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navigate.controller.sub_controllers.waveform_tab.WaveformTabController

class navigate.controller.sub_controllers.waveform_tab.WaveformTabController(view, parent_controller=None)

Bases: GUIController

Controller for the waveform tab

__init__(view, parent_controller=None)

Initialize the waveform tab controller

Parameters:
  • view (navigate.view.waveform_tab.WaveformTab) – View for the waveform tab

  • parent_controller (navigate.controller.main_controller.MainController) – Parent controller for the waveform tab

Methods

__init__(view[, parent_controller])

Initialize the waveform tab controller

execute(command, *args)

This function is called when a command is passed from a child process.

initialize()

This function is called when the controller is initialized

initialize_plots()

Initialize the plots in the waveform tab.

plot_waveforms(event)

Plot the waveforms in the waveform tab

register_event_listener(event_name, ...)

Register event listener in the parent_controller

set_experiment_values()

Sets values of widgets based on experiment setting

set_mode(mode)

Set the mode of the waveform tab

set_waveform_template(template_name)

Set the waveform template name

show_verbose_info(*info)

Prints verbose information to the console

update_experiment_values(*args)

Collects all the values of widgets

update_sample_rate(*args)

Update the sample rate in the waveform settings

update_waveform_template(*args)

Update waveform template selection

update_waveforms(waveform_dict)

Update the waveforms in the waveform tab

Attributes

custom_events

Custom events for the waveform tab

remote_focus_waveform

Dictionary of remote focus waveforms

laser_ao_waveforms

Dictionary of laser waveforms

execute(command, *args)

This function is called when a command is passed from a child process.

Parameters:
  • command (str) – command name

  • args (tuple) – command arguments

initialize()

This function is called when the controller is initialized

This function initializes GUI based on configuration setting parameter: configuration_controller set range value for entry or spinbox widgets; add values to combobox get other necessary information for configuration.yml

initialize_plots()

Initialize the plots in the waveform tab.

plot_waveforms(event)

Plot the waveforms in the waveform tab

Parameters:

event (Tkinter event) – Tkinter event

register_event_listener(event_name, event_handler)

Register event listener in the parent_controller

Parameters:
  • event_name (str) – event name

  • event_handler (function) – event handler

set_experiment_values()

Sets values of widgets based on experiment setting

setting_dict is a dictionary

set_mode(mode)

Set the mode of the waveform tab

Parameters:

mode (str) – Mode to set the waveform tab to

set_waveform_template(template_name)

Set the waveform template name

Parameters:

template_name (str) – Set the waveform template name

show_verbose_info(*info)

Prints verbose information to the console

Parameters:

info (tuple) – information to be printed

update_experiment_values(*args)

Collects all the values of widgets

setting_dict is a reference of experiment dictionary update the dictionary directly

update_sample_rate(*args)

Update the sample rate in the waveform settings

Parameters:

*args (tuple) – Unused

update_waveform_template(*args)

Update waveform template selection

Parameters:

*args (tuple) – Unused

update_waveforms(waveform_dict)

Update the waveforms in the waveform tab

Parameters:

waveform_dict (dict) – Dictionary of waveforms

property custom_events

Custom events for the waveform tab

laser_ao_waveforms

Dictionary of laser waveforms

Type:

dict

parent_controller

parent controller

Type:

Controller

remote_focus_waveform

Dictionary of remote focus waveforms

Type:

dict

view

GUI view

Type:

tkinter.Tk

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