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| - By Christof Niedermayer and Jari í Hjøllum, 29-09-06 |
| + By Christof Niedermayer and Jari í Hjøllum |
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| + !! six |
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| + six is an alternative to the standard Java SICS commandline client. Why an alternative SICS client? |
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| + • It is much faster |
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| + • It does not need the X window system |
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| + • It connects automatically to the instrument if you are logged into the instrument computer |
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| - topsistatus displays the content of window 5. |
| + Note that topsistatus displays the content of window 5. |
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| - 1) Make a text file, e.g. ">kate test01.job &" |
| + 1) Make a text file, e.g. ">kate test01.job &". (Extension can also be test01.tcl) |
| Line 123 was replaced by lines 137-145 |
| - 4) In a sics client write : "do test01.job" |
| + If you do this from the computer next to the experimental area, make sure that you are logged on as user rita2 on rita2.psi.ch and not as sinquser on pc4697. If you have to open a new window just follow the login procedure above. |
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| + 4) In a sics client write : "do test01.job" or "exe test01.tcl" |
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| + ---- |
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| + !!Listening to the activity |
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| + To listen to the activity on the spectrometer, open a client and run |
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| + > config listen 1 |
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| + To turn it off again, type |
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| + > config listen 0 |
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| + Of course this command can also be run on a already open client. |
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| + > commandlog tail x |
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| + shows the last x sics message lines up to a maximum of 999 lines, allowing you to check for errors from any sics client. |
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| + Alternatively use |
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| + six -s |
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| + To synchronize the instrument parameter execute the command sync |
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| + ---- |
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| + !!2-axis and 3-axis mode |
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| + The spectrometer can be run in two modes, 2-axis and triple-axis. |
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| + There are 2 triple-axis modes: ki and kf. Usually the kf option is used. |
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| + There is one 2-axis mode: elastic. |
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| + To read which mode the spectrometer is in write |
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| + > tasub const |
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| + To change the mode write for instance |
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| + > tasub const elastic |
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| + ---- |
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| + !!Lambda/2 mode |
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| + To use Lambda /2 neutrons without changing A2 just divide the monochromator d-spacing by a factor of 2, i.e. go from 3.354 A to 1.677 A |
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| + > tasub mono dd 1.677 |
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| + > tasub update |
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| + Next drive Ei and Ef to 4 times the initial energy. |
| + For example for 5 meV = 4.04 A drive Ei and Ef to 20 meV =2.02 A |
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| + Note, that the primary instrument, i.e. the monochromator will not move. The analyzer however will move, so make sure that any field from a magnet is set to zero. |
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| + To go back to 5 meV |
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| + > tasub mono dd 3.354 |
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| + > tasub update |
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| - For PSI motors and encoded RISOE motors (2t and 2ta) repositioning should be done by the command sp, which changes the softzero value. |
| + For PSI motors (monochromator motors omm (a1), 2tm(a2), cum) |
| + and encoded RISOE motors (2t(a4) and 2ta) |
| + repositioning should be done by the command sp, which changes the softzero value. |
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| - Repositioning of unencoded RISOE motors can be done by the command |
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| - motorname putpos value, e.g. oma putpos 74.17 |
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| - (This is however at the present state of development not working properly for all motors) |
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| + !! Disabling and enabling motors |
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| + For all the motors from the DeltaTau controllers, to enable them in SIX you just type, for example |
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| + sgu enable 1 |
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| + and to inhibit them, type e.g. |
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| + sgu enable 0 |
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| + To list which (of the DeltaTau) motors are enabled or inhibited, just type |
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| + enable |
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| + To disable or enable the sample table, i.e. the morors tu,tl,sgu and sgl you can use the commands disabletable and enabletable |
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| + To disbale or enable the slits use disbaleslits or enableslits. |
| + You have to disable the motors, before you physically disconnect them, i,e. when removing the sample table or the slits in case of cryomagnet operation. |
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| + If you enable or inhibit the motor manually using the hardware switch, it may take up to 30 seconds for SIX to update this parameter and to realise what you've done. |
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| + ML has also stopped SIX from automatically enabling all the motors when SIX is started. |
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| + ----- |
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| + !!Filters |
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| + Be and BeO after the sample and before the analyzer tank filters can be moved in and out of the beam by the following commands: |
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| + bef in |
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| + bef out |
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| + The rotation of the filters is controlled by the command brot. |
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| + ----- |
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| - The PSI counterbox is accessible from sics. |
| + The PSI counterbox el737 is accessible from sics. |
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| - el737 getthreshold 1 |
| + el737 threshold |
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| - el737 setthreshold 1 value |
| + el737 threshold value |
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| - Typical values are 20 to 50. |
| + Typical values are 20 to 100. These numbers roughly correspond to the proton current on SINQ. |
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| + ----- |
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| + In case of problems with the communication between sics and sea you can try the following. |
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| + In sics use the command connect_sea. |
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| + In sea try the command connect_sics |
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| - A summary of the commands is foud at |
| + A summary of the commands is found at |
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| + monit restart sicsserver |
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| - !!Switching to TASCOM (hopefully not needed) |
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| - If you want to switch to TASCOM, stop the Sicsserver |
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| - monit stop all |
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| - monit quit |
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| - Log into rita2 as user tascom and enter your password [*********] |
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| - startserial (starts necessary portserver) |
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| - startecs (starts tecs for temperature control) |
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| - If you want to switch back to SICS quit tascom and |
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| - kill the portserver |
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| - Look for process Serportserv, notice its PID and execute: |
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| - kill -9 PID |
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