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script/camtool.py

@@ -26,8 +26,25 @@ class CamToolImage(ReadableMatrix):
         
 
 class CamTool(DeviceBase):
-    def __init__(self, name, prefix = "cam:", latch = False):
+    def __init__(self, name, prefix = "cam:", latch = False, camera = "~/Simulation.json"):
         DeviceBase.__init__(self, name)
+        run_channel = prefix + "camera.run" 
+        try:
+            caget(run_channel)
+        except:
+            cmd = "camtool --casprefix " + prefix + " " + camera #--nogui    --run -1
+            fork( (exec_cmd,(cmd,)),)                        
+            start = time.time()
+            while(True):
+                try:
+                    caget(run_channel)
+                    time.sleep(5.0)
+                    break
+                except:
+                    if time.time() - start > 20.0:
+                        raise Exception("Camtool application not started")
+                time.sleep(0.5)
+        
         self.prefix = prefix
         self.latch = latch
         self.mode = "latch" if latch else "pipeline"
@@ -152,9 +169,9 @@ class CamTool(DeviceBase):
 
 if __name__ == "__builtin__":
     camera_tool = CamTool("camtool")
-    print camera_tool.com_x_mean.read()    
+    #print camera_tool.com_x_mean.read()    
+    camera_tool.enableBackground(False)
     camera_tool.enableBackground(False)
-    camera_tool.enableBackground(True)
     camera_tool.captureBackground(5)
     for i in range (100):
         camera_tool.capture()