Kirrily Rule 2013-04-09 16:47 Before you can control the instrument, there are 2 programs that need to be running, SICS and Gumtree. SICS should already be configured and set running by the local contact. This procedure allows you to check this. On the Microsoft Windows computer in the instrument cabin, find the putty program.

Choose the ICS computer from the list of Saved Sessions Load and open Use your NBI username and password, supplied by the Bragg Institute User Office You will now have a command prompt to a Linux operating system Normally SICS will be running. You can check if SICS is running by using the PuTTy window and at the Linux operating system command prompt type > runsics status If the status shows that SICS is not running, or if there is a change in the SICS configuration files e.g. a piece of sample environment has been added, you should contact your local contact. If the local contact has confirmed it is OK to restart SICS, then in the PuTTy window type > runsics stop > runsics start In the previous section, you logged into the ICS (instrument control server) computer using putty. At the Linux operating system command prompt, you will run a program that will give you a sics command prompt. For most cases, you won't have to do this. A SICS command prompt is available in Gumtree. At the Linux operating system command prompt type > sicsclient You should see OK on the screen. You now have a SICS command prompt. It may look strange since the cursor will be on a blank line. You will not have access to the Linux operating system command prompt until you log off. Next step is to login to sics by typing > user password where user is literally the word "user" and the password will be supplied by the local contact You can replace user with spy. The spy login provides read-only access to SICS.

Normally, Gumtree will be connected to SICS, as in the figure above. In Gumtree you reconnect to SICS if you restart SICS. This is done by clicking on the little man at the bottom of the Gumtree screen when logged in to SICS. He will be standing still, and you will see the word Disconnected when not connected. He will be running when connected as in the figure. You will then need to start a new Sics terminal in Gumtree. From the left screen, in the project explorer window, Right click on SICS and choose the option to start a new “SICS telnet terminal”. Reconnection won't work properly if SICS has changed configuration e.g. you've added a piece of sample environment. In this case, when you restart SICS you should also restart Gumtree