetBinContent(ich+1)<0.05*mean){
+                                                         fStatus->SetPulserStatus(ich,AliTOFChannelOnlineStatusArray::kTOFPulserBad);  // bad status for pulser
+                                                         AliDebug(2,Form( " channel %i pulser status after pulser = %i (bad, content = %f), with global status = %i",ich,(Int_t)fStatus->GetPulserStatus(ich),h1->GetBinContent(ich+1),(Int_t)fStatus->GetStatus(ich)));
+                                                 }
+                                                 else {
+                                                         fStatus->SetPulserStatus(ich,AliTOFChannelOnlineStatusArray::kTOFPulserOk);  // good status for pulser
+                                                         AliDebug(2,Form( " channel %i pulser status after pulser = %i (good), with global status = %i",ich,(Int_t)fStatus->GetPulserStatus(ich),(Int_t)fStatus->GetStatus(ich)));
+                                                 }
+                                         }
+                                 }
+                                 else {
+                                         Log("No channels read!! No action taken, keeping old status");
+                                 }
+                                 
+                                 daqFile->Close();
+                                 delete daqFile;
+                                 delete h1;
+                         }
+                         
+                         else{
+                                 Log("The input data file from DAQ (pulser) was not found, TOF exiting from Shuttle "); 
+                                 delete listPulser;
+                                 delete htofPulser;
+                                 htofPulser = 0x0;
+                                 if (fStatus){
+                                         delete fStatus;
+                                         fStatus = 0;
+                                 }
+                                 return 10;//return error code for failure in retrieving Ref Data 
+                         }
+                         AliDebug(2,Form(" Number of channels processed during pulser run from source %i = %i",jj, nPulserSource));             
+                 }
+                 AliDebug(2,Form(" Number of channels processed during pulser run = %i",nPulser));
+                 delete listPulser;
+         }
+  
   else{
-    Log("Problem: no list for Cumulative data file from DAQ was found, TOF exiting from Shuttle");
-    return 0;
+         Log("The input data file list from DAQ (pulser) was not found, TOF exiting from Shuttle "); 
+         delete htofPulser;
+         htofPulser = 0x0;
+         if (fStatus){
+                 delete fStatus;
+                 fStatus = 0;
+         }
+         return 10;//return error code for failure in retrieving Ref Data 
+  }    
+  
+  //storing in OCDB  
+  
+  AliCDBMetaData metaData;
+  metaData.SetBeamPeriod(0);
+  metaData.SetResponsible("Chiara Zampolli");
+  metaData.SetComment("This preprocessor fills an AliTOFChannelOnlineStatusArray object after a Pulser run.");
+  AliInfo("Storing Calibration Data from Pulser Run");
+  resultPulser = Store("Calib","Status",fStatus, &metaData,0,kTRUE);
+  if(!resultPulser){
+    Log("Some problems occurred while storing online object resulting from Pulser data processing");
+    delete htofPulser;
+    htofPulser = 0x0;
+    if (fStatus){
+           delete fStatus;
+           fStatus = 0;
+    }
+    return 11;//return error code for problems in storing Pulser data 
   }
 
-  //  delete list;
-  // list = 0;
-  // delete listTot;
-  // listTot = 0;
+  if(fStoreRefData){
+    
+    AliCDBMetaData metaDataHisto;
+    metaDataHisto.SetBeamPeriod(0);
+    metaDataHisto.SetResponsible("Chiara Zampolli");
+    metaDataHisto.SetComment("This preprocessor stores the Ref data from a pulser run.");
+    AliInfo("Storing Reference Data");
+    resultPulserRef = StoreReferenceData("Calib","PulserData",htofPulser, &metaDataHisto);
+    if (!resultPulserRef){
