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chiahaoliu / xpdAcquireFuncs

helper functions to XPD computer
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get_calibration_images works well but I can't open the shutter #4

Closed chiahaoliu closed 8 years ago

chiahaoliu commented 8 years ago

@sbillinge

get_calibration images works fine, but even after entering: caput XF:28IDC-OP:1{Fltr}Cmd:Opn4-Cmd 1 and get following feedback in command prompt: Old : XF:28IDC-OP:1{Fltr}Cmd:Opn4-Cmd In New : XF:28IDC-OP:1{Fltr}Cmd:Opn4-Cmd In # I did it twice to make sure it is open Images collected from calibration scan are dark. Not sure if that problem from my side

chiahaoliu commented 8 years ago

Almost confirm that can't open the shutter remotely

sbillinge commented 8 years ago

Let's work with Sanjit today to see if we can trouble-shoot this.

There are two issues: 1) can we run the command line function from the ipython script and have it return the result back to the script for further processing 2) what is the problem with remote opening.

We don't have to worry about (2) because it is not a real use-case (we actually don't want people controlling stuff from outside). We should test it with Sanjit sitting at the beamline though to see if we can find the problem.

However, (1) would be good to solve. Presumably, if the code is running locally and executes this command, it will work properly.