added pedestalmode switch

slic/core/acquisition/broker/brokerclient.py

@@ -137,8 +137,8 @@ class BrokerClient:
         return "idle"
 
 
-    def take_pedestal(self, detectors=None, rate=None):
-        take_pedestal(self.address, self.config, detectors=detectors, rate=rate)
+    def take_pedestal(self, detectors=None, rate=None, pedestalmode=False):
+        take_pedestal(self.address, self.config, detectors=detectors, rate=rate, pedestalmode=pedestalmode)
 
 
     def power_on(self, detectors=None, **kwargs):

slic/core/acquisition/broker/pedestal.py

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ from .tools import get_endstation
 
 
 #TODO: this needs work
-def take_pedestal(address, config, detectors=None, rate=None):
+def take_pedestal(address, config, detectors=None, rate=None, pedestalmode=False):
     if detectors is None:
         detectors = config.detectors
 
@@ -38,8 +38,8 @@ def take_pedestal(address, config, detectors=None, rate=None):
     n_pulses = 5000 # this is a constant on the broker side
     timeout = 10 + n_pulses / 100 * rate_multiplicator
 
-    print(f"posting:\n{detectors}\npgroup: {pgroup}\nrate_multiplicator: {rate_multiplicator}")
-    response = restapi.take_pedestal(address, pgroup, detectors, rate_multiplicator=rate_multiplicator, timeout=timeout)
+    print(f"posting:\n{detectors}\npgroup: {pgroup}\nrate_multiplicator: {rate_multiplicator}\npedestalmode: {pedestalmode}")
+    response = restapi.take_pedestal(address, pgroup, detectors, rate_multiplicator=rate_multiplicator, pedestalmode=pedestalmode, timeout=timeout)
     print("done, got:", response)
 
 #    print(f"waiting for {timeout} seconds")

slic/core/acquisition/broker/restapi.py

@@ -62,11 +62,12 @@ def close_pgroup(address, pgroup, *args, **kwargs):
     response = post_request(address, "close_pgroup_writing", params, *args, **kwargs)
     return response.get("message")
 
-def take_pedestal(address, pgroup, detectors, *args, rate_multiplicator=1, **kwargs):
+def take_pedestal(address, pgroup, detectors, *args, rate_multiplicator=1, pedestalmode=False, **kwargs):
     params = {
         "pgroup": pgroup,
         "detectors": detectors,
-        "rate_multiplicator": rate_multiplicator
+        "rate_multiplicator": rate_multiplicator,
+        "pedestalmode": pedestalmode
     }
     response = post_request(address, "take_pedestal", params, *args, **kwargs)
     return response.get("message")