oi.DECS is our cross-platform control software for our low-temperature and cryomagnetic systems, offering an intuitive and easy-to-use browser-based interface for control of our dilution refrigerator and superconducting magnet systems. oi.DECS has been available on our Proteox Cryofree® dilution refrigerator system since 2020, and is now also the control software and measurement integration extension on the new TeslatronPT Plus, giving a common user interface across our flagship systems.
Control your system from where you need to – whether it be your lab, office, home, conference or while on vacation - remote and local control access through a web-based, platform-independent interface.
See your system status in real time, wherever you are – powerful data interrogation and visualisation package with live plotting.
Control your system how you need to – choose between automation routines for one-button operation, full manual control, and a programmable API interface for custom routines.
Manage your system access as you need to – oi.DECS incorporates authentication, authorisation and session management tools, making it safe and secure for both laboratory and multi-user-facility users.
Integrate into your measurement environment – re-use your pre-existing code library, as well as benefiting from open source collaborations using the QCoDeS driver for oi.DECS systems to integrate with other measurement instruments, and the DECS<->VISA 'wrapper' to access the oi.DECS API with existing code and frameworks written for VISA instruments.
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More time on your experiments – spend less time on set-up with automated control for consistent experimental results – for example, oi.DECS runs the automated routines to cool the Proteox dilution refrigerator from room temperature to base/set temperature. As a single control system across products, the user experiences the same oi.DECS interface to control all members of the Proteox family.
Be the first to know about changes to status – oi.DECS is designed to facilitate multi-user environments and remote connections allowing systems to be monitored, operated, and managed more easily. It enables real-time system status checks with notifications for potential issues – all accessible locally and remotely.
oi.DECS is built on open standards to enable broader collaboration on projects. It works seamlessly with external measurement equipment and programming platforms. For instance, QCoDes is available within oi.DECS, the popular open-source instrument driver framework for physics experiments. Additionally, the DECS<->VISA wrapper allows oi.DECS to integrate smoothly with existing VISA-based systems.
Our commitment to integration with various measurement and data acquisition systems is central to our development approach. oi.DECS is built on WAMP, facilitating communication through its native GUI and API. It supports a wide range of programming options, including Python, LabView, and C#.
To streamline the integration process, we've developed a DECS<->VISA wrapper, enabling oi.DECS to work with existing VISA-based systems. Soon, Python drivers for oi.DECS controlled systems will be available within QCoDeS.
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Prevent any unintended or unauthorised changes to your system with different control levels for different users. Authentication, authorisation and session management features enhance security and workflow management. Multiple remote users can work together without the risk of changing vital settings.
Get up and running quickly with an easy-to-use intuitive graphical user interface (GUI). See what’s going on in real-time with live plotting. Visualise multiple types of information to track performance and problem solve without manual checks. Automated routines for one button operation.
"I use the QCoDeS driver [for oi.DECS] to remotely control the temperature of our ProteoxMX dilution refrigerators, allowing for the automation of series of measurements and seamless integration with other instruments. The driver proved especially useful while investigating the temperature-dependence of the critical current of novel Josephson junctions, whereby the dominant mode of transport in the device was inferred through a temperature series of millikelvin steps, with each measurement at a set temperature taking approximately 6 hours."
– Dr Stefanos Dimitriadis, Research Associate in Quantum Devices at Imperial College London
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