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script/device/Hexapod.py

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+_hex_baseplate_thickness=20.0
+
+
+# ----------------------------------------------------------------------
+def hex_show_pivot_point():
+  x = caget("X04SA-ES3-HXP:RBPIVOT_X")
+  y = caget("X04SA-ES3-HXP:RBPIVOT_Y")
+  z = caget("X04SA-ES3-HXP:RBPIVOT_Z")
+  z =  z - _hex_baseplate_thickness
+
+  print("pivot point xyz =  (%.4f, %.4f, %.4f) mm relative to center of Hexapod top plate surface\n" % (x,y,z))
+
+
+# ----------------------------------------------------------------------
+def hex_set_pivot_point(x, y, z):
+    # check if the dial values of the rotations are zero
+    if (hrox.read() != 0.0) ||  (hroy.read() != 0.0) || hroz.read() ) != 0.0)) {
+      print("The dial positions of the Hexapod rotations hrox, hroy and hroz have")
+      print("to be at their zero position to set the pivot point.")
+      return
+
+    z = z + _hex_baseplate_thickness
+
+    caput("X04SA-ES3-HXP:PIVOT_X", x)
+    caput("X04SA-ES3-HXP:PIVOT_Y", y)
+    caput("X04SA-ES3-HXP:PIVOT_Z", z)
+
+    hex_show_pivot_point()
+
+
+"""
+def hex_ini():
+  print ("Initialiaze Hexapod C-887 through EPICS\n")
+  home hx
+  waitmove
+
+
+# ----------------------------------------------------------------------
+def hex_show_all '{
+  printf("PI C-887 Hexapod:\n")
+  hex_show_pivot_point
+  printf("\n")
+  wm hx hy hz  hrox hroy hroz
+}'
+
+#---------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Oveloading of function
+def hexaShow '{
+  hex_show_all
+}'
+"""