To connect from JET to IPP with mdsplus: need 2 windows 1st window, create tunneling with slogin: slogin -losauter -L 8001:seaug.ipp.mpg.de:8000 gate1.aug.ipp.mpg.de (mdsplus too slow now) In other window, open matlab and do: mdsconnect('localhost:8001') To check the connection: mdsvalue('1+2') zmag.data=mdsvalue('_zmag=augsignal(shot,"FPG","Zmag")'); zmag.t=mdsvalue('dim_of(_aa,0)');