SPEC
last modified
04-03-2010 17:38
SPEC is a UNIX-based software package for instrument control and data acquisition widely used for X-ray diffraction at synchrotrons around the world. It is used on the MX beamlines to control beamline motors, etc. There are shell windows on each beamline in which SPEC runs. The sessions have different names depending on which beamline you are on:
| Beamline | Spec session name (Experimental hutch) | Spec session name (Optics hutch) |
|---|---|---|
| ID14-1 | eh1 | mono_eh1 |
| ID14-2 | eh2 | mono_eh2 |
| ID14-3 | eh3 | mono_eh3 |
| ID14-4 | eh4 | oh2 |
| ID23-1 | eh1 | oh1 |
| ID23-2 | eh2 | oh2 |
| ID29 | exp | oh |
The spec session must be running to collect data. This can be started and stopped from the icons on the control computer of each beamline control PC. If it is not running you will not be able to move any motors and the motor values in MxCuBE will be shaded red.