Stack HowLong

Brief Description

Estimates the time it will take to run the commands in the command queue. Four command types are assessed for time: Scans, Moves, Counts, and Waits. Scans are assessed using the scan howlong command. Moves are assessed using the overhead for the devices being moved or the overhead provided with the -o option (see below).

Full Command Path

Stack Howlong [-s] [-i ID]

Switch Arguments

  • [-s].  If the -s option is supplied, the command will return time in seconds.

  • [-i ID].  If the -i and an ID number is supplied, the command will return the time needed to execute the command specified by the given ID number.

  • [-o movementOverhead].  The -o argument tells ICE to use the specified overhead as a minimum overhead per point for instrument movement. The overhead is in seconds. If a device is set with a larger overhead, then that overhead will be used instead.