• Search/view the NSTX Logbook from the web WITH PLOT SUMMARY PICTURES. - 6-Mar-2008
  e.g.,
• Search an NSTX EFIT Database from the web, to find shots fitting various criteria - 4-Jan-2008
• A much improved web searching feature, limited to NSTX/Software/* - 4-Jan-2008
• You can view NSTX EPICS Data from the Linux cluster, or from Windows - 2-Jan-2008
E.g. shotclock, vacuum, shutters, TIV. See Access to NSTX EPICS Data using MEDM.
• New TDI routines for interpolation and smoothing need no external libraries - 15-Dec-2007
See TDI_No_External_Code.txt.
• A more general way of searching the NSTX Logbook from the web - 4-Dec-2007
• Some Software Upgrades for the 2008 run are shown in a pdf file - 26-Oct-2007
  Such as those to the EFITviewer
  
• Alternate versions of the Web Plotting Tool for "remembering" different sets of inputs - 25-Sep-2007
  Multiple versions of mdsPlotList.html are available so each will remember their previous inputs when revisted (on the same computer). This should be especially useful for those using Macs and/or browsers that don't allow javascript to paste from the clipboard. See the help for more information.

• Signalnames and other information can be pasted into some Web Plotting Tools - 16-Sep-2007
  See the Paste buttons on mdsPlotList.html, mdsPlotList20.html, mdsMultiSig.html, and mdsMultiSig20.html. Unfortunately, this feature only works when using Microsoft's Internet Explorer. See the help for more information.

• Automatic conversion to a common timebase in Web Tools - 27-Aug-2007
  In applications such as mdsPlotList.html or mdsMultiSig.html, when signal math is used, conversion to a common timebase is automatic. These use the SigMath TDI routines, which can also be used in Scopes and other TDI-aware applications.

• Different signals, even from different shots, may be plotted on the same frame in Web Tools - 27-Aug-2007
  See mdsMultiSig.html.
  

• Up to 20 signals may be plotted simultaneously in Web Tools - 27-Aug-2007
  See mdsPlotList20.html or mdsMultiSig20.html.

• IDL routine to transparently handle timebase conversion for MDSplus signal math - 10-Aug-2007
  See UseSigMath.pro. This formats calls to use Brian Nelson's SigMath TDI routines (which can also be used in Scopes).

• Partial Entry button added to the "Make Logbook Entry" window in the NSTX Logbook - 30-Jul-2007
  A "Partial Entry" button has been added (Linux version only) to the "Make Logbook Entry" window in the NSTX Logbook so that information about the upcoming shot may be displayed (syb_entry.pro) as soon as it is entered, without requiring extra steps later, such as editing the entry.

  For example, the Physics Operator would typically enter all but the last of the following lines before the shot, and click on the Partial Entry button so it would immediately be visible to others. After the shot the results would be entered, and "Make Entry" clicked (which auto-increments the shot number):

  

  Help has also been added in the "Custom Query" window, which gives tips on searching the Logbook entries.

• Easy way to see what shots a node was written for - 08-Jul-2007
  /BEFORE and /AFTER keywords were added to mdsnodechanges.pro

    IDL> MDSnodeChanges, '\cameras2::FastSoftXray:frames',shot1=124459, $
  			  shot2=124460, /after
   
    Latest changes from shot 124459 to 124460 for the cameras2 tree
  
       Shot       Date        Time     Node
       ----       ----        ----     ----
      124459 30-MAY-2007  13:17:50  \cameras2::FastSoftXray:frames
      124460 30-MAY-2007  13:32:49  \cameras2::FastSoftXray:frames
  

  See mdsnodechanges.pro for more details.

• Color Palette and Image File Saving now in xsectionw.pro - 26-Apr-2007
  Color palettes can be adjusted and saved for future use. Images may be input and saved in many formats. A median smoothing option has been added. See xsectionw.pro for more details.

