lsst.ts.hexrotcomm

Python code to communicate with the main telescope camera rotator and hexapod low level controllers (code running in PXI computers).

Using lsst.ts.hexrotcomm

• ts_hexrotcomm Overview
  • Introduction
  • TCP/IP Communication Protocol

Contributing

lsst.ts.hexrotcomm is developed at https://github.com/lsst-ts/ts_hexrotcomm. You can find Jira issues for this module at labels=ts_hexrotcomm.

Python API reference

lsst.ts.hexrotcomm Package

Classes

BaseCsc(*, name, index, port, sync_pattern, …)	Base CSC for talking to Moog hexpod or rotator controllers.
BaseCscTestCase()	A variant of salobj.BaseCscTestCase that captures all but the last controller state in make_csc.
BaseMockController(log, CommandCode, …[, …])	Base class for a mock Moog TCP/IP controller with states.
Command	Command for Moog controller.
CommandTelemetryClient(*, log, config, …)	Client for a mock Moog TCP/IP controller.
CommandTelemetryServer(host, log, port, …)	Serve command and telemetry ports for a low level controller to connect to.
Header	Initial part of telemetry or configuration data from a Moog controller.
SetStateParam(value)	Values for Command.param1 when Command.code = CommandCode.SET_STATE.
SimpleCommandCode(value)	An enumeration.
SimpleConfig	Configuration of SimpleMockController.
SimpleCsc([config_dir, initial_state, …])	Simple CSC to talk to SimpleMockController.
SimpleMockController(log[, host, …])	Simple mock controller for unit testing BaseMockController.
SimpleTelemetry	Telemetry from SimpleMockController.

Version History

• Version History