+      Log("some problems occurred::No Reference Data for pulser stored, TOF exiting from Shuttle");
+      delete htofPulser;
+      htofPulser = 0x0;
+      if (fStatus){
+             delete fStatus;
+             fStatus = 0;
+      }
+      return 9;//return error code for failure in storing Ref Data 
+    }
+  }
+  
   daqFile=0;
 
-  if(resultDCS ==2|| resultDAQ ==2) {
-    result=2;
+  delete htofPulser;
+  htofPulser = 0x0;
+
+  if (fStatus){
+    delete fStatus;
+    fStatus = 0;
+  }
+
+  return 0;
+}
+//_____________________________________________________________________________
+
+UInt_t AliTOFPreprocessor::ProcessNoiseData()
+{
+
+  // Processing Noise Run data for TOF channel status
+
+  Log("Processing Noise");
+
+  if (fStatus==0x0){
+         AliError("No valid fStatus found, some errors must have occurred!!");
+         return 20;
+  }
+
+  Float_t noiseThr = 1;   // setting default threshold for noise to 1 Hz
+  // reading config map
+  AliCDBEntry *cdbEntry = GetFromOCDB("Calib","ConfigNoise");
+  if (!cdbEntry) {
+         Log(Form("No Configuration entry found in CDB, using default values: NoiseThr = %f",noiseThr));
+  }
+  else {
+         TMap *configMap = (TMap*)cdbEntry->GetObject();
+         if (!configMap){
+                 Log(Form("No map found in Config entry in CDB, using default values: NoiseThr = %f", noiseThr));
+         }
+         else{
+                 TObjString *strNoiseThr = (TObjString*)configMap->GetValue("NoiseThr");
+                 if (strNoiseThr) {
+                         TString tmpstr = strNoiseThr->GetString();
+                         noiseThr = tmpstr.Atoi();
+                 }
+                 else {
+                         Log(Form("No NoiseThr value found in Map from ConfigNoise entry in CDB, using default value: NoiseThr = %f",noiseThr));
+                 }
+         }
+  }
+
+  delete cdbEntry;
+  cdbEntry = 0x0;
+
+  TH1::AddDirectory(0);
+
+  Bool_t resultNoiseRef=kFALSE;
+  Bool_t resultNoise=kFALSE;
+
+  static const Int_t kSize = AliTOFGeometry::NPadXSector()*AliTOFGeometry::NSectors();
+  TH1F * htofNoise = new TH1F("hTOFnoise","histo with signals on TOF during noise", kSize,-0.5,kSize-0.5);
+  for (Int_t ibin =1;ibin<=kSize;ibin++){
+         htofNoise->SetBinContent(ibin,-1);
+  }
+  
+  // processing noise
+  
+  TFile * daqFile=0x0;
+  TH1F * h1=0x0;
+  
+  // useful counters
+  Int_t nNoise = 0;
+  Int_t nNoisyChannels = 0;
+  Int_t nNotNoisyChannels = 0;
+  Int_t nChannelsFromDA = 0;
+  Int_t nMatchingWindowNullNonZero = 0;
+  Int_t nMatchingWindowNullEqualZero = 0;
+
+  // retrieving Noise data 
+  TList* listNoise = GetFileSources(kDAQ, "NOISE");
+  if (listNoise !=0x0 && listNoise->GetEntries()!=0)
+         {
+                 AliInfo("The following sources produced files with the id NOISE");
+                 listNoise->Print();
+                 for (Int_t jj=0;jj<listNoise->GetEntries();jj++){
+                         Int_t nNoiseSource = 0;
+                         TObjString * str = dynamic_cast<TObjString*> (listNoise->At(jj));
+                         if (!str) {
+                           AliError("dynamic_cast returned NULL");
+                           return 4;
+                         }
+                         AliInfo(Form("found source %s", str->String().Data()));
+                         // file to be stored run per run
+                         TString fileNameNoise = GetFile(kDAQ, "NOISE", str->GetName());
+                         if (fileNameNoise.Length()>0){
+                                 // storing reference data
+                                 AliInfo(Form("Got the file %s, now we can process noise data.", fileNameNoise.Data()));
+                                 daqFile = new TFile(fileNameNoise.Data(),"READ");
+                                 h1 = (TH1F*) daqFile->Get("hTOFnoise");
+                                 for (Int_t ibin=0;ibin<kSize;ibin++){
+                                         if ((h1->GetBinContent(ibin+1))!=-1){
+                                                 nNoiseSource++;
+                                                 // checking the matching window for current channel
