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386 Using spec on the AT&T System V/386 operating system

ascan one-motor scan

a2scan two-motor scan

a3scan three-motor scan

a4scan four-motor scan

abscan incident-reflected angle scan

ackno acknowledgements

am9513 PC board timer/counters based on the AMD Am9513 chip

amptek Amptek Pocket MCA 8000/8000A

anka RST Gamma interface as used at ANKA

array declare array data

br and ubr move to the reciprocal space coordinates (HKL)

burleigh Burleigh 6200ULN with 671 interface

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

cm4000 Compumotor 4000 motor controller

colors color codes for high-resolution graphics

config edit the hardware configuration

configuration administer hardware configuration file

constant define a constant global symbol

counting timer/scaler/mca commands and variables

ct count and print results

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

data built-in functions for handling internal data

data_pipe() or array_pipe() integrate external programs into spec

PMC DCX-100 PMC Corporation DCX-100 Motor Controllers

debug set debugging level of diagnostic messages

def and rdef define a macro

do execute a command file

dsp2190 DSP Technology 2190 CAMAC MCS Averager

dtscan relative temperature scan

dxp XIA DXP CAMAC MCA

epics EPICS specific functions

equipman SPring-8 Equipment Manager RPC interface

esrf ESRF (TACO) specific functions

files conventions for file/device output

flow flow control

fourc 4-circle geometry modes

functions built-in functions

global declare global variables

gpib GPIB (IEEE 488) interface

hecus Hecus ASA-32 MCA

help on-line information.

help format help file format conventions and syntax

history command recall facility (basic)

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 two-dimensional detector

initdw put a DECwriter in compressed mode

initfx put an Epson FX printer in compressed mode

inithp put a HP Quietjet printer in compressed mode

initnec put a NEC 24-pin printer in compressed mode

initoki put an Okidata printer in compressed mode

install spec installation procedure

ioports I/O port access for PCs and HP E/ISA

IP28 Microcontrole motor indexer

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

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

lm list motor software limits

lp_plot simple plot on the printer

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

macros description of macro facility

mac_hdw macro hardware facility

mca Multichannel Analyzer Support

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 and umk move to the reciprocal space coordinates (HKL)

monochromator monochromator control macros

motors commands and functions for controlling motors

MPII Canberra Multiport II USB/Socket MCA

mr move to a given angle of specular reflection

mv and umv move one motor

mvd move a motor in dial units

mvr and umvr move a single motor relative to its current position

MXC MAC Science MXC Goniometer Control

ned full-screen editor with windows

newfile data file management

newmac re-read the standard macro definitions

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

PC-DIG Coreco Imaging (ITI) PC-DIG Frame Grabber

piper using spec as the back end of a pipe

plot make plots of the last scan

plot_cntl() control of built-in plotting

prdef print macro definitions

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

rscan specular reflectivity scan

r2scan reflectivity background scans

readline command line recall and editing

resume continue an aborted scan

TDC Risoe TDC

scans.4 read data from ASCII scan files

serial RS-232C interface functions

spec server/client issue commands and control hardware remotely

set define the user angle of a motor

setplot set plotting options

setpowder configure powder-averaged scans

setscans configure scan options

set_dial define the dial position of a motor

set_lm set lower and upper software limits

set_sim set simulate (no hardware) mode

showtemp display the current temperature

sixc 6-circle geometry modes

sockets Connect to sockets

sockets Connect to sockets

spec, fourc, twoc, surf, etc. X-ray diffractometer operation for specific configurations

spec_par() sets internal parameters

splot screen plot

star1 Photometrics STAR 1 CCD Camera and Controller

startup procedure to initialize parameters

syms list of known symbols

syntax interpreter syntax

te read or set the temperature

teramp ramp the temperature to a new set point

Trinamic Trinamic QUADpack/SIXpack motor controllers

tscan temperature scan

tw tweak motors

u create a UNIX subshell

undef remove a macro definition

vi invokes the standard UNIX visual editor

vme VME interface

w wait for moving and counting and then beep

wa list all motor positions

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

XIA HSC-1 XIA Huber Slit Controller

zero search for or set a motor's mechanical zero

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