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Felix Jaeckel — Fri, 02 Nov 2012 20:56:13 -0000

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+[Documentation]
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+
 Contributing
 ------------
 We welcome contributions from all interested parties. All code is licensed under GPLv2 to keep the code open to the research community. For version control system we use [git](http://git-scm.com/).

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Felix Jaeckel — Fri, 02 Nov 2012 20:37:50 -0000

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 We are actively working on completing and testing advanced features described in our [poster](https://sourceforge.net/p/opensquid/wiki/Home/attachment/OpenSQUID_Poster_ASC2012.pdf) presented at [Applied Superconductivity Conference 2012](http://www.ascinc.org/) in Portland, OR. [Magnicon GmbH](http://www.magnicon.com/) has kindly made available to us detailed documentation of the communications protocol used in their products. We expect to add support for the Magnicon XXL readout electronics soon. An updated version of the code will be released in the near future.
 **Please note that use of this code is entirely at your own risk! We will not accept any liability for damages of any kind resulting from the use of this software.**
 
+Downloads
+---------
+Download the Python package from here: https://sourceforge.net/projects/opensquid/files/
+
+Screenshots
+-----------
+[[project_screenshots]]
+
 Contributing
 ------------
 We welcome contributions from all interested parties. All code is licensed under GPLv2 to keep the code open to the research community. For version control system we use [git](http://git-scm.com/).
+Checkout the code using:
+
+    git clone git://git.code.sf.net/p/opensquid/code opensquid-code
+
 
 Acknowledgements
 ----------------

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Felix Jaeckel — Fri, 02 Nov 2012 17:16:37 -0000

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 Welcome to OpenSQUID
 ====================
+
 What is OpenSQUID?
 ------------------
 OpenSQUID is a software packaged for the control of SQUID readout electronics, developed by [BoydLabUNM](http://phonon.phys.unm.edu). Our goal is to provide software that allows researchers easy integration with their own custom-written software. In addition, we are trying to provide certain features that are absent from the vendor supplied code, such as auto-tuning, automatic SQUID characterization, recordkeeping, software flux-counting and reset. These advanced features should allow users to focus on their primary research objective, leading to increased productivity.
+
 What is it not?
 ---------------
 OpenSQUID is completely unrelated to the WWW-proxy software [Squid-Cache](http://www.squid-cache.org/). We are dealing with [**S**uperconducting **QU**antum **I**nterference **D**evices](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SQUID). If this term is unfamiliar to you, chances are the software is not going to be useful for you.
+
 Status
 ------
 After reverse engineering of the [Star Cryoelectronics](http://www.starcryo.com/) Serial Control Code (SCC) was completed, a first prototype was implemented using Labview. However, we found Labview too limited to achieve our goals of offering a sophisticated feature set with easy interoperability with user software. Therefore, we decided to reimplement the software in Python (2.7). An initial version of the code is available for download now. It supports operation one Star Cryoelectronics PCI-1000 with a mix of up to eight PFL-100s (modulation readout) and PFL-102s (two-stage array readout). This code is in routine use in our lab.
 We are actively working on completing and testing advanced features described in our [poster](https://sourceforge.net/p/opensquid/wiki/Home/attachment/OpenSQUID_Poster_ASC2012.pdf) presented at [Applied Superconductivity Conference 2012](http://www.ascinc.org/) in Portland, OR. [Magnicon GmbH](http://www.magnicon.com/) has kindly made available to us detailed documentation of the communications protocol used in their products. We expect to add support for the Magnicon XXL readout electronics soon. An updated version of the code will be released in the near future.
 **Please note that use of this code is entirely at your own risk! We will not accept any liability for damages of any kind resulting from the use of this software.**
+
 Contributing
 ------------
 We welcome contributions from all interested parties. All code is licensed under GPLv2 to keep the code open to the research community. For version control system we use [git](http://git-scm.com/).
 
-Wiki
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-The wiki uses [Markdown](/p/opensquid/wiki/markdown_syntax/) syntax.
-
-[[project_admins]]
-[[download_button]]
+Acknowledgements
+----------------
+The software was developed to to support multiple projects funded by the Defense Threat Reduction Agency, the US Department of Energy (NA-22), and the National Science Foundation.

