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/*
 *
 *  $Date: 2010/08/06 20:24:29 $
 *  $Revision: 1.75 $
 *  \author  N. Marinelli IASA 
 *  \author G. Della Ricca
 *  \author G. Franzoni
 *  \author A. Ghezzi
 *
 */

#include "EcalTBDaqFormatter.h"
#include <DataFormats/FEDRawData/interface/FEDRawData.h>
#include <DataFormats/EcalDetId/interface/EBDetId.h>
#include <DataFormats/EcalDetId/interface/EcalTrigTowerDetId.h>
#include <DataFormats/EcalDigi/interface/EBDataFrame.h>
#include <DataFormats/EcalDigi/interface/EcalDigiCollections.h>

#include <EventFilter/EcalTBRawToDigi/interface/EcalDCCHeaderRuntypeDecoder.h>
#include <DataFormats/EcalDigi/interface/EcalTriggerPrimitiveDigi.h>
#include <DataFormats/EcalDigi/interface/EcalTriggerPrimitiveSample.h>

#include "DCCDataParser.h"
#include "DCCEventBlock.h"
#include "DCCTowerBlock.h"
#include "DCCTCCBlock.h"
#include "DCCXtalBlock.h"
#include "DCCDataMapper.h"


#include <iostream>

EcalTBDaqFormatter::EcalTBDaqFormatter () {

  LogDebug("EcalTBRawToDigi") << "@SUB=EcalTBDaqFormatter";
  std::vector<uint32_t> parameters;
  parameters.push_back(10); // parameters[0] is the xtal samples 
  parameters.push_back(1);  // parameters[1] is the number of trigger time samples for TPG's
  parameters.push_back(68); // parameters[2] is the number of TT
  parameters.push_back(68); // parameters[3] is the number of SR Flags
  parameters.push_back(1);  // parameters[4] is the dcc id
  parameters.push_back(1);  // parameters[5] is the sr id
  parameters.push_back(1);  // parameters[6] is the tcc1 id
  parameters.push_back(2);  // parameters[7] is the tcc2 id
  parameters.push_back(3);  // parameters[8] is the tcc3 id
  parameters.push_back(4);  // parameters[9] is the tcc4 id

  theParser_ = new DCCTBDataParser(parameters);

}

void EcalTBDaqFormatter::interpretRawData(const FEDRawData & fedData , 
                                          EBDigiCollection& digicollection, EcalPnDiodeDigiCollection & pndigicollection , 
                                          EcalRawDataCollection& DCCheaderCollection, 
                                          EBDetIdCollection & dccsizecollection,
                                          EcalElectronicsIdCollection & ttidcollection ,  EcalElectronicsIdCollection & blocksizecollection,
                                          EBDetIdCollection & chidcollection , EBDetIdCollection & gaincollection, 
                                          EBDetIdCollection & gainswitchcollection, 
                                          EcalElectronicsIdCollection & memttidcollection,  EcalElectronicsIdCollection &  memblocksizecollection,
                                          EcalElectronicsIdCollection & memgaincollection,  EcalElectronicsIdCollection & memchidcollection,
                                          EcalTrigPrimDigiCollection &tpcollection)
{


  const unsigned char * pData = fedData.data();
  int length = fedData.size();
  bool shit=true;
  unsigned int tower=0;
  int ch=0;
  int strip=0;

  LogDebug("EcalTBRawToDigi") << "@SUB=EcalTBDaqFormatter::interpretRawData"
                              << "size " << length;
 

  // mean + 3sigma estimation needed when switching to 0suppressed data
  digicollection.reserve(kCrystals);
  pnAllocated = false;
  

  theParser_->parseBuffer( reinterpret_cast<uint32_t*>(const_cast<unsigned char*>(pData)), static_cast<uint32_t>(length), shit );
  
  std::vector< DCCTBEventBlock * > &   dccEventBlocks = theParser_->dccEvents();

  // Access each DCCTB block
  for( std::vector< DCCTBEventBlock * >::iterator itEventBlock = dccEventBlocks.begin(); 
       itEventBlock != dccEventBlocks.end(); 
       itEventBlock++){
    
    bool _displayParserMessages = false;
    if( (*itEventBlock)->eventHasErrors() && _displayParserMessages)
      {
        edm::LogWarning("EcalTBRawToDigi") << "@SUB=EcalTBDaqFormatter::interpretRawData"
                                      << "errors found from parser... ";
        edm::LogWarning("EcalTBRawToDigi") << (*itEventBlock)->eventErrorString();
        edm::LogWarning("EcalTBRawToDigi") << "@SUB=EcalTBDaqFormatter::interpretRawData"
                                      << "... errors from parser notified";
      }

