DeviceProxy¶

class tango.DeviceProxy(*args, **kwargs)¶

Bases: _tango.Connection

DeviceProxy is the high level Tango object which provides the client with an easy-to-use interface to TANGO devices. DeviceProxy provides interfaces to all TANGO Device interfaces.The DeviceProxy manages timeouts, stateless connections and reconnection if the device server is restarted. To create a DeviceProxy, a Tango Device name must be set in the object constructor.

Example :: dev = tango.DeviceProxy(“sys/tg_test/1”)

DeviceProxy(dev_name, green_mode=None, wait=True, timeout=True) -> DeviceProxy DeviceProxy(self, dev_name, need_check_acc, green_mode=None, wait=True, timeout=True) -> DeviceProxy

Creates a new DeviceProxy.

Parameters

dev_name (str) – the device name or alias
need_check_acc (bool) – in first version of the function it defaults to True. Determines if at creation time of DeviceProxy it should check for channel access (rarely used)
green_mode (GreenMode) – determines the mode of execution of the device (including. the way it is created). Defaults to the current global green_mode (check get_green_mode() and set_green_mode())
wait (bool) – whether or not to wait for result. If green_mode Ignored when green_mode is Synchronous (always waits).
timeout (float) – The number of seconds to wait for the result. If None, then there is no limit on the wait time. Ignored when green_mode is Synchronous or wait is False.

Returns

if green_mode is Synchronous or wait is True:: DeviceProxy
elif green_mode is Futures:: concurrent.futures.Future
elif green_mode is Gevent:: gevent.event.AsynchResult

Throws

: class:~tango.DevFailed if green_mode is Synchronous or wait is True and there is an error creating the device.
: class:concurrent.futures.TimeoutError if green_mode is Futures, wait is False, timeout is not None and the time to create the device has expired.
: class:gevent.timeout.Timeout if green_mode is Gevent, wait is False, timeout is not None and the time to create the device has expired.

New in version 8.1.0: green_mode parameter. wait parameter. timeout parameter.

add_logging_target(self, target_type_target_name) → None ¶

Adds a new logging target to the device.

The target_type_target_name input parameter must follow the format: target_type::target_name. Supported target types are: console, file and device. For a device target, the target_name part of the target_type_target_name parameter must contain the name of a log consumer device (as defined in A.8). For a file target, target_name is the full path to the file to log to. If omitted, the device’s name is used to build the file name (which is something like domain_family_member.log). Finally, the target_name part of the target_type_target_name input parameter is ignored in case of a console target and can be omitted.

Parameters

target_type_target_name: (str) logging target

Return

None

Throws

DevFailed from device

New in PyTango 7.0.0

adm_name(self) → str ¶: Return the name of the corresponding administrator device. This is useful if you need to send an administration command to the device server, e.g restart it

New in PyTango 3.0.4

alias(self) → str ¶

Return the device alias if one is defined. Otherwise, throws exception.

Return: (str) device alias

attribute_history(self, attr_name, depth, extract_as=ExtractAs.Numpy) → sequence<DeviceAttributeHistory>¶

Retrieve attribute history from the attribute polling buffer. See chapter on Advanced Feature for all details regarding polling

Parameters

attr_name: (str) Attribute name.
depth: (int) The wanted history depth.
extract_as: (ExtractAs)

Return

This method returns a vector of DeviceAttributeHistory types.

Throws

NonSupportedFeature, ConnectionFailed, CommunicationFailed, DevFailed from device

attribute_list_query(self) → sequence<AttributeInfo>¶

Query the device for info on all attributes. This method returns a sequence of tango.AttributeInfo.

Parameters: None
Return: (sequence<AttributeInfo>) containing the attributes configuration
Throws: ConnectionFailed, CommunicationFailed, DevFailed from device

attribute_list_query_ex(self) → sequence<AttributeInfoEx>¶

Query the device for info on all attributes. This method returns a sequence of tango.AttributeInfoEx.

Parameters: None
Return: (sequence<AttributeInfoEx>) containing the attributes configuration
Throws: ConnectionFailed, CommunicationFailed, DevFailed from device

attribute_query(self, attr_name) → AttributeInfoEx¶

Query the device for information about a single attribute.

Parameters

attr_name: (str) the attribute name

Return

(AttributeInfoEx) containing the attribute configuration

Throws

ConnectionFailed, CommunicationFailed, DevFailed from device

black_box(self, n) → sequence<str>¶

Get the last commands executed on the device server

Parameters

n: n number of commands to get

Return

(sequence<str>) sequence of strings containing the date, time, command and from which client computer the command was executed

Example

print(black_box(4))

cancel_all_polling_asynch_request(self) → None ¶

Cancel all running asynchronous request

This is a client side call. Obviously, the calls cannot be aborted while it is running in the device.

Parameters: None
Return: None

New in PyTango 7.0.0

cancel_asynch_request(self, id) → None ¶

Cancel a running asynchronous request

This is a client side call. Obviously, the call cannot be aborted while it is running in the device.

Parameters

id: The asynchronous call identifier

Return

None

New in PyTango 7.0.0

command_history(self, cmd_name, depth) → sequence<DeviceDataHistory>¶

Retrieve command history from the command polling buffer. See chapter on Advanced Feature for all details regarding polling

Parameters

cmd_name: (str) Command name.
depth: (int) The wanted history depth.

Return

This method returns a vector of DeviceDataHistory types.

Throws

NonSupportedFeature, ConnectionFailed, CommunicationFailed, DevFailed from device

command_inout(self, cmd_name, cmd_param=None, green_mode=None, wait=True, timeout=None) → any¶

Execute a command on a device.

Parameters

cmd_name

(str) Command name.

cmd_param

(any) It should be a value of the type expected by the command or a DeviceData object with this value inserted. It can be ommited if the command should not get any argument.

green_mode

(GreenMode) Defaults to the current DeviceProxy GreenMode. (see get_green_mode() and set_green_mode()).

wait

(bool) whether or not to wait for result. If green_mode is Synchronous, this parameter is ignored as it always waits for the result. Ignored when green_mode is Synchronous (always waits).

timeout

(float) The number of seconds to wait for the result. If None, then there is no limit on the wait time. Ignored when green_mode is Synchronous or wait is False.

Return

The result of the command. The type depends on the command. It may be None.

Throws

ConnectionFailed, CommunicationFailed, DeviceUnlocked, DevFailed from device TimeoutError (green_mode == Futures) If the future didn’t finish executing before the given timeout. Timeout (green_mode == Gevent) If the async result didn’t finish executing before the given timeout.

