QtKM is an application that facilitates hand tuning of devices. It is capable of interfacing with the knob box which allows the user to tune devices by adjusting the knobs.

When launching QtKM, a dialog box may ask about starting the knob/meter sever. If the console has knobs, click yes. You then need to load a configuration. Do File→Open and navigate to files/shared/groups/operations/NCSData and open one of the configurations (k500_legacy).

In the top section of the window are readback devices. These may display faraday cup readings, device values, vacuum, etc. On the bottom/main section is a list of devices that may be controlled. In general, you click the small squares and that selects that device to be controlled. On the bottom, there is a dropdown to select different pages, e.g. Ion source devices, injection line devices, K500 devices, etc. On the right there is a section for creating/restoring temprorary snapshots.

The snapshot section can store up to 7 snapshots that hold all the device settings for the page you are on. It only saves the devices that are currently displayed on the page, e.g. it does not save the injection line if you are on the K500 main page. It is good practice to click store on the top row whenever you come to a page for the first time.