SECI USER MANUAL
Contents
1. dae control vi BEGIN Run started in software period 1 i DAE O0M Number of periods daq total 2 2 SMP vetoed frames 3452816845 Externally vetoed frames 3452816845 FIFO vetoed frames 3452816845 Starting clear of DAE memory DAE Control Program Version 2 1 Rev 356 SVN R394 Figure 6 The DAE VI In Open GENIE data collection can be controlled by entering commands at the terminal The most common commands sent to the DAE via the DAE VI or via OPEN GENIE are Begin instructs the DAE to start collecting data The DAE s run status will change to RUNNING End instructs the DAE to stop collecting data and instructs the ICP to write the data toa file The DAE s run status will change to SETUP Pause instructs the DAE to pause data collection indefinitely The DAE s run status will change to PAUSED Resume instructs the DAE to resume data collection after it has been paused The DAE s run status will return to RUNNING Abort instructs the DAE to stop data collection as for End however the data is not written to a file and will be overwritten if a new run is started The DAE s run status will change to SETUP Page 9 of 20 SECI USER MANUAL 6 Configuring SECI 6 1 Adding and Configuring a VI Clicking the expander button on the LabVIEW VIs button of the navigation bar will show the options available for configuring LabVIEW related items as shown in Figure 72. Experiment Details LabVIEW VIs d Add VI Remove VI Configure Vis Expander button Edit Tabs Configure Blocks Open GENIE Scripting v Figure 7 The options for configuring LabVIEW related items in SECI To Add a VI click the Add VI link this will open a dialog window By clicking the Browse button a standard Windows dialog will appear which can be used to navigate to the VI to be added By default the dialog will be set to display LabVIEW files that end in vi if the VI required is part of a library then this must be changed to display LabVIEW files that end in Ilb as shown in Figure 8 Look in gt Alf PSU J ef Be P mi Powerv2_1 i EG Powerv2 1 controlonly vi My Recent mj Powerv2 2 vi Documents i Powerv2 2 controlonly vi C3 ed Powerv2 3 vi m Powerv2 3 controlonly vi Desktop My Documents My Computer My Network File name Po Places Files of type LabView VI vi T Cancel vi LabView Library llb Figure 8 Browsing for LabVIEW VIs and LabVIEW Libraries Once the necessary VI or library has been selected click the Open button on the dialog to return to the dialog for adding a VI For a single VI clicking Add will add the VI to the current configuration however for a library it is necessary to select the Vl s to add by ticking the Add box for each Page 10 of 20 SECI USER MANUAL required VI before clicking the Add
3. Figure 14 An example of grouping Blocks If a Block has been edited then after closing the Configure Blocks dialog it will be necessary to run the getblocks command in all Open GENIE terminals to update Open GENIE s stored Block definitions 6 4 Configuring VI Tabs To edit the tabs which contain the VIs click the Edit Tabs link from the navigation bar see Figure 7 The Configure Tabs dialog that opens will appear similar to Figure 15 Page 15 of 20 SECI USER MANUAL Configure Tabs Current Tabs Vis on Tab Eurotherms Add Tab Delete Tab Rename Tab Add Vl Remove VI Figure 15 The dialog for configuring the VI tabs As Figure 15 shows the current tabs are listed on the left hand side of the dialog tabs can be added deleted or removed by selecting the appropriate button The order in which the tabs appear can be adjusted using the Up and Down button Once a tab is selected the VIs on that tab will be listed on the right hand side of the dialog To add a VI to the tab click the Add VI button this opens a new dialog window that lists all the Vis that could be added to the selected tab VIs can be removed by selecting the VI to remove and clicking the Remove VI button 7 Advanced Features 7 1 Run Control Run control is a method for controlling data collection via software typically it is used to only collect data when a Block value is within certain limits for example
4. MANUAL Set VI Properties Properties of Current VI s VI Name Run when Loaded Always Visible Delay After Loading s Powerv2_1 vi iv Powerv2 2 vi iv Powerv2_3 vi iv Start up Order runs fram top to battom Figure 10 The dialog for configuring VIs 6 2 Removing VIs To remove a VI select the Remove VI link from the navigation bar see Figure 7 The dialog window that appears list all the Vis in the current configuration to remove a VI highlight it in the list on the left hand side and click the gt button to move it to the list on the right hand side More than one VI can be removed at a time To remove the selected VIs click the OK button When a VI is removed any Blocks based on that VI are automatically removed 6 3 Adding and Editing a Block To add or edit a Block select the Configure Blocks link from the navigation bar see Figure 7 The Configure Blocks dialog window that appears will be similar to Figure 11 Configure Blocks Add Block Edit Block Delete Block Under Block Name Units BUCO Lower Limit Upper Limit Add Group gt Sample_Temp Ambient_Temp EurothermController vi ISIS_Freq Hz beam logger vi Changes will only be actioned after OK is clicked Page 12 of 20 SECI USER MANUAL Figure 11 The configure Blocks dialog window The dialog window lists all the existing Blocks and gives a summary of thei
