index_help

latest - latest update notes
ascan - one-motor scan
a2scan - two-motor scan
a3scan - three-motor scan
a4scan - four-motor scan
abscan - incident-reflected angle scan
ackno - acknowledgements
acq - MCA/Image Acquisition and Region of Interest Configuration
agilis - Newport Agilis AG-UC2 and AG-UC8 Piezo Controllers
aisolutions - AI Solutions DAQ-ATDC/NDAQ - USB acquisition module (formerly "KISIM")
am9513 - PC board and USB counter/timers based on the AMD Am9513 chip
amptek - Amptek Pocket MCA 8000/8000A
anc - ANC150/ANC300 - Attocube ANC150/ANC300 Piezo Controllers
anka - RST Gamma interface as used at ANKA
arrays - array - declare a data array
attocube - Attocube ANC350 motor controller
br - br and ubr - move to the reciprocal space coordinates (HKL)
bsi_sp350 - BSI SP350 Controller Board - Baltic Scientific Instruments Si(Li) Detector with Peltier Cooling type SER-25
burleigh - Burleigh 6200ULN with 671 interface
c400 - FMB Oxford C400
ca - calculate motor settings for a given point in reciprocal space
cal - calculate motor settings for a given point in reciprocal space
camac - CAMAC interface
cat - UNIX shell cat command
cd - change working directory
changes - Update Notes For All spec Releases
cm4000 - Compumotor 4000 motor controller
cmAX - Compumotor AX motor controller
colors - color codes for high-resolution graphics
config - edit the hardware configuration
config_adm - configuration - administer hardware configuration file
constant - define a constant global symbol
counting - timer/scaler commands, macros and variables
cscan - Continuous Scans
ct - count and print results
dscan - dscan or lup - motor scan relative to the starting position
d2scan - two-motor scan relative to the starting positions
d3scan - three-motor scan relative to the starting positions
d4scan - four-motor scan relative to the starting positions
dac - Digital-To-Analog (DAC) Motors
daemon - Daemon Mode spec - run spec as a background daemon
data - built-in functions for handling internal data
data_pipe - data_pipe() or array_pipe() - integrate external programs into spec
dcx - PMC DCX-100 - PMC Corporation DCX-100 Motor Controllers
debug - set debugging level of diagnostic messages
decode - encode()/decode() - data stream manipulation
def - def and rdef - define a macro
disable - disable and enable - Disable and Enable Hardware
do - execute a command file
dp5 - Amptek DP5/PX5/DP5G/MCA8000D MCA products
dsp2190 - DSP Technology 2190 CAMAC MCS Averager
dtscan - relative temperature scan
dxp - XIA DXP CAMAC MCA
E712 - Physik Instrumente E-712 Piezo Controller
editline - libedit/readline - command line recall and editing
eiger - Dectris Eiger X-Ray Detector
encode - encode()/decode() - data stream manipulation
epics - EPICS specific functions
equipman - MADOCA/equipman - SPring-8 MADOCA Framework
esrf - taco/esrf - TACO (ESRF) specific functions
fbus - Fieldbus - Fieldbus Interfaces: CAN, Modbus
files - conventions for file/device output
flow - flow control
flyscan - Continuous Scans with Multichannel Scalers
fourc - 4-circle geometry modes
funcs - functions - built-in functions
global - declare global variables
gpib - GPIB (IEEE 488) interface
greateyes - greateyes Full-Frame CCD Cameras
hdf5 - create HDF5 files
HDW_ERR - built-in symbol for identifying hardware errors
hecus - Hecus ASA-32 MCA
help_fmt - help format - help file format conventions and syntax
history - command recall facility
hkcircle - scan along an arc in the HK-plane in reciprocal space
hklmesh - scan over a 2d grid in reciprocal space
hklscan - general linear scan in reciprocal space
hkradial - scan along a radius in the HK-plane in reciprocal space
hlcircle - scan along an arc in the HL-plane in reciprocal space
hlradial - scan along a radius in the HL-plane in reciprocal space
hscan - scan along the H-axis in reciprocal space
ILL_2d - ILL 2D - ILL two-dimensional detector
install - spec installation procedure
ioports - I/O port access for PCs
IP28 - Microcontrole motor indexer
isel - isel iMC-M/iMC-MP 4-Axis Motor Controllers
ketek - Ketek DPP1 MCA-type device
kisim - AI Solutions DAQ-ATDC/NDAQ - USB acquisition module (formerly "KISIM")
kl2000 - Newport MM2000/MM3000 motor controller
klcircle - scan along an arc in the KL-plane in reciprocal space
klradial - scan along a radius in the KL-plane in reciprocal space
kontron - PC board and USB counter/timers based on the AMD Am9513 chip
