The Console panel allows you to directly interact with the server by typing commands and directly viewing the server's responses.
The console panel gives a summary of the instrument status at the top, text display of server communications in the middle of the panel, and an Input box to send commands directly to the server at the bottom.
Text in the tabs can be copied and pasted into the Input box using key commands (Ctrl-C for copyl Ctrl-V for paste).
Components of the Console Panel
Instrument Status. This section lists key aspects of the state of the instrument.
Instrument Status. Gives the name of the instrument and its current status.
Current Experiment. Gives the number set for the current experiment.
Current Operation. Gives the operation currently being run by the server.
Instrument Time. Gives the current value for server time.
Scan Progress. If a scan is being run, this status bar gives the progress. Otherwise, it will have a message indicating that there is no scan running.
Counters. Gives the current values of the Monitor and Detector counters.
Server Communications. A tabbed display gives access to the three types of server communication which can be monitored in this panel. When a new message arrives in one of the tabs which is not active, its text will turn red to indicate that there is new information available.
Log Messages. This tab shows the commands sent to the server and responses from the server.
Dry Run Results. This tab shows the information sent from the server describing a dry run of a scan.
Detailed Error Messages. This tab shows the error messages send by the server.
Server Commands. Send commands to the server by typing them into the Input box and hitting ENTER.