    // getting the fields of the DCC header
    EcalDCCHeaderBlock theDCCheader;

    theDCCheader.setId(28);                                                     // tb unpacker: forced to 28 to get first geom slot in EB
    int fedId = (*itEventBlock)->getDataField("FED/DCC ID");
    theDCCheader.setFedId( fedId );                                             // fed id as found in raw data (0... 35 at tb )

    theDCCheader.setRunNumber((*itEventBlock)->getDataField("RUN NUMBER"));
    short trigger_type = (*itEventBlock)->getDataField("TRIGGER TYPE");
    short zs  = (*itEventBlock)->getDataField("ZS");
    short tzs = (*itEventBlock)->getDataField("TZS");
    short sr  = (*itEventBlock)->getDataField("SR");
    bool  dataIsSuppressed;

    // if zs&&tzs the suppression algo is used in DCC, the data are not suppressed and zs-bits are set
    if ( zs && !(tzs) ) dataIsSuppressed = true;
    else  dataIsSuppressed = false;

    if(trigger_type >0 && trigger_type <5){theDCCheader.setBasicTriggerType(trigger_type);}
    else{ edm::LogWarning("EcalTBRawToDigiTriggerType") << "@SUB=EcalTBDaqFormatter::interpretRawData"
                                                        << "unrecognized TRIGGER TYPE: "<<trigger_type;}
    theDCCheader.setLV1((*itEventBlock)->getDataField("LV1"));
    theDCCheader.setOrbit((*itEventBlock)->getDataField("ORBIT COUNTER"));
    theDCCheader.setBX((*itEventBlock)->getDataField("BX"));
    theDCCheader.setErrors((*itEventBlock)->getDataField("DCC ERRORS"));
    theDCCheader.setSelectiveReadout( sr );
    theDCCheader.setZeroSuppression( zs );
    theDCCheader.setTestZeroSuppression( tzs );
    theDCCheader.setSrpStatus((*itEventBlock)->getDataField("SR_CHSTATUS"));




    std::vector<short> theTCCs;
    for(int i=0; i<MAX_TCC_SIZE; i++){
      
      char TCCnum[20]; sprintf(TCCnum,"TCC_CHSTATUS#%d",i+1); std::string TCCnumS(TCCnum);
      theTCCs.push_back ((*itEventBlock)->getDataField(TCCnumS) );
    }
    theDCCheader.setTccStatus(theTCCs);


    std::vector< DCCTBTCCBlock * > tccBlocks = (*itEventBlock)->tccBlocks();
    
    for(    std::vector< DCCTBTCCBlock * >::iterator itTCCBlock = tccBlocks.begin(); 
            itTCCBlock != tccBlocks.end(); 
            itTCCBlock ++)
      {

        std::vector< std::pair<int,bool> > TpSamples = (* itTCCBlock) -> triggerSamples() ;
        // std::vector of 3 bits
        std::vector<int> TpFlags      = (* itTCCBlock) -> triggerFlags() ;
        
        // there have always to be 68 primitives and flags, per FED
        if (TpSamples.size()==68   && TpFlags.size()==68)
          {
            for(int i=0; i<((int)TpSamples.size()); i++)        
              {
                
                int etaTT = (i)  / kTowersInPhi +1;
                int phiTT = (i) % kTowersInPhi +1;

                // follow HB convention in iphi
                phiTT=3-phiTT;
                if(phiTT<=0)phiTT=phiTT+72;

                EcalTriggerPrimitiveSample theSample(TpSamples[i].first, TpSamples[i].second, TpFlags[i]);
                
                EcalTrigTowerDetId idtt(1, EcalBarrel, etaTT, phiTT, 0);

                EcalTriggerPrimitiveDigi thePrimitive(idtt);
                thePrimitive.setSize(1);                          // hard coded
                thePrimitive.setSample(0, theSample);
                
                tpcollection.push_back(thePrimitive);
                
                LogDebug("EcalTBRawToDigiTpg") << "@SUBS=EcalTBDaqFormatter::interpretRawData"
                                               << "tower: " << (i+1) 
                                               << " primitive: " << TpSamples[i].first
                                               << " flag: " << TpSamples[i].second;

                LogDebug("EcalTBRawToDigiTpg") << "@SUBS=EcalTBDaqFormatter::interpretRawData"<<
                  "tower: " << (i+1) << " flag: " << TpFlags[i];
              }// end loop on tower primitives
            
          }// end if
        else
          {
            edm::LogWarning("EcalTBRawToDigiTpg") << "68 elements not found for TpFlags or TpSamples, collection will be empty";
          }
      }  
    
