As a user you will sit in front of 4 screens incl. keyboard and mouse. The right three concern the beamline operation, the left most concerns the control of the Mar345 image plate reader.
From right to left screens and keyboard/mice are labeled:
- BL1222BCS
- BL1222ACQ
- BL1222ES / ACQ-2
- Mar345
All 3 beamline computers operate LabView as control software. In all 3 cases, the software is started by double-clicking on the icon BL Control Main situated in the center of the screen.
It will open Labview and load the control software. Once this is completed you'll see an image similar to this (note the exact image varies depending on which machine you are starting LabView on):
Press the white arrow circled red in the image. This will load and start all the sub-system needed. You know that this is done once all the subsystem status 'lights' (encircled red below) have turned green (or are left grey in some cases):
This is the main window from which all operations and sub-windows will be called from.
To learn about operation of functionality on the BCS PC click here
BL1222BCS:
This terminal is used for all operations concerned with beam conditioning (beamline control) and Equipment Protection System (EPS).
Beamline Control:
The start-up window looks like this (note, that in normal operating conditions, there will be a thick red beam drawn in the diagram. If you do not see that, click here):
It depicts a schematic of the beamline from the monochromator to I1, i.e. about where your experimental set-up starts.
This window is partially active and tasks / sub-windows can be called up by clicking on it.
Click to here to learn how to change the energy and tune the beam.
Click here to learn how to change X_ray filter settings.
Click here to learn how to open and close the Fast Shutter.
