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diff --git a/csaxs_bec/devices/utils/utils.py b/csaxs_bec/devices/utils/utils.py
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+"""Utility functions for the devices."""
+
+from copy import deepcopy
+
+import numpy as np
+from bec_lib.devicemanager import ScanInfo
+from bec_server.scan_server.scans.scan_base import ScanInfo as ScanServerScanInfo
+from pydantic import ValidationError
+
+
+def fetch_scan_info(scan_info: ScanInfo) -> ScanServerScanInfo:
+    """Fetch the scan parameters from the scan_info object and return them as a ScanServerScanInfo object."""
+    info = scan_info.msg.info
+    if isinstance(info["positions"], list):
+        info["positions"] = np.array(info["positions"])
+    try:
+        msg = ScanServerScanInfo.model_validate(info)
+    except ValidationError:  # This means we have an old scan_info object.
+        info = deepcopy(info)
+        # We need to convert a few parameters manually.
+        info["scan_type"] = (
+            "hardware_triggered" if info["scan_type"] == "fly" else "software_triggered"
+        )
+        msg = ScanServerScanInfo.model_validate(info)
+
+    return msg