Tango tools

Several kind of tools have been created within the Tango control system. The following lists sort them according to their usage:

• Tools to ease software development or deployment

1. Pogo to help you creating/updating Tango device class in any of the three supported languages (C++, Python or Java)
2. Jive which is the Tango database browser and device testing tool
3. LogViewer to display log messages sent by your devices
   
4. JDraw is a synoptic editor to draw your synoptics to control Tango devices (To be used with ATK)
   

• Tango control system administration tool

1. The couple Astor/Starter will help you to administrate your control system (Starting/Stoping device server, checking them...). Astor being a graphical application and Starter, the name of the device server used by this application.
   

• Generic graphical applications

1. ATKPanel is a generic application which displays panels allowing you to execute any device commands or to read/write any device attributes
2. DeviceTree is a generic application that you configure to display attributes value or to execute commands on any set of devices
3. Mango is an online designer to easily create QTango graphical interfaces.
   

• Archiving

1. Tango also has an archiving system using MySQL or Oracle database to store the data coming from your device that you want to archive. You can have a look at the description of this tool or at its documentation.
   

• WEB interface

1. E-Giga displays the data stored by the Tango archiving system within your favorite WEB browser
2. Canone will allow you to create your own WEB panels to interface Tango device(s)

• Miscellaneous tools build around or using the Tango control system

1. Sardana is a Tango based control system designed for instrument control and data acquisition. You can download the latest version or browse through the documentation.