diff --git a/site_ansto/instrument/hipd/config/commands/vactex.tcl b/site_ansto/instrument/hipd/config/commands/vactex.tcl
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+#vactex
+
+set currentoct 0
+
+set somdir 1
+set somstart 0
+set somend 0
+set octrange 0
+
+proc SetUpVacTex {_somstart _somend} {
+   global currentoct somdir somstart somend octrange
+
+   set somstart $_somstart
+   set somend $_somend
+#  set octrange $_octrange
+
+   set currentrun 0
+   set somdir 1
+#  set currentoct [expr $octrange/2.0]
+   oct accel 2
+#   oct speed 0.5
+   oct decel 2
+   som accel 3
+   som decel 3
+   som speed 3
+   drive som $somstart
+   som speed 3
+}
+
+publish SetUpVacTex user
+
+proc VacTex {somstep} {
+   global currentoct somdir somstart somend octrange
+
+#   set octspeed [expr {$octrange*1.0/$somtime}]
+#   oct speed $octspeed
+
+   set i_bool 0
+   if {$somdir == 1} {
+      set currentsom $somstart
+      set i 0
+   } else {
+      set currentsom $somend
+      set i [expr {int(($somend-$somstart)/$somstep)}]
+   }
+   histmem mode unlimited
+   newfile HISTOGRAM_XY
+   while {$i_bool==0} {
+
+      set currentoct [expr {$currentoct *-1}]
+      drive som $currentsom
+#     run oct $currentoct
+      oct oscillate_count 1
+      oct oscillate start
+      hmm countblock
+      save $i
+      broadcast $i $currentsom $currentoct
+
+      if {($somdir > 0)} {
+         set currentsom [expr {$currentsom + $somstep}]
+         if {$currentsom > $somend} {set i_bool 1}
+         incr i
+      } else {
+         set currentsom [expr {$currentsom - $somstep}]
+         if {$currentsom < $somstart} {set i_bool 1}
+         incr i -1
+      }
+
+
+
+
+   }
+   set somdir [expr {(-1*$somdir)}]
+}
+publish VacTex user
+
+proc VacRamp {temp rate somstep} {
+   set tstart [SplitReply [tc1 setpoint]]
+   set tim1 [clock seconds]
+   set tlength [expr abs($tstart-$temp)/($rate/3600.0)]
+   tc1 ramprate $rate
+   tc1 setpoint $temp
+   set bool 0
+#   RadCollOn $oscno
+   while {$bool==0} {
+      VacTex $somstep
+      set tim2 [expr [clock seconds]-$tim1]
+      if {$tim2>$tlength} {set bool 1}
+   }
+}
+
+publish VacRamp user
+
+
+proc VacRun {tmins somstep} {
+   set tim1 [clock seconds]
+   set tlength [expr {$tmins * 60}]
+   set bool 0
+#   RadCollOn $oscno
+   while {$bool==0} {
+      VacTex $somstep
+      set tim2 [expr [clock seconds]-$tim1]
+      if {$tim2>$tlength} {set bool 1}
+   }
+}
+
+publish VacRun user
+