dac example

docs/src/pyexamples.rst

@@ -181,3 +181,39 @@ Setting and getting times
     >>> t = d.getExptime()
     >>> element_if_equal(t)
     datetime.timedelta(seconds=1)
+
+--------------
+Reading dacs
+--------------
+
+::
+
+    from slsdet import Detector, Eiger, dacIndex
+
+    #using the specialized class
+    e = Eiger()
+    >>> e.dacs
+    ========== DACS =========
+    vsvp      :    0    0
+    vtrim     : 2480 2480
+    vrpreamp  : 3300 3300
+    vrshaper  : 1400 1400
+    vsvn      : 4000 4000
+    vtgstv    : 2556 2556
+    vcmp_ll   : 1000 1000
+    vcmp_lr   : 1000 1000
+    vcal      :    0    0
+    vcmp_rl   : 1000 1000
+    rxb_rb    : 1100 1100
+    rxb_lb    : 1100 1100
+    vcmp_rr   : 1000 1000
+    vcp       : 1000 1000
+    vcn       : 2000 2000
+    vishaper  : 1550 1550
+    iodelay   :  650  650
+
+    # or using the general class and the list
+    d = Detector()
+    for dac in d.daclist:
+        r = d.getDAC(dac, False)
+        print(f'{dac.name:10s} {r}')

python/slsdet/dacs.py

@@ -92,6 +92,9 @@ class DetectorDacs:
             dac_array[i,:] = _d[:]
         return dac_array
 
+    def to_array(self):
+        return self.get_asarray()
+
     def set_from_array(self, dac_array):
         """
         Set the dacs from an numpy array with dac values. [ndacs, nmodules]

python/slsdet/detector.py

@@ -637,6 +637,10 @@ class Detector(CppDetectorApi):
     def reg(self):
         return self._register
 
+    @property
+    def daclist(self):
+        return self.getDacList()
+
     @property
     def adcreg(self):
         """[Jungfrau][Ctb][Moench][Gotthard] Writes to an adc register