    
    
    
    short TowerStatus[MAX_TT_SIZE+1];
    char buffer[20];
    std::vector<short> theTTstatus;
    for(int i=1;i<MAX_TT_SIZE+1;i++)
      { 
        sprintf(buffer, "FE_CHSTATUS#%d", i);
        std::string Tower(buffer);
        TowerStatus[i]= (*itEventBlock)->getDataField(Tower);
        theTTstatus.push_back(TowerStatus[i]);
        //std::cout << "tower " << i << " has status " <<  TowerStatus[i] << std::endl;  
      }

    theDCCheader.setFEStatus(theTTstatus);
    
    EcalDCCTBHeaderRuntypeDecoder theRuntypeDecoder;
    uint32_t DCCruntype = (*itEventBlock)->getDataField("RUN TYPE");
    theRuntypeDecoder.Decode(DCCruntype, &theDCCheader);
    //DCCHeader filled!
    DCCheaderCollection.push_back(theDCCheader);
    
    std::vector< DCCTBTowerBlock * > dccTowerBlocks = (*itEventBlock)->towerBlocks();
    LogDebug("EcalTBRawToDigi") << "@SUBS=EcalTBDaqFormatter::interpretRawData"
                                << "dccTowerBlocks size " << dccTowerBlocks.size();



    _expTowersIndex=0;_numExpectedTowers=0;
    for (int v=0; v<71; v++){
      _ExpectedTowers[v]=99999;
    }

    // note: these are the tower statuses handled at the moment - to be completed
    // staus==0:   tower expected;
    // staus==9:   Synk error LV1, tower expected;
    // staus==10:  Synk error BX, tower expected;
    // status==1, 2, 3, 4, 5:  tower not expected
    for (int u=1; u< (kTriggerTowersAndMem+1); u++)
      {
        if(   TowerStatus[u] ==0 || TowerStatus[u] ==9 || TowerStatus[u] ==10  ) 
          {_ExpectedTowers[_expTowersIndex]=u;
            _expTowersIndex++;
            _numExpectedTowers++;
          }
      }
    // resetting counter of expected towers
    _expTowersIndex=0;
      
      
    // if number of dccEventBlocks NOT same as expected stop
    if (!      (dccTowerBlocks.size() == _numExpectedTowers)      )
      {
        // we probably always want to know if this happens
        edm::LogWarning("EcalTBRawToDigiNumTowerBlocks") << "@SUB=EcalTBDaqFormatter::interpretRawData"
                                      << "number of TowerBlocks found (" << dccTowerBlocks.size()
                                      << ") differs from expected (" << _numExpectedTowers 
                                      << ") skipping event"; 
        
        EBDetId idsm(1, 1);
        dccsizecollection.push_back(idsm);

        return;
        
      }
      




    // Access the Tower block    
    for( std::vector< DCCTBTowerBlock * >::iterator itTowerBlock = dccTowerBlocks.begin(); 
         itTowerBlock!= dccTowerBlocks.end(); 
         itTowerBlock++){

      tower=(*itTowerBlock)->towerID();
      
      // checking if tt in data is the same as tt expected 
      // else skip tower and increment problem counter
            
      // compute eta/phi in order to have iTT = _ExpectedTowers[_expTowersIndex]
      // for the time being consider only zside>0

      EcalElectronicsId idtt(28, _ExpectedTowers[_expTowersIndex], 1, 1);

      if (  !(tower == _ExpectedTowers[_expTowersIndex])          )
        {       
          
          if (_ExpectedTowers[_expTowersIndex] <= 68){
            edm::LogWarning("EcalTBRawToDigiTowerId") << "@SUBS=EcalTBDaqFormatter::interpretRawData"
                                                      << "TTower id found (=" << tower 
                                                      << ") different from expected (=" <<  _ExpectedTowers[_expTowersIndex] 
                                                      << ") " << (_expTowersIndex+1) << "-th tower checked"; 
            
            //  report on failed tt_id for regular tower block
            ttidcollection.push_back(idtt);
          }
          else
            {
              edm::LogWarning("EcalTBRawToDigiTowerId") << "@SUB=EcalTBDaqFormatter:interpretRawData"
                                                        << "DecodeMEM: tower " << tower  
                                                        << " is not the same as expected " << ((int)_ExpectedTowers[_expTowersIndex])
                                                        << " (according to DCC header channel status)";
              
              // report on failed tt_id for mem tower block
              // chosing channel 1 as representative
              EcalElectronicsId id(1, (int)_ExpectedTowers[_expTowersIndex], 1, 1);
              memttidcollection.push_back(id);
            }

          ++ _expTowersIndex;
          continue;     
        }// if TT id found  different than expected 
        



