POLREF

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.