Current features and future plans
Current featues
At the moment, the scanning tool has the following features:
User friendly GUI
Collect data from detectors simultaneously (currently from three detectors ICs, KETEK and FICUS)
Ability to calibrate the DCM energy based on the choosen metal foil
Moves the DCM energy in eV or K units
Runs as “unattended scanning mode”
The tool is smart enough to pause in case of problems (e.g. current goes below certain limits, shutter is closed, problem in the vacuum, …etc )
Runs as “unattended scanning mode”
Enable data writing in xdi files
Online data visualization
Online / offline logging
Automatic data transfer to data center (after each scan)
Input data validation
Public documentation targeting end-users (how-to)
Scanning tool | future plan
Finalize automatic proposal and user metadata extraction from users DB
Store the data in HDF5 dxFile format
Develop a tool to convert HDF5 dxFile to xdi files
Apply on-fly scanning mode (fast scan)