      /*********************************
       //    tt: 1 ... 68: crystal data
       *********************************/
      if (  0<  (*itTowerBlock)->towerID() &&
            (*itTowerBlock)->towerID() < (kTriggerTowers+1)         )
        {
          
          std::vector<DCCTBXtalBlock * > & xtalDataBlocks = (*itTowerBlock)->xtalBlocks();      
          
          // if there is no zero suppression, tower block must have have 25 channels in it
          if (  (!dataIsSuppressed)   &&   (xtalDataBlocks.size() != kChannelsPerTower)   )
            {     
              edm::LogWarning("EcalTBRawToDigiTowerSize") << "EcalTBDaqFormatter::interpretRawData, no zero suppression "
                                            << "wrong tower block size is: "  << xtalDataBlocks.size() 
                                            << " at LV1 " << (*itEventBlock)->getDataField("LV1")
                                            << " for TT " << _ExpectedTowers[_expTowersIndex];
              // report on wrong tt block size
              blocksizecollection.push_back(idtt);

              ++ _expTowersIndex;             continue; 

            }
          

          short cryInTower =0;

          short expStripInTower;
          short expCryInStrip;
          short expCryInTower =0;

          // Access the Xstal data
          for( std::vector< DCCTBXtalBlock * >::iterator itXtalBlock = xtalDataBlocks.begin(); 
               itXtalBlock!= xtalDataBlocks.end(); 
               itXtalBlock++){ //loop on crys of a  tower

            strip              =(*itXtalBlock)->stripID();
            ch                 =(*itXtalBlock)->xtalID();
            cryInTower  =(strip-1)* kChannelsPerCard + (ch -1);

            expStripInTower   =  expCryInTower/5 +1;
            expCryInStrip     =  expCryInTower%5 +1;
            
            
            // FIXME: waiting for geometry to do (TT, strip,chNum) <--> (SMChId)
            // short abscissa = (_ExpectedTowers[_expTowersIndex]-1)  /4;
            // short ordinate = (_ExpectedTowers[_expTowersIndex]-1)  %4;
            // temporarily choosing central crystal in trigger tower
            // int cryIdInSM  = 45 + ordinate*5 + abscissa * 100;
            
            
            // in case of 0 zuppressed data, check that cryInTower constantly grows
            if (dataIsSuppressed)
              {
                
                if ( strip < 1 || 5<strip || ch <1 || 5 < ch)
                  {
                    int  sm = 1; // hardcoded because of test  beam
                    for (int StripInTower_ =1;  StripInTower_ < 6; StripInTower_++){
                      for (int  CryInStrip_ =1;  CryInStrip_ < 6; CryInStrip_++){
                        int  ic        = cryIc(tower, StripInTower_,  CryInStrip_) ;
                        EBDetId               idExp(sm, ic,1);
                        chidcollection.push_back(idExp);
                      }
                    }
                    
                    edm::LogWarning("EcalTBRawToDigiChId") << "EcalTBDaqFormatter::interpretRawData with zero suppression, "
                                                           << " wrong channel id, since out of range: "
                                                           << "\t strip: "  << strip  << "\t channel: " << ch
                                                           << "\t in TT: " << _ExpectedTowers[_expTowersIndex]
                                                           << "\t at LV1 : " << (*itEventBlock)->getDataField("LV1");
                    
                    expCryInTower++;
                    continue;
                  }


                // correct ordering
                if(  cryInTower >= expCryInTower ){
                  expCryInTower = cryInTower +1;
                }
                
                
                // cry_id wrong because of incorrect ordering within trigger tower
                else
                  {
                    edm::LogWarning("EcalTBRawToDigiChId") << "EcalTBDaqFormatter::interpretRawData with zero suppression, "
                                                  << " based on ch ordering within tt, wrong channel id: "
                                                  << "\t strip: "  << strip  << "\t channel: " << ch
                                                  << "\t cryInTower "  << cryInTower
                                                  << "\t expCryInTower: " << expCryInTower
                                                  << "\t in TT: " << _ExpectedTowers[_expTowersIndex]
                                                  << "\t at LV1: " << (*itEventBlock)->getDataField("LV1");
                    
                    int  sm = 1; // hardcoded because of test  beam
                    for (int StripInTower_ =1;  StripInTower_ < 6; StripInTower_++){
                      for (int  CryInStrip_ =1;  CryInStrip_ < 6; CryInStrip_++){
                        int  ic        = cryIc(tower, StripInTower_,  CryInStrip_) ;
                        EBDetId               idExp(sm, ic,1);
                        chidcollection.push_back(idExp);
                      }
                    }
                    
                    // chennel with id which does not follow correct odering
                    expCryInTower++;                continue;
                    
                  }// end 'ch_id does not respect growing order'
                
              }// end   if zero supression
            
            

            else {
              
              // checking that ch and strip are within range and cryInTower is as expected
              if(   cryInTower != expCryInTower   ||  
                    strip < 1 ||   kStripsPerTower <strip  ||
                    ch <1  ||   kChannelsPerStrip < ch    ) 
                {
                  
                  int ic        = cryIc(tower, expStripInTower,  expCryInStrip) ;
                  int  sm = 1; // hardcoded because of test  beam
                  EBDetId  idExp(sm, ic,1);
                  
                  edm::LogWarning("EcalTBRawToDigiChId") << "EcalTBDaqFormatter::interpretRawData no zero suppression "
                                                    << " wrong channel id for channel: "  << expCryInStrip
                                                    << "\t strip: " << expStripInTower
                                                    << "\t in TT: " << _ExpectedTowers[_expTowersIndex]
                                                    << "\t at LV1: " << (*itEventBlock)->getDataField("LV1")
                                                    << "\t   (in the data, found channel:  " << ch
                                                    << "\t strip:  " << strip << " ).";

                  
                  // report on wrong channel id
                  chidcollection.push_back(idExp);

                  // there has been unexpected crystal id, dataframe not to go to the Event
                  expCryInTower++;                continue;
                  
                } // if channel in data does not equal expected channel

              expCryInTower++;

            } // end 'not zero suppression'
            
            
            
            // data  to be stored in EBDataFrame, identified by EBDetId
            int  ic = cryIc(tower, strip, ch) ;
            int  sm = 1;
            EBDetId  id(sm, ic,1);                 
            
            // here data frame go into the Event
            // removed later on (with a pop_back()) if gain==0 or if forbidden-gain-switch
            digicollection.push_back( id );
            EBDataFrame theFrame ( digicollection.back() );
            std::vector<int> xtalDataSamples = (*itXtalBlock)->xtalDataSamples();   
            //theFrame.setSize(xtalDataSamples.size()); // if needed, to be changed when constructing digicollection
      
      

            // gain cannot be 0, checking for that
            bool        gainIsOk =true;
            unsigned gain_mask      = 12288;    //12th and 13th bit
            std::vector <int> xtalGain;

            for (unsigned short i=0; i<xtalDataSamples.size(); ++i ) {
              
              theFrame.setSample (i, xtalDataSamples[i] );
              
              if((xtalDataSamples[i] & gain_mask) == 0){gainIsOk =false;}
              
              xtalGain.push_back(0);
              xtalGain[i] |= (xtalDataSamples[i] >> 12);
            }
            
            if (! gainIsOk) {
              
              edm::LogWarning("EcalTBRawToDigiGainZero") << "@SUB=EcalTBDaqFormatter::interpretRawData"
                                            << " gain==0 for strip: "  << expStripInTower
                                            << "\t channel: " << expCryInStrip
                                            << "\t in TT: " << _ExpectedTowers[_expTowersIndex]
                                            << "\t ic: " << ic
                                            << "\t at LV1: " << (*itEventBlock)->getDataField("LV1");
              // report on gain==0
              gaincollection.push_back(id);
              
              // there has been a gain==0, dataframe not to go to the Event
              digicollection.pop_back();
              continue; //            expCryInTower already incremented
            }


            
            
            // looking for forbidden gain transitions
            
            short firstGainWrong=-1;
            short numGainWrong=0;
            
            for (unsigned short i=0; i<xtalGain.size(); i++ ) {
              
              if (i>0 && xtalGain[i-1]>xtalGain[i]) {
                
                numGainWrong++;// counting forbidden gain transitions
                
                if (firstGainWrong == -1) {
                  firstGainWrong=i;
                  edm::LogWarning("EcalTBRawToDigiGainSwitch") << "@SUB=EcalTBDaqFormatter::interpretRawData"
                                                          << "channelHasGainSwitchProblem: crystal eta = " 
                                                          << id.ieta() << " phi = " << id.iphi();
                }
                edm::LogWarning("EcalTBRawToDigiGainSwitch") << "@SUB=EcalTBDaqFormatter::interpretRawData"
                                                        << "channelHasGainSwitchProblem: sample = " << (i-1) 
                                                        << " gain: " << xtalGain[i-1] << " sample: " 
                                                        << i << " gain: " << xtalGain[i];
              }
            }

            if (numGainWrong>0) {
              gainswitchcollection.push_back(id);

              edm::LogWarning("EcalTBRawToDigiGainSwitch") << "@SUB=EcalTBDaqFormatter:interpretRawData"
                                                        << "channelHasGainSwitchProblem: more than 1 wrong transition";
        
              for (unsigned short i1=0; i1<xtalDataSamples.size(); ++i1 ) {
                int countADC = 0x00000FFF;
                countADC &= xtalDataSamples[i1];
                LogDebug("EcalTBRawToDigi") << "Sample " << i1 << " ADC " << countADC << " Gain " << xtalGain[i1];

