Process Variables for Sidekick Model 1¶
LEDS¶
| command | description |
|---|---|
| caget LEDS:info | Gets information about the LED device |
| caget LEDS:CHN:brig | Returns and prints the value of brightness of LED N |
| caput LEDS:CHN:brig X | Allows you to set brightness of X (0-255) of LED N |
| caget LEDS:CHN:dur | Returns and prints the value of duration (microseconds) of LED N |
| caput LEDS:CHN:dur X | Allows you to set duration of X (nanoseconds) of LED N |
| caput LEDS:debug "string" | Debugs the command placed within the string for the LEDS functions |
| caget LEDS:debug | Returns the value that was used within the debug for analysis |
PHOTODETECTOR¶
| command | description |
|---|---|
| caget PHOTO:info | Gets information about the Photodetector device |
| caget PHOTO:data | Gets the data from the Photodetector device in terms of a number value |
| caget PHOTO:dur | Gets the current duration of the Photodetector detecting in microseconds |
| caput PHOTO:dur X | Allows you to set the duration of the Photodetector detection time in microseconds |
| caget PHOTO:trigcnt | Gets the trigger count number |
| caput PHOTO:trigcnt X | Manipulates the trigger count value to be X |
| caput PHOTO:debug "string" | Debugs the command placed within the string for the Photodetectors functions |
| caget PHOTO:debug | Returns the values that were used in the debug analysis |
PULSE GENERATOR¶
| command | description |
|---|---|
| caget PULSEGEN:info | Gets information about the Pulse Generator device |
| caput PULSEGEN:reprate X | Sets the repetition rate as X for all pulse channels |
| caget PULSGEN:reprate | Returns the value of the reprate of the pulses for all channels. |
| caput PULSEGEN:CHN:delay X | Sets channel N to have a delay of X after pulse trigger |
| caget PULSGEN:CHN:delay | Returns the value of the delay from channel N |
| caput PULSEGEN:debug "string" | Debugs the command placed within the string for the Pulse Generator functions |
| caget PULSEGEN:debug | Returns the values that was used within the debug for analysis |
SHUTTER¶
| command | description |
|---|---|
| caget SHUTTER:info | Gets information about the Shutter device |
| caget SHUTTER:enable | Finds out if the shutter is enabled or not. |
| caput SHUTTER:enable X | Sets the motor enable or not enabled. X is either 1 for on or 0 for off. |
| caget SHUTTER:dur | Gets the current duration time of shutter (microseconds) |
| caput SHUTTER:dur X | Allows you to set the duration of the shutter detecting time in X (microseconds) |
| caput SHUTTER:debug "string" | Debugs the command placed within the string for the shutter functions |
| caget SHUTTER:debug | Returns the values that was used within the debug for analysis |