ICALEPCS2017 - List of Authors (Hardion, V.H.)

Paper	Title	Page
MOAPL02	The First Operation of the MAX IV Laboratory Synchrotron Facilities	6
	V.H. Hardion, A. Barsek, P.J. Bell, F. Bolmsten, Y. Cerenius, F. H. Hennies, J.J. Jamróz, K. Larsson, J. Lidón-Simon, M. Lindberg, Z. Matej, P. Sjöblom, M. Sjöström, D.P. Spruce MAX IV Laboratory, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
	On 21st of June 2016 the MAX IV Laboratory was inaugurated in the presence of the officials and has welcome the first external researchers to the new experimental stations. The MAX IV facility is the largest and most ambitious Swedish investment in research infrastructure and designed to be one of the brightest source of X-rays worldwide. The current achievements, progress, collaborations and vision of the facility will be described from the perspective of the control and IT systems.
	Talk as video stream: https://youtu.be/8wGn2pcDuVM
	Slides MOAPL02 [91.373 MB]
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TUBPA04	The MAX IV Laboratory Scientific Data Management	206
	V.H. Hardion, A. Barsek, F. Bolmsten, J. Brudvik, Y. Cerenius, F. H. Hennies, K. Larsson, Z. Matej, D.P. Spruce MAX IV Laboratory, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
	The Scientific Data Management is a key aspect of the IT system of a user research facility like the MAX~IV Laboratory. By definition, this system handles data produced by the experimental user of such a facility. It could be perceived as easy as using an external hard drive to store the experimental data to carry back to the home institute for analysis. But on the other hand the "data" can be seen as more than just a file in a directory and the "management" not only a copy operation. Simplicity and a good User Experience vs security/authentication and reliability are among the main challenges of this project along with all the mindset changes. This article will explain all the concepts and the basic roll-out of the system at the MAX~IV Laboratory for the first users and the features anticipated in the future.
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TUMPL08	MAX IV BioMAX Beamline Control System: From Commissioning Into User Operation	318
	M. Eguiraun, R. Appio, V.H. Hardion, J. Lidón-Simon, A. Milan-Otero, U. Müller, J. Nan, D.P. Spruce, T. Ursby MAX IV Laboratory, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
	The BioMAX beamline at MAX IV is devoted to macromolecular crystallography and will achieve a high level of experimental automation when its full potential is reached due to the usage of high end instrumentation and comprehensive software environment. The control system is based on Tango and Sardana for managing the main elements of the beamline. Data acquisition and experiment control is done through MXCuBE v3, which interfaces with the control layer. Currently, the most critical elements such as the detector and diffractometer are already integrated into the control system, whereas the integration of the sample changer has already started. BioMAX has received its first users, who successfully collected diffraction data and provided feedback on the general performance of the control system and its usability. The present work describes the main features of the control system and its operation, as well as the next instrument integration plans
	Slides TUMPL08 [1.209 MB]
	Poster TUMPL08 [6.023 MB]
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TUPHA197	Control and Data Acquisition Using TANGO and SARDANA at the Nanomax Beamline at MAX IV	900
	P.J. Bell, V.H. Hardion, J.J. Jamróz, J. Lidón-Simon MAX IV Laboratory, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
	The MAX IV synchrotron radiation facility in Lund, Sweden, received its first external commissioning users in November 2016 at the Nanomax hard X-ray beamline. All components of the beamline, including the motorisation, vacuum and diagnostic elements, were integrated into the TANGO-based control system, which through the SARDANA layer also managed the collection of diffraction and fluorescence data from one- and two-dimensional detector channels. Hardware-synchronised continuous scanning (‘‘fly-scanning'') of the sample, mounted on a piezo stage, was achieved using a system built around a standard pulse generator and acquisition board controlled by a dedicated TANGO device. SARDANA macros were used to configure and execute the continuous scanning, and position data from the piezo controller were buffered in synchronization with triggers sent to the detectors, with all data subsequently written to HDF5 files. After successful initial operation, the system is currently being revised and expanded for the users expected in 2018.
	Poster TUPHA197 [0.668 MB]
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THPHA169	Building S.C.A.D.A. Systems in Scientific Installations with Sardana and Taurus	1820
	D. Fernández-Carreiras, J. Andreu, F. Becheri, S. Blanch-Torné, M. Broseta, G. Cuní, C. Falcon-Torres, R. Homs-Puron, G. Jover-Mañas, J. Klora, J. Moldes, C. Pascual-Izarra, S. Pusó Gallart, Z. Reszela, D. Roldán, M. Rosanes Siscart, A. Rubio, S. Rubio-Manrique, J. Villanueva ALBA-CELLS Synchrotron, Cerdanyola del Vallès, Spain T.M. Coutinho, A. Homs, E.T. Taurel ESRF, Grenoble, France Ł.J. Dudek, P.P. Goryl, Ł. Żytniak Solaris, Kraków, Poland V.H. Hardion, A.M. Milan, D.P. Spruce MAX IV Laboratory, Lund University, Lund, Sweden T. Kracht, M.T. Nunez Pardo de Vera DESY, Hamburg, Germany
	Sardana and Taurus form a python software suite for Supervision, Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) optimized for scientific installations. Sardana and Taurus are open source and deliver a substantial reduction in both time and cost associated to the design, development and support of control and data acquisition systems. The project was initially developed at ALBA and later evolved to an international collaboration driven by a community of users and developers from ALBA, DESY, MAXIV and Solaris as well as other institutes and private companies. The advantages of Sardana for its adoption by other institutes are: free and open source code, comprehensive workflow for enhancement proposals, a powerful environment for building and executing macros, optimized access to the hardware and a generic Graphical User Interface (Taurus) that can be customized for every application. Sardana and Taurus are currently based on the Tango Control System framework but also capable to inter-operate to some extend with other control systems like EPICS. The software suite scales from small laboratories to large scientific institutions, allowing users to use only some parts or employ it as a whole.
	Poster THPHA169 [2.746 MB]
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THPHA170	Usage and Development of Web Services at MAX IV	1826
	A. Milan-Otero, F. Bolmsten, J. Brudvik, M. Eguiraun, J. Forsberg, V.H. Hardion, L. Kjellsson, D.P. Spruce, Ł. Żytniak MAX IV Laboratory, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
	The web continues to grow as an application platform, with accessibility and platform independence as major benefits. It also makes it possible to tie services together in new ways through simple APIs. At MAX IV we are using web services for various purposes related to the control system, for example, monitoring servers and services, accessing alarm history, viewing control system status, managing system and users logs and running recurring jobs. Furthermore, all user management is also accessed via web applications, and even data analysis and experiment control can now be performed via web based interfaces. We make an effort to use existing tools whenever possible (e.g. Kibana, Prometheus), and otherwise develop systems in-house, based on current well established libraries and standards, such as JavaScript, Python, Apache, etc. This paper presents an overview of our activities in the field and describes different architectural decisions taken.
	Poster THPHA170 [5.702 MB]
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Paper

