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<H1>SICS MAD Reference Manual</H1>
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Welcome to SICS-MAD! SICS-MAD is the SINQ solution for running triple
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axis spectrometers. The name consists of two parts: SICS is the SINQ
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Instrument Control System. MAD is mad. It is a compatability layer on
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top of SICS which emulates the command set and behaviour of the
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venerable MAD software from the ILL.
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SICS is a client server system. This means there is a magic server
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program running on the instrument computer which does all the work.
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The user interacts with SICS
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only with client applications which communicate with the server
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through the network. Most instrument hardware (motor controllers,
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counter boxes etc.) is connected to the system through RS-232 serial
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connections. These RS-232 ports are connected to a terminal server
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which is accessed through another server program, the SerPortServer
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program, which is also running on the instrument computer.
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The SICS server communicates with the terminal server and other
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devices through the network.
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The MAD compatibility layer is implemented in the SICS server. Most
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MAD commands were mapped to their SICS equivalents through procedures
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written in SICS internal scripting language. Some crucial operations,
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such as driving and scanning, were implemented in C, sometimes even
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using F77 routines from the ILL MAD sources for performing the triple
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axis calculations.
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SICS clients are small programs which implement the user interface to
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the SICS server. Clients connect to the SICS server through the TCP/IP
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network and display the instrument status or allow to control the
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instrument. Of interest to the triple axis spectrometer user are the
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dedicated TAS client, named tas, the general SICS comand line client,
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sics, and the variable watcher, varwatch, which allows to plot any
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SICS variable as a function of time. All clients are java applications
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and can be run from any computer for which a JDK1.1 compatible Java
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runtime system is available.
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<h1>Running SICS</h1>
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<li><a href="sicsinvoc.htm">Logging</a> in to SICS.
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<li>The <a href="tascli.htm">Triple Axis Client</a> program.
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<h1>General SICS Commands</h1>
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<li><a href="logging.htm">Logging</a> actions.
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<li><a href="batch.htm">Batch</a> processing.
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<li><a href="token.htm">Grabbing control</a>.
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<li>Triple axis <a href="tasstore.htm">data files</a>.
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<h1>MAD Compatibility Commands</h1>
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<li><a href="tasmad.html#Terminology">Terminology and Conventions</a>
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<li><a href="tasmad.html#Syntax">Syntax </a>
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<li><a href="tasmad.html#Commands">Commands</a>
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<li><a href="tasmad.html#Special_commands">Special commands</a>
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<li><a href="tasmad.html#Standard_hints">Standard hints</a>
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<li><a href="tasmad.html#Measurement_Modes">Measurements Modes</a>
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<li><a href="tasmad.html#Variables">Variables</a>
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<h1><a href="madsim.htm">Simulation Mode</a></h1>
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<h1>Advanced Topics</h1>
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<li>Handling <a href="samenv.htm">sample environment</a> devices in SICS.
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<li><a href="motor.htm">Motor Parameters</a>.
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<li>Dealing with the <a href="counter.htm">counter box</a>.
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<li>Directly access a <a href="ctrl.htm">serial device.</a>
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<li>SICS <a href="system.htm">system commands</a>.
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<li>Configuring a <a href="config.htm">client connection</a> manually.
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<li><a href="trouble.htm">Trouble</a> shooting.
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<h1>Download Manual</h1>
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<li><a href="sicsmad.ps">Postscript Format</a>,246KB
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</ul>
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