diff --git a/ARESvis/iocSim/ARESvisSim.db b/ARESvis/iocSim/ARESvisSim.db
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+++ b/ARESvis/iocSim/ARESvisSim.db
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+record(ai, IOCXX:AI) {
+  field(DESC, "IOCXX:AI desc")
+  field(PREC, 3)
+  field(HIHI, 1000) field(HHSV,MAJOR)
+  field(HIGH,  100) field(HSV, MINOR)
+  field(LOW,  -100) field(LSV, MINOR)
+  field(LOLO,-1000) field(LLSV,MAJOR)
+}
+
+record(mbbi, IOCXX:MBBI) {
+  field(DESC, "IOCXX:MBBI desc")
+  field(ZRST,'Off') field(ZRVL,0) field(ZRSV, MAJOR    )
+  field(ONST,'On' ) field(ONVL,1) field(ONSV, NO_ALARM )
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/ARESvis/iocSim/ARESvisSim.subs b/ARESvis/iocSim/ARESvisSim.subs
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+++ b/ARESvis/iocSim/ARESvisSim.subs
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+
+file motor.template { pattern
+  { P               M        ID VEL  MRES TWV PREC EGU}
+  { SATES30-RIXS    MOT_RY   0  1E+2 1E-3  5  4    'deg'}
+  { SATES30-ARES    MOT_2TRY 1  1E+2 1E-3  5  4    'deg'}
+  { SATES30-ARES    MOT_JFRY 2  1E+2 1E-3  5  4    'deg'}
+  { SATES30-ARES    MOT_DRY  3  1E+2 1E-3  5  4    'deg'}
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+  { SATES30-ARES    MOT_STX  4  1E+2 1E-3  5  4    'mm'}
+  { SATES30-ARES    MOT_STZ  5  1E+2 1E-3  5  4    'mm'}
+  { SATES30-ARES    MOT_SRY  6  1E+2 1E-3  5  4    'deg'}
+
+  { SATES30-MCS001  MOT_6    7  1E+2 1E-3 10  4    'mm' }
+  { SATES30-ACSFM   MOT_TZ   8  1E+2 1E-3 10  4    'mm' }
+
+  { SATOP11-OSGM087 MOT_GR   9  1E+2 1E-3 0.1 4    ''}
+  { SATOP11-OSGM087 MOT_GT  10  1E+2 1E-3 0.1 4    ''}
+  { SATOP11-OSGM087 MOT_MR  11  1E+2 1E-3 0.1 4    ''}
+}
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diff --git a/ARESvis/iocSim/ARESvisSim.ui b/ARESvis/iocSim/ARESvisSim.ui
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..29687b9
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+++ b/ARESvis/iocSim/ARESvisSim.ui
@@ -0,0 +1,134 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<ui version="4.0">
+ <class>Form</class>
+ <widget class="QWidget" name="Form">
+  <property name="geometry">
+   <rect>
+    <x>0</x>
+    <y>0</y>
+    <width>720</width>
+    <height>370</height>
+   </rect>
+  </property>
+  <property name="windowTitle">
+   <string>Form</string>
+  </property>
+  <widget class="caInclude" name="ODCM">
+   <property name="geometry">
+    <rect>
+     <x>10</x>
+     <y>10</y>
+     <width>700</width>
+     <height>214</height>
+    </rect>
+   </property>
+   <property name="macro">
+    <string>P=SATES30-RIXS,M=MOT_RY;P=SATES30-ARES,M=MOT_JFRY;P=SATES30-ARES,M=MOT_2TRY;P=SATES30-ARES,M=MOT_DRY;P=SATES30-ARES,M=MOT_STX;P=SATES30-ARES,M=MOT_STZ;P=SATES30-ARES,M=MOT_SRY;P=SATES30-MCS001,M=MOT_6;P=SATES30-ACSFM,M=MOT_TZ</string>
+   </property>
+   <property name="filename" stdset="0">
+    <string notr="true">/sf/controls/config/qt/motor_1m.ui</string>
+   </property>
+   <property name="numberOfItems" stdset="0">
+    <number>9</number>
+   </property>
+   <property name="verticalSpacing" stdset="0">
+    <number>2</number>
+   </property>
+  </widget>
+  <widget class="QGroupBox" name="groupBox">
+   <property name="geometry">
+    <rect>
+     <x>10</x>
+     <y>240</y>
+     <width>361</width>
+     <height>121</height>
+    </rect>
+   </property>
+   <property name="title">