+                                                 if (fMatchingWindow[ibin] == 0){
+                                                         Log(Form("Matching window for channel %i null, but the channel was read by the LDC! skipping channel, BUT Please check!",ibin));
+                                                         if ((h1->GetBinContent(ibin+1))!=0) nMatchingWindowNullNonZero++;                                             
+                                                         if ((h1->GetBinContent(ibin+1))==0) nMatchingWindowNullEqualZero++;                                           
+                                                         continue;
+                                                 }
+                                                 if ((htofNoise->GetBinContent(ibin+1))==-1){
+                                                         htofNoise->SetBinContent(ibin+1,h1->GetBinContent(ibin+1)/(fMatchingWindow[ibin]*1.E-9));
+                                                         if ((h1->GetBinContent(ibin+1))!= 0) AliDebug(2,Form("Channel = %i, Matching window = %i, Content = %f", ibin, fMatchingWindow[ibin], htofNoise->GetBinContent(ibin+1)));
+                                                 }
+                                                 else {
+                                                         Log(Form("Something strange occurred during Noise run, channel %i already read by another LDC, please check!",ibin));
+                                                 }
+                                         }
+                                 }
+
+                                 Log(Form(" Number of channels processed during noise run from source %i = %i",jj, nNoiseSource));
+                                 daqFile->Close();
+                                 delete daqFile;
+                                 delete h1;
+                                 daqFile = 0x0;
+                                 h1 = 0x0;
+
+                         }
+                         else{
+                                 Log("The input data file from DAQ (noise) was not found, TOF exiting from Shuttle "); 
+                                 delete listNoise;
+                                 listNoise = 0x0;
+                                 delete htofNoise;
+                                 htofNoise = 0x0;
+                                 if (fStatus){
+                                         delete fStatus;
+                                         fStatus = 0;
+                                 }
+                                 if (fMatchingWindow){
+                                         delete [] fMatchingWindow;
+                                         fMatchingWindow = 0;
+                                 }
+                                 return 13;//return error code for failure in retrieving Ref Data 
+                         }
+                 }               
+         }
+                         
+  else{
+         Log("The input data file list from DAQ (noise) was not found, TOF exiting from Shuttle "); 
+         delete htofNoise;
+         htofNoise = 0x0;
+         if (fStatus){
+                 delete fStatus;
+                 fStatus = 0;
+         }
+         if (fMatchingWindow){
+                 delete [] fMatchingWindow;
+                 fMatchingWindow = 0;
+         }
+         return 13;//return error code for failure in retrieving Ref Data 
+  }    
+  
+  // elaborating infos to set NOISE status
+  for (Int_t ich =0;ich<fNChannels;ich++){
+         if (htofNoise->GetBinContent(ich+1)== -1) continue;
+
+         nChannelsFromDA++;
+
+         AliDebug(3,Form(" channel %i noise status before noise = %i, with global status = %i",ich,(Int_t)fStatus->GetNoiseStatus(ich),(Int_t)fStatus->GetStatus(ich)));
+         //AliDebug(2,Form( " channel %i status before noise = %i",ich,(Int_t)fStatus->GetNoiseStatus(ich)));
+         
+         /* check whether channel has been read out during current run.
+          * if the status is bad it means it has not been read out.
