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+{
+ "cells": [
+ {
+ "cell_type": "code",
+ "execution_count": 3,
+ "id": "waiting-chance",
+ "metadata": {},
+ "outputs": [],
+ "source": [
+ "import time\n",
+ "import numpy"
+ ]
+ },
+ {
+ "cell_type": "code",
+ "execution_count": 6,
+ "id": "moving-alexandria",
+ "metadata": {},
+ "outputs": [
+ {
+ "ename": "DevFailed",
+ "evalue": "DevFailed[\nDevError[\n desc = device lts/xst/1 not defined in the database !\n origin = DataBase::ImportDevice()\n reason = DB_DeviceNotDefined\nseverity = ERR]\n\nDevError[\n desc = Failed to execute command_inout on device sys/database/2, command DbImportDevice\n origin = Connection::command_inout()\n reason = API_CommandFailed\nseverity = ERR]\n\nDevError[\n desc = Can't connect to device lts/xst/1\n origin = DeviceProxy::DeviceProxy\n reason = API_DeviceNotDefined\nseverity = ERR]\n]",
+ "output_type": "error",
+ "traceback": [
+ "\u001b[0;31m---------------------------------------------------------------------------\u001b[0m",
+ "\u001b[0;31mDevFailed\u001b[0m Traceback (most recent call last)",
+ "\u001b[0;32m/tmp/ipykernel_22/3496973635.py\u001b[0m in \u001b[0;36m<module>\u001b[0;34m\u001b[0m\n\u001b[0;32m----> 1\u001b[0;31m \u001b[0md\u001b[0m\u001b[0;34m=\u001b[0m\u001b[0mDeviceProxy\u001b[0m\u001b[0;34m(\u001b[0m\u001b[0;34m\"LTS/XST/1\"\u001b[0m\u001b[0;34m)\u001b[0m\u001b[0;34m\u001b[0m\u001b[0;34m\u001b[0m\u001b[0m\n\u001b[0m",
+ "\u001b[0;32m/usr/local/lib/python3.7/dist-packages/tango/device_proxy.py\u001b[0m in \u001b[0;36m__DeviceProxy__init__\u001b[0;34m(self, *args, **kwargs)\u001b[0m\n\u001b[1;32m 205\u001b[0m \u001b[0mself\u001b[0m\u001b[0;34m.\u001b[0m\u001b[0m_executors\u001b[0m\u001b[0;34m[\u001b[0m\u001b[0mGreenMode\u001b[0m\u001b[0;34m.\u001b[0m\u001b[0mGevent\u001b[0m\u001b[0;34m]\u001b[0m \u001b[0;34m=\u001b[0m \u001b[0mkwargs\u001b[0m\u001b[0;34m.\u001b[0m\u001b[0mpop\u001b[0m\u001b[0;34m(\u001b[0m\u001b[0;34m'threadpool'\u001b[0m\u001b[0;34m,\u001b[0m \u001b[0;32mNone\u001b[0m\u001b[0;34m)\u001b[0m\u001b[0;34m\u001b[0m\u001b[0;34m\u001b[0m\u001b[0m\n\u001b[1;32m 206\u001b[0m \u001b[0mself\u001b[0m\u001b[0;34m.\u001b[0m\u001b[0m_executors\u001b[0m\u001b[0;34m[\u001b[0m\u001b[0mGreenMode\u001b[0m\u001b[0;34m.\u001b[0m\u001b[0mAsyncio\u001b[0m\u001b[0;34m]\u001b[0m \u001b[0;34m=\u001b[0m \u001b[0mkwargs\u001b[0m\u001b[0;34m.\u001b[0m\u001b[0mpop\u001b[0m\u001b[0;34m(\u001b[0m\u001b[0;34m'asyncio_executor'\u001b[0m\u001b[0;34m,\u001b[0m \u001b[0;32mNone\u001b[0m\u001b[0;34m)\u001b[0m\u001b[0;34m\u001b[0m\u001b[0;34m\u001b[0m\u001b[0m\n\u001b[0;32m--> 207\u001b[0;31m \u001b[0;32mreturn\u001b[0m \u001b[0mDeviceProxy\u001b[0m\u001b[0;34m.\u001b[0m\u001b[0m__init_orig__\u001b[0m\u001b[0;34m(\u001b[0m\u001b[0mself\u001b[0m\u001b[0;34m,\u001b[0m \u001b[0;34m*\u001b[0m\u001b[0margs\u001b[0m\u001b[0;34m,\u001b[0m \u001b[0;34m**\u001b[0m\u001b[0mkwargs\u001b[0m\u001b[0;34m)\u001b[0m\u001b[0;34m\u001b[0m\u001b[0;34m\u001b[0m\u001b[0m\n\u001b[0m\u001b[1;32m 208\u001b[0m \u001b[0;34m\u001b[0m\u001b[0m\n\u001b[1;32m 209\u001b[0m \u001b[0;34m\u001b[0m\u001b[0m\n",
+ "\u001b[0;31mDevFailed\u001b[0m: DevFailed[\nDevError[\n desc = device lts/xst/1 not defined in the database !\n origin = DataBase::ImportDevice()\n reason = DB_DeviceNotDefined\nseverity = ERR]\n\nDevError[\n desc = Failed to execute command_inout on device sys/database/2, command DbImportDevice\n origin = Connection::command_inout()\n reason = API_CommandFailed\nseverity = ERR]\n\nDevError[\n desc = Can't connect to device lts/xst/1\n origin = DeviceProxy::DeviceProxy\n reason = API_DeviceNotDefined\nseverity = ERR]\n]"
+ ]
+ }
+ ],
+ "source": [
+ "d=DeviceProxy(\"LTS/XST/1\")"
+ ]
+ },
+ {
+ "cell_type": "code",
+ "execution_count": 5,
+ "id": "ranking-aluminum",
