SPIN

SPIN_4.4 has been checked in combination with SWASH_5.3 and with PEARL_5.5.5 according to protocol for installation and communication requirements of SPIN as adopted by FOCUS Version Control

SPIN needs to be installed before host applications, SWASH and/or PEARL.  SPIN must be installed on a local (and not network) drive. The default directory for installing the SPIN application is C:\Program files (x86)\Pesticide Models/SPIN on a 64-bit platform or C:\Program files\Pesticide Models/SPIN on a 32 bit platform. It should be noted that SPIN facilitates the use of both FOCUSSWASH and FOCUSPEARL. To avoid problems by modifying the properties of a substance using one application while the other application is running at the same time, only one application at the time can have access to the SPIN database. So, the user has to exit from the application that has a connection to the SPIN database before the other application using SPIN can be started.

There is no need to deinstall previous versions of SPIN, you can just install the newest version and your database will not be deleted. Upon opening the newer SPIN version an updating process will take place to ensure the database is converted to the newest standard.

DO NOT DEINSTALL SPIN 3.3 AS THIS WILL PERMANENTLY DELETE YOUR SUBSTANCE DATABASE  (see [Read_me_SPIN.rtf file which is part of the download file]

When the user HAS NO ADMIN RIGHTS, see the instruction in the Read_me_SPIN.rtf file.

Known bug for combination SPIN_4.4 and TOXSWA_5.5.3: when the TOXSWA shell is closed an error message may be shown (“Runtime error 216 at …”). This error does not affect any of the TOXSWA runs and can be ignored.

13/Jan/2025:The tool is the repository for substance properties (active substance and metabolite) and is where the transformation pathway used in simulations is defined

10/Mar/2025: Several parameters cannot be modified if SPIN4.4 is opened from a host application. The text box and the associated label are deactivated (greyed out). The affected parameters and related host applications are:

• Parameter “Coefficient for uptake by plant (TSCF)” (FacUpt) when SPIN4.4 is opened from FOCUSPEARL5.5.5. Note that the value of 0.5 for TSCF should not be used in simulations. Either use zero or a relevant substance specific value.
• Parameter “Octanol-Water partitioning coefficient” (CofOctWat) when SPIN4.4 is opened from GEM3.3.2.
• Parameter “Half-life in disinfection tank” (DT50RefDinf) and its reference temperature (TemRefTraDinf) when SPIN4.4 is opened from GEM3.3.2.

You need to install SPIN before SWASH.  SPIN has to be installed on a local (and not network) drive. The default directory for installing the SPIN application is C:\Program files (x86)\Pesticide Models\SPIN on a 64 bit platform or C:\Program files\Pesticide Models\SPIN on a 32 bit platform.

(25/January/2022) There is no need to deinstall previous versions of SPIN, you can just install the newest version and your database will not be deleted. Upon opening  the newer SPIN version an updating process will take place to ensure the database is converted to the newest standard. To avoid problems that might have been caused by modifying the properties of a substance using one application (either SWASH or PEARL) while the other application is running at the same time, only one application at a time can have access to the SPIN database. So the user has to exit from the application that has a connection to the SPIN database before the other application using SPIN can be started.

03/February/2020:The tool is the repository for substance properties (active substance and metabolite) and is where the transformation pathway used in simulations is defined.