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The SRM system, specifically, is built with one INST module (SRM), one MOTION module, and one DAQ Engine module.
The IMS Main User Interface (IMS-UI) calls these modules, instructs them to initialize, and provides a user interface to their functionality.
Each module manages a configuration file that opens the IMS program at the same state it was when previously closed and provides utilities for the user to edit or modify the configuration data and calibration routines.
The five buttons on the IMS-UI window provide access to utilities/editors via dropdown menus as shown in Error! Reference source not found..
Figure 3- IMS Control Panel Drop down menus
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Selecting Instruments > SRM: Ramp Down Now from the IMS panel menu (Error! Reference source not found.) will immediately send the ramp-down command to the in-line degauss controller. If successful, the active coil will ramp down to zero.
ALWAYS check that the degausser control box tracking light is off and the zero light is on after using this command. The manual commands on the degausser should be used if for some reason the computer/software stops communicating with the degausser unit.
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