#include <PedsFullNoiseHistosUsingDb.h>

Inheritance diagram for PedsFullNoiseHistosUsingDb:

Public Member Functions
	PedsFullNoiseHistosUsingDb (const edm::ParameterSet &pset, DQMStore , SiStripConfigDb const, edm::ESGetToken< TrackerTopology, TrackerTopologyRcd > tTopoToken)

void	uploadConfigurations () override

	~PedsFullNoiseHistosUsingDb () override

Public Member Functions inherited from CommissioningHistosUsingDb
	CommissioningHistosUsingDb (SiStripConfigDb *const, edm::ESGetToken< TrackerTopology, TrackerTopologyRcd > tTopoToken, sistrip::RunType=sistrip::UNDEFINED_RUN_TYPE)

void	configure (const edm::ParameterSet &, const edm::EventSetup &) override

bool	doUploadAnal () const

void	doUploadAnal (bool)

bool	doUploadConf () const

void	doUploadConf (bool)

void	uploadToConfigDb ()

	~CommissioningHistosUsingDb () override

Public Member Functions inherited from CommissioningHistograms
	CommissioningHistograms (const edm::ParameterSet &pset, DQMStore *const, const sistrip::RunType &)

	CommissioningHistograms ()

void	createCollations (const std::vector< std::string > &)

virtual void	createSummaryHisto (const sistrip::Monitorable &, const sistrip::Presentation &, const std::string &top_level_dir, const sistrip::Granularity &)

void	extractHistograms (const std::vector< std::string > &)

virtual void	printSummary ()

void	remove (std::string pattern="")

void	save (std::string &filename, uint32_t run_number=0, std::string partitionName="")

virtual	~CommissioningHistograms ()

Public Member Functions inherited from PedsFullNoiseHistograms
void	histoAnalysis (bool debug) override

	PedsFullNoiseHistograms (const edm::ParameterSet &pset, DQMStore *)

void	printAnalyses () override

	~PedsFullNoiseHistograms () override

Private Member Functions
void	create (SiStripConfigDb::AnalysisDescriptionsV &, Analysis) override

void	update (SiStripConfigDb::FedDescriptionsRange)

Private Attributes
bool	allowSelectiveUpload_

bool	disableBadStrips_

float	highThreshold_

bool	keepStripsDisabled_

float	lowThreshold_

bool	skipEmptyStrips_

bool	uploadOnlyStripBadChannelBit_

bool	uploadPedsFullNoiseDBTable_

Additional Inherited Members
Public Types inherited from CommissioningHistograms
typedef std::map< uint32_t, CommissioningAnalysis * >	Analyses

typedef Analyses::iterator	Analysis

typedef dqm::harvesting::DQMStore	DQMStore

typedef SummaryPlotFactory< CommissioningAnalysis * >	Factory

typedef std::map< uint32_t, uint32_t >	FedToFecMap

typedef std::vector< Histo * >	Histos

typedef std::map< uint32_t, Histos >	HistosMap

typedef dqm::harvesting::MonitorElement	MonitorElement

Static Public Member Functions inherited from CommissioningHistograms
static void	copyCustomInformation (DQMStore *const, const std::vector< std::string > &)

static uint32_t	runNumber (DQMStore *const, const std::vector< std::string > &)

static sistrip::RunType	runType (DQMStore *const, const std::vector< std::string > &)

Protected Member Functions inherited from CommissioningHistosUsingDb
virtual void	addDcuDetIds ()

void	buildDetInfo ()

SiStripFedCabling *const	cabling () const

virtual void	createAnalyses (SiStripConfigDb::AnalysisDescriptionsV &)

SiStripConfigDb *const	db () const

std::pair< std::string, DetInfo >	detInfo (const SiStripFecKey &)

bool	deviceIsPresent (const SiStripFecKey &)

void	uploadAnalyses ()

Protected Member Functions inherited from CommissioningHistograms
DQMStore *const	bei () const

void	clearHistosMap ()

Analyses &	data (bool getMaskedData=false)

Factory *const	factory ()

TH1 *	histogram (const sistrip::Monitorable &, const sistrip::Presentation &, const sistrip::View &, const std::string &directory, const uint32_t &xbins, const float &xlow=1. sistrip::invalid_, const float &xhigh=1. sistrip::invalid_)

const HistosMap &	histos () const

const FedToFecMap &	mapping () const

void	printHistosMap ()

const edm::ParameterSet &	pset () const

const sistrip::RunType &	task () const

Protected Attributes inherited from CommissioningHistograms
std::unique_ptr< Factory >	factory_

Detailed Description

Definition at line 8 of file PedsFullNoiseHistosUsingDb.h.

Constructor & Destructor Documentation

◆ PedsFullNoiseHistosUsingDb()

PedsFullNoiseHistosUsingDb::PedsFullNoiseHistosUsingDb	(	const edm::ParameterSet &	pset,
		DQMStore *	bei,
		SiStripConfigDb * const	db,
		edm::ESGetToken< TrackerTopology, TrackerTopologyRcd >	tTopoToken
	)

Definition at line 14 of file PedsFullNoiseHistosUsingDb.cc.

References allowSelectiveUpload_, disableBadStrips_, edm::ParameterSet::existsAs(), edm::ParameterSet::getParameter(), highThreshold_, keepStripsDisabled_, LogTrace, lowThreshold_, sistrip::mlDqmClient_, CommissioningHistograms::pset(), skipEmptyStrips_, uploadOnlyStripBadChannelBit_, and uploadPedsFullNoiseDBTable_.

     : CommissioningHistograms(
           pset.getParameter<edm::ParameterSet>("PedsFullNoiseParameters"), bei, sistrip::PEDS_FULL_NOISE),
       CommissioningHistosUsingDb(db, tTopoToken, sistrip::PEDS_FULL_NOISE),
       PedsFullNoiseHistograms(pset.getParameter<edm::ParameterSet>("PedsFullNoiseParameters"), bei) {
   LogTrace(mlDqmClient_) << "[PedsFullNoiseHistosUsingDb::" << __func__ << "]"
                          << " Constructing object...";
 
   highThreshold_ = this->pset().getParameter<double>("HighThreshold");
   lowThreshold_ = this->pset().getParameter<double>("LowThreshold");
 
   LogTrace(mlDqmClient_) << "[PedsFullNoiseHistosUsingDb::" << __func__ << "]"
                          << " Set FED zero suppression high/low threshold to " << highThreshold_ << "/"
                          << lowThreshold_;
 
   disableBadStrips_ = this->pset().getParameter<bool>("DisableBadStrips");
   keepStripsDisabled_ = this->pset().getParameter<bool>("KeepStripsDisabled");
   skipEmptyStrips_ = this->pset().getParameter<bool>("SkipEmptyStrips");
   uploadOnlyStripBadChannelBit_ = this->pset().getParameter<bool>("UploadOnlyStripBadChannelBit");
   uploadPedsFullNoiseDBTable_ = this->pset().getParameter<bool>("UploadPedsFullNoiseDBTable");
 
   LogTrace(mlDqmClient_) << "[PedestalsHistosUsingDb::" << __func__ << "]"
                          << " Disabling strips: " << disableBadStrips_
                          << " ; keeping previously disabled strips: " << keepStripsDisabled_
                          << " ; skip strips with no data: " << skipEmptyStrips_
                          << " ; upload only bad channel bit: " << uploadOnlyStripBadChannelBit_;
 
   allowSelectiveUpload_ =
       this->pset().existsAs<bool>("doSelectiveUpload") ? this->pset().getParameter<bool>("doSelectiveUpload") : false;
   LogTrace(mlDqmClient_) << "[PedestalsHistosUsingDb::" << __func__ << "]"
                          << " Selective upload of modules set to : " << allowSelectiveUpload_;
 }

◆ ~PedsFullNoiseHistosUsingDb()

PedsFullNoiseHistosUsingDb::~PedsFullNoiseHistosUsingDb ( )

override

Definition at line 52 of file PedsFullNoiseHistosUsingDb.cc.

References LogTrace, and sistrip::mlDqmClient_.

                                                         {
   LogTrace(mlDqmClient_) << "[PedsFullNoiseHistosUsingDb::" << __func__ << "]"
                          << " Destructing object...";
 }

Member Function Documentation

◆ create()

void PedsFullNoiseHistosUsingDb::create	(	SiStripConfigDb::AnalysisDescriptionsV &	desc,
		Analysis	analysis
	)

overrideprivatevirtual

Reimplemented from CommissioningHistosUsingDb.

Definition at line 252 of file PedsFullNoiseHistosUsingDb.cc.

References conversion_template_cfg::anal, CommissioningHistosUsingDb::db(), SiStripConfigDb::dbParams(), submitPVResolutionJobs::desc, SiStripFecKey::i2cAddr(), SiStripDbParams::partitions(), and uploadPedsFullNoiseDBTable_.

