Generic Data Acquisition is a Java-based software framework used at Diamond Light Source to control experiments and collect data on its beamlines.

To open GDA, click in the top right of the beamline computer. Then click .

The script perspective is opened by clicking on the script icon in the top right corner of the window.

From the script perspective you will design/write your experiment via collect_pe2 scans and then submit and run the scan requests.

Experiments are typically scripted up as definitions which can then be run via the Jython console.

1. Write your experiment using relevant collect_pe2() scans.

2. Save (Ctrl+S) and Run your script.

3. Submit the experiment in the Jython console. (Herlihy())

Script location (From Linux):

+ Other Locations → Computer/dls_sw/i15-1/scripts/Visits/cy12345-1.py

You can keep an eye on the progress of your experiment via : https://ispyb.diamond.ac.uk

Open

PE2 window

Scan queue

• annotate: stop and stop, run, pe2 options