VESUVIO

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

Background & Timeline

VESUVIO (previously known as EVS) is a long established instrument at ISIS, on TS1. The VESUVIO web page describes the background to the instrument. An image of VESUVIO is shown in ​this diagram.

Control System

VESUVIO will migrate from the SECI control system to the IBEX control system.

VESUVIO Equipment

The equipment listed below is used on VESUVIO. 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

GALIL

DMC2280

Motion Controller

Ethernet

EPICS

see Galil note

Pfeiffer

TPG 26x

ISIS Vacuum System

RS232

EPICS

see Pfeiffer note

McLennan

PM600

Motion Controller

RS-232

EPICS

see McLennan note

Oxford Instruments

Dilution Fridge

Cryogenic System

RS-232

see Oxford Instruments note

Eurotherm

All models at ISIS

Temperature Controller

RS-232

EPICS

see Eurotherm note

ISIS

RAL

Furnaces

N/A

see Furnace note

Neocera

LTC-21

Temperature Controller

RS-232

see Neocera note

Julabo

TBD

Waterbath

RS-232

EPICS

see Julabo note

Chell

CCD100

Pressure Transducer

RS-232

see Chell note

Keithley

2410

Source Meter

RS-232

see Keithley note

Note: DAE

Main Detector banks

Note: Galil

Devices controlled by Galil: Eulerian Cradle.

Note: Pfeiffer

  1. [Model TPG 26x] (https://www.pfeiffer-vacuum.com/en/products/measurement/activeline/controllers/?detailPdoId=5724)

Note: McLennan

  1. The motors are set up in the following setup:

    1. MTR0101: Forward scattering foil, left

    2. MTR0102: Forward scattering foil, right

    3. MTR0201: Uranium foil

    4. MTR0202: Backward scattering foil

  2. The single axis McLennan (currently Uranium foil) may be used to control one of the following other devices at a time: Rotating centre-stick, EVS Rotating centre-stick, McLennan-Newport Rotation Stage, MAPS CCR, PRISMA Omega Centre Stick, etc

  3. The backward scattering foil is linked to hardware interlocks. If the cabin is open, the shutter can’t be moved. In these cases, it will report being at either an upper or lower limit.

Note: Oxford Instruments

  1. Dilution fridge: models to be determined.

Note: Eurotherm

Used to control temperature of top-loading CCRs, Furnace, Orange Cryostat devices, etc.

Note: Furnaces

Vesuvio uses RAL designed furnaces - RAL5, vanadium and niobium furnaces (see Furnaces).

These are controlled via a Eurotherm temperature controller.

Note: Neocera

Low temperature experiments?Neocera LTC-21 Manual

Note: Julabo

Experiments requiring waterbath.

Note: Chell

Experiments requiring pressure transducer. Chell CCD100

Note: Keithley

Experiments requiring source meter. Keithley 2400 Source Meter

VESUVIO SECI Configs

Over the years, VESUVIO is likely to have accumulated a significant collection of SECI configs. Not all of them are current (some may no longer be used, or used only infrequently). We will need to investigate how to convert them to IBEX configs.
The config files are located in the folder SECI\Configurations\ on the VESUVIO control server and have the extension .conf. Sub-configuration files have the extension .comp (component). The files with numbers as extensions (.1, .2, .3,etc.) are backups of the configuration and sub-configuration files.

Configuration Name

Sub-Configurations

Last Accessed

Required

VESUVIO_withTLCCR__31mar2015

Sub_EVS_Base, Sub_EVS_Eurotherm_CCR

16/09/2016

-

highTfurnace__oct2015

-

12/10/2015

-

EVS_Huber

Eurotherm

09/09/2015

-

VESUVIO_Nbfurnace__15june2015

Eurotherm

15/06/2015

-

VESUVIO_emptyInstrument__26mar2015

Eurotherm

26/03/2015

-

VESUVIO_emptyInstrument__16mar2015

Eurotherm

16/03/2015

-

EVS Ambient

Eurotherm

22/08/2014

-

tempalooza

Eurotherm

13/06/2014

-

20130425 - EVS Ambient

-

26/04/2013

-

rotating cs + cryo

-

28/07/2011

-

heaters on sample 0 -100C

-

28/07/2011

-

EVS Heated Can

-

22/07/2011

-

EVS Cryostat

-

22/07/2011

-

EVS Ambient + Platinums

-

22/07/2011

-

Calibration

-

31/03/2011

-

U Foil Calibration

-

14/02/2011

-

rotating prisma cs

-

14/02/2011

-

rotating prisma cs + cryo

-

14/02/2011

-

rotating cs

-

14/02/2011

-

rotating ccr

-

14/02/2011

-

Neocera

-

14/02/2011

-

Kelvinox

-

14/02/2011

-

EVS Water Bath

-

14/02/2011

-

EVS Kelvinox

-

14/02/2011

-

EVS CCR

-

14/02/2011

-

EVS Ambient + Cryostat

-

14/02/2011

-

EVS 4K TLCCR

-

14/02/2011

-

ChipIR2

-

14/02/2011

-

ChipIR

-

14/02/2011

-

VESUVIO Genie Scripts

Similarly, VESUVIO has built up a significant collection of genie scripts over the years. Again, many scripts are old and may no longer be used regularly. There will be a need to convert some of these scripts to genie-python, but probably not all.

Tested IOCs

What

When

Notes

Device-X

dd/mm/yyyy

some notes