4.1 SECI - Sample Environment Computer Interface

The GEM instrument and associated equipment are controlled from a piece of software called SECI - Sample Environment Computer Interface. This software runs on a PC under the Windows operating system.

Further information about SECI, including a manual, may be found on the PC-ICP Project HomePage. 

Configurations in SECI

The SECI settings for an experiment may be saved as a "configuration". 

A configuration which is no longer required may be deleted from SECI on GEM using Windows Explorer to open the directory C:\Document and Settings\All Users\Application Data\seci\seciconfigs\GEM and then deleting both the folder and .cfg file for the configuration. Note that the configuration is still retained in SourceSafe and so a deleted configuration can still be reinstated.

An old configuration may be made available again as follows...

• Use Windows Explorer to open the directory C:\Document and Settings\All Users\Application Data\seci\seciconfigs\GEM_OLD
• Copy the folder and .cfg file for the configuration into C:\Document and Settings\All Users\Application Data\seci\seciconfigs\GEM
• From the SECI dashboard select File>Manager Log In (password is crowbar)
• From the SECI dashboard select Options>Convert an old config to XML
• Select the desired .cfg file and click on Convert

Last updated on 01 Jun 2006 by Alex Hannon (a.c.hannon@rl.ac.uk)