This repository contains the driver code and Midas frontend for the Oxford instruments Mercury ITC temperature controller (https://nanoscience.oxinst.com/accessories/mercuryitc).

Requirements

Requires a Midas installation with the environment variable MIDASSYS pointing to the built Midas artifacts and headers.

Build

Clone this repository, enter the cloned directory, and then build via CMake.

cmake -S "$(pwd)" -B <directory-to-build-in> -DBUILD_FRONTEND=ON
cmake --build <directory-to-build-in> --clean-first -- -j8

Run

<directory-to-build-in>/mercury_itcio_fe -e <instrument-name>

Including in Custom Frontend

To include this driver in a custom frontend, you should ensure the environment variable MIDASSYS points to your system install and include a snippet in your CMakeLists.txt similar to the following:

# If the path to the mercury_itcio repository is outside of the frontend
# repository, you also need to provide a location for the mercury_itcio
# artifacts as a second argument to `add_subdirectory`
# e.g. `./device/mercury_itcio`
add_subdirectory(
    <path-to-mercury_itcio-repository>
)

default_mercury_itcio_frontend(
  He3_cryostat_scfe  # Target Name
  He3_cryostat       # Frontend Name
  173                # Event ID
  mercury_itcio_he3  # Library target
)

default_mercury_itcio_frontend(
  He4_cryostat_scfe  # Target Name
  He4_cryostat       # Frontend Name
  172                # Event ID
  mercury_itcio_he4  # Library target
)