Operator's Manual
Issue 14
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Mar 2016 / UMC0071
Mercury
iPS
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2.6.4
Motherboard .......................................................................................................................... 21
2.6.5
Magnet control board ............................................................................................................ 23
2.6.6
Filter board ............................................................................................................................ 23
2.6.7
Run-down resistors ............................................................................................................... 23
2.7
Alarms and interlocks ................................................................................................... 24
3
GETTING STARTED ......................................................................................................... 25
3.1
Checking the electrical supply ...................................................................................... 25
3.2
Mounting the equipment ............................................................................................... 25
3.2.1
Background magnetic field .................................................................................................... 26
3.3
Connecting electrical power.......................................................................................... 26
3.4
Powering up the MercuryiPS for the first time ............................................................... 27
3.5
The MercuryiPS touch screen ...................................................................................... 27
3.5.1
The magnet home page ........................................................................................................ 28
3.5.2
Custom home pages ............................................................................................................. 30
3.5.3
Channel summary widget ..................................................................................................... 30
3.5.4
Drop-down menus ................................................................................................................. 30
3.5.5
Scrolling ................................................................................................................................ 31
3.5.6
Soft keypads ......................................................................................................................... 31
3.5.7
Using arrows to adjust integer values ................................................................................... 34
3.5.8
Button labels ......................................................................................................................... 34
3.5.9
Common touch screen features ............................................................................................ 34
3.5.10
Setting the date and time ...................................................................................................... 35
3.6
Plotting signals on the MercuryiPS touch screen .......................................................... 36
3.6.1
Plot Configuration ................................................................................................................. 36
3.6.2
Scaling a plot......................................................................................................................... 38
4
HOW TO CONFIGURE THE IPS FOR YOUR MAGNET ................................................... 40
4.1
Quench ........................................................................................................................ 41
4.2
Slaves Detected ........................................................................................................... 42
4.3
Magnet Type ................................................................................................................ 43
4.4
The Configuration Table (Figure 9) ............................................................................... 44
4.4.1
Config .................................................................................................................................... 44