+ "metadata": {},
+ "outputs": [
+ {
+ "ename": "NameError",
+ "evalue": "name 'd' is not defined",
+ "output_type": "error",
+ "traceback": [
+ "\u001b[0;31m---------------------------------------------------------------------------\u001b[0m",
+ "\u001b[0;31mNameError\u001b[0m Traceback (most recent call last)",
+ "\u001b[0;32m/tmp/ipykernel_22/3213548382.py\u001b[0m in \u001b[0;36m<module>\u001b[0;34m\u001b[0m\n\u001b[0;32m----> 1\u001b[0;31m \u001b[0mstate\u001b[0m \u001b[0;34m=\u001b[0m \u001b[0mstr\u001b[0m\u001b[0;34m(\u001b[0m\u001b[0md\u001b[0m\u001b[0;34m.\u001b[0m\u001b[0mstate\u001b[0m\u001b[0;34m(\u001b[0m\u001b[0;34m)\u001b[0m\u001b[0;34m)\u001b[0m\u001b[0;34m\u001b[0m\u001b[0;34m\u001b[0m\u001b[0m\n\u001b[0m\u001b[1;32m 2\u001b[0m \u001b[0;34m\u001b[0m\u001b[0m\n\u001b[1;32m 3\u001b[0m \u001b[0;32mif\u001b[0m \u001b[0mstate\u001b[0m \u001b[0;34m==\u001b[0m \u001b[0;34m\"OFF\"\u001b[0m\u001b[0;34m:\u001b[0m\u001b[0;34m\u001b[0m\u001b[0;34m\u001b[0m\u001b[0m\n\u001b[1;32m 4\u001b[0m \u001b[0md\u001b[0m\u001b[0;34m.\u001b[0m\u001b[0minitialise\u001b[0m\u001b[0;34m(\u001b[0m\u001b[0;34m)\u001b[0m\u001b[0;34m\u001b[0m\u001b[0;34m\u001b[0m\u001b[0m\n\u001b[1;32m 5\u001b[0m \u001b[0mtime\u001b[0m\u001b[0;34m.\u001b[0m\u001b[0msleep\u001b[0m\u001b[0;34m(\u001b[0m\u001b[0;36m1\u001b[0m\u001b[0;34m)\u001b[0m\u001b[0;34m\u001b[0m\u001b[0;34m\u001b[0m\u001b[0m\n",
+ "\u001b[0;31mNameError\u001b[0m: name 'd' is not defined"
+ ]
+ }
+ ],
+ "source": [
+ "state = str(d.state())\n",
+ "\n",
+ "if state == \"OFF\":\n",
+ " d.initialise()\n",
+ " time.sleep(1)\n",
+ "state = str(d.state())\n",
+ "if state == \"STANDBY\":\n",
+ " d.on()\n",
+ "state = str(d.state())\n",
+ "if state == \"ON\":\n",
+ " print(\"Device is now in on state\")\n"
+ ]
+ },
+ {
+ "cell_type": "code",
+ "execution_count": 68,
+ "id": "beneficial-evidence",
+ "metadata": {},
+ "outputs": [
+ {
+ "name": "stdout",
+ "output_type": "stream",
+ "text": [
+ "packet_count_R [55]\n",
+ "last_packet_timestamp_R [1623249385]\n",
+ "queue_percentage_used_R [0.]\n",
+ "State <function __get_command_func.<locals>.f at 0x7fcb205fd0d0>\n",
+ "Status <function __get_command_func.<locals>.f at 0x7fcb205fd0d0>\n"
+ ]
+ }
+ ],
+ "source": [
+ "attr_names = d.get_attribute_list()\n",
+ "\n",
+ "for i in attr_names:\n",
+ " exec(\"value = print(i, d.{})\".format(i))\n"
+ ]
+ },
+ {
+ "cell_type": "code",
+ "execution_count": 39,
+ "id": "sporting-current",
+ "metadata": {},
+ "outputs": [
+ {
+ "data": {
+ "text/plain": [
+ "3.0"
+ ]
+ },
+ "execution_count": 39,
+ "metadata": {},
+ "output_type": "execute_result"
+ }
+ ],
+ "source": [
+ "d.RCU_mask_RW = [False, False, False, False, False, False, False, False, False, False, False, False,\n",
+ " False, False, False, False, False, False, False, False, False, False, False, False,\n",
+ " False, False, False, False, False, False, False, False,]\n",
+ "time.sleep(1)\n",
+ "print(d.RCU_mask_RW)\n",
+ "\n",
+ "monitor_rate = d.RCU_monitor_rate_RW\n",
+ "print(\"current monitoring rate: {}, setting to {}\".format(monitor_rate, monitor_rate + 1))\n",
+ "monitor_rate = monitor_rate + 1\n",
+ "\n",
+ "time.sleep(1)\n"
+ ]
+ },
+ {
+ "cell_type": "code",
+ "execution_count": null,
+ "id": "sharing-mechanics",
+ "metadata": {},
+ "outputs": [],
+ "source": []
+ },
+ {
+ "cell_type": "code",
+ "execution_count": null,
+ "id": "ruled-tracy",
+ "metadata": {},
+ "outputs": [],
+ "source": []
+ }
+ ],
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+ "kernelspec": {
+ "display_name": "StationControl",
+ "language": "python",
+ "name": "stationcontrol"
+ },
+ "language_info": {
+ "codemirror_mode": {
+ "name": "ipython",
+ "version": 3
+ },
+ "file_extension": ".py",
+ "mimetype": "text/x-python",
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