WAIT command

Wait a given Amount of Time

There is the possibility to make the autorun sequence process wait a given amount of time before proceeding with the next command:

Syntax:

WAIT <time in seconds>

Examples:

• Waiting 15 minutes before proceeding:

  WAIT 900
  

Wait for reaching Device Specific Condition

The autorun sequence can wait until a device has reached specific conditions.
(Note: to date this command applies only to the Conductus/Neocera LTC21 Temperature Controller and to the LakeShore 340 Temperature Controller).

Syntax:

WAIT <alias>|<equipment name>|<interval [sec]>  [<device specific arg>] [<max interval>]

Example:

• Waiting that the temperature of the main Cryostat is in range

  WAIT Temperature INRANGE
  

  
  
• Waiting that the temperature of the Cryostat at the second port is in range

  WAIT Temperature_2nd_Port INRANGE
  

  
  
• Terminate waiting if temperature is still not in range after 1 hour

  WAIT Temperature INRANGE 3600
  

  
  
• Waiting that the LTF superconducting magnet is at field (terminate waiting after 1 hour):
  Note that this command is only available for the LTF magnet.

  WAIT Superconducting_Magnet ATFIELD 3600
  

Notes:

• If the stability-time parameter for a temperature controller is set to 0, the WAIT ... INRANGE command wait until the temperature is within the tolerance and then immediately proceeds.
• If the tolerance parameter for a temperature controller is set to 0, the WAIT ... INRANGE command does not wait for the temperature to be within the tolerance.