5. button Figure 9 shows an example of the dialog for adding a VI from a LabVIEW library VI to Add C ALabview madulessDriversNE urotherm E urotherm Browse Vl Name Eurotherm Front Panel Simple x Eurotherm Front Panel vi Eurotherm Setup Dialog vi Eurotherm Front Panel Simple x Eurotherm Front Panel Simple x SEurotherm Calculate Sensor Read SEurotherm Acquire Data amp Update Eurotherm Setup vi Is Front Panel True True True True True False False False Figure 9 An example of the dialog window for adding VIs from a library A VI that is part of a configuration can be configured by selecting the Configure VIs link on the navigation bar see Figure 7 Selecting Configure VIs will open a new dialog see Figure 10 which enables the following properties to be set for a VI e Run when loaded sets the VI to be automatically executed when it has been loaded as part of the configuration opening e Always visible sets whether the VI is visible e Delay after loading sets SECI to wait for a number of seconds before loading the next VI e Loading order it is possible to set the order in which VIs are loaded when the configuration is opened The order in which the VIs are listed is the start order and this can be changed by selecting a VI and using the Move buttons on the right hand side Page 11 of 20 SECI USER
6. shows the status of all the Blocks including any Blocks that are not shown on the Dashboard This is useful for quickly checking the status of all the Blocks without having to edit their visibility Run control settings can also be adjusted through this dialog 8 Basic Open GENIE Commands Commands for controlling data collection BEGIN starts data collection END ends data collection and produces a data file PAUSE suspends data collection RESUME resumes data collection after a run has been paused ABORT ends data collection without saving the data to file RECOVER cancels an abort and pauses data collection Page 18 of 20 SECI USER MANUAL WAITFOR uampszx stops Open GENIE from executing until the total number of wAhrs received exceeds the specified value WAITFOR frames x stops Open GENIE from executing until x number of frames have been collected after the command was issued Commands for changing experiment details CHANGE titlez Test Experiment changes the experiment title CHANGE userz John Smith changes the user name CHANGE rbno 123456 changes the RB number Block related commands CSHOW blockname prints the current value for the specified Block CSHOW all prints the current values including run control settings for all Blocks CSET blockname x changes the value of a Block CSET control blockname lowlimit x highlimit y sets run control limits for a Block CSET nocontro
7. to create the Block and close the dialog window The Configure Blocks dialog also allows the display order of the Blocks on the Dashboard to be set and for Blocks to be grouped together To change the display order select a Block and use the Up and Down buttons Grouping allows related Blocks to be displayed together for example see Page 14 of 20 SECI USER MANUAL Temperature ISIS Sample Temp 40 0 K ISIS Current 184 4 pA Time 10 57 26 February 2009 Ambient Temp 298 0 K ISIS Freq 50 0 Hz User s John Smith Title Temperature Run Number 5 Current Run Time 19 49 33 Monitor Counts 0 Good Raw Frames 3565010 3565010 Shutter Status UNKNOWN Current Total pA 180 17 3564 55 Current Period 1 of 2 Figure 14 Groups can be added by clicking the Add Group button and entering the group name To add a Block to a group select the required group from the drop down menu under the Group column on the Configure Blocks dialog Blocks that no group will be placed together in a group label Other on the Dashboard Temperature ISIS Sample Temp 40 0 K ISIS Current 184 4 pA Time 10 57 26 February 2009 Ambient Temp 298 0 K ISIS Freq 50 0 Hz User s John Smith Title Temperature Run Number 5 Current Run Time 19 49 33 Monitor Counts 0 Good Raw Frames 3565010 3565010 Shutter Status UNKNOWN Current Total pA 180 17 3564 55 Current Period 1 of 2
