ICS is the underlying software layer that handles communication with all beam line hardware. The following commands should be issued at the command line of the beam line computer.
Starting ICS
- At the command line, enter ics_cpc.exe
- Within ics_cpc.exe, enter option 3 ("Send start command to an ICS server").
- Press return to accept the default server when prompted ("Enter Name of ICS program [DEF]:").
- Startup will take several seconds. You should eventually get a message that says "ICS server: DEF is executing".
- If ICS fails to start, repeat this process, starting with step 2. It may take a few attempts to get ICS restarted.
- Enter Q to quit ics_cpc.exe
- Optional: Check that ICS is communicating properly with the hardware by running ics_cmd.exe at the command line. Within ics_cmd.exe, enter the command ALL to see a device listing. Devices should generally be listed as ONLINE. If there are a lot of devices listed as OFFLINE, that could indicate a problem.
Shutting ICS Down
- At the command line, enter ics_cpc.exe
- Within ics_cpc.exe, enter option 4 ("Send shutdown command to an ICS server").
- Press return to accept the default server when prompted ("Enter Name of ICS program [DEF]:").
- Enter Y when prompted ("Are you sure you wish to shutdown ICS server DEF [N]?").
- Shutdown will take approximately 10 seconds. You should eventually get a message that says, "ICS server: DEF has been shutdown". At this point, hardware can be restarted if necessary.