Integrating Imhotep with existing Software and Hardware at NMGRL

Jake Ross

Bremen, Germany 3/29/11

New Mexico Geochronology Research Laboratory

New Mexico Tech

jirhiker@nmt.edu

QuickTime™ and a decompressor

are needed to see this picture.

Components

Prep System

Mass Spectrometer

Database

Data ProcessingSoftware

DAQSoftware

Prep SystemSoftware

Mass Spec.Software

Model 1

Prep System

Mass Spectrometer

Database

Data ProcessingRoutines

DAQRoutines

Prep SystemRoutines

Mass Spec.Routines

Al Deino’s Mass Spec

Software

Computer

Model 1

Prep System

Mass Spectrometer

Database

Data ProcessingRoutines

DAQRoutines

Prep SystemRoutines

Mass Spec.Routines

Imhotep

CSV

Software

Computer

Model 2

Prep System

Mass Spectrometer

DAQRoutines

Prep SystemRoutines

Mass Spec.Routines

Imhotep

CSV

Databaseor

filesystemData Processing

Routines

Software

Computer

Model 3

Prep System

Mass SpectrometerData Processing

Routines

DAQRoutines

Prep SystemRoutines

Mass Spec.Routines

Hardware specificDAQ Routines

Manager

Worker

Worker

Manager

Mass Spec Imhotep

Pychron

MySQL

Database

Software

Computer

MySQL

Model 3

Prep System

Mass Spectrometer

Database

Data ProcessingRoutines

DAQRoutines

Prep SystemRoutines

Mass Spec.Routines

Hardware specificDAQ Routines

Manager

Worker

Worker

Mass Spec Imhotep

Pychron

Software

Computer

Pychron-Imhotep Interface

• Pychron• RemoteHardware

Server

• Hardware Panel– Switch Panel Item

• DIO– Associated C# script

Pychron

• Python (EPD)• Enthought Tool Suite

• Rapid prototyping Framework• Flexible, extensible and configurable• Hardware Control

– USB, RS232/485, LAN (TCP or UDP)

• Full featured Photon Machines interface

Photon Machines Fusions

RemoteHardwareServer

• TCP/UDP server– Python Standard Library (SocketServer)

• Minimal GUI

Hardware Panel

Hardware Panel

Switch DIO HardwareScript

HardwareScript

Valve Protocol

1. Hardware Panel Switch• SetParameter()

2. Imhotep hardware script• Open [Valve Name]

3. RemoteHardwareServer• Repeat command to Pychron

4. Pychron• Parse command and act• OPEN A ==> Rout:301 OPEN

5. Aglient or arduino valve actuator• Actuate valve• Return status

Imhotep

RHS

Pychron

Device

TCP

IPC

USBRS-485RS-232

Mac Mini

LAN

ImhotepValve A Valve B

RemoteHardwareServer

Pychron

TCPServer

Hardware

Agilent/Arduino GP act.

Prep System

Dell

Mac Pro

Mass Spectrometer

HardwareElectronics

IPC

Mass Spec

CO2 UV Diode

Mac Mini

LAN

ImhotepValve A Valve B

RemoteHardwareServer

Pychron

TCPServer

Hardware

Agilent/Arduino GP act.

Prep System

Dell

Mac Pro

Mass Spectrometer

HardwareElectronics

IPC

Mass Spec

CO2 UV Diode

Unix Socket, TCP and RS232

N trials = 500 Min = 18.8 ms Mean = 21.45 ms std =3.41 Max = 39.68 ms19200 baud

Time (ms)

freq

uenc

y

Jake RossNew Mexico Tech / NMGRL

http://code.google.com/p/arlab/

API (out of date)http://nmt.edu/~jirhiker/

jirhiker@gmail.com or jirhiker@nmt.edu

QuickTime™ and a decompressor

are needed to see this picture.

MDD Plugin

Mac Mini

LAN

ImhotepValve A Valve B

RemoteHardwareServer

Pychron

TCPServer

Hardware

Agilent/Arduino GP act.

Prep System

Dell

Mac Pro

Mass Spectrometer

HardwareElectronics

IPC

Mass Spec

CO2 UV Diode

N trials = 1000 Min = 2.54 ms Mean = 2.97 ms std =0.597 Max = 14.35 ms

Time (ms)

freq

uenc

y

RHS Pychron

Unix Socket

Mac Mini

LAN

ImhotepValve A Valve B

RemoteHardwareServer

Pychron

TCPServer

Hardware

Agilent/Arduino GP act.

Prep System

Dell

Mac Pro

Mass Spectrometer

HardwareElectronics

IPC

Mass Spec

CO2 UV Diode

N trials = 500 Min = 2.14 ms Mean = 3.80 ms std =2.18 Max = 24.70 ms

Time (ms)

freq

uenc

y

RHS PychronClient

TCP

Unix Socket and TCP

LAN

UNIX

Unix and TCP no logging

N trials = 1000 Min = 1.96 ms Mean = 2.69 ms std = 0.48 Max = 5.46 ms

Time (ms)

freq

uenc

y

N trials = 1000 Min = 0.11 ms Mean = 0.37 ms std = 0.67 Max = 10.13 ms

Shared Memory IPC

Time (ms)

freq

uenc

y

N trials = 1000 Min = 3.77 ms Mean = 6.27 ms std =3.15 Max = 35.96 ms

Time (ms)

freq

uenc

y

RHS PychronClient

localhost

Unix Socket and TCP