INES

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

Background & Timeline

INES is a powder diffractometer instrument at ISIS, on TS1. The INES web page describes the background to the instrument.

INES Equipment

The equipment listed below is used on INES. 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

N/A

Shutter

see Shutter note

ISIS

DAE 2

Detector Electronics

Ethernet

see DAE note

ISIS

Mk3

Chopper

N/A

see Chopper note

GALIL

DMC2280

Motion Controller

Ethernet

EPICS

see Galil note

???

4-blade jaws

see Jaws note

ISIS

N/A

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

Keithley

2410

Source Meter

RS-232

see Keithley note

Note: DAE

INES uses DAE-2. INES has 2 fixed monitors.

Note: Shutter

INES shares a shutter with TOSCA. INES needs to know the status of the TOSCA shutter.
INES also has a secondary shutter. The status of the secondary shutter cannot currently (September 2018) be read (it requires the installation of an appropriate electronic device to provide a signal). At the present time, INES has no need to monitor the secondary shutter via IBEX.

Note: Choppers

INES has a Mk3 chopper, which is shared with TOSCA. The chopper is usually set up to suit both instruments.
TOSCA is first in the beamline, but INES needs to know the chopper settings. User should not be able to change the chopper settings (i.e. protect these with Manager Mode).

Note: Galil

INES has two Galil controllers. Used to control jaws, XY table, goniometers, transmission monitors.

Note: Jaws

INES has a 4-blade jaws. The jaws were manufactured in Italy, but are driven by Galil.

Note: Vacuum System

INES occasionally uses a vacuum tank, which is mounted on the sample table (the XY table gets removed first!). INES would like to be able to monitor the vacuum pressure in IBEX.
The vacuum is monitored using a TPG300 pressure gauge. TPG300 support is implemented via #216 and #2063

Note: Eurotherm

Eurotherms are used to control temperature in the vacuum tank.

Note: Keithley

  1. Keithley 2400 Series Source Meter.
    See also tickets #1826, #2695, #2801 and #3176.

  2. Keithley 2410 is used only rarely (for neutron instrumentation projects)

INES Notes

INES has the following devices under motion control:

  1. Goniometer

    1. INES has 2 goniometers: one large, one small.

    2. Both goniometers are controlled by Galil controllers.

  2. Jaws

    1. The jaws are controlled by Galil controllers.

  3. Sample Changer

    1. INES has a 4 position sample changer, controlled by a Galil controller.

  4. Transmission Monitor

    1. Transmission monitors on INES are fixed.

  5. Neutron Camera

    1. Used to take images of the samples. Camera is mounted on a single vertical axis. Users should have the ability to move the camera in and out of the beam only. The instrument scientist would like the ability to control precise position of the camera (using manager mode).

  6. XY Table

    1. INES XY table is used to move the sample parallel (y-axis) and perpendicular (x-axis) to the beam. Controlled by a Galil controller.

    2. The XY table will be upgraded (probably sometime before April 2019) with the addition of a rotational stage. The rotation axis will be the vertical axis (z-axis) and will also be controlled by a Galil.