New in version 8.1.0: green_mode parameter. wait parameter. timeout parameter.

command_inout_asynch(self, cmd_name) → id¶

command_inout_asynch (self, cmd_name, cmd_param) -> id

command_inout_asynch (self, cmd_name, cmd_param, forget) -> id

Execute asynchronously (polling model) a command on a device

Parameters

cmd_name

(str) Command name.

cmd_param

(any) It should be a value of the type expected by the command or a DeviceData object with this value inserted. It can be ommited if the command should not get any argument. If the command should get no argument and you want to set the ‘forget’ param, use None for cmd_param.

forget

(bool) If this flag is set to true, this means that the client does not care at all about the server answer and will even not try to get it. Default value is False. Please, note that device re-connection will not take place (in case it is needed) if the fire and forget mode is used. Therefore, an application using only fire and forget requests is not able to automatically re-connnect to device.

Return

(int) This call returns an asynchronous call identifier which is needed to get the command result (see command_inout_reply)

Throws

ConnectionFailed, TypeError, anything thrown by command_query

command_inout_asynch( self, cmd_name, callback) -> None

command_inout_asynch( self, cmd_name, cmd_param, callback) -> None

Execute asynchronously (callback model) a command on a device.

Parameters

cmd_name

(str) Command name.

cmd_param

(any)It should be a value of the type expected by the command or a DeviceData object with this value inserted. It can be ommited if the command should not get any argument.

callback

Any callable object (function, lambda…) or any oject with a method named “cmd_ended”.

Return

None

Throws

ConnectionFailed, TypeError, anything thrown by command_query

Important

by default, TANGO is initialized with the polling model. If you want to use the push model (the one with the callback parameter), you need to change the global TANGO model to PUSH_CALLBACK. You can do this with the tango.:class:`ApiUtil().set_asynch_cb_sub_model`

command_inout_raw(self, cmd_name, cmd_param=None) → DeviceData¶

Execute a command on a device.

Parameters

cmd_name: (str) Command name.
cmd_param: (any) It should be a value of the type expected by the command or a DeviceData object with this value inserted. It can be ommited if the command should not get any argument.

Return

A DeviceData object.

Throws

ConnectionFailed, CommunicationFailed, DeviceUnlocked, DevFailed from device

command_inout_reply(self, id) → DeviceData¶

Check if the answer of an asynchronous command_inout is arrived (polling model). If the reply is arrived and if it is a valid reply, it is returned to the caller in a DeviceData object. If the reply is an exception, it is re-thrown by this call. An exception is also thrown in case of the reply is not yet arrived.

Parameters

id

(int) Asynchronous call identifier.

Return

(DeviceData)

Throws

AsynCall, AsynReplyNotArrived, CommunicationFailed, DevFailed from device

command_inout_reply(self, id, timeout) -> DeviceData

Check if the answer of an asynchronous command_inout is arrived (polling model). id is the asynchronous call identifier. If the reply is arrived and if it is a valid reply, it is returned to the caller in a DeviceData object. If the reply is an exception, it is re-thrown by this call. If the reply is not yet arrived, the call will wait (blocking the process) for the time specified in timeout. If after timeout milliseconds, the reply is still not there, an exception is thrown. If timeout is set to 0, the call waits until the reply arrived.

Parameters

id

(int) Asynchronous call identifier.

timeout

(int)

Return

(DeviceData)

Throws

AsynCall, AsynReplyNotArrived, CommunicationFailed, DevFailed from device

command_inout_reply_raw(self, id, timeout) → DeviceData¶

Check if the answer of an asynchronous command_inout is arrived (polling model). id is the asynchronous call identifier. If the reply is arrived and if it is a valid reply, it is returned to the caller in a DeviceData object. If the reply is an exception, it is re-thrown by this call. If the reply is not yet arrived, the call will wait (blocking the process) for the time specified in timeout. If after timeout milliseconds, the reply is still not there, an exception is thrown. If timeout is set to 0, the call waits until the reply arrived.

Parameters

id: (int) Asynchronous call identifier.
timeout: (int)

Return

(DeviceData)

Throws

AsynCall, AsynReplyNotArrived, CommunicationFailed, DevFailed from device

command_list_query(self) → sequence<CommandInfo>¶

Query the device for information on all commands.

Parameters: None
Return: (CommandInfoList) Sequence of CommandInfo objects

command_query(self, command) → CommandInfo¶

Query the device for information about a single command.

Parameters

command: (str) command name

Return

(CommandInfo) object

Throws

ConnectionFailed, CommunicationFailed, DevFailed from device

Example

com_info = dev.command_query(""DevString"")
print(com_info.cmd_name)
print(com_info.cmd_tag)
print(com_info.in_type)
print(com_info.out_type)
print(com_info.in_type_desc)
print(com_info.out_type_desc)
print(com_info.disp_level)

See CommandInfo documentation string form more detail

connect(self, corba_name) → None ¶

Creates a connection to a TANGO device using it’s stringified CORBA reference i.e. IOR or corbaloc.

Parameters

corba_name: (str) Name of the CORBA object

Return

None

New in PyTango 7.0.0

delete_property(self, value)¶

Delete a the given of properties for this device. This method accepts the following types as value parameter:

string [in] - single property to be deleted

tango.DbDatum [in] - single property data to be deleted

tango.DbData [in] - several property data to be deleted

sequence<string> [in]- several property data to be deleted

sequence<DbDatum> [in] - several property data to be deleted

dict<str, obj> [in] - keys are property names to be deleted (values are ignored)

dict<str, DbDatum> [in] - several DbDatum.name are property names to be deleted (keys are ignored)

Parameters

value

can be one of the following:

string [in] - single property data to be deleted
tango.DbDatum [in] - single property data to be deleted
tango.DbData [in] - several property data to be deleted
sequence<string> [in]- several property data to be deleted
sequence<DbDatum> [in] - several property data to be deleted
dict<str, obj> [in] - keys are property names to be deleted (values are ignored)
dict<str, DbDatum> [in] - several DbDatum.name are property names to be deleted (keys are ignored)

Return

None

Throws

ConnectionFailed, CommunicationFailed, DevFailed from device (DB_SQLError), TypeError

description(self) → str ¶

Get device description.

Parameters: None
Return: (str) describing the device

dev_name(self) → str ¶

Return the device name as it is stored locally

Parameters: None
Return: (str)

event_queue_size(self, event_id) → int ¶

Returns the number of stored events in the event reception buffer. After every call to DeviceProxy.get_events(), the event queue size is 0. During event subscription the client must have chosen the ‘pull model’ for this event. event_id is the event identifier returned by the DeviceProxy.subscribe_event() method.

