On-line experience with the 168/E

Current 20 GeV/c photoproduction experiments at the SLAC Hybrid Facility require a decision to take a picture within 150 to 300 ..mu..s after the beam pulse. A charged track trigger is provided by a 168/E processor which finds tracks in a downstream PWC system. To meet trigger time requirements the 168/E SNOOP module CAMAC interface is augmented by a CAMAD Auxiliary Controller and dedicated I/0 cards in the 168/E chassis. Between beam pulses a floating point Fortran program executing on a 168/E monitors data acquisition. Experiences with software development and application are reviewed.