INTER Instrument Details - ISISComputingGroup/ibex_developers_manual GitHub Wiki

This page collects information that will be useful for the implementation of the IBEX control system on INTER.

Background & Timeline

INTER is a high-intensity chemical interfaces reflectometer instrument at ISIS, on TS2. The INTER web page describes the background to the instrument.

Control System

As of 23/06/2021 INTER is running IBEX.

INTER Equipment

The equipment listed below is used on INTER. Please add new information (e.g. new items of equipment, new notes, information about drivers, etc. to this table).

Manufacturer Model Type Connection Driver Notes
ISIS DAE 2 Detector Electronics Ethernet see DAE note
ISIS Mk3 Chopper N/A see Chopper note
GALIL DMC2280 Motion Controller Ethernet EPICS
??? 4-blade jaws see Jaws note
ISIS ??? ISIS Vacuum System see Vacuum System note
Pfeiffer TPG300 Vacuum Gauge RS-232 EPICS see Vacuum System note
Eurotherm Temperature Controller All models at ISIS RS-232 EPICS see Eurotherm note
Julabo FP-50 Water Bath RS-232 see Water Bath note
Julabo FP-52 Water Bath RS-232 see Water Bath note
KEPCO BOP 100-10MG Bi-Polar Power Supply RS232 #187 see Kepco note
Keithley 2410 Source Meter RS-232 see Keithley note
Linkam T95 RS232 see Linkam note
Knauer K6 Electric valve drive RS232 see Knauer note
Knauer 1050 HPLC pump ??? see Knauer HPLC note
Hitachi L-7100 HPLC pump ??? see Hitachi note
Jasco PU-4180 HPLC pump ??? see JASCO HPLC note
Keyence LK-G Positioning Sensor RS-232 see Keyence note
Nima Trough ??? Trough ??? see Nima Trough note
Thurlby EX355P PSU ??? see Thurlby note
Omega iBTHX Transmitter Ethernet see Omega note
Sensirion SHT75 Humidity Sensor ??? see Sensirion note
Watson Marlow 323 Peristaltic Pump ??? see Peristaltic Pumps note
WPI Aladdin-1000 Syringe Pump ??? see Syringe Pumps note
WPI SP2xx Syringe Pump ??? see Syringe Pumps note
Biologic SP200 Potentiostat ??? see Biologic note
Weeder WTDAC-M Analog Output Card ??? see Weeder note
ISIS Environment Monitor ??? see ISIS Environment Monitor note
Note: DAE

See multi-detector and single-detector below.

Note: Choppers

INTER has a Mk3 chopper.

Note: Jaws

Provide information about INTER jaws. (After reflectometry meeting these seem to be micro jaws which they borrow from another instrument this is not a galil controlled but have not yet got any extra information)

Note: Vacuum System

TPG300 support is implemented via #216 and #2063

Note: Eurotherm

Eurotherms are used to control temperature Orange Cryostat, CCR and Furnace devices.

Note: Water Baths

INTER uses Julabo water baths

  1. Julabo (which model(s)?)
Note: KEPCO
  1. Kepco BOP 100-10MG PSU. See also #3005
Note: Keithley
  1. Keithley 2400 Series Source Meter. See also tickets #1826, #2695, #2801 and #3176.
Note: Hitachi

Hitachi L-7100 HPLC pump (no longer supported at ISIS). Can't find L-7100 on [Hitachi web-site](http://www.hitachi-hightech.com/global/about/corporate/group/hhs (may be obsolete). Check existing SECI VI for logic and manual.

Note: Linkam

There are VIs for this. See also Linkam T95 controller and tickets #1106, #1496, #1509.

Note: Knauer

Knauer K-6 Electric Valve Drive. Knauer web site K-6 model appears to have been superseded. Check existing SECI VI for logic and manual.

  1. Support now implemented (28-03-2019). See #3781.
Note: Knauer HPLC

Knauer HPLC 1050 Knauer HPLC 1050 is discontinued.. Check existing SECI VI for logic and manual.

  1. Support now implemented (04-01-2019). See #3262.
Note: JASCO HPLC Pump

JASCO HPLC pump is a new (for ISIS) model of HPLC pump.

