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• start the appropriate IOC panels (see below for command) on tmo-daq or rix-daq
• end the DAQ run if one is in progress
• click "Stop" in the IOC window to stop the Andor acquiring.  This is done in the "Image Collection" area in the middle-right of the main panel
• switch to full-frame mode by setting "Readout Mode" to "Image" in the middle of the "detail" sub panel
• click start in the IOC window to start the Andor in full-frame mode.  ensure "Cam Trig Event Code" (middle right of main panel) and "Exposure Time" (top right of main panel) are set appropriately (typically event code 120 when beam is going to the soft X-ray line).  Setting exposure time too long will interfere with 120Hz operation.
• open the "python viewer" at the top of the main panel
• tune beam position on camera
• when done tuning click "Stop" in the "Image Collection" area in the middle-right of the main panel
• in the middle of the "detail" subpanel set "Readout Mode" to "FVB" (full-vertical binning)
• click "Start" in the main panel middle-right to start the Andor acquiring in FVB mode
• Verify that "Capture Rate" in the "Image Collection" section of the main panel is what you expect
• start a DAQ run
• check for damage from the Andor in the DAQ-monitoring grafana window: psdaq#DAQMonitoring

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From Dan Damiani on 06/23/21.

NOTE: when changing running modes, always disable acquisition by hitting the "Stop" button in the "Image Collection" section of the main IOC window, then "Start" after all changes have been made.

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The PV for turning

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this mode on/off is: RIX:DIR:CAM:01:AndorIsolatedCropMode

• Click "Stop" in the "Image Collection" section of the main IOC window
• Make sure the "Readout Mode" (middle of the IOC sub panel) in the "Collect" section is set to "Image" and NOT "FVB" (full vertical binning)
• caput RIX:DIR:CAM:01:AndorIsolatedCropMode

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• Enable
• Set the roi to 90x90 on the main screen in the "Acquisition Settings" section (other settings may work at lower rates. need to ask Dan).
• Set the "Cam Trig Event Code" to the appropriate value in the "Timestamps" section of the main IOC window
• Click "Start" in the "image Collection" section of the main IOC window
• Verify that "Capture Rate" in the "Image Collection" section of the main IOC panel is what you expect

Reverse the above steps to go back to normal Andor running mode.

A screenshot of the camera running at 120Hz in this mode is here:

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rixx43518 run 327 is a short run taken with the Andor running at 120Hz in 90x90 crop mode.  Here is an image from AMI:

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Miscellaneous Thoughts on running the Newton Camera

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