Workshop: Experimental Control with EPICS and the Scientific Computing Infrastructure at FHI | 25.03 & 26.03.2025

PPB WIKI > Experimental Control with EPICS and the Scientific Computing Infrastructure at FHI

Questions or Suggestions? Please contact:

Simeon Beinlich (Phone: +49 30 8413 5270, Email: beinlich@fhi-berlin.mpg.de)

Day 1: Experimental Control with EPICS

EPICS Basics (Morning Session)

• EPICS Infrastructure at FHI
• EPICS Gateway Systems for Experiments: Slides

EPICS Hands-On (Afternoon Session)

• Using a preconfigured EPICS Gateway System for Device Control (e.g, Oscilloscopes, Power Supplies, etc.): Resources

Day 2: Scientific Computing Infrastructure

You can find the Workshop Material here: Workshop Notepad.

• Slides (Online Slides, with Screencasts)
• Links to Resources

PDF Versions:

• High Performance Computing at FHI - Overview
• Jupyterhub - Python and Matlab Server (Including Introductions for Python, Archive, Dask, HDF5, ...)
• Virtual Desktop Servers - ANALYSIS-0X & GPU-0X
• Storage System - Accessing Your Files
• Python Environments - Setup and Usage
• The Viper Supercomputer - A small introduction

Introducing the FHI Compute Infrastructure and the VIPER Supercomputer at MPCDF (Morning Session)

• Services & Use cases
• Access & Registration
• Advantages & Limitations
• Open Space for Questions & Discussions

Computing Hands-on (Afternoon Session)

• Setting up your Compute Account
• Using Python, Matlab, HDFweb on Jupyterhub
• Using the Virtual Desktop Servers
• Opt.: Creating a simple Python notebook for plotting
• Opt.: Using Python+Dask on a single or multiple Servers
• Opt.: Using Widgets in Jupyterhub (e.g. Archive Widget)
• Opt.: Using the Python Archive Interface in Jupyterhub
• Opt.: Creating, Transferring, Submitting & Retrieving a Compute Job on the Viper Supercomputer.
• Open Space for Questions & Hands-On support.

Date and Location

Date: Tuesday, 25.03.2025 & Wednesday, 26.03.2025

Time: Morning Sessions: 10:00-12:00, Afternoon Sessions: 14:00-16:00

Location: Haber Villa Seminar Room (Ground Floor)

Registration: Not required.

Prerequisites::

• For accessing the internal Documentation of the Compute Infrastructure and the Viper Supercomputer, you need an FHI Gitlab account: register with your fhi email address here: FHI Gitlab.
• In order to follow the Hands-On session for using the Viper Supercomputer you need to register for an MPCDF account beforehand. Please have a look at: FHI Viper Wiki .

Hybrid/Online?: No.

Suggestions?

Please feel free to contact us (see above) if you have topics or questions that you wish to be addressed.