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The First Operation of the MAX IV Laboratory Synchrotron Facilities

6

V.H. Hardion, A. Barsek, P.J. Bell, F. Bolmsten, Y. Cerenius, F. H. Hennies, J.J. Jamróz, K. Larsson, J. Lidón-Simon, M. Lindberg, Z. Matej, P. Sjöblom, M. Sjöström, D.P. Spruce
MAX IV Laboratory, Lund University, Lund, Sweden

On 21st of June 2016 the MAX IV Laboratory was inaugurated in the presence of the officials and has welcome the first external researchers to the new experimental stations. The MAX IV facility is the largest and most ambitious Swedish investment in research infrastructure and designed to be one of the brightest source of X-rays worldwide. The current achievements, progress, collaborations and vision of the facility will be described from the perspective of the control and IT systems.

Talk as video stream: https://youtu.be/8wGn2pcDuVM

Slides MOAPL02 [91.373 MB]

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reference for this paper ※ https://doi.org/10.18429/JACoW-ICALEPCS2017-MOAPL02

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TUBPA04

The MAX IV Laboratory Scientific Data Management

206

V.H. Hardion, A. Barsek, F. Bolmsten, J. Brudvik, Y. Cerenius, F. H. Hennies, K. Larsson, Z. Matej, D.P. Spruce
MAX IV Laboratory, Lund University, Lund, Sweden

The Scientific Data Management is a key aspect of the IT system of a user research facility like the MAX~IV Laboratory. By definition, this system handles data produced by the experimental user of such a facility. It could be perceived as easy as using an external hard drive to store the experimental data to carry back to the home institute for analysis. But on the other hand the "data" can be seen as more than just a file in a directory and the "management" not only a copy operation. Simplicity and a good User Experience vs security/authentication and reliability are among the main challenges of this project along with all the mindset changes. This article will explain all the concepts and the basic roll-out of the system at the MAX~IV Laboratory for the first users and the features anticipated in the future.

