ATIP - Accelerator Toolbox Interface for Pytac

ATIP is an addition to Pytac, a framework for controlling particle accelerators. ATIP adds a simulator to Pytac, which can be used and addressed in the same way as a real accelerator.

ATIP enables the easy offline testing of high level accelerator controls applications, by either of two methods:

• By replacing the real accelerator at the point where it is addressed by the software, in the Pytac lattice object;

• In a standalone application as a “virtual accelerator”, publishing the same control system interface as the live machine. At Diamond Light Source this has been implemented with EPICS, and run on a different port to the operational control system. So the only change required to test software is to configure this EPICS port.

The python implementation of Accelerator Toolbox (pyAT) is used for the simulation.

Source	DiamondLightSource/atip
PyPI	pip install atip
Docker	docker run ghcr.io/diamondlightsource/atip:latest
Documentation	https://diamondlightsource.github.io/atip
Installation	https://diamondlightsource.github.io/atip/tutorials/installation
Releases	DiamondLightSource/atip

How the documentation is structured

Documentation is split into four categories, also accessible from links in the top bar.

• Tutorials
  • Installation
  • Overview
  • ATIP example

Tutorials for installation and typical usage. New users start here.

• How-to Guides
  • Contribute to the project
  • Run in a container

Practical step-by-step guides for the more experienced user.

• Explanations
  • Implementation details
  • Feedback Systems
  • Architectural Decision Records

Explanations of how it works and why it works that way.

• Reference
  • Atip API
  • Index
  • Release Notes

Technical reference material including APIs and release notes.