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DXP Software and Drivers

XIA offers individually tailored host software for each DXP product and a single driver library for all DXP products. In addition, several third party applications are available.

DXP Host Software

Host data acquisition software is different for each DXP instrument. Please visit the appropriate software page, or contact the software team at to discuss your application today!

DXP-XMAP Software Page - xManager
DXP-2X Software Page - MESA2X Suite (no longer available)
DXP Saturn Software Page - Kepler
MicroDXP Software Page - MicroManager

DXP Driver Libraries: Handel

Handel is a high-level device driver that provides an interface to the DXP hardware in spectroscopic units (eV, microseconds, etc...) while still allowing for safe, direct-access to the DSP. Additionally, Handel only requires a single configuration file in order to start the system. The trade-off for this ease of use is an increase in size. At a minimum, Handel requires 5 libraries to operate with a single product, while Xerxes only requires 3. For more information, please consult the Handel API or contact us at .

Handel DLLs - All Products
(ZIP archive, 3.5MB, updated 9/22/2004).
This distribution contains all of the DLLs required to run Handel on Windows. If you are not sure which version of Handel you need (on Windows), download this version. Please refer to the installation guide (PDF format, 83KB, 9/24/2004) for help. See the change log (text file, 24KB, 9/24/2004) for a list of changes implemented in this release.

Handel - Source Only
(ZIP archive, 578KB, updated 9/22/2004).
This distribution contains only the Handel source and is targeted at users running on an OS other then Windows, such as Linux. Please refer to the source installation guide (PDF format, 83KB, 9/24/2004) for help. See the change log (text file, 24KB, 9/24/2004) for help. See the for a list of changes implemented in this release.

Handel DLLs - DXP Saturn Only
(ZIP archive, 2.3MB, updated 9/22/2004).
This distribution contains only the DLLs required to use Handel with the Saturn hardware. If you use Handel with other XIA products, in addition to the Saturn hardware, you need to download the release that contains all of the DLLs. Please refer to the source installation guide (PDF format, 83KB, 9/24/2004) for help. See the change log (text file, 24KB, 9/24/2004) for help. See the for a list of changes implemented in this release.

Handel DLLs - microDXP Only
(ZIP archive, 1.0MB, updated 9/22/2004)
This distribution contains only the DLLs required to use Handel with the microDXP hardware. If you use Handel with other XIA products, in addition to the microDXP hardware, you need to download the release that contains all of the DLLs. Please refer to the source installation guide (PDF format, 83KB, 9/24/2004) for help. See the change log (text file, 24KB, 9/24/2004) for help. See the for a list of changes implemented in this release.

Handel Specification
(PDF format, 192KB, updated 7/1/2002)
Specification for the Handel hardware description layer for XIA digital pulse processors

3rd Party Applications

	EPICS makes control and data acquisition available over the network, from any application or language that supports the EPICS channel access protocol (based on TCP/IP). This means that EPICS clients written in languages like IDL, LabView, Visual Basic, etc. can control DXP modules and acquire data. These applications can be running on any computer on the Internet, they do not need to run on the computer that is attached to the XIA hardware. This client/server model is very desirable in complex data acquisition environments, such as synchrotron beamlines, because it allows the XIA module control and data acquisition to be integrated with other hardware and software. EPICS is currently in use at the APS, NSLS, and the Swiss Light Source.
	spec is a UNIX-based commercial software package developed by Certified Scientific Instruments for instrument control and data acquisition. It is widely used for X-ray diffraction at synchrotrons around the world and in university, national and industrial laboratories.
	MX is an open-source data acquisition and control system developed by W. M. Lavender for the Illinois Institute of Technology. It is currently being used at APS and CAMD.
	The PortIO driver from Scientific Software Tools, Inc. is used to interface the Saturn and Polaris benchtop spectrometers.

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