+          * in this case skip channel in order to leave its status 
+          * unchanged */
+
+         if ((fStatus->GetHWStatus(ich)) == AliTOFChannelOnlineStatusArray::kTOFHWBad)
+                 continue;
+         
+         nNoise++;
+         if (htofNoise->GetBinContent(ich+1) >= noiseThr){
+                 fStatus->SetNoiseStatus(ich,AliTOFChannelOnlineStatusArray::kTOFNoiseBad); // bad status for noise
+                 AliDebug(3,Form( " channel %i noise status after noise = %i, with global status = %i",ich,(Int_t)fStatus->GetNoiseStatus(ich),(Int_t)fStatus->GetStatus(ich)));
+                 nNoisyChannels++;
+         }
+         else {
+                 fStatus->SetNoiseStatus(ich,AliTOFChannelOnlineStatusArray::kTOFNoiseOk); // good status for noise
+                 AliDebug(3,Form(" channel %i noise status after noise = %i, with global status = %i",ich,(Int_t)fStatus->GetNoiseStatus(ich),(Int_t)fStatus->GetStatus(ich)));
+                 nNotNoisyChannels++;
+         }
+  }
+  
+  Log(Form(" Number of channels processed by DA during noise run, independetly from TOFFEE = %i",nChannelsFromDA));
+  Log(Form(" Number of channels processed during noise run (that were ON according to TOFFEE) = %i",nNoise));
+  Log(Form(" Number of noisy channels found during noise run = %i",nNoisyChannels));
+  Log(Form(" Number of not noisy channels found during noise run = %i",nNotNoisyChannels));
+  Log(Form(" Number of channels with matching window NULL (so skipped), but Non Zero content = %i",nMatchingWindowNullNonZero));
+  Log(Form(" Number of channels with matching window NULL (so skipped), and Zero content = %i",nMatchingWindowNullEqualZero));
+
+  delete listNoise;
+  
+  //daqFile=0;
+  
+  //storing in OCDB
+  
+  AliCDBMetaData metaData;
+  metaData.SetBeamPeriod(0);
+  metaData.SetResponsible("Chiara Zampolli");
+  metaData.SetComment("This preprocessor fills an AliTOFChannelOnlineStatusArray object after a Noise run.");
+  AliInfo("Storing Calibration Data from Noise Run");
+  resultNoise = Store("Calib","Status",fStatus, &metaData,0,kTRUE);
+  if(!resultNoise){
+    Log("Some problems occurred while storing online object resulting from Noise data processing");
+    delete htofNoise;
+    htofNoise = 0x0;
+    if (fStatus){
+           delete fStatus;
+           fStatus = 0;
+    }
+    if (fMatchingWindow){
+           delete [] fMatchingWindow;
+           fMatchingWindow = 0;
+    }
+    return 14;//return error code for problems in storing Noise data 
+  }
+
+  if(fStoreRefData){
+    
+    AliCDBMetaData metaDataHisto;
+    metaDataHisto.SetBeamPeriod(0);
+    metaDataHisto.SetResponsible("Chiara Zampolli");
+    metaDataHisto.SetComment("This preprocessor stores the Ref data from a noise run. ");
+    AliInfo("Storing Reference Data");
+    resultNoiseRef = StoreReferenceData("Calib","NoiseData",htofNoise, &metaDataHisto);
+    if (!resultNoiseRef){
+      Log("some problems occurred::No Reference Data for noise stored");
+      delete htofNoise;
+      htofNoise = 0x0;
+      if (fStatus){
+             delete fStatus;
+             fStatus = 0;
+      }
+      if (fMatchingWindow){
+             delete [] fMatchingWindow;
+             fMatchingWindow = 0;
+      }
+      return 12;//return error code for failure in storing Ref Data 
+    }
+  }
+
+  delete htofNoise;
+  htofNoise = 0x0;
+
+  if (fStatus){
+    delete fStatus;
+    fStatus = 0;
+  }
+
+  if (fMatchingWindow){
+         delete [] fMatchingWindow;
