Cycle Controls (r3.8)

Left Side Controls

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  : Enables Cycle mode – subsequently started LOOP acquisitions will follow the Cycle parameters configured in this panel.

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  : Name of Cycle file (.CYC), if any, that has last been loaded or saved
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  : Load a Cycle file (.CYC), updating current Cycle parameters.
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  : Save current Cycle parameters to a Cycle file (.CYC). Dialog is launched to select the folder/file to save to.

The current Cycle parameters are exactly those displayed in the

table

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  : On right, sets the number of Cycles to complete before automatically terminating the LOOP acquisition. On left, displays the number of Cycles which have been completed so far. In case of
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  disabled, value at left can be edited to specify which Cycle count value to start with for next started LOOP acquisition.
  • For value > 1, Cycle wraps around to Iteration 1 following the final Iteration N.
  • For value Inf, Cycle wraps around indefinitely and never completes until user hits
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    on the Main Controls panel.

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  : On right, shows the number of Iterations to be executed per-Cycle, i.e. the number defined in the
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  table. On left, displays the number of Iterations which have been completed for the current Cycle count value so far. In case of
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  disabled, value at left can be edited to specify which Iteration to start with for next started LOOP acquisition.

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  : If enabled, the motor position is recorded at start of each Cycle-enabled LOOP acquisition. Upon completion or abort of the acquisition, the motor is moved to restore the starting position.

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  : If enabled, the prevailing Configuration is cached at start of each Cycle-enabled LOOP acquisition – the active settings, not just the settings in the last-loaded Configuration file. Upon completion or abort of the acquisition, the cached Configuration settings are restored.

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  : If enabled, the
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  and
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  values are reset to 0 and 1, respectively, upon completion or abort of each Cycle-enabled LOOP acquisition. If disabled,

Disabling

allows user to handle cases where an ongoing Cycle may need to be aborted/restarted, e.g. for motion or other interruption, perhaps redoing particular iteration(s). Also, it allows one to use

as a 'to-do' list of acquisitions to obtain, one or more at a time.

If

is disabled, the following controls are available:

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  : Manually reset the
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  and
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  values to 0 and 1, respectively.

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  : Specifies the number of

Right Side Controls

Cycle Mode Overview