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MUSST controller

Designed by ISG group, the MUSST board is an NIM module that produces trigger patterns synchronized with external events.

  • M ultipurpose
  • U nit for
  • S ynchronization
  • S equencing and
  • T rigering

It can also be used to:

  • read encoder signals
  • read ADC values
  • read MCA spectrum

The MUSST is controlled via a serial or a GPIB connection. GPIB connection is faster and must be used to use the MUSST in continuous scans.

References

Installation

Note

For ESRF users:

  • If using a PCI board:
    • Install GPIB drivers (debian8: blissinstaller+bliss_driver config; Ubuntu: ansible)
    • Install GPIB Tango device server: GpibController_PCI (debian8: blissinstaller; Ubuntu: ansible)
    • Declare tango device. ressources example: 
      GpibController_PCI/lmellab/DEVICE/GpibController: "pel/gpib/lmellab"
pel/gpib/lmellab->GpibBoardName: gpib0
pel/gpib/lmellab->GpibDeviceTimeOut: 10
    • Configure server startup script

Configuration

Example of simple YAML configuration file:

name: musst_cc1
class: musst
plugin: generic
gpib:
  url: tango_gpib_device_server://id42/gpib_1/0   # PCI board
  # url: enet://gpibid156.esrf.fr                 # Enet gpib
  pad: 13                                         # primary address
  timeout: 3.                                     # in seconds
channels:
  - type: cnt
    channel: timer
    label: "lab_musst_timer"
    counter_name: musst_timer  # declare a counter associated to that channel
  - type: encoder
    channel: 1
    label: "lab_enc_samy"
    counter_name: enc_samy     # declare a counter
    counter_mode: SINGLE       # declare a mode for that counter

It is then possible to use a MUSST counter in a scan or a count: 

DEMO [5]: ct(1, musst_sxm.counters.enc_samy)
Mon Feb 10 21:51:44 2020

enc_samy =     393803.0 (    393803.0/s)
  Out [5]: Scan(number=1, name=ct, path=)

Config parameters

  • name: the controller’s name

  • config_tree: controller configuration. In this dictionary we need to have:

  • gpib:

    • url: url of the gpib controller ex: enet://gpib42.esrf.fr
    • pad: primary address of the musst controller
    • timeout: communication timeout, default is 1s
    • eos: end of line termination

  • musst_prg_root: default path for musst programs

  • block_size: default is 8k but can be lowered to 512 depend on gpib.
  • one_line_programing: default is False we send several lines to program the musst
  • channels: list of configured channels, in this dictionary we need to have:
    • type: channel type (cnt, encoder, ssi, adc5, adc10 or switch)
    • channel: channel number
    • label: the name alias for the channels
    • name: use to reference an external switch
    • counter_name: if present, use that name to create a counter associated to that channel
    • counter_mode: Counter Sampling Mode

Note

type cnt is associated with integrating counters. type [encoder, ssi, adc5, adc10] is associated with sampling counters. counter_mode is only available for sampling counter types.

Commands

status

DEMO [1]: musst_sxm
 Out [1]: MUSST card: musst_sxm, MUSST 01.01a
          GPIB type=TANGO_DEVICE_SERVER url='tango_gpib_device_server://id42/gpib_lid423/0'
               primary address='13' secondary address='0' tmo='13' timeout(s)='10.0' eol=''
          TIMEBASE: 1MHZ
          MEMORY:
                   MCA:     size (32b values):     2048, buffers:      128
                   STORAGE: size (32b values):   262144, buffers:        1
          CHANNELS:
                   CH1 ( RUN):         -2 -  ENC DIR
                   CH2 ( RUN):    4813076 -  ENC DIR
                   CH3 ( RUN):     566996 -  ENC DIR
                   CH4 ( RUN):     109294 -  ENC DIR
                   CH5 ( RUN):     -12255 -  ENC DIR
                   CH6 (STOP):          0 -  CNT

To set a channel to desired value: 

musst_sxm.set_variable("CH3", 123)

Direct communication: 

DEMO [21]: musst_sxm.putget("?CH CH3")
 Out [21]: '53427 RUN'

Switch

MUSST MCA

MUSST MCA

MUSST Programming