<doc>Parameters for controlling external conditions</doc>
This leaves completely unspecified the relationship between a NXenvironment and the physical devices that were employed during the experiment.
However, from the various fields and groups, it seems that an NXenvironment is intended to describe a single, physical device. Many groups and fields are described in terms of "the apparatus" (in particular, note the use of "the"); e.g.,
<field name="name">
<doc>Apparatus identification code/model number; e.g. OC100 011</doc>
</field>
<field name="program">
<doc>Program controlling the apparatus; e.g. LabView VI name</doc>
</field>
<group name="position" type="NXgeometry">
<doc>
The position and orientation of the apparatus.
Note, it is recommended to use NXtransformations instead.
</doc>
</group>
It would be helpful if the documentation for NXenvironment were updated to make it clear what is the relationship between NXenvironment groups and the physical devices involved in the experiment.
The current description of
NXenvironmentisThis leaves completely unspecified the relationship between a
NXenvironmentand the physical devices that were employed during the experiment.However, from the various fields and groups, it seems that an
NXenvironmentis intended to describe a single, physical device. Many groups and fields are described in terms of "the apparatus" (in particular, note the use of "the"); e.g.,It would be helpful if the documentation for
NXenvironmentwere updated to make it clear what is the relationship betweenNXenvironmentgroups and the physical devices involved in the experiment.