From f426a843bfdf58012d58583f419f10069422fe2a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: David Perl <perl_d@x06da-cons-01.psi.ch>
Date: Wed, 9 Sep 2026 15:01:14 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] fix: validate screening instead of running it

---
 src/aare/devices/aerotech.py | 44 ++++--------------------------------
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 40 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/aare/devices/aerotech.py b/src/aare/devices/aerotech.py
index 45da1694..d594965e 100644
--- a/src/aare/devices/aerotech.py
+++ b/src/aare/devices/aerotech.py
@@ -95,42 +95,6 @@ class AerotechController:
         )
 
     def status(self) -> Status:
-        if self._simulated:
-            return Status(
-                state=Status.State.IDLE,
-                x=AxisStatus(
-                    pos=self._pos.x,
-                    vel=self._vel,
-                    enabled=False,
-                    homed=False,
-                    moving=False,
-                    fault=False,
-                ),
-                y=AxisStatus(
-                    pos=self._pos.y,
-                    vel=self._vel,
-                    enabled=False,
-                    homed=False,
-                    moving=False,
-                    fault=False,
-                ),
-                z=AxisStatus(
-                    pos=self._pos.z,
-                    vel=self._vel,
-                    enabled=False,
-                    homed=False,
-                    moving=False,
-                    fault=False,
-                ),
-                u=AxisStatus(
-                    pos=self._pos.u,
-                    vel=self._vel,
-                    enabled=False,
-                    homed=False,
-                    moving=False,
-                    fault=False,
-                ),
-            )
         try:
             return self._api.status_get()
         except Exception as e:
@@ -226,9 +190,9 @@ class AerotechController:
         grid_elem_count_y: int,
         grid_elem_size_y_um: float,
         time_sec: float,
-        grid_elem_size_x_um: float | None = None,
-        grid_elem_count_x: int | None = None,
-        run_async: bool | None = False,
+        grid_elem_size_x_um: float,
+        grid_elem_count_x: int,
+        run_async: bool  = False,
     ):
         payload = GridRequest(
             grid_elem_count_x=grid_elem_count_x,
@@ -328,7 +292,7 @@ class AerotechController:
             logger.info(
                 f"sending screening scan request to aarescan for validation with payload {payload}"
             )
-            return self._api.screening_post(payload)
+            return self._api.validate_screening_post(payload)
         except Exception as e:
             raise AerotechCommunicationError(
                 f"Aerotech screening validation failed: {e}",