kosmos - Kohzu Kosmos Series Aries/Lynx Motor Controllers
kscan - scan along the K-axis in reciprocal space
l - UNIX file listing
lc2301 - LeCroy 2301 CAMAC MCA Module
lc3588 - LeCroy 3588 Histogramming Memory Module
less - file perusal program
libedit - libedit/readline - command line recall and editing
lm - list motor software limits
ls - UNIX file listing
lscan - scan along the L-axis in reciprocal space
lscmd - list the built-in commands and functions
lsdef - list current macros
mab - move to a given incident and reflected angle
mac_hdw - macro-hardware facility
macros - description of macro facility
madoca - MADOCA/equipman - SPring-8 MADOCA Framework
mca - Multichannel Analyzer Support
mca8000 - Amptek Pocket MCA 8000/8000A
mclennan - Mclennan Motor Controllers
mcs2 - SmarAct Modular Control System 2 (MCS2) Devices
mcspci - mcs-pci - Ortec MCS-pci Multichannel Scaler
mesh - 2d grid scan
meteor - Matrox Meteor PC Board Frame Grabber
microfast - Oxford/Tennelec/Nucleus Microfast MCA
mizar - Mizar MZ 8310 Counter/Timer Module
mk - mk and umk - move to the reciprocal space coordinates (HKL)
mmc100 - MMC-100 - Micos MMC-100 piezo motion controller
modbus - Fieldbus - Fieldbus Interfaces: CAN, Modbus
mono - monochromator - monochromator control macros
motors - commands and functions for controlling motors
move_info - move_info() - returns what would happen on a move
MPII - Canberra Multiport II USB/Socket MCA
mr - move to a given angle of specular reflection
multix - Multix ME100 Detector Module
mv - mv and umv - move one motor
mvd - move a motor in dial units
mvr - mvr and umvr - move a single motor relative to its current position
mythen - Dectris Mythen/Mythen2 MCA
ned - full-screen editor with windows
newfile - data file management
newmac - re-read the standard macro definitions
newport - Various Newport motor controllers
ni63xx - National Instruments 63xx PCIe counter/timer
ni660x - National Instruments 6601/6602 PCI counter/timer
nicomp - Nicomp Model TC-100 Autocorrelator
nigpib - National Instruments GPIB Controllers
nt2400 - Laboratory Equipment Corporation NT-2400 Ethernet Hardware
oms - Oregon Micro Systems motor controllers
oriel - Oriel 18092 motor controller
ortec - Ortec 974/994/995/996/997 Counters and Timers
pca - Oxford/Tennelec/Nucleus PCA II, PCA-3, PCA Multiport MCA
pcdig - PC-DIG - Coreco Imaging (ITI) PC-DIG Frame Grabber
phymotion - Phytron phyMOTION Motor Controllers
phytron - Phytron motor controllers
pi_gcs - Physik Instrumente GCS2 Motor Controllers
piezojena - piezojeno - Piezosystem Jena GmbH Voltage Amplifier
piper - using spec as the back end of a pipe
plot - make plots of the last scan
plot_cntl - plot_cntl() - control of built-in plotting
powder - setpowder - Configure powder mode scans
prdef - print macro definitions
print - printing - producing formatted output
psic - PSI-circle geometry modes
pwd - print spec's current working directory
px4 - Amptek PX4 USB/Serial MCA
qdo - execute a command file without echo
queue - queue() - schedule commands to run later
rscan - specular reflectivity scan
r2scan - reflectivity background scans
radicon - Radicon SCSD-3C scintillation detector with timer/counter
readline - libedit/readline - command line recall and editing
resume - continue an aborted scan
riso_tdc - TDC - Risoe TDC
roi - MCA/Image Acquisition and Region of Interest Configuration
rpi - rpi_io() - Raspberry PI GPIO
scans - scans and scans.4 - read data from ASCII spec data format scan files
scantypes - scans - Scan Types
serial - RS-232C interface functions
server - spec server/client - issue commands and control hardware remotely
server_hdw - server-hardware facility
set - define the user angle of a motor
set_dial - define the dial position of a motor
set_lm - set lower and upper software limits
set_sim - set_sim() - set simulate (no hardware) mode
setplot - set plotting options
setpowder - setpowder - Configure powder mode scans
setscans - configure scan options
showtemp - display the current temperature
sigmatech - Sigmatech FC-501A motor controller
sis3820 - Struck SIS3820 VME Scaler
sixc - 6-circle geometry modes
smaract - SmarAct GmbH SCU and MCS controllers for micro- and nanopositioning
sock_io - sock_io() (deprecated) - Connect to sockets
sockets - Connect to sockets
spec - spec, fourc, twoc, surf, etc. - X-ray diffractometer operation for specific configurations
spec_menu - spec_menu() - create interactive menu from specifications
spec_par - spec_par() - sets internal parameters
splot - macro for screen plot
star1 - Photometrics STAR 1 CCD Camera and Controller
startup - procedure to initialize parameters
syms - list of known symbols
syntax - interpreter syntax
taco - taco/esrf - TACO (ESRF) specific functions
tango - TANGO specific functions
te - read or set the temperature
teramp - ramp the temperature to a new set point
thorlabs - Thorlabs ATP Controllers
tmcl - Trinamic Motion Control Language (TMCL) motor controllers
trinamic - Trinamic QUADpack/SIXpack motor controllers
tscan - temperature scan
tw - "tweak" motors
u - create a UNIX subshell
undef - remove a macro definition
usbctr - USB-CTR - Measurement Computing USB-CTR4 and USB-CTR8
vi - invokes the standard UNIX visual editor
vme - VME interface
vscan - Variable Step Size Scans
vxi11 - Connect to VXI-11 RPC servers
w - wait for moving and counting and then beep
wa - list all motor positions
wait - wait() - synchronization with moving, counting and other activity
wh - where, principal axes and reciprocal space
whats - identify what an object is
wm - print information about one or more motors
x11 - spec graphics under the X Window System
xiahsc - XIA HSC-1 - XIA Huber Slit Controller
zero - search for or set a motor's mechanical zero
chg6_12 - changes - Highlights for spec release 6.12
chg6_11 - changes - Highlights for spec release 6.11
chg6_10 - changes - Highlights for spec release 6.10
chg6_09 - changes - Highlights for spec release 6.09
chg6_08 - changes - Highlights for spec release 6.08
chg6_07 - changes - Highlights for spec release 6.07
chg6_06 - changes - Highlights for spec release 6.06
chg6_05 - changes - Highlights for spec release 6.05
chg6_04 - changes - Highlights for spec release 6.04
chg6_03 - changes - Highlights for spec release 6.03
chg6_02 - changes - Highlights for spec release 6.02
chg6_01 - changes - highlights of modifications for spec release 6.01
chg6_00 - changes - highlights of modifications for spec release 6.00
chg5_10 - changes - highlights of modifications for spec release 5.10
chg5_09 - changes - highlights of modifications for spec release 5.09
chg5_08 - changes - highlights of modifications for spec release 5.08
chg5_07 - changes - highlights of modifications for spec release 5.07
chg5_06 - changes - highlights of modifications for spec release 5.06
chg5_05 - changes - highlights of modifications for spec release 5.05
chg5_04 - changes - highlights of modifications for spec release 5.04
chg5_03 - changes - highlights of modifications for spec release 5.03
chg5_02 - changes - highlights of modifications for spec release 5.02
chg5_01 - changes - highlights of modifications for spec release 5.01
chg5_00 - changes - highlights of modifications for spec release 5.00
chg4_05 - changes - highlights of modifications for spec release 4.05
chg4_04 - changes - highlights of modifications for spec release 4.04
chg4_03 - changes - highlights of modifications for spec release 4.03
chg4_02 - changes - highlights of modifications for spec release 4.02
chg4_01 - changes - highlights of modifications for spec release 4.01
chg4_00 - changes - highlights of modifications for spec release 4
chg3_03 - changes - highlights of modifications for spec release 3.03
chg3_02 - changes - highlights of modifications for spec release 3.02
chg3_01 - changes - highlights of modifications for spec release 3.01
chg3_00 - changes - Highlights of modifications for spec release 3.00
chg2_15+ - changes - highlights of modifications for spec release 2.15+
chg2_15 - changes - highlights of modifications for spec release 2.15
chg2_14 - changes - highlights of modifications for spec release 2.14
chg2_13 - changes - highlights of modifications for spec release 2.13
chg2_12 - changes - highlights of modifications for spec release 2.12
chg2_11 - changes - highlights of modifications for spec release 2.11
chg2_10 - changes - highlights of modifications for spec release 2.10
chg2_09 - changes - highlights of modifications for spec release 2.9
chg2_08 - changes - highlights of modifications for spec release 2.8
chg2_07 - changes - highlights of modifications for spec release 2.7
chg2_06 - changes - highlights of modifications for spec release 2.6
chg2_05 - changes - highlights of modifications for spec release 2.5