WISH: Migrate to IBEX

[kjwoodsISIS]

As a developer, I want to migrate WISH to use the IBEX instrument control system. As a scientist, I want WISH to be migrated to IBEX in time for the start of Cycle 2021/01a (November 2021).

Acceptance Criteria

1. IBEX is installed on WISH
   1. The IBEX server boot script is installed (see IBEX auto-startup)
2. WISH is added to the list of available instruments
3. Configuration files matching the current SECI config files are created
4. IBEX is configured for the devices on WISH.
5. WISH scripts are converted to genie_python
   • consult with scientists as you do this (see the Migrate-an-Instrument-Control-PC page).
6. IBEX is tested on WISH

Notes

1. The devices on WISH are listed on the WISH Instrument Details list
2. Note: WISH shares some devices with PEARL. PEARL (as a TS-1 instrument) will not be migrated until after WISH. Therefore, be sure to provide IBEX support for the shared devices (see table below) in time for the migration of WISH.
3. Use the Migrate-an-Instrument-Control-PC page to guide you through the migration process. The following activities need to be completed as part of the migration process:

• Ask Facilities IT (Anthony Shuttle) to create a private network for WISH. This is required so that we can use TCP/IP to communicate with the Galils. Facilities IT will need notice of about 4-6 weeks. Number of ports required depends on number of Galils in use.
  • Requested (dd-mm-yyyy) (Footprints Issue: FIT-NNNNN).
  • Done (dd-mm-yyyy)
  • WISH VLAN settings
• Check that NDXWISH has sufficient disk space to install IBEX
  • WISH has 30Gb of free space.
• Check whether WISH uses 5- or 8- digit run-numbers
  • If it uses 5-digit run-numbers, upgrade the ICP program (to permit 8-digit run-numbers)
• Create a virtual instrument for testing purposes
  • Set up a test system, NDXWISHTEST.
  • create IBEX configurations to correspond to their SECI equivalents
  • create genie-python scripts to correspond to their Open-Genie equivalents
    • consult with scientists as you do this (see the Migrate-an-Instrument-Control-PC page).
  • test these configurations & scripts
  • check that all the devices previously supported by SECI (on WISH) are supported by IBEX.

[kjwoodsISIS]

Devices on WISH

• WISH uses the devices listed in the table below. Most of these are already supported. However, some devices are not yet supported - support for these will need to be implemented. The tickets for these are noted in the table. Devices which are already supported have N/A in the ticket column.

Device	Ticket	Notes
Eurotherm	N/A	Already supported
Galil DMC2280	N/A	Already supported
ISIS MK3 Chopper	N/A	Already supported
Lakeshore 340	N/A	Already supported
McLennan PM600	N/A	Already supported
Neocera LTC-21	N/A	Already supported
Thurlby EX355P	N/A	Already supported
TPG300	N/A	Already supported
Triton	N/A	Already supported
OI Mercury	N/A	Already supported
OI Teslatron	#6037	Already supported (7.5T, 9T or 14T magnets - ITC503 + IPS + ILM)
Lakeshore 350	#6027
Lakeshore 370	#6028
Stanford SR850	#6029
Keithley 6517B	#6030
Tektronix AFG3021B	#6031
PEARL Pressure Transducer	#NNNN	Device shared with PEARL
PEARL Pressure Cell Controller	#NNNN	Device shared with PEARL
POLARIS Sample Changer	N/A	Device shared with POLARIS (should be supported already)
WISH Oscillating Radial Collimator	#6032	Galil controlled. Similar to LET ORC
WISH Vacuum PLC	#6034	FINS PLC, OPI required
WISH Jaws	#6033	Galil controlled, OPI required
WISH XYZ stage	#6035	Galil controlled, OPI required
Rotating CCR (PM600)	#6036	Already supported, but check with instrument scientist
MAPS CCR (PM600)	#6036	Already supported, but check with instrument scientist
GEM Beamline Jaws (PM341)	N/A	Obsolete/not relevant
GEM Jaws (Linmot)	N/A	Obsolete/not relevant
GEM ORC	N/A	Obsolete/not relevant
WISH Setup machine	#6067

• Note 1.: WISH shares some devices with PEARL. After the Long Shutdown, WISH will come back online before PEARL, therefore, support for these devices cannot wait for the migration of PEARL to IBEX.
• Note 2.: The SECI configs on WISH refer to some VIs from GEM. The instrument scientist knows nothing about these. Therefore, it is assumed these references (and the screens) are obsolete (perhaps these VIs were copied from GEM when WISH was being commissioned).

[ChrisM-S]

WISH has also requested a WISH Setup machine. Unlike the PEARL setup machine, this is still to be created (does not previously exist in a SECI incarnation). The hardware for this is currently in use on the beamline as a spare terminal point to help with social distancing. This will be a clone or replica of the WISH control VM but without the resources to collect neutron data.

[kjwoodsISIS]

See #6067 to implement a WISH setup machine.

[rerpha]

whoops, sorry, didnt mean to move this!

[KathrynBaker]

marked as no release notes, as this was an umbrella ticket and so all the sub items should have them as appropriate, and we know that WISH has been migrated

[FreddieAkeroyd]

I asked @davidkeymer to check on other equipment mentioned above as some tickets e.g. Stanford SR850 #6029 are still open