8. 2 30 000 02 24 09 02 24 09 Figure 5 The tabbed VI container Figure 5 show a tabbed container which contains the VIs that are part of the configuration Related VIs can be grouped together under tabs for convenience 5 Collecting Data There are two methods for controlling data acquisition in the DAE either through the DAE VI or through Open GENIE which can be accessed by selecting DAE or Open GENIE Scripting on the navigation bar respectively The DAE VI will look similar to Figure 6 where there is a brief summary of the current status of the DAE in the centre and buttons for controlling the data acquisition on the right hand side The DAE has a number of different states it can be in regarding data collection the most common states are RUNNING this indicated that the DAE will collect and store any data it receives e SETUP this indicates that the DAE is not collecting data as it is between runs e PAUSED this indicates that the DAE has been instructed to stop collecting data during a run by the user or a script e WAITING this indicates that the DAE has been instructed to stop collecting data by SECI This is known as run control and is discussed in greater detail later Page 8 of 20 SECI USER MANUAL VETOING this indicates that the DAE has been instructed to stop collecting data by an item of hardware The data collection can be controlled by the buttons on the right hand side of the VI
9. C 1996 2082 CCLRC Rutherford Appleton Lab Open GENIE comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY for details type warranty This is free software and you are welcome to redistribute it under certain conditions type licence for details x KK KK Navigation Bar Open GENIE Configuration None Figure 2 A typical view of SECI after it has been loaded As can be seen in Figure 2 the SECI window is divided in to two parts The top part of the SECI window always contains the Dashboard which shows the general status of the instrument for example it can be seen that the instrument is running i e data collection is enabled on the DAE and the current user is John Smith The lower part of the SECI window contains the navigation bar on the left and an Open GENIE terminal on the right The navigation bar is used to choose what SECI is showing in the lower part in this example an Open GENIE terminal is shown but by clicking Page 4 of 20 SECI USER MANUAL on the navigation bar that can be changed The choices available on the navigation bar are in order e Experiment details this is where the user can enter information to be included in the data file produced at the end of an experiment The RB number for the experiment can be set here e LabVIEW VIS this is where the user can access the VIs used in the experiment e Open GENIE Scripting this shows the Open GENIE terminal used for sending commands an
10. NT 5 1 built with MS Visual C U5 6 or greater Copyright lt C 1996 2082 CCLRC Rutherford Appleton Lab Open GENIE comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY for details type warranty This is free software and you are welcome to redistribute it under certain conditions type licence for details KK KK Figure 4 SECI with a configuration loaded these values are known as Blocks Blocks are used to display additional information on the Dashboard on a per configuration basis for example this configuration contains two temperatures Blocks and an ISIS frequency Block The values displayed in a Block correspond to a value shown on a LabVIEW VI Blocks are not just for display they also have other useful features which are discussed later Configurations generally have a number of sample environment VIs in them these can be viewed by selecting LabVIEW VIs on the navigation bar this will display something similar to Figure 5 Page 7 of 20 SECI USER MANUAL Experiment Details Eurotherms Sample ORC LabVIEW VIs v Open GENIE Scripting v Eurotherm Front Panel vi Front Panel DER File Edit View Project Operate Tools Window Help hy Set Point 1 0 000 0 000 1 000 Ramp Rate 1 40 000 step 800 000m 600 000m 400 000m Piso 200 000m 11 10 000 i 0 000 D1 40 000 5 200 000m 400 000m Max Output 1 F 0 000 0 000 600 000m 800 000m 1 000 1 16 51 40 000 16 5
11. SECI USER MANUAL For MARI Version 1 0 Produced by the ISIS Computing Group Last Modified 14 05 2009 SECI USER MANUAL Contents 1 sAbout this document uice eer ter al eni Tenet E RN E E Ha Bs a R du Rao nb eR PER R E Ede 3 2 Introduction to the Instrument Control Software sse nnne nnne 3 3 Getting Started uscite eticuasto e dues aaaea resin od avee oeo asinis uses du Ev ia 4 4 Loading an Existing Configuration cesses eene nnne nennen nnn inna isses sensn niri a sanas 5 Si CSI Tercer 8 6 Config ring SE CM inei terre ies aa ahi ven bis oe und Ere ged vues esi aeneo vu iiaii nania 10 6 1 Adding and Configuring a VI c ccccccccccccccsessssssensssaeeeseceeceseeeseseaaeeeeeeeeeeseeseesaesaeaeeeeeseseeseeeseea 10 62 REMOVING ATI 12 6 3 Adding and Editing a BlOCk rn cereos otra i ves a ii aa ia 12 6 4 Configuring VI Tabs RRRRRRRREEEMMMMMEEEEEEEMEMMMMMMMEEEEMMMMMMMEMMMMM 15 7e Advanced Feat res a cceceets cacti ccsecctawads feuetenccevabevecesaesenusseteceleseciastuneuateaeatbeaisaerueeseva eatey desde canteueaeeauens 16 VES egg 16 7 2 The Manag r rel 17 8 Basic Open GENIE Commands ccccccessesssnseceseeeeceseessesneaaeeeeeesecesesseesessaeaeeeeeseseeesenseasasaeeeeeeesens 18 le E Eo T E E EE 20 Page 2 of 20 SECI USER MANUAL 1 About this document This document is intended to introduce the Sample Environment Co