                                                                                                      {
   PedsFullNoiseAnalysis* anal = dynamic_cast<PedsFullNoiseAnalysis*>(analysis->second);
 
   if (!anal) {
     return;
   }
 
   SiStripFecKey fec_key(anal->fecKey());
   SiStripFedKey fed_key(anal->fedKey());
 
   for (uint16_t iapv = 0; iapv < 2; ++iapv) {
     // Create a description for the standard pedestal analysis
     PedestalsAnalysisDescription* pedestalDescription;
     pedestalDescription =
         new PedestalsAnalysisDescription(anal->deadStripBit()[iapv],
                                          anal->badStripBit()[iapv],
                                          anal->pedsMean()[iapv],
                                          anal->pedsSpread()[iapv],
                                          anal->noiseMean()[iapv],
                                          anal->noiseSpread()[iapv],
                                          anal->rawMean()[iapv],
                                          anal->rawSpread()[iapv],
                                          anal->pedsMax()[iapv],
                                          anal->pedsMin()[iapv],
                                          anal->noiseMax()[iapv],
                                          anal->noiseMin()[iapv],
                                          anal->rawMax()[iapv],
                                          anal->rawMin()[iapv],
                                          fec_key.fecCrate(),
                                          fec_key.fecSlot(),
                                          fec_key.fecRing(),
                                          fec_key.ccuAddr(),
                                          fec_key.ccuChan(),
                                          SiStripFecKey::i2cAddr(fec_key.lldChan(), !iapv),
                                          db()->dbParams().partitions().begin()->second.partitionName(),
                                          db()->dbParams().partitions().begin()->second.runNumber(),
                                          anal->isValid(),
                                          "",
                                          fed_key.fedId(),
                                          fed_key.feUnit(),
                                          fed_key.feChan(),
                                          fed_key.fedApv());
 
     // Add comments
     typedef std::vector<std::string> Strings;
     Strings errors = anal->getErrorCodes();
     Strings::const_iterator istr = errors.begin();
     Strings::const_iterator jstr = errors.end();
     for (; istr != jstr; ++istr) {
       pedestalDescription->addComments(*istr);
     }
 
     // Store description
     desc.push_back(pedestalDescription);
 
     // Create description
     if (uploadPedsFullNoiseDBTable_) {
       PedsFullNoiseAnalysisDescription* pedsFullNoiseDescription;
       pedsFullNoiseDescription = new PedsFullNoiseAnalysisDescription(
           anal->deadStrip()[iapv],
           anal->badStrip()[iapv],
           anal->shiftedStrip()[iapv],            // bad strip-id within an APV due to offset
           anal->lowNoiseStrip()[iapv],           // bad strip-id within an APV due to noise
           anal->largeNoiseStrip()[iapv],         // bad strip-id within an APV due to noise
           anal->largeNoiseSignificance()[iapv],  // bad strip-id within an APV due to noise significance
           anal->badFitStatus()[iapv],            // bad strip-id within an APV due to fit status
           anal->badADProbab()[iapv],             // bad strip-id within an APV due to AD probab
           anal->badKSProbab()[iapv],             // bad strip-id within an APV due to KS probab
           anal->badJBProbab()[iapv],             // bad strip-id within an APV due to JB probab
           anal->badChi2Probab()[iapv],           // bad strip-id within an APV due to Chi2 probab
           anal->badTailStrip()[iapv],            // bad strip-id within an APV due to tail
           anal->badDoublePeakStrip()[iapv],      // bad strip-id within an APV due to Double peaks
           anal->adProbab()[iapv],    // one value oer strip
           anal->ksProbab()[iapv],    // one value oer strip
           anal->jbProbab()[iapv],    // one value oer strip
           anal->chi2Probab()[iapv],  // one value oer strip
           anal->residualRMS()[iapv],
           anal->residualSigmaGaus()[iapv],
           anal->noiseSignificance()[iapv],
           anal->residualSkewness()[iapv],
           anal->residualKurtosis()[iapv],
           anal->residualIntegralNsigma()[iapv],
           anal->residualIntegral()[iapv],
           fec_key.fecCrate(),
           fec_key.fecSlot(),
           fec_key.fecRing(),
           fec_key.ccuAddr(),
           fec_key.ccuChan(),
           SiStripFecKey::i2cAddr(fec_key.lldChan(), !iapv),
           db()->dbParams().partitions().begin()->second.partitionName(),
           db()->dbParams().partitions().begin()->second.runNumber(),
           anal->isValid(),
           "",
           fed_key.fedId(),
           fed_key.feUnit(),
           fed_key.feChan(),
           fed_key.fedApv());
       istr = errors.begin();
       jstr = errors.end();
       for (; istr != jstr; ++istr) {
         pedsFullNoiseDescription->addComments(*istr);
       }
 
       // Store description
       desc.push_back(pedsFullNoiseDescription);
     }
   }
 }

◆ update()

void PedsFullNoiseHistosUsingDb::update ( SiStripConfigDb::FedDescriptionsRange feds )

private

Definition at line 89 of file PedsFullNoiseHistosUsingDb.cc.

