New MX drivers added since July 2002

New Device and Interface Classes

• CCD
• MODBUS
• Multichannel analog input
• Sample Changer
• Single Channel Analyzer
• USB   (in development)

Interfaces

• MODBUS

  • MODBUS (RTU serial format)
  • MODBUS/TCP

• GPIB

  • IOtech Micro488/EX (RS-232 to GPIB)

• RS-232

  • Wago 750 serial port
  • VxWorks RS-232

• USB

  • libusb (in development)

• VME

  • mmap() VME (on m68k Linux)
  • RTEMS VME
  • SIS1100/SIS3100 (PCI to VME)
  • VxWorks VME

Devices

• Amplifier

  • APS ADCMOD2 (Steve Ross electrometer via MX VME I/O)
  • APS quadEM (Steve Ross electrometer via EPICS)
  • Oxford Danfysik ICPLUS
  • Oxford Danfysik QBPM
  • UDT Tramp

• Analog I/O

  • Animatics SmartMotor analog I/O
  • Crossbow Technology CXTILT02 (tilt angle sensor)
  • EPICS analog I/O
  • IMS MDrive analog input
  • Mclennan analog I/O
  • MODBUS analog I/O registers
  • Multichannel analog input function
  • Omega iSeries process controller
  • Oxford Cryosystems 600 series controller (temperature, etc.)
  • Oxford Danfysik Cyberstar X1000 (high voltage and delay)
  • Oxford Danfysik ICPLUS analog I/O
  • Oxford Danfysik QBPM analog I/O
  • Oxford Instruments ITC503 temperature controller
  • PDI Model 45 analog I/O
  • Scientific Instruments 9650 temperature controller
  • Wago 750 MODBUS analog output

• CCD

  • MarCCD remote mode
  • Network CCD

• Digital I/O

  • Animatics SmartMotor digital I/O
  • EPICS digital I/O
  • Linux parport driver digital I/O
  • Mclennan digital I/O
  • MODBUS digital I/O coils and registers
  • Omega iSeries process controller
  • Oxford Danfysik ICPLUS digital I/O
  • Oxford Danfysik QBPM digital I/O
  • PDI Model 45 digital I/O
  • Wago 750 MODBUS digital output

• Motor

  • ADSC goniostat 2θ motor
  • Animatics SmartMotor
  • IMS MDrive
  • Mclennan PM600
  • Oceaneering Space Systems μGlide
  • Oxford Cryosystems 600 series temperature
  • Oxford Instruments ITC503 temperature
  • PMAC coordinate system axis (requires PLC support)
  • Scientific Instruments 9650 temperature

  • ALS dewar positioner

• Multichannel Analog Input

  • Oxford Danfysik QBPM

• Multichannel Encoder

  • PMAC MCE

• Multichannel Scaler

  • Scaler function MCS

• Pulse Generator

  • PDI Model 45 pulse generator

• Sample Changer

  • Network emulated sample changer
  • SERCAT ALS robot sample changer
  • Software emulated sample changer

• Scaler

  • Joerger VSC16 scaler
  • PDI Model 45 scaler

• Single Channel Analyzer

  • Oxford Danfysik Cyberstar X1000
  • Network SCA
  • Software emulated SCA

• Timer

  • Joerger VSC16 timer
  • PDI Model 45 timer
  • PFCU shutter timer

Scans

• Linear Scans

  • Pseudomotor scan

Servers

• MX Servers

  • Unix domain socket server

Variables

• Calc

  • Position select - (used by the monochromator pseudomotor to select mirror stripe, undulator harmonic, etc.)

• PMAC

  • long, unsigned long and double PMAC variables