Live topology

The laboratory as one system.

Coordinate machines and shared instruments without moving image data through the control server.

Online machines00 registered

Setups0Composable workspaces

Resources0Lease protected

Control pathWorkerSmall JSON only

Resource map

Machines and setups

Waiting

01OperatorWeb or Python SDK

02Control planeWorker + D1 + Durable Objects

03Machine agentsOutbound connections

04ArtifactsPNG / TIFF / CSV.gz to R2

Machine registry

Capabilities and physical resources are reported by outbound machine agents.

Connect a machine

Set these values on the acquisition computer. The API key stays in its secret store.

NIR_CONTROL_URL=https://nir-control.jyun.co.uk
NIR_CONTROL_API_KEY=••••••••
NIR_MACHINE_ID=acquisition-01
NIR_SETUP_IDS=focus,shared-optics

Hardware limits and raw-mode unlocking remain local to each machine.

Experiment composition

A machine may serve multiple setups, and one setup may combine resources from several machines.

Command bus

Resource leases are acquired before commands are queued to participating machines.

Coordinated run

Direct queue

Result console

Waiting for a dispatch.

Artifact locator

The registry stores metadata and R2 references. Image and CSV payloads bypass the control server.

Enter the code printed by the acquisition machine.