              }

              // there has been a forbidden gain transition,  dataframe not to go to the Event
              digicollection.pop_back();
              continue; //            expCryInTower already incremented

            }// END of:   'if there is a forbidden gain transition'
            
          }// end loop on crystals within a tower block
          
          _expTowersIndex++;
        }// end: tt1 ... tt68, crystal data
      


      
      
      /******************************************************************
       //    tt 69 and 70:  two mem boxes, holding PN0 ... PN9
       ******************************************************************/      
      else if (       (*itTowerBlock)->towerID() == 69 
                      ||           (*itTowerBlock)->towerID() == 70       )     
        {
          
          LogDebug("EcalTBRawToDigi") << "@SUB=EcalTBDaqFormatter::interpretRawData"
                                      << "processing mem box num: " << (*itTowerBlock)->towerID();

          // if tt 69 or 70 found, allocate Pn digi collection
          if(! pnAllocated) 
            {
              pndigicollection.reserve(kPns);
              pnAllocated = true;
            }

          DecodeMEM( (*itTowerBlock),  pndigicollection , 
                     memttidcollection,  memblocksizecollection,
                     memgaincollection,  memchidcollection);
          
        }// end of < if it is a mem box>
      
      
    


      // wrong tt id
      else  {
        edm::LogWarning("EcalTBRawToDigiTowerId") <<"@SUB=EcalTBDaqFormatter::interpretRawData"
                                      << " processing tt with ID not existing ( "
                                      <<  (*itTowerBlock)->towerID() << ")";
        ++ _expTowersIndex;continue; 
      }// end: tt id error

    }// end loop on trigger towers
      
  }// end loop on events
}








void EcalTBDaqFormatter::DecodeMEM( DCCTBTowerBlock *  towerblock,  EcalPnDiodeDigiCollection & pndigicollection ,
                                    EcalElectronicsIdCollection & memttidcollection,  EcalElectronicsIdCollection &  memblocksizecollection,
                                    EcalElectronicsIdCollection & memgaincollection,  EcalElectronicsIdCollection & memchidcollection)
{
  
  LogDebug("EcalTBRawToDigi") << "@SUB=EcalTBDaqFormatter::DecodeMEM"
                              << "in mem " << towerblock->towerID();  
  
  int  tower_id = towerblock ->towerID() ;
  int  mem_id   = tower_id-69;

  // initializing container
  for (int st_id=0; st_id< kStripsPerTower; st_id++){
    for (int ch_id=0; ch_id<kChannelsPerStrip; ch_id++){
      for (int sa=0; sa<11; sa++){      
        memRawSample_[st_id][ch_id][sa] = -1;}    } }

  
  // check that tower block id corresponds to mem boxes
  if(tower_id != 69 && tower_id != 70) 
    {
      edm::LogWarning("EcalTBRawToDigiTowerId") << "@SUB=EcalTBDaqFormatter:decodeMem"
                                    << "DecodeMEM: this is not a mem box tower (" << tower_id << ")";
      ++ _expTowersIndex;
      return;
    }

     
  /******************************************************************************
   // getting the raw hits from towerBlock while checking tt and ch data structure 
   ******************************************************************************/
  std::vector<DCCTBXtalBlock *> & dccXtalBlocks = towerblock->xtalBlocks();
  std::vector<DCCTBXtalBlock*>::iterator itXtal;

  // checking mem tower block fo size
  if (dccXtalBlocks.size() != kChannelsPerTower)
    {     
      LogDebug("EcalTBRawToDigiDccBlockSize") << "@SUB=EcalTBDaqFormatter:decodeMem"
                                  << " wrong dccBlock size, namely: "  << dccXtalBlocks.size() 
                                  << ", for mem " << _ExpectedTowers[_expTowersIndex];

      // reporting mem-tt block size problem
      // chosing channel 1 as representative as a dummy...
      EcalElectronicsId id(1, (int)_ExpectedTowers[_expTowersIndex], 1, 1);
      memblocksizecollection.push_back(id);

      ++ _expTowersIndex;
      return;  // if mem tt block size not ok - do not build any Pn digis
    }
  

  // loop on channels of the mem block
  int  cryCounter = 0;   int  strip_id  = 0;   int  xtal_id   = 0;  

  for ( itXtal = dccXtalBlocks.begin(); itXtal < dccXtalBlocks.end(); itXtal++ ) {
    strip_id                     = (*itXtal) ->getDataField("STRIP ID");
    xtal_id                      = (*itXtal) ->getDataField("XTAL ID");
    int wished_strip_id  = cryCounter/ kStripsPerTower;
    int wished_ch_id     = cryCounter% kStripsPerTower;
    
    if( (wished_strip_id+1) != ((int)strip_id) ||
        (wished_ch_id+1) != ((int)xtal_id) )
      {
        