References generateTowerEtThresholdLUT::addr, allowSelectiveUpload_, conversion_template_cfg::anal, sistrip::APVS_PER_FEDCH, CommissioningHistosUsingDb::cabling(), getInfo::conn, CommissioningHistograms::data(), TauDecayModes::dec, CommissioningHistosUsingDb::deviceIsPresent(), disableBadStrips_, SiStripFedKey::feChan(), sistrip::FEDCH_PER_FED, SiStripFedKey::fedChannel(), SiStripFedCabling::fedConnection(), SiStripFedKey::fedId(), l1tstage2emulator_dqm_sourceclient-live_cfg::feds, SiStripFedKey::feUnit(), spr::find(), highThreshold_, sistrip::invalid_, edm::isDebugEnabled(), keepStripsDisabled_, SiStripKey::key(), LogTrace, lowThreshold_, sistrip::mlDqmClient_, skipEmptyStrips_, contentValuesCheck::ss, groupFilesInBlocks::temp, and uploadOnlyStripBadChannelBit_.

Referenced by progressbar.ProgressBar::__next__(), MatrixUtil.Matrix::__setitem__(), MatrixUtil.Steps::__setitem__(), dqm-mbProfile.Profile::finish(), progressbar.ProgressBar::finish(), MatrixUtil.Steps::overwrite(), and uploadConfigurations().

                                                                                 {
   // Iterate through feds and update fed descriptions
   uint16_t updated = 0;
   SiStripConfigDb::FedDescriptionsV::const_iterator ifed;
 
   for (ifed = feds.begin(); ifed != feds.end(); ifed++) {  // Loop on the FED for this partition
 
     for (uint16_t ichan = 0; ichan < sistrip::FEDCH_PER_FED; ichan++) {
       // Build FED and FEC keys from the cabling object i.e. checking if there is a connection
       const FedChannelConnection& conn = cabling()->fedConnection((*ifed)->getFedId(), ichan);
       if (conn.fecCrate() == sistrip::invalid_ || conn.fecSlot() == sistrip::invalid_ ||
           conn.fecRing() == sistrip::invalid_ || conn.ccuAddr() == sistrip::invalid_ ||
           conn.ccuChan() == sistrip::invalid_ || conn.lldChannel() == sistrip::invalid_)
         continue;
 
       // build the FED and FEC key from the connection object
       SiStripFedKey fed_key(conn.fedId(), SiStripFedKey::feUnit(conn.fedCh()), SiStripFedKey::feChan(conn.fedCh()));
 
       SiStripFecKey fec_key(
           conn.fecCrate(), conn.fecSlot(), conn.fecRing(), conn.ccuAddr(), conn.ccuChan(), conn.lldChannel());
 
       // Locate appropriate analysis object --> based on FEC keys cause they are per lldChannel
       Analyses::const_iterator iter = data(allowSelectiveUpload_).find(fec_key.key());
       if (iter != data(allowSelectiveUpload_).end()) {
         PedsFullNoiseAnalysis* anal = dynamic_cast<PedsFullNoiseAnalysis*>(iter->second);
 
         if (!anal) {
           edm::LogError(mlDqmClient_) << "[PedsFullNoiseHistosUsingDb::" << __func__ << "]"
                                       << " NULL pointer to analysis object!";
           continue;
         }
 
         // Determine the pedestal shift to apply --> this is standard in the pedestal paylaod to avoid loss of signal from common-mode subtraction
         uint32_t pedshift = 127;
         for (uint16_t iapv = 0; iapv < sistrip::APVS_PER_FEDCH; iapv++) {
           uint32_t pedmin = (uint32_t)anal->pedsMin()[iapv];
           pedshift = pedmin < pedshift ? pedmin : pedshift;
         }
 
