pcdsdevices.signal.PytmcSignalRW

class pcdsdevices.signal.PytmcSignalRW(prefix, io=None, **kwargs)

Read-write connection to a pytmc-generated EPICS record.

Methods

describe()

Return the description as a dictionary

Returns:

dict – Dictionary of name and formatted description string

get(*, count=None, as_string=None, timeout=<object object>, connection_timeout=<object object>, form='time', use_monitor=None, **kwargs)

Get the readback value through an explicit call to EPICS.

Parameters:

  • count (int, optional) – Explicitly limit count for array data

  • as_string (bool, optional) – Get a string representation of the value, defaults to as_string from this signal, optional

  • as_numpy (bool) – Use numpy array as the return type for array data.

  • timeout (float, optional) – maximum time to wait for value to be received. (default = 0.5 + log10(count) seconds)

  • use_monitor (bool, optional) – to use value from latest monitor callback or to make an explicit CA call for the value. (default: True)

  • connection_timeout (float, optional) – If not already connected, allow up to connection_timeout seconds for the connection to complete.

  • form ({'time', 'ctrl'}) – PV form to request

get_setpoint(*, count=None, as_string=None, timeout=<object object>, connection_timeout=<object object>, use_monitor=None, form='time', **kwargs)

Get the setpoint value (if setpoint PV and readback PV differ)

Parameters:

  • count (int, optional) – Explicitly limit count for array data

  • as_string (bool, optional) – Get a string representation of the value, defaults to as_string from this signal, optional

  • as_numpy (bool) – Use numpy array as the return type for array data.

  • timeout (float, optional) – maximum time to wait for value to be received. (default = 0.5 + log10(count) seconds)

  • use_monitor (bool, optional) – to use value from latest monitor callback or to make an explicit CA call for the value. (default: True)

  • connection_timeout (float, optional) – If not already connected, allow up to connection_timeout seconds for the connection to complete.

  • form ({'time', 'ctrl'}) – PV form to request

read()

Put the status of the signal into a simple dictionary format for data acquisition

Returns:

dict

read_configuration()

Dictionary mapping names to value dicts with keys: value, timestamp

set(value, *, timeout=<object object>, settle_time=None)

Set the value of the Signal and return a Status object.

If put completion is used for this EpicsSignal, the status object will complete once EPICS reports the put has completed.

Otherwise the readback will be polled until equal to the set point (as in Signal.set)

Parameters:

  • value (any)

  • timeout (float, optional) – Maximum time to wait.

  • settle_time (float, optional) – Delay after the set() has completed to indicate completion to the caller

Returns:

st (Status)

See also

Signal.set

classmethod set_default_timeout(**kwargs)
classmethod set_defaults(*, timeout=2.0, connection_timeout=1.0, write_timeout=None, auto_monitor=False)

Set class-wide defaults for EPICS CA communications

This may be called only before any instances of EpicsSignalBase are made.

This setting applies to the class it is called on and all its subclasses. For example,

>>> EpicsSignalBase.set_defaults(...)

will apply to EpicsSignalRO and EpicsSignal, which are both subclasses of EpicsSignalBase.

but

>>> EpicsSignal.set_defaults(...)

will not apply to EpicsSignalRO.

Parameters:

  • auto_monitor (bool, optional) – If True, update cached value from EPICS CA monitor callbacks. If False, request new value from EPICS each time get() is called.

  • connection_timeout (float, optional) – Time (seconds) allocated for establishing a connection with the IOC.

  • timeout (float, optional) – Total time budget (seconds) for reading, not including connection time.

  • write_timeout (float, optional) – Time (seconds) allocated for writing, not including connection time. The write_timeout is very different than the connection and read timeouts above. It relates to how long an action takes to complete. Any default value we choose here is likely to cause problems—either by being too short and giving up too early on a lengthy action or being too long and delaying the report of a failure. The default, None, waits forever.

Raises:

RuntimeError – If called after EpicsSignalBase has been instantiated for the first time.

trigger()

Call that is used by bluesky prior to read()

Attributes

SUB_META = 'meta'
SUB_SETPOINT = 'setpoint'
SUB_SETPOINT_META = 'setpoint_meta'
alarm_severity

PV alarm severity

alarm_status

PV status

as_string

Attempt to cast the EPICS PV value to a string by default

connected

Is the signal connected to its associated hardware, and ready to use?

connection_timeout
enum_strs

List of strings if PV is an enum type

high_limit

The high, inclusive control limit for the Signal

hints

Field hints for plotting

kind
limits

The PV control limits (low, high), such that low <= value <= high

low_limit

The low, inclusive control limit for the Signal

metadata

A copy of the metadata dictionary associated with the signal

metadata_keys

Metadata keys that will be passed along on value subscriptions

precision

The precision of the read PV, as reported by EPICS

put_complete

Use put completion when writing the value

pvname

The readback PV name

read_access

Can the signal be read?

setpoint

The setpoint PV value

setpoint_alarm_severity

Setpoint PV alarm severity

setpoint_alarm_status

Setpoint PV status

setpoint_pvname

The setpoint PV name

setpoint_ts

Timestamp of setpoint PV, according to EPICS

source_name
subscriptions: ClassVar[FrozenSet[str]] = frozenset({'meta', 'setpoint', 'setpoint_meta', 'value'})
timeout
timestamp

Timestamp of readback PV, according to EPICS

tolerance

The tolerance of the write PV, as reported by EPICS

Can be overidden by the user at the EpicsSignal level.

Returns:

  • tolerance (float or None)

  • Using the write PV’s precision – If precision == 0, tolerance will be None If precision > 0, calculated to be 10**(-precision)

use_limits

Check value against limits prior to sending to EPICS

value

The signal’s value

write_access

Can the signal be written to?

write_timeout