When you call get_reading or get_value on a signal it returns an aioca channel access type rather than the pure python type e.g. ca_int rather than int. This has caused issues downstream e.g. https://github.com/DiamondLightSource/hyperion/issues/1417#issuecomment-2144684981. We should do the conversion every time the signal is read or the value is taken from it.
coretl
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1 week ago
When you call
get_readingorget_valueon a signal it returns anaiocachannel access type rather than the pure python type e.g.ca_intrather thanint. This has caused issues downstream e.g. https://github.com/DiamondLightSource/hyperion/issues/1417#issuecomment-2144684981. We should do the conversion every time the signal is read or the value is taken from it.