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AQG dashboard: instrument status

To access opptions for instrument status and maintenance / debugging, select in the upper bar Calibration > Instrument maintenance. This will open a new window as shown below.

Connection to the instrument

On window opening, a check is performed wether the dashboard is run on the AQG laptop and a connection to the instrument can be established. All options in this window will only work if the dashboad is run on the AGG laptop.

Features:

  • Show the instrument log file (located at the AQG laptop usually at .aqg)
  • Show real-time components from a micro-controller in the AQG sensorhead
  • Plot z-component of the accelerometer
  • Plot atom detection ratios
  • Plot the retro beam

The desired button has to be clicked to initiate the respective action. Buttons toggle this action.

Instrument status