Parameters

event_id: (int) event identifier

Return

an integer with the queue size

Throws

EventSystemFailed

New in PyTango 7.0.0

get_access_control(self) → AccessControlType¶

Returns the current access control type

Parameters: None
Return: (AccessControlType) The current access control type

New in PyTango 7.0.0

get_access_right(self) → AccessControlType¶

Returns the current access control type

Parameters: None
Return: (AccessControlType) The current access control type

New in PyTango 8.0.0

get_asynch_replies(self, call_timeout) → None ¶

Try to obtain data returned by a command asynchronously requested. This method blocks for the specified timeout if the reply is not yet arrived. This method fires callback when the reply arrived. If the timeout is set to 0, the call waits undefinitely for the reply

Parameters

call_timeout: (int) timeout in miliseconds

Return

None

New in PyTango 7.0.0

get_attribute_config(self, name) → AttributeInfoEx¶

Return the attribute configuration for a single attribute.

Parameters

name

(str) attribute name

Return

(AttributeInfoEx) Object containing the attribute information

Throws

ConnectionFailed, CommunicationFailed, DevFailed from device

Deprecated: use get_attribute_config_ex instead

get_attribute_config( self, names) -> AttributeInfoList

Return the attribute configuration for the list of specified attributes. To get all the attributes pass a sequence containing the constant tango.:class:constants.AllAttr

Parameters

names

(sequence<str>) attribute names

Return

(AttributeInfoList) Object containing the attributes information

Throws

ConnectionFailed, CommunicationFailed, DevFailed from device, TypeError

Deprecated: use get_attribute_config_ex instead

get_attribute_config_ex(self, name) → AttributeInfoListEx :¶

Return the extended attribute configuration for a single attribute.

Parameters

name

(str) attribute name

Return

(AttributeInfoEx) Object containing the attribute information

Throws

ConnectionFailed, CommunicationFailed, DevFailed from device

get_attribute_config( self, names) -> AttributeInfoListEx :

Return the extended attribute configuration for the list of specified attributes. To get all the attributes pass a sequence containing the constant tango.:class:constants.AllAttr

Parameters

names

(sequence<str>) attribute names

Return

(AttributeInfoList) Object containing the attributes information

Throws

ConnectionFailed, CommunicationFailed, DevFailed from device, TypeError

get_attribute_list(self) → sequence<str>¶

Return the names of all attributes implemented for this device.

Parameters: None
Return: sequence<str>
Throws: ConnectionFailed, CommunicationFailed, DevFailed from device

get_attribute_poll_period(self, attr_name) → int ¶

Return the attribute polling period.

Parameters

attr_name: (str) attribute name

Return

polling period in milliseconds

get_command_config(self) → CommandInfoList¶

Return the command configuration for all commands.

Return

(CommandInfoList) Object containing the commands information

Throws

ConnectionFailed, CommunicationFailed, DevFailed from device, TypeError

get_command_config( self, name) -> CommandInfo

Return the command configuration for a single command.

Parameters

name

(str) command name

Return

(CommandInfo) Object containing the command information

Throws

ConnectionFailed, CommunicationFailed, DevFailed from device, TypeError

get_command_config( self, names) -> CommandInfoList

Return the command configuration for the list of specified commands.

Parameters

names

(sequence<str>) command names

Return

(CommandInfoList) Object containing the commands information

Throws

ConnectionFailed, CommunicationFailed, DevFailed from device, TypeError

get_command_list(self) → sequence<str>¶

Return the names of all commands implemented for this device.

Parameters: None
Return: sequence<str>
Throws: ConnectionFailed, CommunicationFailed, DevFailed from device

get_command_poll_period(self, cmd_name) → int ¶

Return the command polling period.

Parameters

cmd_name: (str) command name

Return

polling period in milliseconds

get_db_host(self) → str ¶

Returns a string with the database host.

Parameters: None
Return: (str)

New in PyTango 7.0.0

get_db_port(self) → str ¶

Returns a string with the database port.

Parameters: None
Return: (str)

New in PyTango 7.0.0

get_db_port_num(self) → int ¶

Returns an integer with the database port.

Parameters: None
Return: (int)

New in PyTango 7.0.0

get_dev_host(self) → str ¶

Returns the current host

Parameters: None
Return: (str) the current host

New in PyTango 7.2.0

get_dev_port(self) → str ¶

Returns the current port

Parameters: None
Return: (str) the current port

New in PyTango 7.2.0

get_device_db(self) → Database¶

Returns the internal database reference

Parameters: None
Return: (Database) object

New in PyTango 7.0.0

get_events(event_id, callback=None, extract_as=Numpy) → None ¶

The method extracts all waiting events from the event reception buffer.

If callback is not None, it is executed for every event. During event subscription the client must have chosen the pull model for this event. The callback will receive a parameter of type EventData, AttrConfEventData or DataReadyEventData depending on the type of the event (event_type parameter of subscribe_event).

If callback is None, the method extracts all waiting events from the event reception buffer. The returned event_list is a vector of EventData, AttrConfEventData or DataReadyEventData pointers, just the same data the callback would have received.

Parameters

event_id: (int) is the event identifier returned by the DeviceProxy.subscribe_event() method.
callback: (callable) Any callable object or any object with a “push_event” method.
extract_as: (ExtractAs)

Return

None

Throws

EventSystemFailed, TypeError, ValueError

See Also

subscribe_event

New in PyTango 7.0.0

get_fqdn(self) → str ¶

Returns the fully qualified domain name

Parameters: None
Return: (str) the fully qualified domain name

New in PyTango 7.2.0

get_from_env_var(self) → bool ¶

Returns True if determined by environment variable or False otherwise

Parameters: None
Return: (bool)

New in PyTango 7.0.0

get_green_mode()¶

Returns the green mode in use by this DeviceProxy.

Returns: the green mode in use by this DeviceProxy.
Return type: GreenMode

New in PyTango 8.1.0

get_idl_version(self) → int ¶

Get the version of the Tango Device interface implemented by the device

Parameters: None
Return: (int)

get_last_event_date(self, event_id) → TimeVal¶

Returns the arrival time of the last event stored in the event reception buffer. After every call to DeviceProxy:get_events(), the event reception buffer is empty. In this case an exception will be returned. During event subscription the client must have chosen the ‘pull model’ for this event. event_id is the event identifier returned by the DeviceProxy.subscribe_event() method.

Parameters

event_id: (int) event identifier

Return

(tango.TimeVal) representing the arrival time

Throws

EventSystemFailed

New in PyTango 7.0.0

get_locker(self, lockinfo) → bool ¶

If the device is locked, this method returns True an set some locker process informations in the structure passed as argument. If the device is not locked, the method returns False.

Parameters

lockinfo [out]: (tango.LockInfo) object that will be filled with lock informantion

Return

(bool) True if the device is locked by us. Otherwise, False

New in PyTango 7.0.0

get_logging_level(self) → int ¶

Returns the current device’s logging level, where:

0=OFF

1=FATAL

2=ERROR

3=WARNING

4=INFO

5=DEBUG

:Parameters:None :Return: (int) representing the current logging level

New in PyTango 7.0.0

get_logging_target(self) → sequence<str>¶

Returns a sequence of string containing the current device’s logging targets. Each vector element has the following format: target_type::target_name. An empty sequence is returned is the device has no logging targets.

