navigate.model.devices.filter_wheel.asi.ASICubeSlider

class navigate.model.devices.filter_wheel.asi.ASICubeSlider(device_connection, device_config)

Bases: FilterWheelBase

ASICubeSlider - Class for controlling the C60 Cube Slider from ASI.

Note

Additional information on the ASI Filter Wheel can be found at: www.asiimaging.com/docs/filter_and_turret_changer?s%5B%5D=filter&s%5B%5D=slider

Maximum number of positions is 4.

Typical switch time between adjacent positions is < 250 ms.

__init__(device_connection, device_config)

Initialize the ASICubeSlider class.

Parameters:

• device_connection (dict) – Dictionary of device connections.

• device_config (dict) – Dictionary of device configuration parameters.

Methods

__init__(device_connection, device_config)	Initialize the ASICubeSlider class.
check_if_filter_in_filter_dictionary(filter_name)	Checks if the filter designation (string) given exists in the filter dictionary
close()	Close the ASI Filter Wheel serial port.
filter_change_delay(filter_name)	Estimate duration of time necessary to move the dichroic
set_filter(filter_name[, wait_until_done])	Change the dichroic position.

Attributes

dichroic	ASI Tiger Controller object.
wait_until_done_delay	Delay for filter wheel to change positions.
dichroic_id	The ID of the dichroic in the Tiger Controller.
dichroic_position	Filter wheel position.

check_if_filter_in_filter_dictionary(filter_name: str) → bool

Checks if the filter designation (string) given exists in the filter dictionary

Parameters:

filter_name (str) – Name of filter.

Returns:

filter_exists – Flag if filter exists in the filter dictionary.

Return type:

bool

Raises:

ValueError – If filter name is not in the filter dictionary.

close()

Close the ASI Filter Wheel serial port.

Sets the filter wheel to the home position and then closes the port.

filter_change_delay(filter_name)

Estimate duration of time necessary to move the dichroic

Assumes that it is <250 ms per adjacent position.

Parameters:

filter_name (str) – Name of filter to move to.

set_filter(filter_name, wait_until_done=True)

Change the dichroic position.

Parameters:

• filter_name (str) – Name of filter to move to.

• wait_until_done (bool) – Waits duration of time necessary for filter wheel to change positions.

device_config

Dictionary of device configuration parameters.

Type:

Dict[str, Any]

device_connection

Device connection object.

Type:

Any

dichroic

ASI Tiger Controller object.

Type:

obj

dichroic_id

The ID of the dichroic in the Tiger Controller. e.g., “T”

Type:

str

dichroic_position

Filter wheel position.

Type:

int

filter_dictionary

Dictionary of filters available on the filter wheel.

Type:

dict

filter_wheel_number

index of filter wheel

Type:

int

wait_until_done_delay

Delay for filter wheel to change positions.

Type:

float

wheel_position

Filter wheel position.

Type:

int