SANS Device list


Motors

BeamStopX
this motor controls the vertical movement of the beam stop.
BeamStopY
this motor controls the horizontal movement of the beam stop.
DetectorX
this motor controls the movement of the detector along the tank.
DetectorY
this motor moves the detector sideways.
DetectorRotation
rotates the detector.

Counters

There is only one named counter. It controls the following monitors: To be filled in by Joachim Kohlbrecher.

Variables

Instrument
holds the name of the Instrument, in SANS case: "SANS at SINQ, PSI". This cannot be changed by ordinary members of the public.
Title
the title of the instrument. This will be written to the output file. Should be set by the user to something sensible.
User
the user of the instrument. This will be written to the output file. Should be set by the user to something sensible.
Comment1
one line of comment to be written to the outputfile. Should be set by the user to something sensible.
Comment2
another line of comment to be written to the outputfile. Should be set by the user to something sensible.
environment
a line of text describing special environment conditions to be written to the output file. This is for those cases where the sample environment is not computer controlled and therefore not visible to the program. Users are responsible for filling this in.