Parameters: None
Return: a squence<str> with the logging targets

New in PyTango 7.0.0

get_pipe_config(self) → PipeInfoList¶

Return the pipe configuration for all pipes.

Return

(PipeInfoList) Object containing the pipes information

Throws

ConnectionFailed, CommunicationFailed, DevFailed from device, TypeError

get_pipe_config( self, name) -> PipeInfo

Return the pipe configuration for a single pipe.

Parameters

name

(str) pipe name

Return

(PipeInfo) Object containing the pipe information

Throws

ConnectionFailed, CommunicationFailed, DevFailed from device, TypeError

get_pipe_config( self, names) -> PipeInfoList

Return the pipe configuration for the list of specified pipes. To get all the pipes pass a sequence containing the constant tango.:class:constants.AllPipe

Parameters

names

(sequence<str>) pipe names

Return

(PipeInfoList) Object containing the pipes information

Throws

ConnectionFailed, CommunicationFailed, DevFailed from device, TypeError

New in PyTango 9.2.0

get_property(propname, value=None) → tango.DbData¶

Get a (list) property(ies) for a device.

This method accepts the following types as propname parameter: 1. string [in] - single property data to be fetched 2. sequence<string> [in] - several property data to be fetched 3. tango.DbDatum [in] - single property data to be fetched 4. tango.DbData [in,out] - several property data to be fetched. 5. sequence<DbDatum> - several property data to be feteched

Note: for cases 3, 4 and 5 the ‘value’ parameter if given, is IGNORED.

If value is given it must be a tango.DbData that will be filled with the property values

Parameters

propname: (any) property(ies) name(s)
value: (DbData) (optional, default is None meaning that the method will create internally a tango.DbData and return it filled with the property values

Return

(DbData) object containing the property(ies) value(s). If a tango.DbData is given as parameter, it returns the same object otherwise a new tango.DbData is returned

Throws

NonDbDevice, ConnectionFailed (with database), CommunicationFailed (with database), DevFailed from database device

get_property_list(self, filter, array=None) → obj¶

Get the list of property names for the device. The parameter filter allows the user to filter the returned name list. The wildcard character is ‘*’. Only one wildcard character is allowed in the filter parameter.

Parameters

filter[in]: (str) the filter wildcard
array[out]: (sequence obj or None) (optional, default is None) an array to be filled with the property names. If None a new list will be created internally with the values.

Return

the given array filled with the property names (or a new list if array is None)

Throws

NonDbDevice, WrongNameSyntax, ConnectionFailed (with database), CommunicationFailed (with database), DevFailed from database device, TypeError

New in PyTango 7.0.0

get_source(self) → DevSource¶

Get the data source(device, polling buffer, polling buffer then device) used by command_inout or read_attribute methods

Parameters

None

Return

(DevSource)

Example

source = dev.get_source()
if source == DevSource.CACHE_DEV : ...

get_tango_lib_version(self) → int ¶

Returns the Tango lib version number used by the remote device Otherwise, throws exception.

Return: (int) The device Tango lib version as a 3 or 4 digits number. Possible return value are: 100,200,500,520,700,800,810,…

New in PyTango 8.1.0

get_timeout_millis(self) → int ¶

Get the client side timeout in milliseconds

Parameters: None
Return: (int)

get_transparency_reconnection(self) → bool ¶

Returns the device transparency reconnection flag.

Parameters: None
Return: (bool) True if transparency reconnection is set or False otherwise

import_info(self) → DbDevImportInfo¶

Query the device for import info from the database.

Parameters

None

Return

(DbDevImportInfo)

Example

dev_import = dev.import_info()
print(dev_import.name)
print(dev_import.exported)
print(dev_ior.ior)
print(dev_version.version)

All DbDevImportInfo fields are strings except for exported which is an integer”

info(self) → DeviceInfo¶

A method which returns information on the device

Parameters

None

Return

(DeviceInfo) object

Example

    dev_info = dev.info()
    print(dev_info.dev_class)
    print(dev_info.server_id)
    print(dev_info.server_host)
    print(dev_info.server_version)
    print(dev_info.doc_url)
    print(dev_info.dev_type)

All DeviceInfo fields are strings except for the server_version
which is an integer"

is_attribute_polled(self, attr_name) → bool ¶

True if the attribute is polled.

Parameters

attr_name: (str) attribute name

Return

boolean value

is_command_polled(self, cmd_name) → bool ¶

True if the command is polled.

Parameters

cmd_name: (str) command name

Return

boolean value

is_dbase_used(self) → bool ¶

Returns if the database is being used

Parameters: None
Return: (bool) True if the database is being used

New in PyTango 7.2.0

is_event_queue_empty(self, event_id) → bool ¶

Returns true when the event reception buffer is empty. During event subscription the client must have chosen the ‘pull model’ for this event. event_id is the event identifier returned by the DeviceProxy.subscribe_event() method.

Parameters

event_id: (int) event identifier

Return

(bool) True if queue is empty or False otherwise

Throws

EventSystemFailed

New in PyTango 7.0.0

is_locked(self) → bool ¶

Returns True if the device is locked. Otherwise, returns False.

Parameters: None
Return: (bool) True if the device is locked. Otherwise, False

New in PyTango 7.0.0

is_locked_by_me(self) → bool ¶

Returns True if the device is locked by the caller. Otherwise, returns False (device not locked or locked by someone else)

Parameters: None
Return: (bool) True if the device is locked by us. Otherwise, False

New in PyTango 7.0.0

lock(self, (int)lock_validity) → None ¶

Lock a device. The lock_validity is the time (in seconds) the lock is kept valid after the previous lock call. A default value of 10 seconds is provided and should be fine in most cases. In case it is necessary to change the lock validity, it’s not possible to ask for a validity less than a minimum value set to 2 seconds. The library provided an automatic system to periodically re lock the device until an unlock call. No code is needed to start/stop this automatic re-locking system. The locking system is re-entrant. It is then allowed to call this method on a device already locked by the same process. The locking system has the following features:

It is impossible to lock the database device or any device server process admin device

Destroying a locked DeviceProxy unlocks the device

Restarting a locked device keeps the lock

It is impossible to restart a device locked by someone else

Restarting a server breaks the lock

A locked device is protected against the following calls when executed by another client:

command_inout call except for device state and status requested via command and for the set of commands defined as allowed following the definition of allowed command in the Tango control access schema.

write_attribute call

write_read_attribute call

set_attribute_config call

Parameters

lock_validity: (int) lock validity time in seconds (optional, default value is tango.constants.DEFAULT_LOCK_VALIDITY)

Return

None

New in PyTango 7.0.0

locking_status(self) → str ¶

This method returns a plain string describing the device locking status. This string can be:

‘Device <device name> is not locked’ in case the device is not locked

‘Device <device name> is locked by CPP or Python client with PID <pid> from host <host name>’ in case the device is locked by a CPP client

‘Device <device name> is locked by JAVA client class <main class> from host <host name>’ in case the device is locked by a JAVA client

Parameters: None
Return: a string representing the current locking status

New in PyTango 7.0.0”

name(self) → str ¶: Return the device name from the device itself.

pending_asynch_call(self) → int ¶: Return number of device asynchronous pending requests”

New in PyTango 7.0.0

ping(self) → int ¶

A method which sends a ping to the device

Parameters: None
Return: (int) time elapsed in microseconds
Throws: exception if device is not alive

poll_attribute(self, attr_name, period) → None ¶

Add an attribute to the list of polled attributes.

Parameters

attr_name: (str) attribute name
period: (int) polling period in milliseconds

Return

None

poll_command(self, cmd_name, period) → None ¶

Add a command to the list of polled commands.

Parameters

cmd_name: (str) command name
period: (int) polling period in milliseconds

Return

None

polling_status(self) → sequence<str>¶

Return the device polling status.

Parameters

None

Return

(sequence<str>) One string for each polled command/attribute. Each string is multi-line string with:

attribute/command name

attribute/command polling period in milliseconds

attribute/command polling ring buffer

time needed for last attribute/command execution in milliseconds

time since data in the ring buffer has not been updated

delta time between the last records in the ring buffer

exception parameters in case of the last execution failed

put_property(self, value) → None ¶

Insert or update a list of properties for this device. This method accepts the following types as value parameter: 1. tango.DbDatum - single property data to be inserted 2. tango.DbData - several property data to be inserted 3. sequence<DbDatum> - several property data to be inserted 4. dict<str, DbDatum> - keys are property names and value has data to be inserted 5. dict<str, seq<str>> - keys are property names and value has data to be inserted 6. dict<str, obj> - keys are property names and str(obj) is property value

Parameters

value: can be one of the following: 1. tango.DbDatum - single property data to be inserted 2. tango.DbData - several property data to be inserted 3. sequence<DbDatum> - several property data to be inserted 4. dict<str, DbDatum> - keys are property names and value has data to be inserted 5. dict<str, seq<str>> - keys are property names and value has data to be inserted 6. dict<str, obj> - keys are property names and str(obj) is property value

Return

None

Throws

ConnectionFailed, CommunicationFailed DevFailed from device (DB_SQLError)

read_attribute(self, attr_name, extract_as=ExtractAs.Numpy, green_mode=None, wait=True, timeout=None) → DeviceAttribute¶

Read a single attribute.

Parameters

attr_name

(str) The name of the attribute to read.

extract_as

(ExtractAs) Defaults to numpy.

green_mode

(GreenMode) Defaults to the current DeviceProxy GreenMode. (see get_green_mode() and set_green_mode()).

wait

(bool) whether or not to wait for result. If green_mode is Synchronous, this parameter is ignored as it always waits for the result. Ignored when green_mode is Synchronous (always waits).

timeout

(float) The number of seconds to wait for the result. If None, then there is no limit on the wait time. Ignored when green_mode is Synchronous or wait is False.

Return

(DeviceAttribute)

Throws

ConnectionFailed, CommunicationFailed, DevFailed from device TimeoutError (green_mode == Futures) If the future didn’t finish executing before the given timeout. Timeout (green_mode == Gevent) If the async result didn’t finish executing before the given timeout.

Changed in version 7.1.4: For DevEncoded attributes, before it was returning a DeviceAttribute.value as a tuple (format<str>, data<str>) no matter what was the extract_as value was. Since 7.1.4, it returns a (format<str>, data<buffer>) unless extract_as is String, in which case it returns (format<str>, data<str>).

Changed in version 8.0.0: For DevEncoded attributes, now returns a DeviceAttribute.value as a tuple (format<str>, data<bytes>) unless extract_as is String, in which case it returns (format<str>, data<str>). Carefull, if using python >= 3 data<str> is decoded using default python utf-8 encoding. This means that PyTango assumes tango DS was written encapsulating string into utf-8 which is the default python encoding.

New in version 8.1.0: green_mode parameter. wait parameter. timeout parameter.

read_attribute_asynch(self, attr_name) → int ¶

read_attribute_asynch ( self, attr_name, callback) -> None

Shortcut to self.read_attributes_asynch([attr_name], cb)

New in PyTango 7.0.0

read_attribute_reply(self, id, extract_as) → int ¶

read_attribute_reply ( self, id, timeout, extract_as) -> None

Shortcut to self.read_attributes_reply()[0]

New in PyTango 7.0.0

read_attributes(self, attr_names, extract_as=ExtractAs.Numpy, green_mode=None, wait=True, timeout=None) → sequence<DeviceAttribute>¶

Read the list of specified attributes.

Parameters

attr_names

(sequence<str>) A list of attributes to read.

extract_as

(ExtractAs) Defaults to numpy.

green_mode

(GreenMode) Defaults to the current DeviceProxy GreenMode. (see get_green_mode() and set_green_mode()).

wait

(bool) whether or not to wait for result. If green_mode is Synchronous, this parameter is ignored as it always waits for the result. Ignored when green_mode is Synchronous (always waits).

timeout

(float) The number of seconds to wait for the result. If None, then there is no limit on the wait time. Ignored when green_mode is Synchronous or wait is False.

Return

(sequence<DeviceAttribute>)

Throws

ConnectionFailed, CommunicationFailed, DevFailed from device TimeoutError (green_mode == Futures) If the future didn’t finish executing before the given timeout. Timeout (green_mode == Gevent) If the async result didn’t finish executing before the given timeout.

New in version 8.1.0: green_mode parameter. wait parameter. timeout parameter.

read_attributes_asynch(self, attr_names) → int ¶

Read asynchronously (polling model) the list of specified attributes.

Parameters

attr_names

(sequence<str>) A list of attributes to read. It should be a StdStringVector or a sequence of str.

Return

an asynchronous call identifier which is needed to get attributes value.

Throws

ConnectionFailed

New in PyTango 7.0.0

read_attributes_asynch ( self, attr_names, callback, extract_as=Numpy) -> None

Read asynchronously (push model) an attribute list.

Parameters

attr_names

(sequence<str>) A list of attributes to read. See read_attributes.

callback

(callable) This callback object should be an instance of a user class with an attr_read() method. It can also be any callable object.

extract_as

(ExtractAs) Defaults to numpy.

