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General PDB Tools

Several tools have been developed which help users interact with the ITk Production Database (PDB).

There are several tools available covering general functionality and specific tasks for projects/components/tests. Some tools are hosted centrally and accessible through the web (via a Browser) and others are available from download via online repositories (e.g. gitLab).

NB For all database interactions, users require two ITk PDB passwords for access. For ITk PDB registration instructions see here.

PDB interfaces

The standard browser based interface with PDB is the Unicorn webApp. In addtion there is an API which allows development of custom tools via browser, commanline or GUI.

Unicorn WebApp

Unicorn webApp was developed as the default test web application to interface with the PDB. It has since become is the "official" web-based application for interacting with the ITk PDB.

The web application provides functionality for:

  • data registration

    • registration and update of of component, test and batch types
    • registration and update of individual components, test runs and batches
    • registration and update of shipments

  • data querying

    • components
    • test uploads
    • shipments

Custom Tools

Custom tools are possible thanks to the ITk PDB API. For detailed instructions see here.

Several interface tools have been developed to ease general and specific interactions with the PDB. Some are listed here.

  • the vast majority of these tools use the itkdb pythonic wrapper to interface with the PDB via the API.

General Tools

These PDB inteface tools include functionality for a number of PDB interactions and are intended to cover a number of users tasks.

A non-comprehensive list:

Commandline based tools

General Scripts: GitLab repository of scripts for all projects

Core Calculator: Calculate core effort based on user specified component population and completion criteria

Pixels focussed tools

Pixels Streamlit webApp: generic component, test and batch registration with project specific test analysis pages

Pigtail multi-theme webApp: Pixels Pigtails specific component/test registration and reporting

ITkFlask: Pixels institution inventory, component and testRun registration

Hybridisation Vendor webApp: streamlit webApp for hybridisation vendors to register and assemble bare modules

LocalDB: Pixels electrical test uploads

Module QC Non-electrical GUI: GUI for Pixels Module non-electrical tests

Strips focussed tools

Strips Streamlit webApp: generic component, test and batch registration with project specific test analysis pages

ITk test GUI: per component test check and visualisation for Strips components

ITk Yields reporting: framework to derive production yields from PDB data.

Strip Twiki: list of PDB tools per area

Other tools

Reporting streamlit webApp:

PDB contacts

Please use the platforms below to give feedback, suggestions or contribute to ITk PDB activities: