Australian SynchrotronVirtual Beamline Introduction

VeRSI

VBL Development

Chris Myers

Version 1.0

What is a VBL

The VBL will provide a multimedia nexus through which users can collaborate using voice, video and shared applications, undertake OH&S, radiation and beamline training, use a variety of tools to transfer data to external storage and computing resources and through which they can remotely monitor and mentor their experiments.

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What is in the VBL

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Username

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Induction

Decision

login screen

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login or

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Beamline

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Storage/Compute

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Find a store

storage gateway compute gateway

Find compute

User Training

collaboration

VoiceVoice Video

AppsVoice Video

Online Induction System

The online induction system allows remote users to undertake an exam via the internet.

The features of this system include multiple choice questions, multiple answer multiple choice, automatic marking, picture and/or text questions and answers, exam timer and users and examiners are emailed the result of the exam.

Automatic update of LDAP directory

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Online Induction System

Slide image presentations.

Video presentations. All slide and video

presentations are timed to prevent users from skipping sections.

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Online Induction System

Full admin back end. Modify, add, remove

exams. Modify, add, remove

questions. Add, remove Slides. Add extra material

for download.

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Online Induction System

The exam system is open source. Contact us if you would like a copy.

The next version will include Slide position movement Mouse overlays for presentation images

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Facility Status Monitor

The Facility Status Monitor (FSM) was developed by the Control Systems team to provide a snapshot overview of the synchrotron status. VeRSI worked with the team to produce a web interface to the status monitor, the WEB-FSM, and a mobile phone interface, the mini-FSM.

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WEB-FSM

10http://vbl.synchrotron.vic.gov.au/fsm/

MINI-FSM -- Mini FSM --

Beam Current: 162.8 mA

Beam Lifetime: 162.8 mA

Current x Lifetime: 162.8 mA

Integrated Current: 162.8 mA

PSS Master Shutter Enable: Open

Infra Red: Open

Protein Crystallography 2: Shut

Protein Crystallography 1: Open

Medical Imaging: Shut

Microspectroscopy: Shut

General Microprobe: Shut

Powder Diffraction: Shut

X-Ray Absorption Spectroscopy: Shut

Small/Wide Angle Scattering: Shut

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Position

X: -111.6 um

Y: +3.4 um

Size (FWHM)

X: 278.5 um

Y: 197.7 um

Note: must be a mobile phone with internet access that supports WML

http://vbl.synchrotron.vic.gov.au/fsm/index.wml

eVBL

The Educational Virtual BeamLine (eVBL) demonstrates, in real-time, Thomas Young’s classic Double-Slit diffraction experiment. The experiment has been designed as a demonstration to be used in the Victorian VCE Physics Unit 4, Study Area 2: Interaction of Light and Matter. It also provides a link to the optional Detailed Study 3.1: Synchrotron and its applications, with the primary source for diffraction the optical light produced by the Australian Synchrotron.

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eVBL - The Hutch

The eVBL is located in the ODB Hutch at the Australian Synchrotron

Professional optical equipment has been used.

This uses Live Beam - not simulated.

13 This space has been provided by Mark Boland. (Big Thank-you)

eVBL - Booking

The eVBL has its own login system.

The eVBL also has a stand-alone booking system - 30 minute sections.

A teacher control window.

And a student/public view-only window

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eVBL - Documentation

Construction, overview and tech documentation is available.

All teaching notes and prac information is available for download.

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eVBL - Images

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eVBL - Control Window

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Slit pattern selector area.The green button indicates the currently selected Slit.

Click on a red button of an alternative slit to move that slit into the beam.

Buttons will be yellow whenmotors are in movement.

main navigation buttons.

Light source selector.This toggle switches between

Synchrotron light and laser light.

The status of the synchrotron Light will be indicated here:

This link will take you to a separate page with the current data used to produce the intensity graph,

at right.

Experiment RigThis is a still image of the birds eye view of

the experiment rigMove your mouse over the different items

will provide information on the rig's elements.

This status monitor will show the current activity of the eVBL.

e.g. the motors moving a different slit into place.

The logged in user will appear here.

Diffraction ImageThis is the current diffraction image produced by

the CCD camera. This image is automatically refreshed.

If you click on the image a high resolution image will appear in a separate window.

This slider will increase the refresh rate of the image.

Internet speeds above 2 Mbps are required for higher refresh rates.

This slider will increase the refresh rate of the image.

Internet speeds above 2 Mbps are required for higher refresh rates.

Integrated Intensity GraphThis is the current intensity graph, with data for

the graph from the diffraction image above. This image will automatically refresh.

If you click on the graph a larger graph will appear in a new window.

This area will indicate if you are in view only mode, rather than control mode.

In control mode it will show the time remaining in the current session.

The finish button will take you back to the home page

eVBL control window quick reference.

eVBL

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What’s Next - Storage Gateway

Under construction

Transfer data sets from Synchrotron local storage to the VeRSI store and other SRB storage systems.

Command proxy window for CLI based transfers to other storage systems not using SRB.

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VBL

VeRSI SRB Storage

Australian Synchrotron disk Third party storage

Login User Preferences

Storage Gateway portal

Australian Synchrotron File View VeRSI File View

Third Party Storage Transfer Command Proxy

User Information

Users storage Certs

What’s Next - Compute Gateway

Under construction

When data has been moved to the VeRSI storage.

This will allow compute jobs to be run via a portal

This will be build on gridsphere.

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What’s Next - Polycom HDX 9004

In test. HD 720p

Video conference enabled.

H323, H264 compliant.

Capable of low speed connections.

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What’s Next - DVTS Video test

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DVTS is an open source video transition product from the WIDE project in Japan

This image is an uncompressed SD PAL image

Technology used.

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Questions

Thank-you

Questions?

chris.myers@versi.edu.au

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Thank-youMichael & Mika Software Engineers VeRSIRichard Farnsworth & the AS controls Team & Networks.Mark Boland & the Accelerator Physicists.AS Beamline Scientists and BAP MembersRachel Taylor, DIIRD for the synchrotron images used.