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This part of the NSTX web site is maintained by the NSTX Software Support Staff (see below) for use by NSTX Scientists and Engineers. You will find links for analyzing NSTX data from the web, as well as documentation on software you may use from other computers. Click on the FAQ tab above for answers to the most frequently asked questions on data access and computer use, or browse through this site from the other links here, or try using the site map.
NSTX Run Schedule.  
 
FAQ The answers to a lot of Frequently Asked Questions are available. If you can't find what you need there, ask a programmer (list below).  
 
MDSplus is a set of software tools for data acquisition and storage. NSTX data is organized according to the MDSplus paradigm, so users need to be familiar with it.  
 
General Purpose Computers Access to the NSTX MDSplus data is available at PPPL on VMS Alphas and the UNIX cluster. All access to the NSTX CAMAC highways must be done from KEES or LUNA (VMS). IDL is now available on all PPPL computers.  
 
Web Tools provide the ability to plot data from the web, search for MDSplus signal names and locate shot lists by date and by experimental proposal.  
 
Documentation
 
Logbook The NSTX Electronic Logbook is available on the web or from IDL on VMS or UNIX.  
 
IDL is a popular programming language for analyzing NSTX data.. The PPPL IDL pages include an introduction to IDL and examples for MDSplus data access for NSTX.  
     
             Need help? Ask the NSTX software support staff    
Control Room Support, IDL, database, analysis 
Control Rm Support, PCs, MS SQL Server, VB 
VMS Operating System 
Plasma Control System 
  Dana Mastrovito
Unix
  Unix Sys Admins
     
Last modified 10-Oct-2008  (ps)
For questions, contact Bill Davis