XpadPixelDetector C++ Tango device

This is the reference documentation of the XpadPixelDetector Tango C++ device.

You can also find some useful information about the camera models/prerequisite/installation/configuration/compilation in the XpadPixelDetector camera plugin section.

Properties

Property name Default value Type Description
XpadModel UNKNOWN String

Define the model of the XPAD (architecture). Availables models :

  • BACKPLANE
  • IMXPAD_S70
  • IMXPAD_S140
  • IMXPAD_S340
  • IMXPAD_S540
CalibrationPath /no/path/defined String Path where the calibration files will be saved, and from where the calibrations will be uploaded via an UploadCalibration command
CalibrationAdjustingNumber 1 ULong Number of Adjusting iteration for the Calibration
XpixDebug false Boolean Flag used to enable Xpix library debug
MinLatencyTimeMs 5 Double Minimum LatencyTime (aka deadtime) in ms.

Attributes

Attribute name Read/Write Type Description
acquisitionType W String

Acquisition Type:

  • SYNC : Synchrone
  • ASYNC: Asynchrone
enableGeometricalCorrection R/W Boolean Enable/disable Geometrical Correction (only for S540)
enableDoublePixelCorrection R/W Boolean Enable/disable Double Pixel Correction (only for S140)
normalizationFactor R/W Double Normalization Factor of the intensities, used for the double pixel correction algorithm
busyOut W ULong

Selection of the busy out:

  • 0-busy
  • 1-busy shutter
  • 2-read img ena
  • 3-ovf updt ena
  • 4-exp ceg(0)
  • 5-xpad proc busy
  • 6-gpout(img transfer)
  • 7-dsfifo full
  • 8-ext gate
  • 9-init ovf update
init W ULong time before start (in ms)
shutter W ULong shutter time (in ms)
ovf W ULong ovf time (in us)
n W ULong ?
p W ULong ?
gp1 W ULong ?
gp2 W ULong ?
gp3 W ULong ?
gp4 W ULong ?

Commands

Command name Arg. in Arg. out Description
Init Void Void Do not use
State Void Long Return the device state
Status Void String Return the device state as a string
LoadFlatConfig ULong Void

Load a Flat value to all pixels:

IN: Flat value to be loaded
LoadAllConfigG VarULongArray Void

Load the config G(lobal) to a module and a chip:

IN: modNum(1..8), chipId(0..6), config_values (11 values)
SaveConfigL VarULongArray Void

?

IN: modNum(1..8), calibId(0..6), chipId(0..7), curRow (0..119), values (80 values)
SaveConfigG VarULongArray Void

?

IN: modNum(1..8), calibId(0..6), reg, values (7 values)
LoadConfig VarULongArray Void

?

IN: modNum(1..8), calibId(0..6)
LoadConfigG VarULongArray Void

Load a value of a wanted config G register.

IN: modNum(1..8), chipId(0..6), register ID, register value register IDs are:

  • CMOS_DSBL_V32 0x01
  • AMP_TP_V32 0x1F
  • ITHH_V32 0x33
  • VADJ_V32 0x35
  • VREF_V32 0x36
  • IMFP_V32 0x3b
  • IOTA_V32 0x3c
  • IPRE_V32 0x3d
  • ITHL_V32 0x3e
  • TUNE_V32 0x3f
  • IBUFFER_V32 0x40
Reset Void Void Reset the Xpad
CalibrateOTNSlow Void Void Start the Over The Noise Slow calibration
CalibrateOTNMedium Void Void Start the Over The Noise Medium calibration
CalibrateOTNFast Void Void Start the Over The Noise Fast calibration
CalibrateBEAM VarULongArray Void

Start the BEAM calibration

IN: Texp, ithl_max, itune, imfp
CalibrateOTN VarULongArray Void

Start the Over The Noise calibration

IN: itune, imfp
UploadCalibration Void Void Upload a calibration from a directory defined in the property CalibrationPath
UploadWaitTimes VarULongArray Void

Upload a trajectory of wait times, instead of having always the same value

IN: the wait times
IncrementITHL Void Void Increment the ITHL of 1 unit
DecrementITHL Void Void Decrement the ITHL of 1 unit