FastCS Eiger

Control system integration for Dectris Eiger detectors using FastCS.

Quickstart

1. Run eiger-detector development environment with data writers and simulated detector

   i. podman run --rm -it -v /dev/shm:/dev/shm -v /tmp:/tmp --net=host ghcr.io/dls-controls/eiger-detector-runtime:latest

2. Run the IOC against the simulated detector, either from a local checkout

   i. fastcs-eiger ioc EIGER (or run Eiger IOC vscode launch config)

3. or the container

   i. Make a local directory for UIs mkdir /tmp/opi

   ii. podman run --rm -it -v /tmp/opi:/epics/opi --net=host ghcr.io/DiamondLightSource/fastcs-eiger:latest

Source	DiamondLightSource/fastcs-eiger
PyPI	pip install fastcs-eiger
Docker	docker run ghcr.io/diamondlightsource/fastcs-eiger:latest
Documentation	https://diamondlightsource.github.io/fastcs-eiger
Releases	DiamondLightSource/fastcs-eiger

How the documentation is structured

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

• Tutorials
  • Installation

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
  • Architectural Decision Records

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

• Reference
  • API
  • Index
  • Release Notes

Technical reference material including APIs and release notes.