         // Iterate through APVs and strips
         for (uint16_t iapv = 0; iapv < sistrip::APVS_PER_FEDCH; iapv++) {
           for (uint16_t istr = 0; istr < anal->peds()[iapv].size(); istr++) {  // Loop on the pedestal for each APV
 
             if (not uploadOnlyStripBadChannelBit_ and anal->peds()[iapv][istr] < 1.) {  //@@ ie, zero
               edm::LogWarning(mlDqmClient_)
                   << "[PedestalsHistosUsingDb::" << __func__ << "]"
                   << " Skipping ZERO pedestal value (ie, NO UPLOAD TO DB!) for FedKey/Id/Ch: " << hex << setw(8)
                   << setfill('0') << fed_key.key() << dec << "/" << (*ifed)->getFedId() << "/" << ichan
                   << " and device with FEC/slot/ring/CCU/LLD " << fec_key.fecCrate() << "/" << fec_key.fecSlot() << "/"
                   << fec_key.fecRing() << "/" << fec_key.ccuAddr() << "/" << fec_key.ccuChan() << "/"
                   << fec_key.channel();
               continue;  //@@ do not upload
             }
 
             // get the information on the strip as it was on the db
             Fed9U::Fed9UAddress addr(ichan, iapv, istr);
             Fed9U::Fed9UStripDescription temp = (*ifed)->getFedStrips().getStrip(addr);
 
             // determine whether we need to disable the strip
             bool disableStrip = false;
             std::stringstream ss_disable;
 
             if (temp.getDisable()) {  // strip already disabled in the database
               ss_disable << "Already Disabled: " << conn.fecCrate() << " " << conn.fecSlot() << " " << conn.fecRing()
                          << " " << conn.ccuAddr() << " " << conn.ccuChan() << " " << conn.lldChannel() << " " << iapv
                          << " " << istr << std::endl;
               if (keepStripsDisabled_)
                 disableStrip = true;  // in case one wants to keep them disabled
             }
 
             // to disable new strips
             if (disableBadStrips_) {
               SiStripFedKey fed_key(anal->fedKey());
               PedsFullNoiseAnalysis::VInt dead = anal->deadStrip()[iapv];
               if (not skipEmptyStrips_ and  // if one don't want to skip dead strips
                   find(dead.begin(), dead.end(), istr) != dead.end()) {
                 disableStrip = true;
                 ss_disable << "Disabling Dead Strip: " << conn.fecCrate() << " " << conn.fecSlot() << " "
                            << conn.fecRing() << " " << conn.ccuAddr() << " " << conn.ccuChan() << " "
                            << conn.lldChannel() << " " << iapv << " " << istr << std::endl;
               }
 
               PedsFullNoiseAnalysis::VInt badcChan =
                   anal->badStrip()[iapv];  // new feature --> this is the sample of the whole bad strips from the analysis
               if (not disableStrip) {
                 if (find(badcChan.begin(), badcChan.end(), istr) != badcChan.end()) {
                   disableStrip = true;
                   ss_disable << "Disabling Bad strip: " << conn.fecCrate() << " " << conn.fecSlot() << " "
                              << conn.fecRing() << " " << conn.ccuAddr() << " " << conn.ccuChan() << " "
                              << conn.lldChannel() << " " << iapv << " " << istr << std::endl;
                 }
               }
             }
 
             if (edm::isDebugEnabled())
               LogTrace(mlDqmClient_) << ss_disable.str();
 
             uint32_t pedestalVal = 0;
             float noiseVal = 0;
             float lowThr = 0;
             float highThr = 0;
 
             // download the previous pedestal/noise payload from the DB
             if (uploadOnlyStripBadChannelBit_) {
               pedestalVal = static_cast<uint32_t>(temp.getPedestal());
               noiseVal = static_cast<float>(temp.getNoise());
               lowThr = static_cast<float>(temp.getLowThresholdFactor());
               highThr = static_cast<float>(temp.getHighThresholdFactor());
             } else {
               pedestalVal = static_cast<uint32_t>(anal->peds()[iapv][istr] - pedshift);
               noiseVal = anal->noise()[iapv][istr];
               lowThr = lowThreshold_;
               highThr = highThreshold_;
             }
 