        LogDebug("EcalTBRawToDigiChId") << "@SUB=EcalTBDaqFormatter:decodeMem"
                                    << " in mem " <<  towerblock->towerID()
                                    << ", expected:\t strip"
                                    << (wished_strip_id+1)  << " cry " << (wished_ch_id+1) << "\tfound: "
                                    << "  strip " <<  strip_id << "  cry " << xtal_id;
        
        // report on crystal with unexpected indices
        EcalElectronicsId id(1, (int)_ExpectedTowers[_expTowersIndex], wished_strip_id,  wished_ch_id);
        memchidcollection.push_back(id);
      }
    
    
    // Accessing the 10 time samples per Xtal:
    memRawSample_[wished_strip_id][wished_ch_id][1] = (*itXtal)->getDataField("ADC#1");
    memRawSample_[wished_strip_id][wished_ch_id][2] = (*itXtal)->getDataField("ADC#2");
    memRawSample_[wished_strip_id][wished_ch_id][3] = (*itXtal)->getDataField("ADC#3");
    memRawSample_[wished_strip_id][wished_ch_id][4] = (*itXtal)->getDataField("ADC#4");
    memRawSample_[wished_strip_id][wished_ch_id][5] = (*itXtal)->getDataField("ADC#5");
    memRawSample_[wished_strip_id][wished_ch_id][6] = (*itXtal)->getDataField("ADC#6");
    memRawSample_[wished_strip_id][wished_ch_id][7] = (*itXtal)->getDataField("ADC#7");
    memRawSample_[wished_strip_id][wished_ch_id][8] = (*itXtal)->getDataField("ADC#8");
    memRawSample_[wished_strip_id][wished_ch_id][9] = (*itXtal)->getDataField("ADC#9");
    memRawSample_[wished_strip_id][wished_ch_id][10] = (*itXtal)->getDataField("ADC#10");
      
    cryCounter++;
  }// end loop on crystals of mem dccXtalBlock
  
  // tower accepted and digi read from all 25 channels.
  // Increase counter of expected towers before unpacking in the 5 PNs
  ++ _expTowersIndex;



  /************************************************************
   // unpacking and 'cooking' the raw numbers to get PN sample
   ************************************************************/
  int tempSample=0;
  int memStoreIndex=0;
  int ipn=0;
  for (memStoreIndex=0; memStoreIndex<500; memStoreIndex++)    {
    data_MEM[memStoreIndex]= -1;   }
  
  
  for(int strip=0; strip<kStripsPerTower; strip++) {// loop on strips
    for(int channel=0; channel<kChannelsPerStrip; channel++) {// loop on channels

      if(strip%2 == 0) 
        {ipn= mem_id*5+channel;}
      else 
        {ipn=mem_id*5+4-channel;}

      for(int sample=0;sample< kSamplesPerChannel ;sample++) {
        tempSample= memRawSample_[strip][channel][sample+1];

        int new_data=0;
        if(strip%2 == 1) {
          // 1) if strip number is even, 14 bits are reversed in order
          for(int ib=0;ib<14;ib++)
            { 
              new_data <<= 1;
              new_data=new_data | (tempSample&1);
              tempSample >>= 1;
            }
        } else {
          new_data=tempSample;
        }

        // 2) flip 11th bit for AD9052 still there on MEM !
        // 3) mask with 1 1111 1111 1111
        new_data = (new_data ^ 0x800) & 0x3fff;    // (new_data  XOR 1000 0000 0000) & 11 1111 1111 1111
        // new_data = (new_data ^ 0x800) & 0x1fff;    // (new_data  XOR 1000 0000 0000) & 1 1111 1111 1111

        //(Bit 12) == 1 -> Gain 16;    (Bit 12) == 0 -> Gain 1  
        // gain in mem can be 1 or 16 encoded resp. with 0 ir 1 in the 13th bit.
        // checking and reporting if there is any sample with gain==2,3
        short sampleGain = (new_data &0x3000)/4096;
        if (  sampleGain==2 || sampleGain==3) 
          {
            EcalElectronicsId id(1, (int)_ExpectedTowers[_expTowersIndex], strip, channel);
            memgaincollection.push_back(id);
            
            edm::LogWarning("EcalTBRawToDigiGainZero")  << "@SUB=EcalTBDaqFormatter:decodeMem"
                                           << "in mem " <<  towerblock->towerID()
                                           << " :\t strip: "
                                           << (strip +1)  << " cry: " << (channel+1) 
                                           << " has 14th bit non zero! Gain results: "
                                           << sampleGain << ".";
            
            continue;
          }// end 'if gain is zero'

        memStoreIndex= ipn*50+strip*kSamplesPerChannel+sample;
        // storing in data_MEM also the gain bits
        data_MEM[memStoreIndex]= new_data & 0x3fff;

