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latest - latest update notes
E712 - physik instrumente e-712 piezo controller
HDW_ERR - built-in symbol for identifying hardware errors
ILL_2d - ILL 2D - ill two-dimensional detector
IP28 - microcontrole motor indexer
MPII - canberra multiport ii usb/socket mca
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
ascan - motor scan
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
chg2_05 - changes - highlights of modifications for spec release 2.5
chg2_06 - changes - highlights of modifications for spec release 2.6
chg2_07 - changes - highlights of modifications for spec release 2.7
chg2_08 - changes - highlights of modifications for spec release 2.8
chg2_09 - changes - highlights of modifications for spec release 2.9
chg2_10 - changes - highlights of modifications for spec release 2.10
chg2_11 - changes - highlights of modifications for spec release 2.11
chg2_12 - changes - highlights of modifications for spec release 2.12
chg2_13 - changes - highlights of modifications for spec release 2.13
chg2_14 - changes - highlights of modifications for spec release 2.14
chg2_15 - changes - highlights of modifications for spec release 2.15
chg2_15+ - changes - highlights of modifications for spec release 2.15+
chg3_00 - changes - highlights of modifications for spec release 3.00
chg3_01 - changes - highlights of modifications for spec release 3.01
chg3_02 - changes - highlights of modifications for spec release 3.02
chg3_03 - changes - highlights of modifications for spec release 3.03
chg4_00 - changes - highlights of modifications for spec release 4
chg4_01 - changes - highlights of modifications for spec release 4.01
chg4_02 - changes - highlights of modifications for spec release 4.02
chg4_03 - changes - highlights of modifications for spec release 4.03
chg4_04 - changes - highlights of modifications for spec release 4.04
chg4_05 - changes - highlights of modifications for spec release 4.05
chg5_00 - changes - highlights of modifications for spec release 5.00
chg5_01 - changes - highlights of modifications for spec release 5.01
chg5_02 - changes - highlights of modifications for spec release 5.02
chg5_03 - changes - highlights of modifications for spec release 5.03
chg5_04 - changes - highlights of modifications for spec release 5.04
chg5_05 - changes - highlights of modifications for spec release 5.05
chg5_06 - changes - highlights of modifications for spec release 5.06
chg5_07 - changes - highlights of modifications for spec release 5.07
chg5_08 - changes - highlights of modifications for spec release 5.08
chg5_09 - changes - highlights of modifications for spec release 5.09
chg5_10 - changes - highlights of modifications for spec release 5.10
chg6_00 - changes - highlights of modifications for spec release 6.00
chg6_01 - changes - highlights of modifications for spec release 6.01
chg6_02 - changes - highlights for spec release 6.02
chg6_03 - changes - highlights for spec release 6.03
chg6_04 - changes - highlights for spec release 6.04
chg6_05 - changes - highlights for spec release 6.05
chg6_06 - changes - highlights for spec release 6.06
chg6_07 - changes - highlights for spec release 6.07
chg6_08 - changes - highlights for spec release 6.08
chg6_09 - changes - highlights for spec release 6.09
chg6_10 - changes - highlights for spec release 6.10
chg6_11 - changes - highlights for spec release 6.11
chg6_12 - changes - highlights for spec release 6.12
chg6_13 - changes - highlights for spec release 6.13
cm4000 - compumotor 4000 motor controller
cmAX - compumotor ax motor controller
colors - color codes for high-resolution graphics
conex - various newport motor controllers
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
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
dl - various newport motor controllers
do - execute a command file
dp5 - amptek dp5/px5/dp5g/mca8000d mca products
dscan - dscan or lup - motor scan relative to the starting position
dsp2190 - dsp technology 2190 camac mcs averager
dtscan - relative temperature scan
dxp - xia dxp camac mca
editline - libedit/readline - command line recall and editing
eiger - dectris eiger x-ray detector
enable - disable and enable - disable and enable hardware
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
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
install - spec installation procedure
ioports - i/o port access for pcs
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
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
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
rscan - specular reflectivity scan
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
sis8800 - struck sis8800 mtca.4 scaler
sixc - 6-circle geometry modes
smaract - smaract gmbh scu and mcs controllers for micro- and nanopositioning
smc100 - various newport motor controllers
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 - digilent 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
wizard - wizard mode for hardware permissions
wm - print information about one or more motors
x11 - spec graphics under the x window system
xiahsc - XIA HSC-1 - xia huber slit controller
xps - various newport motor controllers
zero - search for or set a motor's mechanical zero