             Fed9U::Fed9UStripDescription data(pedestalVal, highThr, lowThr, noiseVal, disableStrip);
 
             std::stringstream ss;
             if (data.getDisable() && edm::isDebugEnabled()) {
               ss << "[PedsFullNoiseHistosUsingDb::" << __func__ << "]"
                  << " Disabling strip in Fed9UStripDescription object..." << std::endl
                  << " for FED id/channel and APV/strip : " << fed_key.fedId() << "/" << fed_key.fedChannel() << " "
                  << iapv << "/" << istr << std::endl
                  << " and crate/FEC/ring/CCU/module    : " << fec_key.fecCrate() << "/" << fec_key.fecSlot() << "/"
                  << fec_key.fecRing() << "/" << fec_key.ccuAddr() << "/" << fec_key.ccuChan() << std::endl
                  << " from ped/noise/high/low/disable  : " << static_cast<uint32_t>(temp.getPedestal()) << "/"
                  << static_cast<float>(temp.getHighThresholdFactor()) << "/"
                  << static_cast<float>(temp.getLowThresholdFactor()) << "/" << static_cast<float>(temp.getNoise())
                  << "/" << static_cast<uint16_t>(temp.getDisable()) << std::endl;
             }
 
             (*ifed)->getFedStrips().setStrip(addr, data);
 
             if (data.getDisable() && edm::isDebugEnabled()) {
               ss << " to ped/noise/high/low/disable    : " << static_cast<uint32_t>(data.getPedestal()) << "/"
                  << static_cast<float>(data.getHighThresholdFactor()) << "/"
                  << static_cast<float>(data.getLowThresholdFactor()) << "/" << static_cast<float>(data.getNoise())
                  << "/" << static_cast<uint16_t>(data.getDisable()) << std::endl;
               LogTrace(mlDqmClient_) << ss.str();
             }
           }  // end loop on strips
         }    // end loop on apvs
         updated++;
       } else {  // device not found in the analysis
         if (deviceIsPresent(fec_key)) {
           edm::LogWarning(mlDqmClient_) << "[PedsFullNoiseHistosUsingDb::" << __func__ << "]"
                                         << " Unable to find pedestals/noise for FedKey/Id/Ch: " << hex << setw(8)
                                         << setfill('0') << fed_key.key() << dec << "/" << (*ifed)->getFedId() << "/"
                                         << ichan << " and device with FEC/slot/ring/CCU/LLD " << fec_key.fecCrate()
                                         << "/" << fec_key.fecSlot() << "/" << fec_key.fecRing() << "/"
                                         << fec_key.ccuAddr() << "/" << fec_key.ccuChan() << "/" << fec_key.channel();
         }
       }
     }
   }
 
   edm::LogVerbatim(mlDqmClient_) << "[PedsFullNoiseHistosUsingDb::" << __func__ << "]"
                                  << " Updated FED pedestals/noise for " << updated << " channels";
 }

◆ uploadConfigurations()

void PedsFullNoiseHistosUsingDb::uploadConfigurations ( )

overridevirtual

Reimplemented from CommissioningHistosUsingDb.

Definition at line 59 of file PedsFullNoiseHistosUsingDb.cc.

References CommissioningHistosUsingDb::db(), CommissioningHistosUsingDb::doUploadConf(), l1tstage2emulator_dqm_sourceclient-live_cfg::feds, SiStripConfigDb::getFedDescriptions(), LogTrace, sistrip::mlDqmClient_, update(), and SiStripConfigDb::uploadFedDescriptions().

                                                       {
   LogTrace(mlDqmClient_) << "[PedsFullNoiseHistosUsingDb::" << __func__ << "]";
 
   if (!db()) {
     edm::LogError(mlDqmClient_) << "[PedsFullNoiseHistosUsingDb::" << __func__ << "]"
                                 << " NULL pointer to SiStripConfigDb interface!"
                                 << " Aborting upload...";
     return;
   }
 
   // Update FED descriptions with new peds/noise values
   SiStripConfigDb::FedDescriptionsRange feds = db()->getFedDescriptions();
   update(feds);
   if (doUploadConf()) {  // check whether the upload HD config is set to true
 
     edm::LogVerbatim(mlDqmClient_) << "[PedsFullNoiseHistosUsingDb::" << __func__ << "]"
                                    << " Uploading pedestals/noise to DB...";
 
     db()->uploadFedDescriptions();  // change the FED version
 
     edm::LogVerbatim(mlDqmClient_) << "[PedsFullNoiseHistosUsingDb::" << __func__ << "]"
                                    << " Completed database upload of " << feds.size() << " FED descriptions!";
   } else {
     edm::LogWarning(mlDqmClient_) << "[PedsFullNoiseHistosUsingDb::" << __func__ << "]"
                                   << " TEST! No pedestals/noise values will be uploaded to DB...";
   }
 }