MxCuBE: a synchrotron beamline control environment customized for macromolecular crystallography experiments.
MxCuBE: a synchrotron beamline control environment customized for macromolecular crystallography experiments.
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DOI:
10.1107/s0909049510020005
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发表时间:
2010-09
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2.5
通讯作者:
McSweeney SM
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作者:
Gabadinho J;Beteva A;Guijarro M;Rey-Bakaikoa V;Spruce D;Bowler MW;Brockhauser S;Flot D;Gordon EJ;Hall DR;Lavault B;McCarthy AA;McCarthy J;Mitchell E;Monaco S;Mueller-Dieckmann C;Nurizzo D;Ravelli RB;Thibault X;Walsh MA;Leonard GA;McSweeney SM
MxCuBE is a beamline control environment optimized for the needs of macromolecular crystallography. This paper describes the design of the software and the features that MxCuBE currently provides. The design and features of a beamline control software system for macromolecular crystallography (MX) experiments developed at the European Synchrotron Radiation Facility (ESRF) are described. This system, MxCuBE, allows users to easily and simply interact with beamline hardware components and provides automated routines for common tasks in the operation of a synchrotron beamline dedicated to experiments in MX. Additional functionality is provided through intuitive interfaces that enable the assessment of the diffraction characteristics of samples, experiment planning, automatic data collection and the on-line collection and analysis of X-ray emission spectra. The software can be run in a tandem client-server mode that allows for remote control and relevant experimental parameters and results are automatically logged in a relational database, ISPyB. MxCuBE is modular, flexible and extensible and is currently deployed on eight macromolecular crystallography beamlines at the ESRF. Additionally, the software is installed at MAX-lab beamline I911-3 and at BESSY beamline BL14.1.