Menu Bar

The menu bar on the IBEX GUI provides access to the application features described below.

IBEX Menu

Switch Instrument

Select the Switch Instrument menu item to re-direct the IBEX GUI to view a different instrument.

Please Note: If you connect to an instrument from outside the instrument’s sub-network (i.e. if you are not in the instrument blockhouse or cabin/pod), you will only be able to view the instrument (i.e. you will not be able to make changes to any of the fields).

Manager Mode

Selecting the Manager Mode option allows the user to enter manager mode after entering the manager password.

Exit IBEX Client

Select the Exit IBEX Client menu item to quit. Please note, quitting the IBEX Client does not terminate the IBEX server, which will continue to run on the instrument control PC.

Configuration Menu

Edit Current Configuration

Select the Edit Current Configuration menu item to make changes to the currently loaded instrument configuration.

Configurations

Select the Configuration menu item to perform one of the following actions:

• New - create a new configuration

• Load - replace the current configuration with a different configuration loaded from a file

• Edit - edit an existing configuration (independently of the current configuration)

• Delete - delete a configuration

• Recent - load one of the last 5 loaded configurations

Components

Select the Components menu item to perform one of the following actions:

• New - create a new component

• Import - import a component from another instrument

• Edit - edit an existing component

• Delete - delete a component

Synoptic Menu

New

Create a new synoptic.

Edit

Select an existing synoptic and edit it.

Delete

Select an existing synoptic to delete it.

IOC Menu

Start/stop IOCs

Selecting the Start/stop IOCs menu item displays a dialog allowing you to start an IOC or to stop an IOC that is currently running.

Run-Control Menu

View run-control settings

Selecting the View Run-Control Settings menu item displays a dialog showing you which blocks (if any) are currently under run-control. You can also assign new run-control settings to blocks and modify or remove existing run-control settings.

You can change run-control settings in 3 different ways (2 temporary and 1 permanent changes)

• Temporary change

  1. You can set temporary run-controls settings via Run-Control menu. Input low and high limit from the bottom of the window.

  2. You can also set temporary run-controls settings via scripting. Type g.cget(b.YOUR_BLOCK_NAME, runstate=true, highlimit= x, lowlimit=y, where x and y are numbers you want to set as limits.

  Note: Defaults can be restored using the Restore Configuration Values for the selected block or Restore All Configuration Values buttons.

  Temporary setting will override the default set for the block in the configuration and will persist until the configuration is reloaded.

• Permanent change

  You can set default run-controls settings that will remain, unless you change it temporarily.

  1. From Run-Control menu, select the block you would like to change and click Edit Host Configuration to change the settings.

The Blocks & Groups page describes how blocks under run-control are shown in the GUI.

Preferences Menu

Colour settings

Allows the user to one of the supported colour schemes:

• Standard colour scheme

• Alternative colour scheme 1

Help Menu

About

Selecting the “About” menu item displays a dialog showing the current version of the IBEX client and the current version of the IBEX server (running on the instrument control PC to which you are currently connected). If you need to report a problem with IBEX, support staff may ask you to look up this information, so that they know which version of the IBEX software you are using.

User manual

Selecting the “User manual” menu item opens the IBEX user manual in a web browser.

Console Log

The console log is used by support staff to help them diagnose any problems that IBEX might encounter.

Icon Licences

View the licences for the icons used in IBEX

Get help

Displays support telephone numbers and how to get help or report problems.