From 6cc3bb9c4a1c0682ac513a813c8ef4cda7ae81a9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: appel_c <christian.appel@psi.ch>
Date: Thu, 21 May 2026 13:15:33 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] fix(timepix): move to pushing raw data from backend through
 redis

---
 superxas_bec/devices/timepix/timepix.py | 22 +++++++++++++++++-----
 1 file changed, 17 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/superxas_bec/devices/timepix/timepix.py b/superxas_bec/devices/timepix/timepix.py
index 1769245..a27acf0 100644
--- a/superxas_bec/devices/timepix/timepix.py
+++ b/superxas_bec/devices/timepix/timepix.py
@@ -190,6 +190,9 @@ class TimePixControl(ADBase):
 DETECTOR_SHAPE = (512, 1024)  # Shape of the TimePix detector
 
 
+TIMEPIX_FLY_BACKEND_DEFAULT_REDIS_TOPIC = "user/timepix_fly_backend/raw_data"
+
+
 class Timepix(PSIDeviceBase, TimePixControl):
     """
     Integration of the Timepix detector for the SuperXAS beamline. The control interface is
@@ -253,15 +256,22 @@ class Timepix(PSIDeviceBase, TimePixControl):
             **kwargs: Additional keyword arguments for the base class.
         """
 
+        super().__init__(
+            name=name, prefix=prefix, scan_info=scan_info, device_manager=device_manager, **kwargs
+        )
+        self._redis_raw_data_topic = TIMEPIX_FLY_BACKEND_DEFAULT_REDIS_TOPIC
+
         self.backend = TimepixFlyBackend(
-            backend_rest_url=backend_rest_url, hostname=hostname, socket_port=socket_port
+            backend_rest_url=backend_rest_url,
+            hostname=hostname,
+            socket_port=socket_port,
+            redis_topic=self._redis_raw_data_topic,
+            redis_connector=self.device_manager.connector,
         )
         self._pixel_map = None
         self._troistep = 1
         self._troin = 5000
-        super().__init__(
-            name=name, prefix=prefix, scan_info=scan_info, device_manager=device_manager, **kwargs
-        )
+
         self._poll_thread = threading.Thread(
             target=self._poll_array_data, daemon=True, name=f"{self.name}_poll_thread"
         )
@@ -660,10 +670,12 @@ class Timepix(PSIDeviceBase, TimePixControl):
         # XES specific staging
         if self.enable_xes:
             # Prepare TimePixFly
+            con = self.device_manager.connector
             other_config = OtherConfigModel(
                 TRoiStep=self.troistep,
                 TRoiN=self.troin,
-                output_uri=f"tcp:{self.backend.hostname}:{self.backend.socket_port}",
+                # output_uri=f"tcp:{self.backend.hostname}:{self.backend.socket_port}",
+                output_uri=f"redis://{con.host}:{con.port}/{self._redis_raw_data_topic}?scan-id={scan_msg.scan_id}",
                 save_interval=int(131000 / 5) - 5,
             )  # Save interval in 131kHz units,
             logger.debug(f"Current TimePixFly configuration: {other_config}")