12. com labview Page 3 of 20 SECI USER MANUAL 1 Loadsthe ICP Open GENIE and LabVIEW 2 Manages the program windows of the ICP Open GENIE and LabVIEW 3 Informs LabVIEW which sample environment VIs to load for the current experiment 4 Provides a summary of the state of the instrument and data collection 5 Stores the experiment setup in a configuration file for re use at a later date 3 Getting Started SECI can be launched either from the Windows Start bar or from a desktop short cut when SECI has loaded it will look similar to Figure 2 Wi Sample Environment Control Interface File Manager Time 14 45 24 February 2009 4 Dashboard User s John Smith Title Temperature Run Number 5 Current Run Time 00 03 24 Monitor Counts 0 Good Raw Frames 10170 10170 Shutter Status UNKNOWN Current Total uA 179 98 10 1687 Current Period 1 of 2 Experiment Details open GENIE successfully started at 24 Feb 2009 14 44 13 0100 LabVIEW VIs 14 lines scanned compiled gl oading Smalltalk image from C Program Files CCLRC ISIS Facility Open GENIE ge ie im oading TCL commands if needed from C Program Files CCLRC ISIS Facility Open GENIE sre tcl interface tcl Open GENIE Scripting v A pen GENIE U2 3 BUILD 5746 2008 11 27 11 02 57 Linked Nov 27 28088 11 63 47 library version 1 2 lt Running on x86 Windows_NT 5 1 built with MS Visual C U5 or greater Copyright lt
13. d running scripts e DAE this shows the VI that is used to interact with the DAE via the ICP e Advanced Options not shown in Figure 2 this allows the manager account to configure advanced options and features e System Messages this is where any messages from LabVIEW or SECI are shown e ISIS News this shows the most recent information from the Main Control Room MCR concerning the running of ISIS e Report a Problem this is where a user can submit any software computing related problems encountered e Help this provides links to documentation about SECI and instrument control in general At the very bottom of Figure 2 an information bar can be seen which shows that the current configuration is None As SECI has only just been loaded it does not have a configuration open 4 Loading an Existing Configuration To load a configuration select File on the menu and then click Open Configuration A standard Windows dialog similar to that shown in Figure 3 will appear Page 5 of 20 SECI USER MANUAL Look in C3 Configurations e Base conf EG le Conf1 conf My Recent la Cryostat conf Documents Eurotherms conf 3 la Power supply conf Desktop T My Documents My Computer My Network File name z Places Files of type SECI Configuration m Cancel Figure 3 The dialog window for choosing which configuration to load The required configuration can then be sel
14. e allows the Manager to set the following properties of the User account e User can access DAE VI if this is unchecked then for the User account the DAE item on the navigation bar is hidden e User can view VIs if this unchecked then the for the User account the LabVIEW VIs item on the navigation bar is hidden e User can modify VI settings currently not implemented e User can save configurations currently not implemented There are also general settings e Two Open Genie Command lines if checked then by default two Open Genie terminals will appear when the Open Genie Scripting item on the navigation bar is clicked The Manager account can add an executable to the current configuration by clicking the Add Executable button this opens a dialog window for locating the executable to add Usually any executables added to a configuration are script generation programs for writing scripts for Open GENIE The Manager account can also add associated files to a configuration by clicking the Add File button this opens a dialog window for locating the executable to add These files are usually initiation files associated with a VI that is part of the current configuration When the configuration is saved it will take a copy of the file and the next time the configuration is loaded the copied file will replace the existing version of the file The Show Blocks Status button will open a new dialog that