• Sharing Applications from Macs and PCs with the NSTX Display Wall - 5-Feb-2007
  See shareappvnc.html.

• Plotting LRDfit results in EFITviewer - 02-Nov-2006
  Any runs that were made (and listed in the code_rundb database) can be accessed by invoking efitviewertest at the command line on the PPPL Linux cluster (assuming you have done a "module load nstx/mdsplus"). At this time, 117707 is the first shot with LRDfit runs. See this web page for ways to see which shots have LRDfits.

  Unfortunately, recent additions championed by Jose Boedo have not been merged with this version as of Nov. 2006.

• List scalar values from MDSplus Webtools - 22-Aug-2006
  See mdsscalars.html.

• Automatically restart an IDL widget program if it goes away - 9-Jun-2006
  E.g., from a segmentation fault. See monitorJob.pro.

• Improved AVI animations in IDL 6.3 - 1-Jun-2006
  Great quality is now possible for animations. (You can download it from the web at www.ittvis.com).

  See AVIexample.JPG for an example of the output.

• BetterRainbow (color table) and WhiteOut IDL routines - 26-May-2006
  See BetterRainbow.pro (a smooth rainbow palette with color bands of equal size) and WhiteOut.pro (white-out a region of the color table). These were both used on the contour plot on the right.

• Combw3 scroll back and color-memory - 18-May-2006
  combw3.pro plots freq. vs. time of NSTX MHD data. The latest version (on Linux) allows two graphics windows, each of which allows "scrolling back" to previous plots. Any modifications you make to the color palette of each window is retained for later plots to that window.

  See /p/nstxusr1/util/misc/mhd/combw3.pro, or just run combw3 in IDL (it should be in your path if you have done a "module load nstx/mdsplus" or a "module load idl").

• Fast Camera Thumbnails available on the web - 8-May-2006
  For each plasma shot (where Fast Camera data was available) at selected times, along with small plots of summary plasma parameters.

  See the data

• Tools for interactively tracking particles on Fast Camera images - 1-May-2006
  See ClickOnW.pro (for Tiff and other standard image files) and ClickOn7.pro (for Phantom 7 Camera files).

  Here's a screen shot.

• RGA Plotting tool enhancements - 27-Apr-2006
  Plot NSTX RGA mass spectra at a given time, or the partial pressures of up to 5 AMUs vs time of day. See /p/nstxusr1/cvs/diag/rga/rgaplot.pro.

  Here's a screen shot.

• Improvements to Cross-section Image Analysis Tool - 11-Apr-2006
  Optionally enter X & Y axes. Zooming and color options. Window is resizeable. See XSectionW.pro.

  Here's a screen shot.

• MdsCrossPlot.html can display x-axis in HH:MM - 15-Mar-2006
  See mdsCrossPlot.html.

• MDSplus data can be plotted AND listed from one Web Tool - 7-Mar-2006
  See mdsplotlist.html.

• IDL Widget to spawn an executable when an MDSplus event occurs - 6-Mar-2006
  The shot number can be passed as an argument to the executable.

  See execOnEvent.pro.

• Web tools can e-mail output in PDF format - 1-Mar-2006
  In, e.g., mdsSignals.html, see the check boxes near "Create File."

• Toroidal Mode Number plots available automatically on the web - 22-Feb-2006
  See Spectral Fit Plots for NSTX Toroidal Mode Numbers .

• Linestyles and Plotting Symbol options on Web Tools - 19-Jan-2006
  See, e.g., mdsSignalsNew.html.

• WatchEvents.pro can monitor the success of data acquisition or programs - 15-Jan-2006
  You give it a list of MDSplus events, and it will e-mail you if all are not declared before the next time the first one in the list is declared.

  See watchevents.pro.

• The MDSplus Scope program can now print from Linux! - late 2005
  In case you missed it...

(Items for 2005 and before can be found at What Was New.)

Edited 07-Mar-2008 by: Bill Davis