Return

None

Throws

ConnectionFailed

New in PyTango 7.0.0

Important

by default, TANGO is initialized with the polling model. If you want to use the push model (the one with the callback parameter), you need to change the global TANGO model to PUSH_CALLBACK. You can do this with the tango.ApiUtil.set_asynch_cb_sub_model()

read_attributes_reply(self, id, extract_as=ExtractAs.Numpy) → DeviceAttribute¶

Check if the answer of an asynchronous read_attribute is arrived (polling model).

Parameters

id

(int) is the asynchronous call identifier.

extract_as

(ExtractAs)

Return

If the reply is arrived and if it is a valid reply, it is returned to the caller in a list of DeviceAttribute. If the reply is an exception, it is re-thrown by this call. An exception is also thrown in case of the reply is not yet arrived.

Throws

AsynCall, AsynReplyNotArrived, ConnectionFailed, CommunicationFailed, DevFailed from device

New in PyTango 7.0.0

read_attributes_reply (self, id, timeout, extract_as=ExtractAs.Numpy) -> DeviceAttribute

Check if the answer of an asynchronous read_attributes is arrived (polling model).

Parameters

id

(int) is the asynchronous call identifier.

timeout

(int)

extract_as

(ExtractAs)

Return

If the reply is arrived and if it is a valid reply, it is returned to the caller in a list of DeviceAttribute. If the reply is an exception, it is re-thrown by this call. If the reply is not yet arrived, the call will wait (blocking the process) for the time specified in timeout. If after timeout milliseconds, the reply is still not there, an exception is thrown. If timeout is set to 0, the call waits until the reply arrived.

Throws

AsynCall, AsynReplyNotArrived, ConnectionFailed, CommunicationFailed, DevFailed from device

New in PyTango 7.0.0

read_pipe(self, pipe_name, extract_as=ExtractAs.Numpy, green_mode=None, wait=True, timeout=None) → tuple ¶

Read a single pipe. The result is a blob: a tuple with two elements: blob name (string) and blob data (sequence). The blob data consists of a sequence where each element is a dictionary with the following keys:

name: blob element name

dtype: tango data type

value: blob element data (str for DevString, etc)

In case dtype is DevPipeBlob, value is again a blob.

Parameters

pipe_name: (str) The name of the pipe to read.
extract_as: (ExtractAs) Defaults to numpy.
green_mode: (GreenMode) Defaults to the current DeviceProxy GreenMode. (see get_green_mode() and set_green_mode()).
wait: (bool) whether or not to wait for result. If green_mode is Synchronous, this parameter is ignored as it always waits for the result. Ignored when green_mode is Synchronous (always waits).
timeout: (float) The number of seconds to wait for the result. If None, then there is no limit on the wait time. Ignored when green_mode is Synchronous or wait is False.

Return

tuple<str, sequence>

Throws

ConnectionFailed, CommunicationFailed, DevFailed from device TimeoutError (green_mode == Futures) If the future didn’t finish executing before the given timeout. Timeout (green_mode == Gevent) If the async result didn’t finish executing before the given timeout.

New in PyTango 9.2.0

reconnect(self, db_used) → None ¶

Reconnecto to a CORBA object.

Parameters

db_used: (bool) Use thatabase

Return

None

New in PyTango 7.0.0

remove_logging_target(self, target_type_target_name) → None ¶

Removes a logging target from the device’s target list.

The target_type_target_name input parameter must follow the format: target_type::target_name. Supported target types are: console, file and device. For a device target, the target_name part of the target_type_target_name parameter must contain the name of a log consumer device (as defined in ). For a file target, target_name is the full path to the file to remove. If omitted, the default log file is removed. Finally, the target_name part of the target_type_target_name input parameter is ignored in case of a console target and can be omitted. If target_name is set to ‘*’, all targets of the specified target_type are removed.

Parameters

target_type_target_name: (str) logging target

Return

None

New in PyTango 7.0.0

set_access_control(self, acc) → None ¶

Sets the current access control type

Parameters

acc: (AccessControlType) the type of access control to set

Return

None

New in PyTango 7.0.0

set_attribute_config(self, attr_info) → None ¶

Change the attribute configuration for the specified attribute

Parameters

attr_info

(AttributeInfo) attribute information

Return

None

Throws

ConnectionFailed, CommunicationFailed, DevFailed from device, TypeError

set_attribute_config( self, attr_info_ex) -> None

Change the extended attribute configuration for the specified attribute

Parameters

attr_info_ex

(AttributeInfoEx) extended attribute information

Return

None

Throws

ConnectionFailed, CommunicationFailed, DevFailed from device, TypeError

set_attribute_config( self, attr_info) -> None

Change the attributes configuration for the specified attributes

Parameters

attr_info

(sequence<AttributeInfo>) attributes information

Return

None

Throws

ConnectionFailed, CommunicationFailed, DevFailed from device, TypeError

set_attribute_config( self, attr_info_ex) -> None

Change the extended attributes configuration for the specified attributes

Parameters

attr_info_ex

(sequence<AttributeInfoListEx>) extended attributes information

Return

None

Throws

ConnectionFailed, CommunicationFailed, DevFailed from device, TypeError

set_green_mode(green_mode=None)¶

Sets the green mode to be used by this DeviceProxy Setting it to None means use the global PyTango green mode (see tango.get_green_mode()).

Parameters: green_mode (GreenMode) – the new green mode

New in PyTango 8.1.0

set_logging_level(self, (int)level) → None ¶

Changes the device’s logging level, where:

0=OFF

1=FATAL

2=ERROR

3=WARNING

4=INFO

5=DEBUG

Parameters

level: (int) logging level

Return

None

New in PyTango 7.0.0

set_pipe_config(self, pipe_info) → None ¶

Change the pipe configuration for the specified pipe

Parameters

pipe_info

(PipeInfo) pipe information

Return

None

Throws

ConnectionFailed, CommunicationFailed, DevFailed from device, TypeError

set_pipe_config( self, pipe_info) -> None

Change the pipes configuration for the specified pipes

Parameters

pipe_info

(sequence<PipeInfo>) pipes information

Return

None

Throws

ConnectionFailed, CommunicationFailed, DevFailed from device, TypeError

set_source(self, source) → None ¶

Set the data source(device, polling buffer, polling buffer then device) for command_inout and read_attribute methods.

Parameters

source: (DevSource) constant.

Return

None

Example

dev.set_source(DevSource.CACHE_DEV)

set_timeout_millis(self, timeout) → None ¶

Set client side timeout for device in milliseconds. Any method which takes longer than this time to execute will throw an exception

Parameters

timeout: integer value of timeout in milliseconds

Return

None

Example

dev.set_timeout_millis(1000)

set_transparency_reconnection(self, yesno) → None ¶

Set the device transparency reconnection flag

Parameters: ” - val : (bool) True to set transparency reconnection ” or False otherwise
Return: None

state(self) → DevState¶

A method which returns the state of the device.

