L2SS-774: fix tilebeam pointing

tangostationcontrol/tangostationcontrol/devices/observation.py

@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ class Observation(lofar_device):
         self.digitalbeam_proxy.antenna_select_RW = self._apply_saps_antenna_select(self.read_antenna_mask_R())
 
         # Apply Tile Beam pointing direction
-        self.tilebeam_proxy.Pointing_direction_RW = self.read_tile_beam_R() * self.antennafield_proxy.nr_tiles_R
+        self.tilebeam_proxy.Pointing_direction_RW = [tuple(self.read_tile_beam_R())] * self.antennafield_proxy.nr_tiles_R
 
         logger.info(f"Started the observation with ID={self._observation_id}.")
 
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ class Observation(lofar_device):
     def _build_tilebeam_pointing(self, parameters:dict):
         """ Build the sap pointing array preserving the correct order from JSON """
         pointing_direction = parameters["tile_beam"]
-        return [(pointing_direction['direction_type'], f"{pointing_direction['angle1']}deg", f"{pointing_direction['angle2']}deg")]
+        return [str(pointing_direction['direction_type']), f"{pointing_direction['angle1']}deg", f"{pointing_direction['angle2']}deg"]
     
     def _apply_antennafield_settings(self, antenna_mask:list, filter_name:str):
         """ Convert an array of antenna indexes into a boolean mask array and

tangostationcontrol/tangostationcontrol/integration_test/default/devices/test_device_observation.py

@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ class TestDeviceObservation(AbstractTestBases.TestDeviceBase):
         saps_subband = [ data["SAPs"][i]['subbands'] for i in range(0, num_saps)]
         pointing_direction = data["SAPs"][0]['pointing']
         saps_pointing = [(pointing_direction['direction_type'], f"{pointing_direction['angle1']}deg", f"{pointing_direction['angle2']}deg")]
-        tile_beam = [(data['tile_beam']['direction_type'], f"{data['tile_beam']['angle1']}deg", f"{data['tile_beam']['angle2']}deg")]
+        tile_beam = [str(data['tile_beam']['direction_type']), f"{data['tile_beam']['angle1']}deg", f"{data['tile_beam']['angle2']}deg"]
         first_beamlet = data["first_beamlet"]
 
         self.proxy.off()