+         fMatchingWindow = 0;
+  }
+
+  return 0;
+}
+//_____________________________________________________________________________
+
+UInt_t AliTOFPreprocessor::ProcessFEEData()
+{
+  // Processing Pulser Run data for TOF channel status
+  // dummy for the time being
+
+  Log("Processing FEE");
+
+  //Bool_t updateOCDB = kFALSE;
+  AliTOFFEEReader feeReader;
+
+  TH1C hCurrentFEE("hCurrentFEE","histo with current FEE channel status", fNChannels, 0, fNChannels);
+  
+  /* load current TOF FEE(dump) from DCS FXS, 
+   * setup TOFFEEdump object */
+
+  const char * toffeeFileName = GetFile(kDCS,"TofFeeMap",""); 
+  AliInfo(Form("toffee file name = %s", toffeeFileName));
+  if (toffeeFileName == NULL) {
+    return 15;
+  } 
+  AliTOFFEEDump feedump;
+  feedump.ReadFromFile(toffeeFileName);
+  
+  /* load current TOF FEE(light) config from DCS FXS, parse, 
+   * fill current FEE histogram and set FEE status */
+  
+  const char * nameFile = GetFile(kDCS,"TofFeeLightMap",""); 
+  AliInfo(Form("toffeeLight file name = %s",nameFile));
+  if (nameFile == NULL) {
+         return 15;
+  } 
+  feeReader.LoadFEElightConfig(nameFile);
+  Int_t parseFee = feeReader.ParseFEElightConfig();
+  AliDebug(2,Form("%i enabled channels found in FEElight configuration",parseFee));
+  /* load stored TOF FEE from OCDB and compare it with current FEE.
+   * if stored FEE is different from current FEE set update flag.
+   * if there is no stored FEE in OCDB set update flag */
+  
+  fMatchingWindow = new Int_t[fNChannels];
+  fLatencyWindow = new Int_t[fNChannels];
+  
+  AliCDBEntry *cdbEntry = GetFromOCDB("Calib","Status");
+  if (!cdbEntry) {
+         /* no CDB entry found. set update flag */
+         Log("     ************ WARNING ************");
+         Log("No CDB Status entry found, creating a new one!");
+         Log("     *********************************");
+         fStatus = new AliTOFChannelOnlineStatusArray(fNChannels);
+         //updateOCDB = kTRUE;
+         fIsStatusMapChanged = kTRUE;
   }
-  else{ 
-    result=1;
+  else {
+         if (cdbEntry) cdbEntry->SetOwner(kFALSE);
+         /* CDB entry OK. loop over channels */
+         fStatus = (AliTOFChannelOnlineStatusArray*) cdbEntry->GetObject();
+         delete cdbEntry;
+         cdbEntry = 0x0;
+         /* cehck whether status object has latency window data */
+         if (!fStatus->HasLatencyWindow()) {
+           /* create new status object and update OCDB */
+           Log("     ************ WARNING ************");
+           Log("CDB Status entry found but has no latency window data, creating a new one!");
+           Log("     *********************************");
+           delete fStatus;
+           fStatus = new AliTOFChannelOnlineStatusArray(fNChannels);
+           //updateOCDB = kTRUE;
+           fIsStatusMapChanged = kTRUE;
+         }
   }
+  for (Int_t iChannel = 0; iChannel < fNChannels; iChannel++){
+         //AliDebug(2,Form("********** channel %i",iChannel));
+         /* compare current FEE channel status with stored one 
+          * if different set update flag and break loop */
+         //AliDebug(2,Form( " channel %i status before FEE = %i",iChannel,(Int_t)fStatus->GetHWStatus(iChannel)));
+         fMatchingWindow[iChannel] = feeReader.GetMatchingWindow(iChannel);
+         fLatencyWindow[iChannel] = feeReader.GetLatencyWindow(iChannel);
+         if (feeReader.IsChannelEnabled(iChannel)) {
+                 hCurrentFEE.SetBinContent(iChannel + 1, 1);
