The Diagnostics menu (6.15) contains the following items:
Show errors: Searches online.log for error messages and displays them. |
VME: Invokes a widget which can be used to address
VME space (6.16). I/Os with different addess/data modes
can be performed.
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Shell: Invokes a menu that allows the user to enter shell commands, executes them and displays the result in a log window. |
Perl: Invokes a menu which executes some Perl code. The output is displayed in a log widget. |
Debug mode (TkI): A flag that enables debugging of the TkI code. |
Debug mode (Spectra): A flag that enables debugging of Spectra. |
Error in before macro: If enabled, an error is generated during the execution of the before macro. |
Error in during macro: If enabled, an error is generated during the execution of the during macro. |
Inspect before script: The before script is displayed, not edited. |
Flush online.db: The file /online_dir/online.db is updated. That file stores the current user selections, scan limits, etc., a debugging feature. |
Inspect online.db: Opens an editor window for a file that is filled with the contents of /online_dir/online.db, a debugging feature. |
Inspect before script: Opens an editor window for the file that is executed once when a scan begins. This file shouldn'd be edited because it is created automatically when the scan device selection changes and also before a scan starts. |
Inspect during script: Opens an editor window for the file that is executed for every scan point after the moves are stopped. This file shouldn'd be edited because it is created automatically when the scan device selection changes and also before a scan starts. |
Inspect after script: Opens an editor window for the file that is executed once when a scan ends. This file shouldn'd be edited because it is created automatically when the scan device selection changes and also before a scan starts. |
Disable script generation: If enabled, there is no automatic script generation when a scan starts. |
$status_TkI to "idle": The $status_TkI has to be idle on image exit. If not, you are asked to exit in a clean way. |
kill -1 $$: Stop the current process. The device list and log files are written to disk. |
kill -9 $$: Stop the current process.
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