XCU/piepan devicesΒΆ
The xcuActor controls all the non-readout devices at the dewar pie pan. Specifically:
- the PCM, which controls power to many other devices and provides communication to a few.
- the BEE, which has the serial port to the turbo pump and the DIO connection to the gate valve and its interlock board.
- the IDG temperature monitoring and heater board.
- the cryocooler(s).
- the ion pumps.
- the motors, via the PCM board.
- the ion gauge, via the PCM board.
- the gatevalve, via onboard DIO pins and a kernel module.
By default the program runs on the BEE, but can run on any
reachable host unless you want to control the turbo or the gate valve.