Slides TUBPA04 [2.801 MB]

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TUMPL08

MAX IV BioMAX Beamline Control System: From Commissioning Into User Operation

318

M. Eguiraun, R. Appio, V.H. Hardion, J. Lidón-Simon, A. Milan-Otero, U. Müller, J. Nan, D.P. Spruce, T. Ursby
MAX IV Laboratory, Lund University, Lund, Sweden

The BioMAX beamline at MAX IV is devoted to macromolecular crystallography and will achieve a high level of experimental automation when its full potential is reached due to the usage of high end instrumentation and comprehensive software environment. The control system is based on Tango and Sardana for managing the main elements of the beamline. Data acquisition and experiment control is done through MXCuBE v3, which interfaces with the control layer. Currently, the most critical elements such as the detector and diffractometer are already integrated into the control system, whereas the integration of the sample changer has already started. BioMAX has received its first users, who successfully collected diffraction data and provided feedback on the general performance of the control system and its usability. The present work describes the main features of the control system and its operation, as well as the next instrument integration plans

Slides TUMPL08 [1.209 MB]

Poster TUMPL08 [6.023 MB]

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TUPHA197

Control and Data Acquisition Using TANGO and SARDANA at the Nanomax Beamline at MAX IV

900

P.J. Bell, V.H. Hardion, J.J. Jamróz, J. Lidón-Simon
MAX IV Laboratory, Lund University, Lund, Sweden

The MAX IV synchrotron radiation facility in Lund, Sweden, received its first external commissioning users in November 2016 at the Nanomax hard X-ray beamline. All components of the beamline, including the motorisation, vacuum and diagnostic elements, were integrated into the TANGO-based control system, which through the SARDANA layer also managed the collection of diffraction and fluorescence data from one- and two-dimensional detector channels. Hardware-synchronised continuous scanning (‘‘fly-scanning'') of the sample, mounted on a piezo stage, was achieved using a system built around a standard pulse generator and acquisition board controlled by a dedicated TANGO device. SARDANA macros were used to configure and execute the continuous scanning, and position data from the piezo controller were buffered in synchronization with triggers sent to the detectors, with all data subsequently written to HDF5 files. After successful initial operation, the system is currently being revised and expanded for the users expected in 2018.

Poster TUPHA197 [0.668 MB]

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THPHA169

Building S.C.A.D.A. Systems in Scientific Installations with Sardana and Taurus

1820

D. Fernández-Carreiras, J. Andreu, F. Becheri, S. Blanch-Torné, M. Broseta, G. Cuní, C. Falcon-Torres, R. Homs-Puron, G. Jover-Mañas, J. Klora, J. Moldes, C. Pascual-Izarra, S. Pusó Gallart, Z. Reszela, D. Roldán, M. Rosanes Siscart, A. Rubio, S. Rubio-Manrique, J. Villanueva
ALBA-CELLS Synchrotron, Cerdanyola del Vallès, Spain
T.M. Coutinho, A. Homs, E.T. Taurel
ESRF, Grenoble, France
Ł.J. Dudek, P.P. Goryl, Ł. Żytniak
Solaris, Kraków, Poland
V.H. Hardion, A.M. Milan, D.P. Spruce
MAX IV Laboratory, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
T. Kracht, M.T. Nunez Pardo de Vera
DESY, Hamburg, Germany

Sardana and Taurus form a python software suite for Supervision, Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) optimized for scientific installations. Sardana and Taurus are open source and deliver a substantial reduction in both time and cost associated to the design, development and support of control and data acquisition systems. The project was initially developed at ALBA and later evolved to an international collaboration driven by a community of users and developers from ALBA, DESY, MAXIV and Solaris as well as other institutes and private companies. The advantages of Sardana for its adoption by other institutes are: free and open source code, comprehensive workflow for enhancement proposals, a powerful environment for building and executing macros, optimized access to the hardware and a generic Graphical User Interface (Taurus) that can be customized for every application. Sardana and Taurus are currently based on the Tango Control System framework but also capable to inter-operate to some extend with other control systems like EPICS. The software suite scales from small laboratories to large scientific institutions, allowing users to use only some parts or employ it as a whole.

Poster THPHA169 [2.746 MB]

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THPHA170

Usage and Development of Web Services at MAX IV

1826

A. Milan-Otero, F. Bolmsten, J. Brudvik, M. Eguiraun, J. Forsberg, V.H. Hardion, L. Kjellsson, D.P. Spruce, Ł. Żytniak
MAX IV Laboratory, Lund University, Lund, Sweden

The web continues to grow as an application platform, with accessibility and platform independence as major benefits. It also makes it possible to tie services together in new ways through simple APIs. At MAX IV we are using web services for various purposes related to the control system, for example, monitoring servers and services, accessing alarm history, viewing control system status, managing system and users logs and running recurring jobs. Furthermore, all user management is also accessed via web applications, and even data analysis and experiment control can now be performed via web based interfaces. We make an effort to use existing tools whenever possible (e.g. Kibana, Prometheus), and otherwise develop systems in-house, based on current well established libraries and standards, such as JavaScript, Python, Apache, etc. This paper presents an overview of our activities in the field and describes different architectural decisions taken.

Poster THPHA170 [5.702 MB]

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