POLREF 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 POLREF.

Background & Timeline

POLREF is a general purpose polarised neutron reflectometer, on TS2. The POLREF web page describes the background to the instrument.

Control System

POLREF will migrate from the SECI control system to the IBEX control system in MMMMMMMM YYYY.

POLREF Equipment

The equipment listed below is used on POLREF. 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 Be careful of homing routines
Huber Sample Stack Ethernet
McLennan PM600 Motion Controller RS-232 [EPICS] see McLennan note
Newport SMC100 Motion Controller RS-232 [EPICS] see Newport note
??? 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 Julabo note
Julabo FP-52 Water Bath RS-232 see Julabo note
Haake N6 Water Bath RS-232 see Haake note
Keithley 2400 Source Meter RS-232 see Keithley note
Keithley 2410 Source Meter RS-232 see Keithley 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
KEPCO BOP 100-10MG Bi-Polar Power Supply RS232 #187 see Kepco note
KEPCO BIT 4886 I/F card GPIB, RS-232 see Kepco note
LakeShore 327 Temperature Controller RS-232 EPICS see LakeShore note
LakeShore 460 Gaussmeter RS-232 EPICS see LakeShore note
Neocera LTC-21 Temperature Controller RS-232 see Neocera note
Oxford Instruments Triton Dilution Fridge RS-232 see Oxford Instruments note
Oxford Instruments Mercury Temperature Controller RS-232 see Oxford Instruments note
Oxford Instruments Cryogenic Equipment RS-232 see Oxford Instruments note
Scientific Magnetics 17T Cryomag Super conducting magnet RS-232 3 Axis Super conducting magnet & VTI see Scientific Magnetics note
WPI Aladdin-1000 Syringe Pump ??? see Syringe Pumps note
Note: DAE

See multi-detector and single-detector below.

Note: Choppers

POLREF has a Mk3 chopper.

Note: Jaws

Provide information about POLREF jaws.

Note: Huber
  1. Huber.
  2. According to Huber's web-site, a Huber SMC9000 is a motion controller. See SMC 9300 which appears to be the latest of the 9000-series and SMC 9000
    • However, in terms of POLREF, Huber seems to refer to a sample stack. Need to get to the bottom of this confusion. I guess it is a Huber sample stack (how many axes?) controlled by a SMC 9000 controller.
Note: McLennan

Support for McLennan devices is well established (see #1099 and #1100 and subsequent tickets.

Note: Newport
  1. Newport SMC100
  2. EPICS drivers for Newport devices
  3. See also #824

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
  1. Julabo Water Bath (apparently the following Julabos: WB23 )
    • consult the Julabo commands spreadsheet for specific details of which set of commands is used by these water baths.
  2. Haake Water Bath (no longer supported at ISIS)
    1. Haake N6 Water Bath. Haake has now been taken over by ThermoFisher. N6 model may be obsolete. Check existing SECI VI for logic and manual.
  3. See also Water Baths list
Note: KEPCO
  1. Kepco BOP 100-10MG PSU.
  2. Kepco BIT 4886 is an interface card for Kepco bi-polar (BOP) power supplies.
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: JASCO HPLC Pump

JASCO HPLC pump is a new (for ISIS) model of HPLC pump. Jasco pumps are replacing the old Hitachi pumps.

  • See C:\LabVIEW Modules\Drivers\Jasco PU-4180 HPLC Pump\Documentation for documentation.
  • See also #3743 and #3923
Note: Knauer
  1. 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.
Note: Knauer HPLC

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

Note: LakeShore
  1. Model 327. Model 327 is not listed. Is it an obsolete model, or should it be Model-372?
  2. Model 460.

There are EPICS drivers for a variety of Lakeshore temperature controllers.

Note: Neocera

Low temperature experiments?Neocera LTC-21 Manual

Note: Oxford Instruments
  1. Support for OI ITC503 created as part of #2593
  2. Support for Mercury Temperature Controller was created as part of #2840
  3. Dilution fridge: models to be determined.
    • Triton LabVIEW Driver : C:\LabVIEW Modules\Drivers\Triton
    • Triton Documentation : C:\LabVIEW Modules\Drivers\Triton\Documentation
    • See also #2915
Note: Scientific Magnetics
  1. Scientific Magnetics
  2. Model: 3 Axis Super conducting magnet & VTI
  3. Implemented via LabVIEW, lvDCOM - see #1398).
Note: Syringe Pumps
  1. WPI Aladdin-1000 Syringe Pump

POLREF Notes

POLREF has the following specialist panels/systems:

  1. POLREF Danfysik
  2. POLREF Flipper
  3. POLREF Vector Network Analyser
  4. SURF Galil DIO

POLREF has the following devices under motion control:

  1. benches
  2. coarse jaws
  3. FOMs (Frame Overlap Mirror)
  4. Huber
  5. jaws
  6. laser gimbal
  7. point detector
  8. Polarizer
  9. reflectometer sample stack
  10. rotation stage
  11. transmission monitor

Note: (from original POLREF notes (may now be obsolete - check with Kathryn)) Note for when the time comes - check with the instrument scientist if the calibration function for the Danfysik is still used (allows for specific hysteresis curves to use between the limits in use), if it is, make sure we capture this functionality again - likely to be some SNL or a genie-python script might be able to do it instead.

POLREF SECI Configs

Document information about POLREF SECI configs here.

Configuration Name Sub-Configurations Last Accessed Required
POLREF_place_holder1.conf - dd/mm/yyyy -
POLREF_place_holder2.conf - dd/mm/yyyy -

POLREF Genie Scripts

Similarly, Document information about POLREF SECI Genie scripts here.