DAQ: visualisation of tell state added to GUI, now updates BUSY label with current Tell action, when possible. THisd only overlays sample camera at the moment.Can also be seen on status abr, beamlien state panel adn beamlien recovery panel

src/aare/gui/panels/beamline_recovery_panel.py

@@ -193,11 +193,20 @@ class RecoveryPanel(QWidget):
         sample_mounted = self._sample_appears_mounted()
         tell_connected = bool(getattr(self._last_status, "tell_connected", False))
 
+        tell_state_text = "—"
+        if getattr(self._last_status, "tell_state", None) is not None:
+            tell_state = self._last_status.tell_state
+            tell_state_text = tell_state.activity.value
+            tell_message = (tell_state.message or "").strip()
+            if tell_message:
+                tell_state_text = f"{tell_state_text} ({tell_message})"
+
         return (
             f"State: {state_name}\n"
             f"Busy: {busy}\n"
             f"Sample mounted: {sample_mounted}\n"
-            f"TELL connected: {tell_connected}"
+            f"TELL connected: {tell_connected}\n"
+            f"TELL state: {tell_state_text}"
         )
 
     def _refresh_buttons(self) -> None:

src/aare/gui/panels/beamline_state_panel.py

@@ -164,6 +164,19 @@ class BeamlineStatePanel(QFrame):
         self.current_label.move(14, 58)
         self.current_label.adjustSize()
 
+        self.tell_label = QLabel("Tell: —", self)
+        self.tell_label.setStyleSheet("""
+            QLabel {
+                color: rgb(55, 67, 87);
+                font-size: 13px;
+                font-weight: 600;
+                padding-left: 4px;
+                background: transparent;
+            }
+        """)
+        self.tell_label.move(14, 86)
+        self.tell_label.adjustSize()
+
         self.view_toggle = QPushButton(self)
         self.view_toggle.setCheckable(False)
         self.view_toggle.setStyleSheet("""
@@ -529,6 +542,39 @@ class BeamlineStatePanel(QFrame):
     def update_daq_status(self, status: DAQStatusModel) -> None:
         self.set_current_state(status.state)
 
+        tell_text = "Tell: —"
+        tell_color = "rgb(55, 67, 87)"
+        if status.tell_state is not None:
+            tell_state = status.tell_state
+            tell_text = f"Tell: {tell_state.activity.display_name()}"
+
+            tell_phase = tell_state.phase.display_name() if tell_state.phase is not None else ""
+            tell_message = (tell_state.message or "").strip()
+
+            if tell_phase:
+                tell_text = f"{tell_text} ({tell_phase})"
+            elif tell_message:
+                tell_text = f"{tell_text} ({tell_message})"
+
+            if tell_state.activity.value == "error":
+                tell_color = "red"
+            elif tell_state.activity.value in {"mounting", "unmounting", "drying", "cooling"}:
+                tell_color = "orange"
+            else:
+                tell_color = "green"
+
+        self.tell_label.setText(tell_text)
+        self.tell_label.setStyleSheet(f"""
+            QLabel {{
+                color: {tell_color};
+                font-size: 13px;
+                font-weight: 600;
+                padding-left: 4px;
+                background: transparent;
+            }}
+        """)
+        self.tell_label.adjustSize()
+
     def set_current_state(self, state: BeamlineStateEnum | None) -> None:
         self._current_state = state
 

src/aare/gui/widgets/camera_image.py

@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ class SampleCameraImageLabel(QGraphicsView):
         self.__camera_available = True
         self.__last_grid_update_ts = 0.0
         self.__grid_update_min_interval_s = 1.0 / 25.0
+        self.__tell_state = None
 
         self.__geom = geom
         self.__bookmarks: SmargonBookmarkList = SmargonBookmarkList()
@@ -208,6 +209,19 @@ class SampleCameraImageLabel(QGraphicsView):
             self.__smoothed_target_point = None
         self.update()
 
+    def __busy_overlay_text(self) -> str:
+        tell_state = self.__tell_state
+        if tell_state is None:
+            return "BEAMLINE BUSY"
+
+        activity_value = str(getattr(tell_state.activity, "value", "") or "").lower()
+        if activity_value not in {"mounting", "unmounting", "drying", "cooling"}:
+            return "BEAMLINE BUSY"
+
+        activity_name = tell_state.activity.display_name()
+
+        return f"TELL {activity_name}".upper()
+
     def __draw_busy_overlay(self, painter: QPainter):
         if not self.__is_daq_busy:
             return
@@ -223,7 +237,7 @@ class SampleCameraImageLabel(QGraphicsView):
         painter.setPen(QPen(QColor(255, 255, 255, 200), 2, Qt.PenStyle.SolidLine))
         painter.setBrush(QColor(255, 0, 0, 150))
 
-        text = "BEAMLINE BUSY"
+        text = self.__busy_overlay_text()
 
         font_metrics = QFontMetrics(font)
         text_rect = font_metrics.boundingRect(text)
@@ -586,6 +600,7 @@ class SampleCameraImageLabel(QGraphicsView):
         self.__geom = s.geom
         self.__sam_cam = s.bl.sample_camera
         self.__bounding_box = s.box
+        self.__tell_state = s.tell_state
 
         new_session_state = s.session.session if hasattr(s, 'session') else None
         if new_session_state != self.__session_state:

src/aare/gui/widgets/status_bar.py

@@ -72,6 +72,8 @@ class StatusBar(QStatusBar):
         self.state_label = ClickableLabel(parent=self)
         self.state_label.clicked.connect(self.show_state_menu)
 
+        self.tell_state_label = QLabel("Tell: —", self)
+
         self.busy_label = ClickableLabel(parent=self)
 
         self.session_label = ClickableLabel(parent=self)
@@ -93,6 +95,7 @@ class StatusBar(QStatusBar):
         self.addPermanentWidget(self.exp_shutter_label)
         self.addPermanentWidget(self.pgroup_label)
         self.addPermanentWidget(self.state_label)
+        self.addPermanentWidget(self.tell_state_label)
         self.addPermanentWidget(self.busy_label)
         self.addPermanentWidget(self.session_label)
 
@@ -173,6 +176,21 @@ class StatusBar(QStatusBar):
 
         self.state_label.setText(f"""State: {status.state.display_name()}     """)
 
+        tell_text = "—"
+        tell_color = "rgb(55, 67, 87)"
+        if status.tell_state is not None:
+            tell_text = status.tell_state.activity.display_name()
+
+            if status.tell_state.activity.value == "error":
+                tell_color = "red"
+            elif status.tell_state.activity.value in {"mounting", "unmounting", "drying", "cooling"}:
+                tell_color = "orange"
+            else:
+                tell_color = "green"
+
+        self.tell_state_label.setText(f"Tell: {tell_text}     ")
+        self.tell_state_label.setStyleSheet(f"color: {tell_color};")
+
         if status.busy:
             busy_flag = """  <span style="color: red; "> Busy 🔒 </span>"""
         else: