Gem Polaris Sandals demo 6 7 2018

Changes to mention

Done

• Tasks needed for shared python areas
• 7.5T magnet
• Julabo: allow setting external/internal mode
• Improve Motion Set Points (raise error on invalid setpoints, in position only when within tolerance of set point)
• Add PID table to triton
• Galil homing routines now use the same acceleration as normal moves
• MK3Chopper communication reconnect (without memory leak)
• PyDev Console keeps history across sessions
• Allow option to either add to existing plot or create a new plot when right clicking a block
• E4 updates [further presentation about E4 to follow]
• Fix synoptic greyed out on startup bug
• NICOS improvements, output in UI, start/stop/resume script, view queue [further presentation about NICOS to follow]
• Added column sorting on most tables in the GUI.
• TPG300 and JulaboFP50 OPI graphs update on heartbeat, updated TPG300 layout
• Eurotherm OPI: Prevent autofocus on toggle ramp button
• Display units in log plotter perspective.
• Reduced logging for repeated messages on stream devices (e.g. CCD100)
• Jaws reflect setting low level motor values in higher level
• Inform the user that load() may not be the function they were expecting

Upcoming

• Fix bugs potentially leading to frozen spectra
• Format values the same way on the web dashboard as the GUI.
• Read in ISIS calibration files which can contain metadata including units. Allows us to run the eurotherm with sensor calibrated in degrees Celsius.
• Eurotherm sensors 2+ no longer has needless scrollbars.
• DAE Run information tab, Period Duration now shows correct value.
• GEM Jaws can be controlled individually with opi.
• Added Ctrl+C to interrupt a script in the scripting perspective.
• Added button to GEM Jaws OPI to copy beam dimensions to beamscraper jaws.
• Redirect error from PV disconnect to genie_python log
• Allow float values in waitfor_time()

General IBEX feedback