News: scans start slow, NeXus at P64, toSardanaMonitor()

• Scans start slow, possible causes
  • P23: all motor positions were written into the .fio file

    senv FlagFioWriteMotorPositions True
      enables this feature
    
    usenv FlagFioWriteMotorPositions 
      disables this feature
    

    Workaround: write selected motors only, use FioAdditions. An example can be found here.

  • PreScanSnapshot may include slow responding devices. See here.

• NeXus trouble at P64, h5py.File() causes trouble, cpp also, IT has been contacted.

• toSardanaMonitor:
  • 'title' and 'symbols' are optional for putData.

  • putData-gqes: a more flexible interface, see here.

  • putData can also be used locally, without SardanaMonitor, see here.

  • HasyUtils and Spectra have been updated.