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Felix Jaeckel — Fri, 02 Nov 2012 17:08:09 -0000

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 Welcome to OpenSQUID
 ====================
-
 What is OpenSQUID?
 ------------------
 OpenSQUID is a software packaged for the control of SQUID readout electronics, developed by [BoydLabUNM](http://phonon.phys.unm.edu). Our goal is to provide software that allows researchers easy integration with their own custom-written software. In addition, we are trying to provide certain features that are absent from the vendor supplied code, such as auto-tuning, automatic SQUID characterization, recordkeeping, software flux-counting and reset. These advanced features should allow users to focus on their primary research objective, leading to increased productivity.
-
 What is it not?
 ---------------
 OpenSQUID is completely unrelated to the WWW-proxy software [Squid-Cache](http://www.squid-cache.org/). We are dealing with [**S**uperconducting **QU**antum **I**nterference **D**evices](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SQUID). If this term is unfamiliar to you, chances are the software is not going to be useful for you.
-
 Status
 ------
-
+After reverse engineering of the [Star Cryoelectronics](http://www.starcryo.com/) Serial Control Code (SCC) was completed, a first prototype was implemented using Labview. However, we found Labview too limited to achieve our goals of offering a sophisticated feature set with easy interoperability with user software. Therefore, we decided to reimplement the software in Python (2.7). An initial version of the code is available for download now. It supports operation one Star Cryoelectronics PCI-1000 with a mix of up to eight PFL-100s (modulation readout) and PFL-102s (two-stage array readout). This code is in routine use in our lab.
+We are actively working on completing and testing advanced features described in our [poster](https://sourceforge.net/p/opensquid/wiki/Home/attachment/OpenSQUID_Poster_ASC2012.pdf) presented at [Applied Superconductivity Conference 2012](http://www.ascinc.org/) in Portland, OR. [Magnicon GmbH](http://www.magnicon.com/) has kindly made available to us detailed documentation of the communications protocol used in their products. We expect to add support for the Magnicon XXL readout electronics soon. An updated version of the code will be released in the near future.
+**Please note that use of this code is entirely at your own risk! We will not accept any liability for damages of any kind resulting from the use of this software.**
 Contributing
 ------------
-We welcome contributions from all interested parties. The code is being developed using the version control system [git](http://git-scm.com/).
+We welcome contributions from all interested parties. All code is licensed under GPLv2 to keep the code open to the research community. For version control system we use [git](http://git-scm.com/).
 
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Felix Jaeckel — Fri, 02 Nov 2012 16:48:27 -0000

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-Welcome to your wiki!
+Welcome to OpenSQUID
+====================
 
-This is the default page, edit it as you see fit. To add a new page simply reference it within brackets, e.g.: [SamplePage].
+What is OpenSQUID?
+------------------
+OpenSQUID is a software packaged for the control of SQUID readout electronics, developed by [BoydLabUNM](http://phonon.phys.unm.edu). Our goal is to provide software that allows researchers easy integration with their own custom-written software. In addition, we are trying to provide certain features that are absent from the vendor supplied code, such as auto-tuning, automatic SQUID characterization, recordkeeping, software flux-counting and reset. These advanced features should allow users to focus on their primary research objective, leading to increased productivity.
 
+What is it not?
+---------------
+OpenSQUID is completely unrelated to the WWW-proxy software [Squid-Cache](http://www.squid-cache.org/). We are dealing with [**S**uperconducting **QU**antum **I**nterference **D**evices](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SQUID). If this term is unfamiliar to you, chances are the software is not going to be useful for you.
+
+Status
+------
+
+Contributing
+------------
+We welcome contributions from all interested parties. The code is being developed using the version control system [git](http://git-scm.com/).
+
+Wiki
+----
 The wiki uses [Markdown](/p/opensquid/wiki/markdown_syntax/) syntax.
 
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Felix Jaeckel — Wed, 03 Oct 2012 16:20:17 -0000

Welcome to your wiki! This is the default page, edit it as you see fit. To add a new page simply reference it within brackets, e.g.: [SamplePage]. The wiki uses [Markdown](/p/opensquid/wiki/markdown_syntax/) syntax. [[project_admins]] [[download_button]]