Parameters

None

Return

(DevState) constant

Example

dev_st = dev.state()
if dev_st == DevState.ON : ...

status(self) → str ¶

A method which returns the status of the device as a string.

Parameters: None
Return: (str) describing the device status

stop_poll_attribute(self, attr_name) → None ¶

Remove an attribute from the list of polled attributes.

Parameters

attr_name: (str) attribute name

Return

None

stop_poll_command(self, cmd_name) → None ¶

Remove a command from the list of polled commands.

Parameters

cmd_name: (str) command name

Return

None

subscribe_event(event_type, cb, stateless=False, green_mode=None) → int ¶

The client call to subscribe for event reception in the push model. The client implements a callback method which is triggered when the event is received. This method is currently used device interface change events only.

Parameters

event_type

(EventType) Is the event reason and must be on the enumerated values: * EventType.INTERFACE_CHANGE_EVENT

callback

(callable) Is any callable object or an object with a callable “push_event” method.

stateless

(bool) When the this flag is set to false, an exception will be thrown when the event subscription encounters a problem. With the stateless flag set to true, the event subscription will always succeed, even if the corresponding device server is not running. The keep alive thread will try every 10 seconds to subscribe for the specified event. At every subscription retry, a callback is executed which contains the corresponding exception

green_mode

the corresponding green mode (default is GreenMode.Synchronous)

Return

An event id which has to be specified when unsubscribing from this event.

Throws

EventSystemFailed, TypeError

subscribe_event(self, attr_name, event, callback, filters=[], stateless=False, extract_as=Numpy, green_mode=None) -> int

The client call to subscribe for event reception in the push model. The client implements a callback method which is triggered when the event is received. Filtering is done based on the reason specified and the event type. For example when reading the state and the reason specified is “change” the event will be fired only when the state changes. Events consist of an attribute name and the event reason. A standard set of reasons are implemented by the system, additional device specific reasons can be implemented by device servers programmers.

Parameters

attr_name

(str) The device attribute name which will be sent as an event e.g. “current”.

event_type

(EventType) Is the event reason and must be on the enumerated values: * EventType.CHANGE_EVENT * EventType.PERIODIC_EVENT * EventType.ARCHIVE_EVENT * EventType.ATTR_CONF_EVENT * EventType.DATA_READY_EVENT * EventType.USER_EVENT

callback

(callable) Is any callable object or an object with a callable “push_event” method.

filters

(sequence<str>) A variable list of name,value pairs which define additional filters for events.

stateless

(bool) When the this flag is set to false, an exception will be thrown when the event subscription encounters a problem. With the stateless flag set to true, the event subscription will always succeed, even if the corresponding device server is not running. The keep alive thread will try every 10 seconds to subscribe for the specified event. At every subscription retry, a callback is executed which contains the corresponding exception

extract_as

(ExtractAs)

green_mode

the corresponding green mode (default is GreenMode.Synchronous)

Return

An event id which has to be specified when unsubscribing from this event.

Throws

EventSystemFailed, TypeError

subscribe_event(self, attr_name, event, queuesize, filters=[], stateless=False, green_mode=None) -> int

The client call to subscribe for event reception in the pull model. Instead of a callback method the client has to specify the size of the event reception buffer.

The event reception buffer is implemented as a round robin buffer. This way the client can set-up different ways to receive events:

Event reception buffer size = 1 : The client is interested only in the value of the last event received. All other events that have been received since the last reading are discarded.

Event reception buffer size > 1 : The client has chosen to keep an event history of a given size. When more events arrive since the last reading, older events will be discarded.

Event reception buffer size = ALL_EVENTS : The client buffers all received events. The buffer size is unlimited and only restricted by the available memory for the client.

All other parameters are similar to the descriptions given in the other subscribe_event() version.

unlock(self, (bool)force) → None ¶

Unlock a device. If used, the method argument provides a back door on the locking system. If this argument is set to true, the device will be unlocked even if the caller is not the locker. This feature is provided for administration purpopse and should be used very carefully. If this feature is used, the locker will receive a DeviceUnlocked during the next call which is normally protected by the locking Tango system.

Parameters

force: (bool) force unlocking even if we are not the locker (optional, default value is False)

Return

None

New in PyTango 7.0.0

unsubscribe_event(self, event_id) → None ¶

Unsubscribes a client from receiving the event specified by event_id.

Parameters

event_id: (int) is the event identifier returned by the DeviceProxy::subscribe_event(). Unlike in TangoC++ we chech that the event_id has been subscribed in this DeviceProxy.

Return

None

Throws

EventSystemFailed, KeyError

write_attribute(self, attr_name, value, green_mode=None, wait=True, timeout=None) → None ¶

write_attribute (self, attr_info, value, green_mode=None, wait=True, timeout=None) -> None

Write a single attribute.

Parameters

attr_name

(str) The name of the attribute to write.

attr_info

(AttributeInfo)

value

The value. For non SCALAR attributes it may be any sequence of sequences.

green_mode

(GreenMode) Defaults to the current DeviceProxy GreenMode. (see get_green_mode() and set_green_mode()).

wait

(bool) whether or not to wait for result. If green_mode is Synchronous, this parameter is ignored as it always waits for the result. Ignored when green_mode is Synchronous (always waits).

timeout

(float) The number of seconds to wait for the result. If None, then there is no limit on the wait time. Ignored when green_mode is Synchronous or wait is False.

Throws

ConnectionFailed, CommunicationFailed, DeviceUnlocked, DevFailed from device TimeoutError (green_mode == Futures) If the future didn’t finish executing before the given timeout. Timeout (green_mode == Gevent) If the async result didn’t finish executing before the given timeout.

New in version 8.1.0: green_mode parameter. wait parameter. timeout parameter.

write_attribute_asynch(attr_name, value, cb=None)¶: write_attributes_asynch( self, values) -> int write_attributes_asynch( self, values, callback) -> None

Shortcut to self.write_attributes_asynch([attr_name, value], cb)

New in PyTango 7.0.0

write_attribute_reply(self, id) → None ¶

Check if the answer of an asynchronous write_attribute is arrived (polling model). If the reply is arrived and if it is a valid reply, the call returned. If the reply is an exception, it is re-thrown by this call. An exception is also thrown in case of the reply is not yet arrived.

Parameters

id

(int) the asynchronous call identifier.

Return

None

Throws

AsynCall, AsynReplyNotArrived, CommunicationFailed, DevFailed from device.

New in PyTango 7.0.0

write_attribute_reply (self, id, timeout) -> None

Check if the answer of an asynchronous write_attribute is arrived (polling model). id is the asynchronous call identifier. If the reply is arrived and if it is a valid reply, the call returned. If the reply is an exception, it is re-thrown by this call. If the reply is not yet arrived, the call will wait (blocking the process) for the time specified in timeout. If after timeout milliseconds, the reply is still not there, an exception is thrown. If timeout is set to 0, the call waits until the reply arrived.

