OFFSPEC

Background & Timeline

OFFSPEC is an advanced reflectometer instrument at ISIS, on TS2. The OFFSPEC web page describes the background to the instrument.

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

Information about OFFSPEC (and reflectometers in general)

Offspec bench setup

Bench moves so that angle is correct this requires motors at front and back to change positions and the bench to slide in and out. This maintains the distance from the detector to the sample in an arc.

OFFSPEC Equipment

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

VI

Config(s)

Config last updated

IBEX equivalent

beam logger.vi

standard IBEX

dae control.vi

standard IBEX / ISISDAE

delft/coldasever.vi

OFFSPEC-DELFT-MAIN.conf

18/05/2022

https://github.com/ISISComputingGroup/IBEX/issues/7437

Eurotherm

EUROTHRM

galil

standard IBEX / GALIL

Glassman LV power supply

OFFSPEC - no logging.conf

2019

Obsolete, not required

Hitachi L7100

Obsolete

Mk3 Chopper

MK3CHOPR

Jasco 4180

JSCO4180

Julabo (several models)

JULABO

Kepco

KEPCO

Keyence TM 3001P

KYNCTM3K

Knauer K-6

KNRK6

Knauer 1050

KNR1050

motion control (various)

REFL - assume being handled in https://github.com/ISISComputingGroup/IBEX/issues/6245

Newport SMC100

SMC100

Nima Trough

NIMATRO

Mercury ITC

MERCURY_ITC

SM300-5 (power supply)

https://github.com/ISISComputingGroup/IBEX/issues/4461

Tektronix AFG 3000 series

TEKAFG3XXX

Thurlby EX355P

TTIEX355P

Thurlby TGA1240

None (hardware is obsolete; functionality to be replaced by Tektronix function generators - we should not need to convert this driver)

Thurlby TSX 3510P

all

-

https://github.com/ISISComputingGroup/IBEX/issues/7434

Aladdin-1000 syringe pump

ALDN1000

WPI 2XX syringe pump

SP2XX

inter galil dio

Digital i/o already covered in GALIL ioc

surf galil dio

Digital i/o already covered in GALIL ioc

delft_dc_mc - front panel.vi

https://github.com/ISISComputingGroup/IBEX/issues/7492

delft/eltromatdriver

all

-

https://github.com/ISISComputingGroup/IBEX/issues/7494

delft/hfcontroldriver

DELFT, NIMA, “Single Config”

2011/2012

Deprecated, not required

hydrocell

One-off user kit; not required

ISIS sample environment (digital i/o)

https://github.com/ISISComputingGroup/IBEX/issues/7436

Linkam

LINKAM95

Newport motor

NEWPORT

OFFSPEC BH

Functionality covered in IBEX by a combination of KEPCO, KHLY2400, and scans library. https://github.com/ISISComputingGroup/IBEX/issues/7435 to write equivalent scans script to existing VI

OFFSPEC DELFT RF

https://github.com/ISISComputingGroup/IBEX/issues/7493

OFFSPEC high level

REFL

PI motion stage

PIMOT

Danfysik

DFKPS

ITC 503

ITC503
Older information:

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

FL1703

Re-circulating Cooler

RS-232

see Julabo note

Julabo

FL300

Re-circulating Cooler

RS-232

see Julabo note

Julabo

FP-50

Water Bath

RS-232

see Julabo note

Julabo

FP-52

Water Bath

RS-232

see Julabo note

Keithley

2400

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

Nima Trough

???

Trough

???

see Nima Trough 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

KEPCO

BOP 50-2M-4886

Bi-Polar Power Supply

RS232

see Kepco note

Delta-Elektronika

SM300-5

PSU

???

see Delta Elektronika note

Thurlby

EX355P

PSU

???

see Thurlby note

Thurlby

TGA1240

Arbitrary Waveform Generator

???

see Thurlby note

Thurlby

TSX3510P

PSU

???

see Thurlby note

Oxford Instruments

Mercury

Temperature Controller

RS-232

see Oxford Instruments note

Oxford Instruments

ITC503

Cryogenic System

see Oxford Instruments note

Tektronix

AFG 3021B

Function Generator

Ethernet

#237

see Tektronix note

Linkam

T95

RS232

see Linkam 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

Note: DAE

See multi-detector and single-detector below.

Note: Choppers

OFFSPEC has a Mk3 chopper.

Note: Jaws

Provide information about OFFSPEC jaws.

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: Julabo

OFFSPEC uses Julabo water baths & re-circulating coolers

  1. Julabo FL1703

  2. Julabo FL300

  3. Julabo Water Bath (which models?)

Note: KEPCO

  1. Kepco BOP 100-10MG PSU.
    See also #3005

  2. Kepco BIT 4886 is an interface card for Kepco bi-polar (BOP) power supplies.

  3. KEPCO BOP 50-2M-4886 PSU.
    See also #188 & #200

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.

  • See C:\LabVIEW Modules\Drivers\Jasco PU-4180 HPLC Pump\Documentation for documentation.

  • See also #3743 & #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.

    • 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: Nima Trough

Nima Trough: SECI used a manufacturer supplied VI. 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: Delta-Elektronika

  1. Delta-Elektronika SM300-5 is a DC power supply. It is listed on page for Delta-Elektronika SM1500 series products.

Note: Thurlby

Thurlby Thandar Instruments

  1. Thurlby Thandar Instruments EX355P PSU

  2. Thurlby TGA1240 Arbitrary Waveform Generator

  3. Thurlby TSX3510P DC Power Supply

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

Note: Linkam

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

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: Tektronix

  1. Tektronix Function Generator: AFG 3021B

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.

OFFSPEC Notes

OFFSPEC has the following specialist panels/systems:

  1. OFFSPEC High Level

  2. OFFSPEC Delft System

  3. OFFSPEC ISIS Sample Environment

  4. OFFSPEC Linkam

  5. OFFSPEC Newport Piezo Stage

  6. OFFSPEC BH (KEPCO 100-10MG & Keithley 2400)

  7. OFFSPEC Delft RF

  8. OFFSPEC PI Motion Stage

  9. POLREF Danfysik

  10. SURF Galil DIO

  11. INTER Galil DIO

OFFSPEC has the following devices under motion control:

  1. benches

  2. coarse jaws

  3. FOMs (Frame Overlap Mirror)

  4. jaws

  5. laser gimbal

  6. OFFSPEC Analyser

  7. point detector

  8. Polarizer

  9. reflectometer sample stack

OFFSPEC Genie Scripts

Similarly, Document information about OFFSPEC SECI Genie scripts here.