+                 if (fStatus->GetHWStatus(iChannel)!=AliTOFChannelOnlineStatusArray::kTOFHWOk){
+                         //updateOCDB = kTRUE;
+                         fIsStatusMapChanged = kTRUE;
+                         fStatus->SetHWStatus(iChannel,AliTOFChannelOnlineStatusArray::kTOFHWOk);
+                         AliDebug(3,Form( " changed into enabled: channel %i status after FEE = %i",iChannel,(Int_t)fStatus->GetHWStatus(iChannel)));
+                 }
+                 if (fStatus->GetLatencyWindow(iChannel)!=fLatencyWindow[iChannel]){
+                         //updateOCDB = kTRUE;
+                         fIsStatusMapChanged = kTRUE;
+                         fStatus->SetLatencyWindow(iChannel,fLatencyWindow[iChannel]);
+                         AliDebug(3,Form( " changed latency window: channel %i latency window after FEE = %i",iChannel,fStatus->GetLatencyWindow(iChannel)));
+                 }
+         }
+         else {
+                 if (fStatus->GetHWStatus(iChannel)!=AliTOFChannelOnlineStatusArray::kTOFHWBad){
+                         //updateOCDB = kTRUE;
+                         fIsStatusMapChanged = kTRUE;
+                         fStatus->SetHWStatus(iChannel,AliTOFChannelOnlineStatusArray::kTOFHWBad);
+                         AliDebug(3,Form( " changed into disabled: channel %i status after FEE = %i",iChannel,(Int_t)fStatus->GetHWStatus(iChannel)));
+                 }
+         }
+  }
+
+
+  /* check whether we don't have to store reference data.
+   * in this case we return without errors. */
+  if (fStoreRefData) {
+    /* store reference data */
+    AliCDBMetaData metaDataHisto;
+    metaDataHisto.SetBeamPeriod(0);
+    metaDataHisto.SetResponsible("Roberto Preghenella");
+    metaDataHisto.SetComment("This preprocessor stores the FEE Ref data of the current run.");
+    AliInfo("Storing FEE reference data");
+    /* store FEE reference data */
+    if (!StoreReferenceData("Calib", "FEEData", &hCurrentFEE, &metaDataHisto)) {
+      /* failed */
+      Log("problems while storing FEE reference data");
+      if (fStatus){
+       delete fStatus;
+       fStatus = 0;
+      }
+      return 18; /* error return code for problems while storing FEE reference data */
+    }
+    
+    /* store TOF FEE dump reference data */
+    AliCDBMetaData metaDatadump;
+    metaDatadump.SetBeamPeriod(0);
+    metaDatadump.SetResponsible("Roberto Preghenella");
+    metaDatadump.SetComment("This preprocessor stores the TOF FEE dump Ref data of the current run.");
+    AliInfo("Storing TOF FEE dump reference data");
+    /* store FEE reference data */
+    if (!StoreReferenceData("Calib", "FEEDump", &feedump, &metaDatadump)) {
+      /* failed */
+      Log("problems while storing TOF FEE dump reference data");
+      return 18; /* error return code for problems while storing FEE reference data */
+    }
+  }
+
+  return 0;
+
+}
+
+//_____________________________________________________________________________
+
+UInt_t AliTOFPreprocessor::Process(TMap *dcsAliasMap)
+{
+  //
+  // Main AliTOFPreprocessor method called by SHUTTLE
+  //
+
+  TString runType = GetRunType();
+  Log(Form("RunType %s",runType.Data()));
+  
+  // processing 
 
-  return result;
+  /* always process FEE data */
+  Int_t iresultFEE = ProcessFEEData();
+  if (iresultFEE != 0)
+    return iresultFEE;
+
+  if (runType == "PULSER") {
+    Int_t iresultPulser = ProcessPulserData();
+    return iresultPulser; 
+  }
+
