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navigate.model.devices.laser.asi.ASILaser

class navigate.model.devices.laser.asi.ASILaser(microscope_name, device_connection, configuration, device_id: int = 0)

Bases: LaserBase, SerialDevice

ASILaser - Class for controlling ASI Lasers

This class is used to control a laser connected to a ASI Device.

__init__(microscope_name, device_connection, configuration, device_id: int = 0)

Initialize the ASILaser class.

Parameters:
  • microscope_name (str) – The microscope name.

  • device_connection (TigerController) – The device connection object.

  • configuration (dict) – The device configuration.

  • device_id (int) – The laser id.

Methods

__init__(microscope_name, device_connection, ...)

Initialize the ASILaser class.

close()

Close the ASI Laser serial port.

connect(port[, baudrate, timeout])

Build ASILaser Serial Port connection

disconnect()

Disconnect from serial device.

initialize_laser()

Initialize lasers.

set_power(laser_intensity)

Sets the analog laser power.

turn_off()

Turns off the laser.

turn_on()

Turns on the laser.

Attributes

laser_min_do

The minimum digital modulation voltage.

laser_max_do

The maximum digital modulation voltage.

laser_min_ao

The minimum analog modulation voltage.

laser_max_ao

The maximum analog modulation voltage.

analog_axis

Output axis on Tiger Controller

digital_axis

Output axes on Tiger Controller

modulation_type

The modulation type of the laser - Analog, Digital, or Mixed.

laser

ASI Tiger Controller object.

close()

Close the ASI Laser serial port.

Turns the laser off and then closes the port.

classmethod connect(port, baudrate=115200, timeout=0.25)

Build ASILaser Serial Port connection

Parameters:
  • port (str) – Port for communicating with the filter wheel, e.g., COM1.

  • baudrate (int) – Baud rate for communicating with the filter wheel, default is 115200.

  • timeout (float) – Timeout for communicating with the filter wheel, default is 0.25.

Returns:

tiger_controller – ASI Tiger Controller object.

Return type:

TigerController

disconnect()

Disconnect from serial device.

initialize_laser() → None

Initialize lasers.

set_power(laser_intensity: float)

Sets the analog laser power.

Parameters:

laser_intensity (float) – The laser intensity.

turn_off()

Turns off the laser.

turn_on()

Turns on the laser.

analog_axis

Output axis on Tiger Controller

Type:

str

configuration

Configuration dictionary

Type:

dict

device_config

Laser ID

Type:

int

device_connection

Communication instance with the device

Type:

Any

digital_axis

Output axes on Tiger Controller

Type:

str

laser

ASI Tiger Controller object.

Type:

TigerController

laser_max_ao

The maximum analog modulation voltage.

Type:

float

laser_max_do

The maximum digital modulation voltage.

Type:

float

laser_min_ao

The minimum analog modulation voltage.

Type:

float

laser_min_do

The minimum digital modulation voltage.

Type:

float

microscope_name

Name of the microscope

Type:

str

modulation_type

The modulation type of the laser - Analog, Digital, or Mixed.

Type:

str

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