Progress and Outlook on Advanced Fly Scans Based on Mamba.

The article discusses the development of advanced fly scans using the Mamba software project at the High Energy Photon Source (HEPS) in Beijing, China. The Mamba software aims to provide a reliable and flexible framework for beamline experiments, with a focus on high framerates and data throughputs. The article explores the architectural essentials of fly scans and discusses issues related to motion control, triggering sequences, detectors, and other fields of interest in fly scans. The document discusses the challenges and potential solutions for conducting fly scans with framerates of 10 kHz or higher at HEPS, including limited motor encoder ports, performance limitations of detectors and readout software, and the unsuitability of stepping motors for high-frequency scans. It proposes solutions such as using DeltaTau PowerPMAC for encoder processing and implementing scan fragmentation to address clock drift. The document also discusses the potential for signal distortion in high-frequency data captures and the need for improved hardware/software system architecture for data processing. The source code for the Bubo software is available as part of the open-source edition of Mamba. [Extracted from the article]