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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. |
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NSTX Run Schedule. |
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| FAQ
The answers to a lot of Frequently Asked Questions
are available. If you can't find what you need there, ask a programmer
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| 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. |
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| 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. |
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| 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. |
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Documentation |
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| Logbook
The NSTX Electronic Logbook is
available on the web or from IDL
on VMS or UNIX. |
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| 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. |
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Need
help? Ask the NSTX software support staff
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Control Room Support, IDL, database,
analysis
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Control Rm Support, PCs, MS SQL Server,
VB
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VMS Operating System
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Plasma Control System
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Dana
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Unix
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Last modified 10-Oct-2008
(ps)
For questions, contact Bill
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MDSplus Serving Change
What's New as of 06-Mar-2008