Process Variables for Sidekick Model 3¶
Pulse Generator¶
| Process Variable Name | Example Usage | Description | Record Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| PULSEGEN:info | caget PULSEGEN:info | Device identification | stringin |
| PULSEGEN:debug | Advanced - don’t use right now | stringin | |
| PULSEGEN:trigger:count | caget PULSEGEN:trigger:count | Get global trigger count | int64in |
| PULSEGEN:trigger:count:set | caput PULSEGEN:trigger:count:set 10 | Set global trigger count | int64out |
| PULSEGEN:output:enabled | caget PULSEGEN:output:enabled | Get whether TTL pulse output is enabled | bi (bool) |
| PULSEGEN:output:enabled:set | caput PULSEGEN:output:enabled:set 1 Or caput PULSEGEN:output:enabled:set 0 | Set whether TTL pulse output is enabled | bo (bool) |
| PULSEGEN:reprate | caget PULSEGEN:reprate | Get repetition rate (Hz) of pulse generator | ai (float) |
| PULSEGEN:reprate:set | caput PULSEGEN:reprate:set 10 | Set repetition rate (Hz) of pulse generator | ao (float) |
| PULSEGEN:CH1:delay | caget PULSEGEN:CH1:delay | Get pulse delay time (microseconds) for Channel 1 | int64in |
| PULSEGEN:CH1:delay:set | caput PULSEGEN:CH1:delay:set 220 | Set pulse delay time (microseconds) for Channel 1 | int64out |
| PULSEGEN:CH2:delay | caget PULSEGEN:CH2:delay | Get pulse delay time (microseconds) for Channel 2 | int64in |
| PULSEGEN:CH2:delay:set | caput PULSEGEN:CH2:delay:set 220 | Set pulse delay time (microseconds) for Channel 2 | int64out |
| PULSEGEN:CH3:delay | caget PULSEGEN:CH3:delay | Get pulse delay time (microseconds) for Channel 3 | int64in |
| PULSEGEN:CH3:delay:set | caput PULSEGEN:CH3:delay:set 220 | Set pulse delay time (microseconds) for Channel 3 | int64out |
| PULSEGEN:CH4:delay | caget PULSEGEN:CH4:delay | Get pulse delay time (microseconds) for Channel 4 | int64in |
| PULSEGEN:CH4:delay:set | caput PULSEGEN:CH4:delay:set 220 | Set pulse delay time (microseconds) for Channel 4 | int64out |
Laser Driver¶
| Process Variable Name | Example Usage | Description | Record Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| LASER:info | caget LASER:info | Device identification | stringin |
| LASER:debug | Advanced - don’t use right now | stringin | |
| LASER:trigger:count | caget LASER:trigger:count | Get global trigger count | int64in |
| LASER:trigger:count:set | caput LASER:trigger:count:set 10 | Set global trigger count | int64out |
| LASER:output:enabled | caget LASER:output:enabled | Get whether laser output is enabled.. | bi (bool) |
| LASER:output:enabled:set | caput LASER:output:enabled:set 1 Or caput LASER:output:enabled:set 0 | Set whether laser output is enabled.. | bo (bool) |
| Temporal Shaping: | |||
| LASER:powers:nt | caget LASER:powers:nt | Get number of timesteps in the laser powers array | longin |
| LASER:powers:dt | caget LASER:powers:dt | Get microseconds between timesteps in laser powers array | longin |
| LASER:powers:dt:set | caput LASER:powers:dt:set 100 | Set microseconds between timesteps in laser powers array | longout |
| LASER:powers | caget LASER:powers | Get laser powers array values | aai (uint8) |
| LASER:powers:set | caput LASER:powers:set 1,2,3,4,5,6… | Set laser powers array values | aao (uint8) |
Photodetectors (Electrons and Protons)¶
Below, replace “ELECTRON” with “PROTON” if you wish to access the PROTON IOC instead.
| Process Variable Name | Example Usage | Description | Record Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| ELECTRON:info | caget ELECTRON:info | Device identification | stringin |
| ELECTRON:debug | Advanced - don’t use right now | stringin | |
| ELECTRON:trigger:count | caget ELECTRON:trigger:count | Get global trigger count | int64in |
| ELECTRON:trigger:count:set | caput ELECTRON:trigger:count:set 125213 | Set global trigger count | int64out |
| ELECTRON:dt | caget ELECTRON:dt | Get time (in seconds) between subsequent ADC measurements | ai (float) |
| ELECTRON:dt:set | caput ELECTRON:dt:set 1e-4 | Set time (in seconds) between subsequent ADC measurements | ao (float) |
| ELECTRON:trace:dt | caget ELECTRON:trace:dt | Get trace metadata: time step (in seconds). (Matches ELECTRON:dt for now) | ai (float) |
| ELECTRON:trace:nt | caget ELECTRON:trace:nt | Get trace metadata: number of time steps | int64in |
| ELECTRON:trace:ymin | caget ELECTRON:trace:ymin | Get trace metadata: y-minimum, in Volts | ai (float) |
| ELECTRON:trace:ymax | caget ELECTRON:trace:ymax | Get trace metadata: y-maximum, in Volts | ai (float) |
| ELECTRON:trace:yarr | caget ELECTRON:trace:yarr | Get trace data: array of y-values; length of array matches number of time steps | aai (array of floats) |