Cameras

It is recommended that the webcams are viewed in ISPyB, to save screen space and demand on the network - opening too many instances results in overload and the cameras not working at all.

If necessary, the 2 webcams in EH1 can be accessed by typing the following URL’s in a Firefox window:

i19-webcam10.diamond.ac.uk - to view the sample position

i19-webcam11.diamond.ac.uk - to watch the robot, or for a general view of the hutch

Alternatively, click on WEB10 and WEB11 in the synoptic (either side of Experimental Hutch 1)

And decide whether to open using Firefox for camera control or as image only – the image only option is better as it is less demanding over the network.

It is highly recommended to have OAV2 open at all times

It lets you easily see if there is a sample loaded or not and gives a good view of the robot loading/unloading, in case there are any issues.  It also gives a good indication of where to move the sample if it isn't visible on the OAV view in GDA.

The sample position camera is opened through the synoptic by clicking on Viewer, under OAV2.

The sections on the right side of the camera view can be closed to make the window smaller and the window can be resized to fit the space available.

If no image is visible, check the camera is on by clicking on the picture of the camera above the word OAV2 and checking the box next to Acquire is bright green - press Start, if necessary, to start the camera.

D2 shows the beam in the optics hutch just after the DCM, and D4 shows the beam in EH1.

Open D2 and D4 by clicking on the Viewer buttons underneath the appropriate name.

Once the image shows a suitably zoomed in view of the beam and the colour map has been changed to rainbow to make the image clearer, the sections on the right-side of the camera view can be closed.  Then the window can be resized to fit the available space.

If no image is visible, check the camera is on by clicking on the picture of the camera  above the camera name and checking the box next to Acquire is bright green - press Start, if necessary, to start the camera.