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Devices and datatypes used by the LCLS instruments

Here's a brief intro to: How to find the right data in the xtc/HDF5 files? What datatypes come out of which devices?

A limited number of devices are in use in LCLS, but new ones occasionally gets added, so if you see anything missing, let me know, and please see the Pyana or Psana for the most up to date information. You can also take a look at (the possibly outdated) pdsdata reference manual.

Basic code snippets are given below for how to access this data in pyana and psana. For more elaborate examples, see Pyana user examples, Psana user examples and the packages pyana_examples and psana_examples.


Detector Info

The following devices are used in these detector locations and produce data classified as "DetInfo", detector info.

The "address" of a particular datatype in the XTC files are typically given contain the "detector" and "device" names and ID. For more details, see e.g. Psana User Manual -> Data Source Address .

Acqiris waveform digitizer

Data types: AcqConfig, AcqWaveform

Psana code

Pyana code

IPIMB (Intensity Position and Intensity Monitoring Board)

Data types: IpimbConfig, IpmFexConfig, IpimbData, IpmFex

Psana code

Pyana code

Encoder delay scanner

Data types: EncoderConfig, EncoderData

Psana code

Pyana code

Opal1000 camera

Data types: Opal1kConfig, Frame

Psana code

Pyana code

Pulnix camera

Data types: TM6740Config, Frame

Psana code

Pyana code

Princeton Instruments camera

Data types: PrincetonConfig, PrincetonFrame

Psana code

Pyana code

FCCD (Fast CCD) camera

Data types: FccdConfig, Frame

Psana code

Pyana code

PnCCD camera

Data types: pnCCDconfig, pnCCDframe

Psana code

Pyana code

CSPad (Cornell-SLAC Pixel Array Detector)

Data types: CspadConfig, CspadElement

Psana code

Pyana code

Mini CSPad (Cornell-SLAC Pixel Array Detector)

Data types: CspadConfig, Cspad2x2Element

Psana code

Pyana code

Timepix camera

Data types: TimepixConfig, TimepixData

Psana code

Pyana code

BldData, beam line data

Beam Energy

Data types: BldDataEBeam, BldDataEBeam0

Psana code

Pyana code

Gas Detector

Data types: FEEGasDetector

Psana code

Pyana code

Phase Cavity

Data types: PhaseCavity

Psana code

Pyana code

Shared IPIMB

Data types: SharedIpimb, BldDataIpm

Psana code

Pyana code

ControlData

ControlPV, MonitorPV

EPICS process variables

EvrData, event receiver data

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