+    <string>various</string>
+   </property>
+   <widget class="caTextEntry" name="catextentry">
+    <property name="geometry">
+     <rect>
+      <x>150</x>
+      <y>70</y>
+      <width>191</width>
+      <height>30</height>
+     </rect>
+    </property>
+    <property name="channel" stdset="0">
+     <string notr="true">IOCXX:AI</string>
+    </property>
+   </widget>
+   <widget class="caMenu" name="camenu_2">
+    <property name="geometry">
+     <rect>
+      <x>150</x>
+      <y>30</y>
+      <width>191</width>
+      <height>30</height>
+     </rect>
+    </property>
+    <property name="channel" stdset="0">
+     <string notr="true">IOCXX:MBBI</string>
+    </property>
+   </widget>
+   <widget class="caLineEdit" name="calineedit">
+    <property name="geometry">
+     <rect>
+      <x>10</x>
+      <y>30</y>
+      <width>131</width>
+      <height>30</height>
+     </rect>
+    </property>
+    <property name="text">
+     <string>IOCXX:MBBI.DESC</string>
+    </property>
+    <property name="channel" stdset="0">
+     <string notr="true">IOCXX:MBBI.DESC</string>
+    </property>
+   </widget>
+   <widget class="caLineEdit" name="calineedit_3">
+    <property name="geometry">
+     <rect>
+      <x>10</x>
+      <y>70</y>
+      <width>131</width>
+      <height>30</height>
+     </rect>
+    </property>
+    <property name="text">
+     <string>IOCXX:AI.DESC</string>
+    </property>
+    <property name="channel" stdset="0">
+     <string notr="true">IOCXX:AI.DESC</string>
+    </property>
+   </widget>
+  </widget>
+ </widget>
+ <customwidgets>
+  <customwidget>
+   <class>caMenu</class>
+   <extends>QComboBox</extends>
+   <header>caMenu</header>
+  </customwidget>
+  <customwidget>
+   <class>caTextEntry</class>
+   <extends>caLineEdit</extends>
+   <header>caTextEntry</header>
+  </customwidget>
+  <customwidget>
+   <class>caInclude</class>
+   <extends>QWidget</extends>
+   <header>caInclude</header>
+  </customwidget>
+  <customwidget>
+   <class>caLineEdit</class>
+   <extends>QLineEdit</extends>
+   <header>caLineEdit</header>
+  </customwidget>
+ </customwidgets>
+ <resources/>
+ <connections/>
+</ui>
diff --git a/ARESvis/iocSim/ARESvisSim_startup.script b/ARESvis/iocSim/ARESvisSim_startup.script
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..2b9e79e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ARESvis/iocSim/ARESvisSim_startup.script
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+epicsEnvSet("IOC", "ARESvisSim")
+epicsEnvSet("ENGINEER", "zamofing_t")
+epicsEnvSet("LOCATION", "simulator")
+
+require motorBase
+require motorSim
+
+# require OBLL zamofing_t
+
+motorSimCreateController("tzaSim1", 20)
+## motorSimConfigAxis(port, axis, lowLimit, highLimit, home, start) 1E3 NOT ALLOWED USE 1000
+motorSimConfigAxis("tzaSim1",  0, 10000000, -10000000,  500,  80000)
+motorSimConfigAxis("tzaSim1",  1, 20000000, -20000000,  500, 117000)
+motorSimConfigAxis("tzaSim1",  2, 10000000, -10000000,  500, 140000)
+motorSimConfigAxis("tzaSim1",  3, 10000000, -10000000,  500, 100000)
+motorSimConfigAxis("tzaSim1",  4, 10000000, -10000000,  500,      0)
+motorSimConfigAxis("tzaSim1",  5, 10000000, -10000000,  500,      0)
+motorSimConfigAxis("tzaSim1",  6, 10000000, -10000000,  500,  10000)
+motorSimConfigAxis("tzaSim1",  7, 10000000, -10000000,  500,  60500)
+motorSimConfigAxis("tzaSim1",  8, 10000000, -10000000,  500, 0)