+  if (runType == "NOISE") { // for the time being associating noise runs with pedestal runs; proper run type to be defined 
+    Int_t iresultNoise = ProcessNoiseData();
+    return iresultNoise; 
+  }
+  if (runType == "PHYSICS") {
+    //    Int_t iresultDAQ = ProcessOnlineDelays();
+    Int_t iresultDAQ = ProcessT0Fill();
+    Int_t iresultNoiseCalib = ProcessNoiseCalibTrg();
+    Int_t iresultReadout = ProcessReadout();
+    Int_t iresultDCS = ProcessDCSDataPoints(dcsAliasMap);
+    Int_t iResultHVandLVdps = ProcessHVandLVdps(dcsAliasMap);
+    return iresultDAQ+iresultNoiseCalib+iresultDCS+iResultHVandLVdps+iresultReadout;
+  }
+
+  // storing
+  return 0;
+}
+
+
+//_____________________________________________________________________________
+
+void
+AliTOFPreprocessor::FillWithCosmicCalibration(AliTOFChannelOnlineArray *cal)
+{
+  /*
+   * fill with cosmic calibration 
+   */
+
+  Log(" Using cosmic-ray calibration.");
+  
+  AliTOFcalibHisto calibHisto;
+  calibHisto.SetFullCorrectionFlag(AliTOFcalibHisto::kTimeSlewingCorr, kFALSE);
+  Log(Form(" loading calibration histograms from %s", calibHisto.GetCalibHistoFileName()));
+  Log(Form(" loading calibration parameters from %s", calibHisto.GetCalibParFileName()));
+  calibHisto.LoadCalibPar();
+  
+  /* loop over channel index */
+  for (Int_t iIndex = 0; iIndex < fNChannels; iIndex++) {
+    cal->SetDelay(iIndex, calibHisto.GetFullCorrection(iIndex));
+  }
+  
+}
+
+//_____________________________________________________________________________
+
+void
+AliTOFPreprocessor::FillWithCableLengthMap(AliTOFChannelOnlineArray *cal)
+{
+  /*
+   * fill with cosmic calibration 
+   */
+  
+  Log(" Using cable-length map.");
+  AliTOFRawStream tofrs;
+  Int_t det[5], dummy, index;
+  Float_t cableTimeShift;
+  
+  /* temporarly disable warnings */
+  AliLog::EType_t logLevel = (AliLog::EType_t)AliLog::GetGlobalLogLevel();
+  AliLog::SetGlobalLogLevel(AliLog::kError);
+  
+  /* loop over EO indeces */
+  for (Int_t iddl = 0; iddl < 72; iddl++)
+    for (Int_t islot = 3; islot <= 12; islot++)
+      for (Int_t ichain = 0; ichain < 2; ichain++)
+       for (Int_t itdc = 0; itdc < 15; itdc++)
+         for (Int_t ichannel = 0; ichannel < 8; ichannel++) {
+           
+           /* get DO index */
+           tofrs.EquipmentId2VolumeId(iddl, islot, ichain, itdc, ichannel, det);
+           
+           /* swap det[3] and det[4] indeces (needed to obtain correct channel index) */
+           dummy = det[3];
+           det[3] = det[4];
+           det[4] = dummy;
+           
+           /* check DO index */
+           if (det[0] < 0 || det[0] > 17 ||
+               det[1] < 0 || det[1] > 4 ||
+               det[2] < 0 || det[2] > 18 ||
+               det[3] < 0 || det[3] > 1 ||
+               det[4] < 0 || det[4] > 47)
+             continue;
+           
+           /* get channel index */
+           index = AliTOFGeometry::GetIndex(det);
+           if (index < 0) continue;
+           
+           /* get cable time shift */
+           cableTimeShift = AliTOFCableLengthMap::GetCableTimeShift(iddl, islot, ichain, itdc);
+           
+           /* set delay */
+           if (index<fNChannels) {
+             cal->SetDelay(index,cableTimeShift);  // delay in ns
+             AliDebug(2,Form("Setting delay %f (ns) for channel %i",cableTimeShift,index));
+           }
+           
+         } /* loop over EO indeces */
+  
+  /* re-enable warnings */
+  AliLog::SetGlobalLogLevel(logLevel);
+  
 }