GF in freerun mode

tomcat_bec/devices/gigafrost/gigafrostcamera.py

@@ -239,6 +239,7 @@ class GigaFrostCamera(PSIDetectorBase):
     cmdSyncHw = Component(EpicsSignal, "SYNC_SWHW.PROC", put_complete=True, kind=Kind.omitted)
     cmdStartCamera = Component(EpicsSignal, "START_CAM", put_complete=True, kind=Kind.omitted)
     cmdSetParam = Component(EpicsSignal, "SET_PARAM.PROC", put_complete=True, kind=Kind.omitted)
+    cfgAcqMode = Component(EpicsSignal, "ACQMODE", put_complete=True, kind=Kind.config)
 
     # UDP header
     cfgUdpNumPorts = Component(EpicsSignal, "PORTS", put_complete=True, kind=Kind.config)
@@ -268,6 +269,9 @@ class GigaFrostCamera(PSIDetectorBase):
         EpicsSignal, "SOFT_TRIG.PROC", put_complete=True, kind=Kind.omitted)
     cmdSoftExposure = Component(EpicsSignal, "SOFT_EXP", put_complete=True)
 
+    cfgAcqMode = Component(EpicsSignal, "ACQMODE", put_complete=True, kind=Kind.config)
+
+
 
     ###############################################################################################
     # Enable schemes

tomcat_bec/scans/__init__.py

@@ -1,2 +1,4 @@
 from .gigafrost_test import GigaFrostStepScan
 from .tomcat_scanbase import SnapAndStepScanBase, GigaStepScanBase, SequenceScanBase, SimpleFlyer
+# from .tutorial_fly_scan import AcquireDark, AcquireFlat, TutorialFlyScanContLine
+from .tutorial_fly_scan import AcquireDark

tomcat_bec/scans/tutorial_fly_scan.py

@@ -7,8 +7,13 @@ from bec_server.scan_server.scans import Acquire, AsyncFlyScanBase
 
 class AcquireDark(Acquire):
     scan_name = "acquire_dark"
+    required_kwargs = ["exp_time", "num"]
+    gui_config = {
+        "Acquisition parameters" : ["exp_time", "num"]
+    }
 
-    def __init__(self, num: int, **kwargs):
+
+    def __init__(self, num: int, exp_time: float, **kwargs):
         """
         Acquire a dark image. This scan is used to acquire a dark image. The dark image is an image taken with the shutter
         closed and no beam on the sample. The dark image is used to correct the data images for dark current.
@@ -25,7 +30,7 @@ class AcquireDark(Acquire):
         """
         super().__init__(**kwargs)
         self.burst_at_each_point = num
-        self.shutter = "hx"  # change to the correct shutter device
+        self.shutter = "eyex"  # change to the correct shutter device
 
     def scan_core(self):
         # close the shutter

tomcat_bec/scripts/tutorialscans.py

@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+
+
+def tutorialdarks(num, exp_time=5, roix=2016, roiy=2016):
+    """ Dutorial dark scan
+
+    This is a small BEC user-space scan that sets up the gigafrost and calls
+    the low-level dark collection scan.
+
+    Example:
+    --------
+    tutorialdarks(num=100, exp_time=5)
+    """
+    # Configure gigafrost
+    cfg = {
+        "ntotal": num, "nimages": 1, 
+        "exposure": exp_time, "period": 2*exp_time,
+        "pixel_width": roix, "pixel_height": roiy
+        }
+    dev.gfclient.configure(d=cfg)
+
+    dev.gfclient.cam.cfgAcqMode.set(1).wait()
+    dev.gfclient.cam.cfgEnableExt.set(0).wait()
+    dev.gfclient.cam.cfgEnableSoft.set(0).wait()
+    dev.gfclient.cam.cfgEnableAlways.set(1).wait()
+
+    dev.gfclient.cam.cfgTrigExt.set(0).wait()
+    dev.gfclient.cam.cfgTrigSoft.set(0).wait()
+    dev.gfclient.cam.cfgTrigTimer.set(0).wait()
+    dev.gfclient.cam.cfgTrigAuto.set(1).wait()
+
+    dev.gfclient.cam.cfgExpExt.set(0).wait()
+    dev.gfclient.cam.cfgExpSoft.set(0).wait()
+    dev.gfclient.cam.cfgExpTimer.set(1).wait()
+
+    dev.gfclient.cam.cfgCntStartBit.set(0).wait()
+
+    # Commit changes to GF
+    dev.gfclient.cam.cmdSetParam.set(1).wait()
+
+
+    print("Handing over to 'scans.acquire_dark")
+    scans.acquire_dark(num, exp_time)
+