      }// loop on samples
    }// loop on strips
  }// loop on channels
  



  for (int pnId=0; pnId<kPnPerTowerBlock; pnId++) pnIsOkInBlock[pnId]=true;
  // if anything was wrong with mem_tt_id or mem_tt_size: you would have already exited
  // otherwise, if any problem with ch_gain or ch_id: must not produce digis for the pertaining Pn

  if (!      (memgaincollection.size()==0 && memchidcollection.size()==0)          )
    {
      for ( EcalElectronicsIdCollection::const_iterator idItr = memgaincollection.begin();
            idItr != memgaincollection.end();
            ++ idItr ) {
        int ch = (*idItr).channelId();
        ch = (ch-1)/5;
        pnIsOkInBlock [ch] = false;
      }

      for ( EcalElectronicsIdCollection::const_iterator idItr = memchidcollection.begin();
            idItr != memchidcollection.end();
            ++ idItr ) {
        int ch = (*idItr).channelId();
        ch = (ch-1)/5;
        pnIsOkInBlock [ch] = false;
      }

    }// end: if any ch_gain or ch_id problems exclude the Pn's from digi production




  // looping on PN's of current mem box
  for (int pnId = 1;  pnId <  (kPnPerTowerBlock+1); pnId++){

    // if present Pn has any of its 5 channels with problems, do not produce digi for it
    if (! pnIsOkInBlock [pnId-1] ) continue;

    // DccId set to 28 to be consistent with ism==1
    EcalPnDiodeDetId PnId(1, 28, pnId +  kPnPerTowerBlock*mem_id);
    EcalPnDiodeDigi thePnDigi(PnId );

    thePnDigi.setSize(kSamplesPerPn);

    for (int sample =0; sample<kSamplesPerPn; sample++)
      {
        EcalFEMSample thePnSample( data_MEM[(mem_id)*250 + (pnId-1)*kSamplesPerPn + sample ] );
        thePnDigi.setSample(sample,  thePnSample );  
      }
    pndigicollection.push_back(thePnDigi);
  }
  
  
}














std::pair<int,int>  EcalTBDaqFormatter::cellIndex(int tower_id, int strip, int ch) {
  
  int xtal= (strip-1)*5+ch-1;
  //  std::cout << " cellIndex input xtal " << xtal << std::endl;
  std::pair<int,int> ind;
  
  int eta = (tower_id - 1)/kTowersInPhi*kCardsPerTower;
  int phi = (tower_id - 1)%kTowersInPhi*kChannelsPerCard;

  if (rightTower(tower_id))
    eta += xtal/kCardsPerTower;
  else
    eta += (kCrystalsPerTower - 1 - xtal)/kCardsPerTower;

  if ((rightTower(tower_id) && (xtal/kCardsPerTower)%2 == 1) ||
      (!rightTower(tower_id) && (xtal/kCardsPerTower)%2 == 0))

    phi += (kChannelsPerCard - 1 - xtal%kChannelsPerCard);
  else
    phi += xtal%kChannelsPerCard;


  ind.first =eta+1;  
  ind.second=phi+1; 

  //  std::cout << "  EcalTBDaqFormatter::cell_index eta " << ind.first << " phi " << ind.second << " " << std::endl;

  return ind;

}



int  EcalTBDaqFormatter::cryIc(int tower, int strip, int ch) {

  if ( strip < 1 || 5<strip || ch <1 || 5 < ch || 68<tower)
    {
      edm::LogWarning("EcalTBRawToDigiChId") << "EcalTBDaqFormatter::interpretRawData (cryIc) "
                                             << " wrong channel id, since out of range: "
                                             << "\t strip: "  << strip  << "\t channel: " << ch
                                             << "\t in TT: " << tower;
      return -1;
    }
  
  std::pair<int,int> cellInd= EcalTBDaqFormatter::cellIndex(tower, strip, ch); 
  return cellInd.second + (cellInd.first-1)*kCrystalsInPhi;
}



bool EcalTBDaqFormatter::rightTower(int tower) const {
  
  if ((tower>12 && tower<21) || (tower>28 && tower<37) ||
      (tower>44 && tower<53) || (tower>60 && tower<69))
    return true;
  else
    return false;
}



bool EcalTBDaqFormatter::leftTower(int tower) const
{
  return !rightTower(tower);
}