15. ected for opening and by clicking Open the configuration can be started to load The configuration will take a few moments to load during which time SECI will not respond to user input Once the configuration is loaded SECI will start to respond to user input Typically after loading a configuration SECI will look similar to Figure 4 Page 6 of 20 SECI USER MANUAL Wi Sample Environment Control Interface Time 16 32 24 February 2009 User s John Smith Sample Temp 40 0 K Ambient Temp 298 0 K ISIS Freq 50 0 Hz Title Temperature Run Number 5 i Tempe Blocks Current Run Time 01 50 40 Monitor Counts 0 Good Raw Frames 331590 331590 Shutter Status UNKNOWN Current Total pA 179 956 331 547 Current Period 1 of 2 Experiment Details LabVIEW VIs o Open GENIE Scripting v DAE Advanced Options System Messages ISIS News Report a Problem Configuration Eurotherms conf In Figure 4 it can be seen that there is extra information on the right hand side of the Dashboard Open GENIE successfully started at 24 Feb 2009 14 44 13 6100 14 lines scanned compiled a oading Smalltalk image from C Program Files CCLRC ISIS Facility Open GENIE ge ie im oading TCL commands if needed from C Program Files CCLRC ISIS Facility Open GENIE sre tecl interface tcl pen GENIE U2 3 BUILD 5746 2008 11 27 11 02 57 Linked Nov 27 2008 11 83 47 library version 1 2 X Running on x86 Windows_
16. l blockname disables run control for a Block WAITFOR blocknamezx stops Open GENIE executing until the condition is met WAITFOR blockname lowlimit x highlimitzy stops Open GENIE executing until the Block value is between the limits Page 19 of 20 SECI USER MANUAL Glossary Blocks Custom experiment values that are shown on the SECI Dashboard Blocks typically show values related to sample environment equipment for example temperatures and fields Configuration SECI stores an experiment s setup in a file so that that setup can be re used at a later date The configuration contains information about which VIs to load and what Blocks to set up DAE The Data Acquisition Electronics this is the hardware that is used to store the experiment data as it is produced Dashboard A summary of the current state of the instrument and experiment found on the top part of the SECI window Frames ICP The Instrument Control Program the ICP is used to control the Data Acquisition Electronics LabVIEW Visual programming software produced by National Instruments for controlling hardware Open GENIE In house software originally developed for data analysis and extended for use as a scripting language for instrument control Run Control A method for controlling data collection based on Block value s VI Virtual Instrument a program written in LabVIEW Page 20 of 20
17. ntrol Interface SECI and its functionality Any mistakes omissions suggestions or other comments should be sent to FBUITServiceDesk rl ac uk 2 Introduction to the Instrument Control Software The software needed to perform an experiment at the ISIS facility is made up of three different programs there is the Instrument Control Program ICP LabVIEW used to control sample environment equipment and Open GENIE an in house scripting language SECI main task is to manage these programs Sample Environment Control Interface SECI SOFTWARE Open GENIE Instrument Control LabVIEW Program ICP Data Acquisition Sample Environment HARDWARE Electronics DAE Equipment Figure 1 An overview of the instrument control structure The Data Acquisition Electronics DAE is the hardware where the neutron or muon data is stored The DAE is controlled by the ICP which informs the DAE when to collect data The ICP is also responsible for transferring the final data from the DAE to a file LabVIEW is a visual programming language designed for producing programs for controlling hardware these programs are called Virtual Instruments VIs Most sample environment equipment at the ISIS facility is controlled by its own custom VI Typical examples of sample environment found on an ISIS instrument are temperature controllers sample changers rotation stages and choppers The main tasks that SECI performs are http www ni
18. o get the Block value see Figure 13 e Set Property indicates the control that is used to change the value on the VI see Figure 13 This control is used when changing a Block value from Open GENIE discussed later Page 13 of 20 SECI USER MANUAL e Go Button indicates the control usually a button that needs to be activated for the VI to accept a new value see Figure 13 Note some VIs will not need this value to be set e Wait For indicates a control on the VI that indicates the change of value is in progress see Figure 13 Note this indicator is not used so can be ignored e Logging Options sets the conditions for logging the value to file e Run Control Enabled enables run control discussed later e Upper limit sets the upper limit for run control Lower limit sets the lower limit for run control e Save Run Control Settings sets whether the run control settings for this Block should be saved as part of the configuration this means the same run control settings will be applied each time this configuration is loaded so it should be used with caution File Edit View Project Operate Tools Window Help Rotation Stage Value to read Property to set Indicates motion in progress Figure 13 An example VI that has a read property a set property a go button and a wait for that can be used to define an angle Block Once the Block settings have been chosen click the OK button
