The hklScan Widget

Figure 7.1 displays the Scan widget.

Figure 8.18: The hklScan Widget
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The explanation of the elements:

 File
 Postscript
Creates a postscript file.
 Write
Creates a .fio file.
 Exit
Quits the widget.

 Options
 Select Scan Devices
Invokes a widget that select the devices that are using during a scan (7.2.1).
 Alignment
Invokes the diffractometer alignment widget.
 UbMatrix
Invokes the UbMatrix widget.

 Flags
The scan flags are explained in section 7.1.5.

 Scan name
Scan names are composed of a generic part (prefix) and a combination of numbers and letters that make the name unique. The generic part of the scan name is specified by the user. It can be changed by clicking into the Scan name widget.

 Position/Limits frame
 Position
Displays the current hkl position.
 Move to
A line of entry widgets that are used to specify the final position for movements. The movements are executed by pressing the "Move" button.
 Start/Stop
The scan limits.

 Angles
This frame displays the current positions of the diffractometer angles.

 Paramters
 Np
The number of points of the scan.
 Sample time
The sample time. The timer is selected using the select-scan-devices widget, called from the pop-up menu 'Options'.
 Auto return
Where the motors move after the scan is finished.
 Mode
Selects the way how the diffractometers angles are constraint.

 The bottom frame
 Start
Starts a scan.
 Stop
Interrupts a scan.
 Move
Start a movement. The final positions are given by the 'Move to' entry widgets.
 Display Angles
The diffractometer angles are plotted for the requested scan range. No movements are involved. Figure 8.7 shows the graphical output.

Figure 8.19: 'Display Angles' output
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