LISE/M

LISE/M is an program system for the control of photon instruments and the recording of experimental data. LISE/M is used to set the beamline components as well as the measuring station-specific measuring devices. For the measuring sequences (scans), any parameter can be configured. The recorded data are displayed graphically as well as a measurement file. It is operated by a graphical interface, which is realized with LabVIEW. A script interface allows the processing of Python scripts. The hardware drivers for the measuring devices are designed in an object-oriented manner, which means a quick and easy change of measuring devices, without additional programming effort. The configuration of the entire system is done by means of an XML file.

LISE/M is implemented both as a "standard" version (for commissioning, for example), as well as a measuring station-specific  version. The following table shows an overview of these versions:

LISE/M is currently being used at the following experimental stations (as of November2017):

As a hardware platform PXI systems from National Instruments are used. The operating system is currently Windows 7 (as of November2017). The following hardware components can currently be integrated into the project "m" (as of November 2017):

• Keithley 6485 [electrometer]
• Keithley 6514 [electrometer]
• Keithley 6517A/B (incl. multiplexer-card) [electrometer]
• Lakeshore 336 [temperature controller]
• Stanford Research [frequency generator]
• Cryomagnetics 4G-100 [magnet power supply]
• Pfeiffer Maxi Gauge [6 channel vacuum measurement & control unit]
• Vacuubrand-MV10C Vario [diaphragm pump]
• Quantum Composer 9530 [pulse generator]
• EPICS Client
• EPICS Server
• NI PXIe-6612 [counter/timer (8 channels; 32-bit) with digital I/O (40 channels)]
• NI PXI-6704 [static analog output module: 16 bit (16 channels) with digital I/O (8channels)]
• NI DMM [multimeter]
• Acqiris [digitizer]
• aera ROD-4 [mass flow controller]

LISE/M has been developed as part of the MoVE (modernization and standardization of the experiment control at the storage ring BESSY II) project and represents the replacement of EMP SW & HW (AT96 bus system).