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navigate.model.devices.remote_focus.ni.NIRemoteFocus

class navigate.model.devices.remote_focus.ni.NIRemoteFocus(microscope_name: str, device_connection: Any, configuration: Dict[str, Any], *args, **kwargs)

Bases: RemoteFocusBase, NIDevice

RemoteFocusNI Class - Analog control of the remote focus device.

__init__(microscope_name: str, device_connection: Any, configuration: Dict[str, Any], *args, **kwargs) → None

Initialize the RemoteFocusNI class.

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

  • device_connection (Any) – The device connection object.

  • configuration (Dict[str, Any]) – The configuration dictionary.

Methods

__init__(microscope_name, device_connection, ...)

Initialize the RemoteFocusNI class.

adjust(exposure_times, sweep_times[, offset])

Adjust the waveform.

move(exposure_times, sweep_times[, offset])

Move the remote focus.

Attributes

trigger_source

The trigger source (e.g., physical channel).

daq

The device connection object.

board_name

The board name.

adjust(exposure_times, sweep_times, offset=None)

Adjust the waveform.

This method adjusts the waveform.

Parameters:
  • exposure_times (dict) – Dictionary of exposure times for each selected channel

  • sweep_times (dict) – Dictionary of sweep times for each selected channel

  • offset (float) – The offset of the signal in volts.

Returns:

waveform_dict – The waveform dictionary.

Return type:

dict

move(exposure_times, sweep_times, offset=None)

Move the remote focus.

This method moves the remote focus.

Parameters:
  • exposure_times (dict) – Dictionary of exposure times for each selected channel

  • sweep_times (dict) – Dictionary of sweep times for each selected channel

  • offset (float) – The offset of the signal in volts.

board_name

The board name.

Type:

str

camera_delay

Camera delay percent.

Type:

float

configuration

Configuration dictionary.

Type:

dict

daq

The device connection object.

Type:

object

device_config

Remote focus device parameters.

Type:

dict

device_connection

Device connection object.

Type:

Any

microscope_name

Name of the microscope.

Type:

str

remote_focus_max_voltage

Remote focus max voltage.

Type:

float

remote_focus_min_voltage

Remote focus min voltage.

Type:

float

sample_rate

Sample rate of the DAQ.

Type:

int

sweep_time

Sweep time of the DAQ.

Type:

float

trigger_source

The trigger source (e.g., physical channel).

Type:

str

waveform_dict

Waveform dictionary.

Type:

dict

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