19. only collect data when the sample temperature is between 9 5K and 10 5K Run control can be set either through Open GENIE or through SECI To set run control through SECI select Edit Blocks from the navigation bar see Figure 7 to open the Configure Blocks dialog see Figure 11 The table in the dialog contains three columns relating to run control Under Run Control Lower Limit and Upper Limit by editing these columns the run control settings can be changed Run control settings for a Block can also be set on the dialog for adding or editing a Block see Figure 12 Note the new run control settings will only be set when the OK button is clicked on the Configure Blocks dialog To set run control via Open GENIE use the following command syntax CSET control blockname lowlimit x highlimit y To stop run control use the following command syntax Page 16 of 20 SECI USER MANUAL CSET nocontrol blockname When configuring a Block see Figure 12 there is an option called Save Run Control Settings if this is checked then whenever the configuration is saved the current run control settings for that Block are saved too as a result when this configuration is used again at a later date the old run control settings will be applied This restoration of saved run control settings can cause a problem for an inexperienced user so should be used with caution On the SECI Dashboard Blocks that are out of range will be displayed in
20. r properties A Block can be added by clicking the Add Block button to edit or delete a Block it is necessary to highlight the Block and click the required button On clicking either the Add Block or Edit Block button a new dialog will appear see Figure 12 if the Edit Button was clicked the dialog fields will be populated with the current values Add Block Block Name Units Logging Options C Log value every 30 secs Alias optional V V C Log only if value changes v Enabled v Visible C Log only if value changes by 0 No logging LabVIEW Settings Run Control Settings VI Name FO Run Control Enabled Read Property fo Required Upper Limit D Write Property fo Optional _ Clear Lower Limit Go Button Optional Clear Save Run Control Settings Wait For po Optional _ Clear Cancel Figure 12 The Add Edit Block dialog window The following properties can be set on a Block e Block Name the name of the Block this is the name that will appear on the Dashboard and in any log files e Units the units for the Block e Alias Not used as yet so can be ignored e VI Name indicates which VI the value to be used for a Block is located e Enabled sets whether the VI is enabled A disabled Block is not updated or logged e Visible sets whether the VI is displayed on the Dashboard e Read Property indicates the control on the specified VI to read t
21. red this only happens for Blocks that are displayed on the Dashboard 7 2 The Manager Account SECI has two different accounts the User account and the Manager account When SECI is loaded the User account is logged in by default To log in as the Manager account select the Log in option under the Manager menu item on the main menu at the top of SECI in the new dialog window enter the Manager password and click OK The Manager account has the following privileges e Any configuration saved by the Manager account cannot be overwritten by the User account e The Advanced Options item will appear on the navigation bar Saving a configuration with the Manager account means that the User account cannot overwrite the configuration this can be useful as it stops the user from adjusting important configurations The user will be able to save the configuration with a different name Clicking on the Advanced Options item in the navigation bar displays the screen shown in Figure 16 User Settings v User can access DAE VI v User can view VIs Experiment Details LabVIEW VIs Open GENIE Scripting DAE pace Options General Settings Two Open Genie Command lines System Messages Executables ISIS News Add Executable Remove Executable Report a Problem Associated Files Blocks Show Blocks Status Page 17 of 20 SECI USER MANUAL Figure 16 The advanced options page The Advanced Options pag
Download Pdf Manuals
Related Search