+motorSimConfigAxis("tzaSim1",  9, 10000000, -10000000,  500, 0)
+motorSimConfigAxis("tzaSim1", 10, 10000000, -10000000,  500, 0)
+motorSimConfigAxis("tzaSim1", 11, 10000000, -10000000,  500, 0)
+motorSimConfigAxis("tzaSim1", 12, 10000000, -10000000,  500, 0)
+motorSimConfigAxis("tzaSim1", 13, 10000000, -10000000,  500, 0)
+motorSimConfigAxis("tzaSim1", 14, 10000000, -10000000,  500, 0)
+motorSimConfigAxis("tzaSim1", 15, 10000000, -10000000,  500, 0)
+motorSimConfigAxis("tzaSim1", 16, 10000000, -10000000,  500, 0)
+motorSimConfigAxis("tzaSim1", 17, 10000000, -10000000,  500, 0)
+motorSimConfigAxis("tzaSim1", 18, 10000000, -10000000,  500, 0)
+motorSimConfigAxis("tzaSim1", 19, 10000000, -10000000,  500, 0)
+
+
+#cd "${TOP}/iocBoot/${IOC}"
+## Load record instances
+dbLoadTemplate ARESvisSim.subs
+dbLoadRecords ARESvisSim.db, "user=zamofing_tHost"
+
+
+#- Set this to see messages from mySub
+#-var mySubDebug 1
+
+#- Run this to trace the stages of iocInit
+#-traceIocInit
+
+#cd "${TOP}/iocBoot/${IOC}"
+iocInit
+
+## Start any sequence programs
+#seq sncExample, "user=zamofing_t"
diff --git a/ARESvis/iocSim/epicsMove.sh b/ARESvis/iocSim/epicsMove.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..d3411a4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ARESvis/iocSim/epicsMove.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+for i in {1..100}; do
+  echo $i
+  caput -c SATES30-RIXS:MOT_RY    40
+  caput -c SATES30-RIXS:MOT_RY   120
+  caput -c SATES30-RIXS:MOT_RY    80
+  caput -c SATES30-ARES:MOT_2TRY  97
+  caput -c SATES30-ARES:MOT_2TRY 147
+  caput -c SATES30-ARES:MOT_2TRY 117
+  caput -c SATES30-ARES:MOT_JFRY 110
+  caput -c SATES30-ARES:MOT_JFRY 170
+  caput -c SATES30-ARES:MOT_JFRY 140
+  caput -c SATES30-ARES:MOT_DRY   70
+  caput -c SATES30-ARES:MOT_DRY  130
+  caput -c SATES30-ARES:MOT_DRY  100
+  caput -c SATES30-ARES:MOT_STX  -40
+  caput -c SATES30-ARES:MOT_STX   40
+  caput -c SATES30-ARES:MOT_STX    0
+  caput -c SATES30-ARES:MOT_STZ  -60
+  caput -c SATES30-ARES:MOT_STZ   60
+  caput -c SATES30-ARES:MOT_STZ    0
+  caput -c SATES30-ARES:MOT_SRY  -20
+  caput -c SATES30-ARES:MOT_SRY   40
+  caput -c SATES30-ARES:MOT_SRY   10
+  caput -c SATES30-MCS001:MOT_6  10.5
+  caput -c SATES30-MCS001:MOT_6  50.5
+  caput -c SATES30-MCS001:MOT_6  30.5
+done
+
diff --git a/ARESvis/iocSim/motor.template b/ARESvis/iocSim/motor.template
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c8784b9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ARESvis/iocSim/motor.template
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+
+record(motor, $(P):$(M) )
+{
+  field(DESC, "$(P):$(M)")
+  field(DTYP, "asynMotor")
+  field(OUT, "@asyn(tzaSim1, $(ID))")
+  field(EGU, "$(EGU=)")
+  field(PREC, $(PREC=6))
+  field(MRES, $(MRES=1E-6))
+  field(TWV,  $(TWV=.1))
+  field(VELO, $(VEL=1))
+  field(HVEL, $(VEL=1))
+  field(SYNC, 1) #forcs to sync at initialiozation
+}
diff --git a/ARESvis/tmxARESvisSim.sh b/ARESvis/tmxARESvisSim.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..55b073e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ARESvis/tmxARESvisSim.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# based on  ~/Documents/prj/SwissFEL/apps/PhotonicsSim/tmxPhotonicsSim.sh
+
+# >>> PREREQUISITES <<<
+#sudo chmod o+w /usr/local/bin/
+#rsync -vai sf-lc8:/usr/local/bin/iocsh /usr/local/bin/iocsh
+#sudo chmod o-w /usr/local/bin/
+
+help()
+{
+    echo "Usage: $0 [OPTION]...
