AMMRL – For all Varian-Agilent users – Announcing the release of OpenVnmrJ1.1A
Sept 12, 2016
Yesterday, September 12th the VOSSG group announced the release of its first version
of OpenVnmrJ on the GitHub web site at
https://github.com/OpenVnmrJ. Also go to a
second site
http://openvnmrj.org for further information about the project. This
announcement first appeared at the SMASH conference in San Diego yesterday.
As we all know, in October 2014 Agilent Technologies, owner of the NMR division of the
former Varian Inc, exited the NMR business. At that time many users expressed concern
that VnmrJ4.2A, the operation software of Varian/Agilent instruments, would be lost
or further development.
Shortly after, a group of users and Agilent employees got together to advocate the
release of VnmrJ source code as open-source software so as to preserve it for
future development. Agilent generously agreed to the release and the University
of Oregon agreed to accept title to the open-source code. The attached press
release accompanying this announcement was released by the UO yesterday and
describes the agreement between Agilent, the University of Oregon and VOSSG.
The VOSSG group has been led principally by Dan Iverson, with Agilent’s support and has
transformed VnmrJ4.2A into OpenVnmrJ1.1A. Tim Burrows, with the help of Eric Paulson
and some of us in VOSSG, has constructed a home for OpenVnmrJ on the GitHub web site.
The code on GitHub has a combination of Apache and GPL licenses. It can be used freely
under these licenses for almost any academic or commercial purpose.
The GitHub website contains two disk images, one for Agilent direct-drive NMR
instruments such as VNMRS and DD2 and the other for Mercury and INOVA instruments.
These disks can be downloaded and installed on the appropriate Varian and Agilent NMR
Systems or they can be used for offline processing. The GitHub website also contains
source code, which will be used for future bug fixes and development. At present,
OpenVnmr1.1A has equivalent function with Agilent VnmrJ4.2A with the 110 patch
and a few extra bug fixes. OpenVnmrJ runs on the same RHEL 6.3 used by VnmrJ and
also runs on CENTOS 6.8.
With the first release of OpenVnmrJ in place we anticipate significant new
opportunities to create continuing software releases for Varian-Agilent
NMR Systems. Of course what we do will depend upon user interest and
resources to make and release changes.
OpenVnmrJ will be supported through a new users group, IVAN
Yesterday, simultaneously with the announcement of OpenVnmrJ1.1A a
group of users, VOSSG members and former Varian-Agilent employees announced
the creation of a new users group, IVAN, International Varian-Agilent NMR.
IVAN has a commercial sponsor, MR Resources, which is willing to fund future
IVAN meetings for Varian-Agilent users. It is anticipated that VOSSG will continue
to maintain OpenVnmrJ in association with IVAN. We can only guess what
can happen when we users all get together.
More information about IVAN will be in a second announcement to AMMRL.
Posted by Dave Rice for the VOSSG group.
A selection of other VOSSG members include: Tim Burrow, Craig Butts, Dan Iverson,
Gareth Morris, Eric Paulson, Alan Rath, John Ryan, Dan Steele and Michael Strain.
Dave Rice
David M. Rice Ph.D.
Director NMR Facility
School of Natural Sciences
376 Science and Engineering 2
University of California, Merced
5200 N. Lake Road, Merced CA 95343
Office: 1-209-228-4606
NMR Lab 1-228-2508
Mobile: 1-650-267-0593
Email: drice2_at_ucmerced.edu<mailto:drice2_at_ucmerced.edu>
Received on Tue Sep 13 2016 - 07:53:48 MST