NSLS-II Control Software

This page lists the software used at the NSLS-II synchrotron for instrument control.

EPICS

TBD

Examples

• manage-iocs report
• sudo manage-iocs stopall
• sudo manage-iocs startall

CSS

Control System Studio; GUI environment for controlling EPICS process variables (PVs).

Ophyd

Interactive Python environment for instrument control.

Bluesky

Python library for taking data-scans (and accessing data through a data-broker).

Olog

Experimental logbook.

Delta-Tau

• Login:
  • telnet localhost ####

Sync

Copy current copy to github repository:

# cd /opt/ipython_profiles/profile_collection/

# git status

# git add ./startup/*.py

# git rm [...]

# su xf11bm

# git commit -m "Update of the CMS iPython/ophyd/bluesky startup files."

# git push

Copy from repository to a new system:

# cd /opt/ipython_profiles/profile_collection/

# su xf11bm

# git pull

See Also

• NSLS-II
  • NSLS-II Software Documentation
  • github
    • Overview of Components
• EPICS
• CSS
• Ophyd
  • github
• Olog
• NSLS-II Analysis Software
• Beamline-specific software:
  • CHX
    • chxtools on GitHub