  • See C:\LabVIEW Modules\Drivers\Jasco PU-4180 HPLC Pump\Documentation for documentation.
  • See also #3743 & #3923
Note: Keyence
  1. Keyence Web-site
  2. The Keyence LK-G is a laser positioning sensor (possibly superseded by a newer model). It is used when adjusting the height of the sample stage. Check the existing VI.
    1. See C:\LabVIEW Modules\Instruments\INTER\Keyence LK-G for existing VI.
    2. Current models of Keyence LK-G laser sensors
    3. The Keyence LK-G is always in position on the instrument, although not always used.
    4. Now implemented (24-07-2019). See #3745
Note: Nima Trough

Nima Trough: SECI uses a manufacturer supplied VI (see C:\LabVIEW Modules\Drivers\Nima Trough). We may need to do the same in IBEX (via lvDCOM).

  • Note: NIMA Technologies Ltd now seems to be part of Biolin Scientific.
  • The NIMA trough is used regularly on SURF. The manufacturer supplied VI is used to view graphs showing information about thin films.
  • The manufacturer has made additional software available for download. A copy of this software is located in \\isis\shares\ISIS_Experiment_Controls\NIMA Trough\Nima_TR8.1.zip.
  • Support now implemented (25-05-2019). See #3783
Note: Thurlby

Thurlby EX355P PSU - see #155 and #198.

Note: Omega

OMEGA™ iBTHX transmitter is a device to monitor and record barometric pressure, temperature, relative humidity, and dew point over an Ethernet network or the Internet.

  • OMEGA devices have proved unreliable on other instruments (e.g. ZOOM, LOQ). Consider other types of device.
Note: Sensirion

Sensirion SHT75 is a device to monitor and record humidity, temperature,… etc.

  • According to the manufacturer's web-site the SHT7x series of devices is "end-of-life" as of 31/12/2018.
Note: Biologic

Biologic SP200 is a potentiostat.

Note: Peristaltic Pumps
  1. Watson Marlow 323 Peristaltic Pump
    • Support now implemented (14-08-2019). See #3786
Note: Syringe Pumps
  1. WPI Aladdin-1000 Syringe Pump
    • Support now implemented (20-06-2019). See #3787
  2. WPI SP2xx Syringe Pump - check specific model.
    • Support now implemented (05-07-2018). See #3261
Note: Weeder
  1. Weeder WTDAC-M analog output card.
Note: ISIS Environment Monitor
  1. The ISIS Environment Monitor is a device to monitor various environmental properties (temperature, pressure, humidity, etc). There is an existing list of commands and a VI to work from.
    • Suspect this is the Sensirion SHT75 device.
Note: Vacuum Chamber
  1. Vacuum chamber – specialist setup using HV and vacuum with some safety trips integrated (instrument scientists says this is be a high priority to enable in IBEX).
  • Check SECI VI.
  • Is the vacuum chamber related to the INTER High Voltage VI (listed below)?

INTER Mirror Guides

INTER is due to get new mirror guides (prior to Cycle 2019/01). These will be operational (under SECI) before INTER is migrated to IBEX. There is a sketch showing the three mirror guide sections (MG1 - MG3). MG1 is fixed; it requires no control. MG2 and MG3 are moveable and, therefore, do require control.

There will be, essentially, 3 modes of operation:

  1. no bounce: all three sections centred in height around the incident beam height to allow straight through beam on sample
  2. one bounce: this could be either from the middle section (MG2) or the focusing section (MG3), the latter being more likely
  3. two bounces: MG2 and MG3 both intercept the (reflected beam) with their inner bottom surface and deflect the beam up

In modes 2 and 3 several beamline components need to track: intermediate slit (S1b), slit 2, sample monitor, sample height, slit 3 and detector.

In May 2019, SECI was updated to handle the new mirror guides. IBEX will need to replicate the new functionality in SECI. The is a document describing the SECI changes.

INTER SECI Configs

Document information about INTER SECI configs here.

Configuration Name Sub-Configurations Last Accessed Required
INTER_place_holder1.conf - dd/mm/yyyy -
INTER_place_holder2.conf - dd/mm/yyyy -

INTER Genie Scripts

Similarly, Document information about INTER SECI Genie scripts here.

INTER Notes

INTER has the following specialist panels:

  1. INTER Front Panel
  2. INTER KEYENCE LK-G
  3. INTER Galil DIO
  4. INTER High Voltage
  5. OFFSPEC Piezo Stage
  6. SURF Galil DIO

INTER has the following devices under motion control:

  1. FOM
  2. Jaws & Height
  3. Jaws
  4. Laser Gimbal
  5. Reflectometer Sample Stack
  6. Transmission Monitor
  7. INTER Multi Detector
  8. INTER Point Detectors
  9. INTER Supermirror