From f70404c773bc4084df9412cdb7e9dc5a43d0ccb4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: chrin <jan.chrin@psi.ch>
Date: Fri, 28 Jul 2023 16:04:39 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] Convert array to list in save_to_epics

---
 base.py | 19 ++++++++++++++-----
 1 file changed, 14 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/base.py b/base.py
index 5deb4d5..f322398 100644
--- a/base.py
+++ b/base.py
@@ -5,8 +5,9 @@ from collections import OrderedDict
 from datetime import datetime
 import getpass
 import h5py
-import logging
 import inspect
+import logging
+import numpy as np
 import platform
 import os
 import re
@@ -1489,9 +1490,18 @@ class BaseWindow(QMainWindow):
     def send_to_epics(self, pv_dict: dict = None, pv_names: list = None,
                       pv_values: list = None) -> (int, list):
 
+
         if pv_dict is not None:
+            pv_values = []
             pv_names = list(pv_dict.keys())
-            pv_values = list(pv_dict.values())
+            for val in pv_dict.values():
+                if isinstance(val, np.ndarray):
+                    pv_values.append(val.tolist())
+                else:
+                    pv_values.append(val)
+            print("SAVE TO EPICS", flush=True)
+            print(pv_names, flush=True)
+            print(pv_values, flush=True)
         else:
             if len(pv_names) != len(pv_values):
                 _mess = ("len(pv_values)={0} does not match " +
@@ -1507,17 +1517,16 @@ class BaseWindow(QMainWindow):
         self.cafe.open(pv_names)
         self.cafe.openNowAndWait(0.4)
 
-
         status = self.cyca.ICAFE_NORMAL
         status_list = []
         try:
             status, status_list = self.cafe.setCompoundList(pv_names, pv_values)
         except:
             print("Exception raised in cafe.setCompoundList", flush=True)
-            status = self.cyca.ICAFE_NORMAL
+            status = self.cyca.ECAFE_BADTYPE
             for pv, val in zip(pv_names, pv_values):
                 print("pv/val", pv, val, flush=True)
-                status_list.append(self.cyca.ICAFE_NORMAL)
+                status_list.append(self.ECAFE_BADTYPE)
                 
 
         if status != self.cyca.ICAFE_NORMAL: