February 2026 monthly summary for DiamondLightSource/mx-bluesky focusing on key accomplishments and business value, highlighting automated beam centre detection on the OAV.

January 2026 summary for DiamondLightSource/dodal: Delivered a Beam Center Calculation Device with Ellipse Fitting, integrated into the existing image-processing pipeline to enhance beam diagnostics accuracy and reliability. The feature reduces manual calibration and establishes a foundation for automated QA and robust operation within the beamline software stack.

November 2025 highlights delivered across DiamondLightSource/dodal and DiamondLightSource/mx-bluesky: (1) Scintillator Position Control enabling beamline i04 in dodal with extended Scintillator class and enhanced tests (commit bc36da8ad8239275d22c41ec47ae65c175526430); (2) AD Camera Brightest Pixel Extraction device delivering max-pixel computation with grayscale conversion and Gaussian blur, with comprehensive tests (commit f560ee7a6a924443953ec69eceac10bcffc1aaac); (3) OAV Imaging for Beamline Setup enabling capture of an OAV image with the scintillator in place in mx-bluesky (commit bb4a8e99fbc7a12326eb4df4f57d6f293d594e7b); No major bugs fixed this month; focus was on feature delivery and strengthening test coverage to improve reliability and data quality. Overall impact includes improved beamline control, faster validation of imaging data, and greater automation reliability, leveraging Python device development, image processing, and test-driven practices.

Month: 2025-10. This month focused on delivering a robust X-ray centering workflow for the i04 beamline within mx-bluesky. The feature enables accurate centering by temporarily setting beamsize to 20 microns via transfocator, using a small aperture during centering, and restoring the beamsize to its original value after centering. This work reduces manual intervention, improves alignment accuracy, and speeds up experiment readiness. Commit 7a20d861a054ce2ad68ef74d3de056bb1894e57f (#1306). No major bugs fixed this month; focus was on feature delivery. Technologies demonstrated include beamline hardware control, transfocator-based optics switching, Python scripting, and robust version control traceability.

September 2025 monthly summary focused on delivering targeted features and quality improvements across two DiamondLightSource repositories: mx-bluesky and dodal. The month emphasized business value through improved device support for beamline workflows and enhanced code quality for user-facing professionalism.