SICS manual for the SANS I instrument

Dr. Joachim Kohlbrecher

Dr. Mark Könnecke

Table of Contents

Quick reference Guide

Instrument control programs
The token command
Executing a macro
Logging executed commands
Driving a motor
Motor handling
Special commands (e.g. st, dt ...)
Sample environment devices
Beam shutter
Neutron Velocity Selector
Positioning an attenuator
Changing collimation
Positioning the detector
Positioning the beam stop
Sample table
Sample holder for electro magnet
Haake temperature controller
Bruker electro magnet
Eurotherm controller
ITC-4 and ITC-503 temperature controllers
Analogue and digital input and output
Counter handling
Histogram Memory
Data acquisition
XY table

How to start

Log in on the SANS computer

Start the SINQ instrument control software SICS

Command control line client
SANS status display
Variable watcher varwatch

Instrument preparation before the first measurement

Instrument control commands

Some basic SICS commands and concepts

The token command
How to execute Macros
Logging the executed commands
Some variables for documentation
Drive commands
SICS motor handling
Special SANS commands
Sample Environment Devices
General Commands UnderStood by All Sample Environment Devices

TCL command language interface

set - Read and Write variables
expr - Evaluate an expression
if - Execute scripts conditionally
for - "For" loop
while - Execute script repeatedly as long as a condition is met

Instrument settings

Beam shutter
Neutron velocity selector
Positioning an attenuator
Change the collimation
Positioning the detector
Positioning the beam stop

Sample environments

Sample table
Haake temperature controller
Bruker electromagnet
Sample holder for electro magnet
Eurotherm temperature controller
ITC-4 and ITC-503 temperature controller

Data handling and acquisition

File naming conventions and storing data
Data acquisition
XY table
Status of the actual acquisition process

Other programs

PSI2HMI
BerSANS software package
sasfit program

Notes

[1]	http://sans.web.psi.ch/SANSDoc/SANSDoc.ps.gz

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