fsc2 2.3.9

fsc2 is a program running under Linux for controlling spectrometers. Programs for remote control of spectrometers usually are home-written and often restricted to doing a certain set of experiments with only a fixed set of devices. In contrast, fsc2 is much more flexible because it was written with three main aims: - It should be easy for the user to set up a new experiment without having to change the program at all. - Devices should be exchangeable and support for new devices should not necessitate changes of the basic program. - Users doing just standard experiments should only need to interact with a simple graphical user interface. This flexibility has been achieved by making the program an interpreter for a rather easy to learn but powerful enough scripting language (EDL, Experiment Description Language) and employing a strictly modular approach to the handling of devices. This allows to set up a new experiment or change an already existing one fast and easily without requiring any detailed knowledge of the internals of fsc2 or how exactly devices are controlled by the computer - everything required is to become acquainted with the EDL scripting language. Moreover, an already working script for an experiment can be swiftly converted to display a graphical user interface for entering the experimental parameters by adding just a few extra lines and converting it via a Perl script (included in the package), thus allowing it to be used also by those not acquainted with the EDL language..

Requirements:	No special requirements
Platforms:	Linux
Keyword:	Device,  Devices,  Edl,  Graphical User Interface,  Miscellaneous,  New,  Program,  Science,  To Set Up,  User
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