multizg is one of brukers so called 'au' programs. it is actually a C++ program for automation in topspin. Anyway, we can set up a number of
expts initially and run the program. take below as an example where we set a 1h,13c and hmqc
- edc - edit copy the name of file to work in
- rpar h1.bbo all - read in the parameter file for proton expt for the .bbo (broad band observe) probe
- rga - sets the receiver gain (rg) which depends on the sample concentration (wait)
- iexpno - increment expt number, now expno 2 is created. you can use edc as well
- rpar c13.bbo all - read in the parameter file for carbon expt for the .bbo (broad band observe) probe
- ns - adjust the number of scans if you like. eg) change to 1024
- iexpno - increment expt number, now expno 3 is created. you can use edc as well
- rpar hmqc.bbo all - read in the parameter file for carbon expt for the .bbo (broad band observe) probe
- rga - sets the receiver gain (rg) which depends on the sample concentration (wait)
- re 1 - note that now we have 3 expts and we can move between them using "re 1" "re 2" and so on
- multizg - launches program, answer the questions as they popup. in this case we have 3 expts etc
you can set as many expts as you like. just remember to run 'multizg' from the 1st expt in the series.
as you see the program gives you a total time it takes to run all the expts, so you can plan on coming back when things are done.
think of it as setting each expt individually taking into accnt the ns, and if rga is needed, and then just running everything at once.
there are actually several dozen such programs stored in the directory:
/opt/topspin/exp/stan/nmr/au/src
please have a look inside the files. you can also code your own..
here is the code