Over the last few years our machine has been upgraded in many ways. This page has some details about finished projects that are hopefully of use to other labs besides our own.
Cicero
Cicero is the control software for our experiment. It is capable of running an arbitrary amount of hardware (analog and digital IO, GPIB, RS232, FPGA's and more) on several server computers controlled from a single client GUI. Cicero is released as open source software under the GPL license. Main features:
- Control of National Instruments cards providing analog and digital outputs, using an intuitive graphical user interface.
- Control of other devices via RS232 ("serial") and GPIB commands.
- 100 nanosecond time resolution on arbitrary length sequences, through the use of an FPGA-generated variable frequency clock.
- Batch processing, variable scanning, and run logging allow for automated data collection while eliminating tedious work.
For more information please contact Aviv, or visit the Cicero Sourceforge Website, where you can see screenshots, and download the software and user manual.
