PSI update

r1464 | ffr | 2007-02-12 12:20:21 +1100 (Mon, 12 Feb 2007) | 2 lines

doc/manager/nxscript.htm

@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ the dictionary file:
 would denote the normal counting tube at a scanning type of
 experiment.   
 </dl>
-<dt>nxscript puthm hmAlias hmName ?start? ?length?
+<dt>nxscript puthm hmAlias hmName ?start? ?length? ?bank?
 <dd>Writes data from the histogram memory hmName to a NeXus file using
 the alias hmAlias. Nxscript automatically updates the dim0, dim1, ..., timedim 
 dictionary variables. Thus these can be used to define the dimensions in the
@@ -116,7 +116,9 @@ subset writing, the dimensions have to be specified in the definition
 string belonging to the alias. Nxscript sets a variable timedim in the
 dictionary though which contains the length of a time binning if
 appropriate. This is a special feauture for writing extra detectors at
-SANS and AMOR.
+SANS and AMOR. Optionally, together with start and length, a bank number can
+be given. This is a feauture to support the rare case of having multiple banks
+in one histogram memory. If not give bank defaults to 0.
 <dt>nxscript puttimebinning aliasName hmName
 <dd>Writes the time binning at histogram memory hmName to file using
 the alias aliasName. The length of the time binning data is
@@ -125,11 +127,19 @@ automatically appended to the definition string for the alias.
 <dd>Writes the Tcl array arrayName to file using the aliasName. The
 definiton string belonging to aliasName does not need to contain a
 -dim argument as this is set by this routine. The parameter length is
-the length of the array. Only rank 1 arrays are supported. 
+the length of the array. Only rank 1 arrays are supported. The array is 
+considered a float array.
+<dt>nxscript putintarray aliasName arrayName length
+<dd>The same as above, but the data is considered integer.
 <dt>nxsript putglobal attName bla bla bla
 <dd>This writes an global attribute attName. Everything after attName
 is concatenated to a string which then respresents the value of the
-attribute.  
+attribute.
+<dt>nxscript putsicsdata alias dataname
+<dd>Writes the sicsdata array dataname to alias.  
+<dt>nxscript putattribute alias name value
+<dd>Add another text attribute to alias. The name of the attribute is name, the 
+ value value.
 <dt>nxscript makelink targetAlias victimAlias
 <dd>This creates a symbolic link for victimAlias in the group
 designated by targetAlias. 

doc/manager/nxupdate.htm

@@ -65,6 +65,9 @@ file.
 <dt>updateintervall
 <dd>The time intervall in seconds between updates. The defualt is
 1200, eg. 20 minutes. 
+<dt>onoff
+<dd>can be 1 or 0. Switches automatic updates on or off. It might be usefule for
+ scans to switch this off.
 </dl>
 </p>
 </BODY>

doc/manager/tas.htm

@@ -21,6 +21,37 @@ The TAS requires the following initializations in its instrument file:
 <dt>MakeTasUB tasub
 <dd>Installs the TAS crystallographic calculation module into SICS. It will
  have the name tasub (recommended).
+<dt>MakeTasUB tasub a1 a2 mcv mch a3 a4 sgu sgl a5 a6 acv ach
+<dd>Installs the TAS crystallographic calculation module into SICS. It will
+ have the name tasub (recommended). This versions allows to specifiy motor names for functions. If there is no motor for 
+ a function it can be replaced with a placeholder in the parameter list, like dummy. This is only allowed for the
+ curvature motors. The motor functions:
+ <dl>
+ <dt>a1
+ <dd>monochormator rotation
+ <dt>a2
+ <dd>monochromator two theta
+ <dt>mcv
+ <dd>monochromator vertical curvature
+ <dt>mch
+ <dd>monochromator horizontal curvature
+ <dt>a3
+ <dd> sample rotation
+ <dt>a4
+ <dd>sample tow theta
+ <dt>sgu
+ <dd>sample tilt
+ <dt>sgl
+ <dd>second sample tilt
+ <dt>a5
+ <dd>analyzer rotation
+ <dt>a6
+ <dd>analyzer two theta
+ <dt>acv
+ <dd>analyzer vertical curvature
+ <dt>ach
+ <dd>analyzer horizontal curvature
+ </dl>
 <dt>MakeTasScan iscan tasub
 <dd>Installs the module with the TAS specific scan functions into SICS. The
  TAS implements its own data format resembling the ILL TAS data format.