MxDC (Macromolecular Crystallography Data Collector) is a software package for acquisition of Macromolecular Crystallography data and related techniques at synchrotron beamlines. MxDC has been developed since 2006 and has been the primary software for data acquisition and experiment control at the Canadian Light Source Macromolecular Crystallography beamlines. It is also used at the Pohang Light Source II in South-Korea.

Note

An earlier version of MxDC is described in the following publication:

• MxDC and MxLIVE: software for data acquisition, information management and remote access to macromolecular crystallography beamlines. M. Fodje, K. Janzen, R. Berg, G. Black, S. Labiuk, J. Gorin and P. Grochulski J. Synchrotron Rad. (2012). 19, 274-280. https://doi.org/10.1107/S0909049511056305

Although developed primarily for MX beamlines, MxDC is based on an extensible generic framework that can be used to develop data acquisition systems for different types of experiments and beamlines.

How to Use This Documentation

This documentation is divided into three sections targeted at different audiences. For MX beamline users primarily interested in using the MxDC GUI for data acquisition, it is recommended to start with the Overview section which describes the user interface. For beamline staff interested in installing and configuring MxDC for their beamlines, start with the Installation section. Develpers interested in re-using or extending the MxDC framework should consult the Purpose section.

Index

For MX Users

• Overview
• Getting Started
• Setup
• Samples
• Data
• Scans
• Analysis
• Chat and Log

For Beamline Staff

• Installation
• Configuration
• Available Commands
• Hutch Viewer
• Beamline Console

For Developers

• Purpose
• Objects
• Devices
• Engines
• Services
• Beamlines