Parameters

id

(int) the asynchronous call identifier.

timeout

(int) the timeout

Return

None

Throws

AsynCall, AsynReplyNotArrived, CommunicationFailed, DevFailed from device.

New in PyTango 7.0.0

write_attributes(self, name_val, green_mode=None, wait=True, timeout=None) → None ¶

Write the specified attributes.

Parameters

name_val

A list of pairs (attr_name, value). See write_attribute

green_mode

(GreenMode) Defaults to the current DeviceProxy GreenMode. (see get_green_mode() and set_green_mode()).

wait

(bool) whether or not to wait for result. If green_mode is Synchronous, this parameter is ignored as it always waits for the result. Ignored when green_mode is Synchronous (always waits).

timeout

(float) The number of seconds to wait for the result. If None, then there is no limit on the wait time. Ignored when green_mode is Synchronous or wait is False.

Throws

ConnectionFailed, CommunicationFailed, DeviceUnlocked, DevFailed or NamedDevFailedList from device TimeoutError (green_mode == Futures) If the future didn’t finish executing before the given timeout. Timeout (green_mode == Gevent) If the async result didn’t finish executing before the given timeout.

New in version 8.1.0: green_mode parameter. wait parameter. timeout parameter.

write_attributes_asynch(self, values) → int ¶

Write asynchronously (polling model) the specified attributes.

Parameters

values

(any) See write_attributes.

Return

An asynchronous call identifier which is needed to get the server reply

Throws

ConnectionFailed

New in PyTango 7.0.0

write_attributes_asynch ( self, values, callback) -> None

Write asynchronously (callback model) a single attribute.

Parameters

values

(any) See write_attributes.

callback

(callable) This callback object should be an instance of a user class with an attr_written() method . It can also be any callable object.

Return

None

Throws

ConnectionFailed

New in PyTango 7.0.0

Important

by default, TANGO is initialized with the polling model. If you want to use the push model (the one with the callback parameter), you need to change the global TANGO model to PUSH_CALLBACK. You can do this with the tango.ApiUtil.set_asynch_cb_sub_model()

write_attributes_reply(self, id) → None ¶

Check if the answer of an asynchronous write_attributes is arrived (polling model). If the reply is arrived and if it is a valid reply, the call returned. If the reply is an exception, it is re-thrown by this call. An exception is also thrown in case of the reply is not yet arrived.

Parameters

id

(int) the asynchronous call identifier.

Return

None

Throws

AsynCall, AsynReplyNotArrived, CommunicationFailed, DevFailed from device.

New in PyTango 7.0.0

write_attributes_reply (self, id, timeout) -> None

Check if the answer of an asynchronous write_attributes is arrived (polling model). id is the asynchronous call identifier. If the reply is arrived and if it is a valid reply, the call returned. If the reply is an exception, it is re-thrown by this call. If the reply is not yet arrived, the call will wait (blocking the process) for the time specified in timeout. If after timeout milliseconds, the reply is still not there, an exception is thrown. If timeout is set to 0, the call waits until the reply arrived.

Parameters

id

(int) the asynchronous call identifier.

timeout

(int) the timeout

Return

None

Throws

AsynCall, AsynReplyNotArrived, CommunicationFailed, DevFailed from device.

New in PyTango 7.0.0

write_pipe(self, blob, green_mode=None, wait=True, timeout=None)¶

Write a blob to a single pipe. The blob comprises: a tuple with two elements: blob name (string) and blob data (sequence). The blob data consists of a sequence where each element is a dictionary with the following keys:

name: blob element name

dtype: tango data type

value: blob element data (str for DevString, etc)

In case dtype is DevPipeBlob, value is also a blob.

Parameters

blob: a tuple with two elements: blob name (string) and blob data (sequence).
green_mode: (GreenMode) Defaults to the current DeviceProxy GreenMode. (see get_green_mode() and set_green_mode()).
wait: (bool) whether or not to wait for result. If green_mode is Synchronous, this parameter is ignored as it always waits for the result. Ignored when green_mode is Synchronous (always waits).
timeout: (float) The number of seconds to wait for the result. If None, then there is no limit on the wait time. Ignored when green_mode is Synchronous or wait is False.

Throws

ConnectionFailed, CommunicationFailed, DevFailed from device TimeoutError (green_mode == Futures) If the future didn’t finish executing before the given timeout. Timeout (green_mode == Gevent) If the async result didn’t finish executing before the given timeout.

New in PyTango 9.2.1

write_read_attribute(self, attr_name, value, extract_as=ExtractAs.Numpy, green_mode=None, wait=True, timeout=None) → DeviceAttribute¶

Write then read a single attribute in a single network call. By default (serialisation by device), the execution of this call in the server can’t be interrupted by other clients.

Parameters

see write_attribute(attr_name, value)

Return

A tango.DeviceAttribute object.

Throws

ConnectionFailed, CommunicationFailed, DeviceUnlocked, DevFailed from device, WrongData TimeoutError (green_mode == Futures) If the future didn’t finish executing before the given timeout. Timeout (green_mode == Gevent) If the async result didn’t finish executing before the given timeout.

New in PyTango 7.0.0

New in version 8.1.0: green_mode parameter. wait parameter. timeout parameter.

write_read_attributes(self, name_val, attr_names, extract_as=ExtractAs.Numpy, green_mode=None, wait=True, timeout=None) → DeviceAttribute¶

Write then read attribute(s) in a single network call. By default (serialisation by device), the execution of this call in the server can’t be interrupted by other clients. On the server side, attribute(s) are first written and if no exception has been thrown during the write phase, attributes will be read.

Parameters

name_val: A list of pairs (attr_name, value). See write_attribute
attr_names: (sequence<str>) A list of attributes to read.
extract_as: (ExtractAs) Defaults to numpy.
green_mode: (GreenMode) Defaults to the current DeviceProxy GreenMode. (see get_green_mode() and set_green_mode()).
wait: (bool) whether or not to wait for result. If green_mode is Synchronous, this parameter is ignored as it always waits for the result. Ignored when green_mode is Synchronous (always waits).
timeout: (float) The number of seconds to wait for the result. If None, then there is no limit on the wait time. Ignored when green_mode is Synchronous or wait is False.

Return

(sequence<DeviceAttribute>)

Throws

ConnectionFailed, CommunicationFailed, DeviceUnlocked, DevFailed from device, WrongData TimeoutError (green_mode == Futures) If the future didn’t finish executing before the given timeout. Timeout (green_mode == Gevent) If the async result didn’t finish executing before the given timeout.

New in PyTango 9.2.0