+   -s, --session SESSION   name of the session (default is: 'ARESvisSim')
+   -h, --help              this help text
+
+   example:
+     gnome-terminal --geometry=90x40  -- ./tmxARESvisSim.sh
+   "
+    exit -1
+}
+
+
+SHORT=s:,t:,P:,p:,h
+LONG=session:,type:,proxy:,port:,help
+
+if ! OPTS=$(getopt -n $0 --options $SHORT --longoptions $LONG -- "$@"); then
+  echo 'error!'
+  exit 1
+fi
+echo $OPTS
+eval set -- "$OPTS"
+while :
+do
+  case "$1" in
+    -s | --session )
+      SESSION="$2"
+      shift 2
+      ;;
+    -h | --help)
+      help
+      exit -1
+      ;;
+    --)
+      shift;
+      break
+      ;;
+    *)
+      echo "Unexpected option: $1"
+      exit -1
+      ;;
+  esac
+done
+
+SESSION="${SEPROXYSSION:-ARESvisSim}"
+if tmux has -t $SESSION
+then
+  tmux kill-session -t $SESSION
+fi
+echo 'create new session'
+# Start New Session with our name
+tmux new-session -d -s $SESSION
+tmux set -s base-index 1
+tmux set -s pane-base-index 1
+
+tmux splitw -v -p 20 -t .1
+tmux send-keys -t.1  "export EPICS_HOST_ARCH=RHEL8-x86_64 && export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=.:/opt/lib:/usr/local/epics/base-7.0.8/lib/RHEL8-x86_64"  ENTER
+tmux send-keys -t.1  "cd ~/Documents/prj/SwissFEL/apps/EsfRixsApps/ARESvis/iocSim && iocsh ARESvisSim_startup.script" ENTER
+
+tmux send-keys -t.2  "cd ~/Documents/prj/SwissFEL/apps/EsfRixsApps/ARESvis/" ENTER
+tmux send-keys -t.2  "unset GNOME_TERMINAL_SCREEN && caqtdm -attach iocSim/ARESvisSim.ui&" ENTER
+tmux send-keys -t.2  "./ARESvis.py&" ENTER
+tmux send-keys -t.2  "iocSim/epicsMove.sh" ENTER
+#tmux send-keys -t.2  "~/Documents/prj/SwissFEL/apps/synoptipy/synTopo/synTopo.py -b aramis&" ENTER
+
+tmux attach
diff --git a/Readme.md b/Readme.md
index b3086c3..d8e2d40 100644
--- a/Readme.md
+++ b/Readme.md
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 ![alt ARESvis](ARESvis.png "ARESvis")
 
-rsync -vain ~/Documents/prj/SwissFEL/apps/EsfRixsApps/ARESvis satesf-vcons-01:/sf/furka/applications/EsfRixsApps/ --filter='- ARESvis/__pycache__/'
+For simulated ioc and software testing:
+cd ~/Documents/prj/SwissFEL/apps/EsfRixsApps/ARESvis
+gnome-terminal --geometry=90x40 -- ./tmxARESvisSim.sh
 
 
-For simulated motor IOC:
-/home/zamofing_t/Documents/prj/SwissFEL/test_ioc/MotorSim/iocBoot/ARESvis/ARESvis.cmd
-For motor ui:
-caQtDM ~/Documents/prj/SwissFEL/test_ioc/MotorSim/iocBoot/ARESvis/ARESvis.ui&
-python ARESvis.py
-
 
 spectrumProc
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