Maxipix Tango device

This is the reference documentation of the Maxipix Tango device.

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

Properties

Property name

Mandatory

Default value

Description

config_name

Yes

N/A

The configuration name

config_path

Yes

N/A

The configuration directory path where the files are available

espia_dev_nb

No

0

The acquisition Espia board number

reconstruction_active

No

True

Activate the reconstruction or not

fill_mode

No

Raw

the chip-gap filling mode, Raw, Zero,

Dispatch or Mean.

gate_level

No

High_Rise

The Input gate level, High_rise or Low_Fall

gate_mode

No

Inactive

The gate mode, Inactive or Active

ready_level

No

High_Rise

The output ready level, High_rise or Low_Fall

ready_mode

No

Exposure

The output Ready mode, Exposure or Exposure_Readout

shutter_level

No

High_Rise

The output Shutter level, High_rise or Low_Fall

trigger_level

No

High_Rise

The output Trigger level, High_rise or Low_Fall

Attributes

Attribute name

RW

Type

Description

config_name

rw

DevString

the configuration name. If changed the detector is reconfigured and reset.

config_path

rw

DevString

the configuration directory path where the files are available

energy_calibration

rw

Spectrum DevDouble

The energy calibration, [0] = threshold setpoint , [1] threshold step-size (keV)

energy_threshold

rw

DevDouble

The threshold in energy (keV)

threshold

rw

DevDouble

The detector threshold

threshold_noise

rw

Spectrum DevDouble

The threshold noise of each chip, [0] =chip0 thl, [0] = chip1 thl, ….

espia_dev_nb

rw

DevString

The Espia board number.

fill_mode

rw

DevString

The chip-gap filling mode:
  • Raw, the border pixel values are copied

  • Zero, border and gap pixel are set to zero

  • Dispatch, the border pixel values are interpolated over the full gap

  • Mean, the gap pixels are filled with the border pixels average value.

gate_level

rw

DevString

The Input gate level:
  • High_rise

  • Low_Fall

gate_mode

rw

DevString

The gate mode:
  • Inactive

  • Active

ready_mode

rw

DevString

The output Ready mode:
  • Exposure

  • Exposure_Readout

shutter_level

rw

DevString

The output Shutter level
  • High_rise

  • Low_Fall

trigger_level

rw

DevString

The output Trigger level:
  • High_rise

  • Low_Fall

dac_possible

ro

DevString[]

Return the list of the the possible dac names

dac_name

rw

DevString

The dac name to be write/read (dac_value)

dac_value

rw

DevLong

The dac value of the given dac_name dac register

Warning: we recommend to not change the DAC register values (dac_name and dac_value attributes) excepted if you well know what you are doing, if you have some troubles with the detector please contact the ESRF Detector Unit first.

Commands

Command name

Arg. in

Arg. out

Description

Init

DevVoid

DevVoid

Do not use

State

DevVoid

DevLong

Return the device state

Status

DevVoid

DevString

Return the device state as a string

getAttrStringValueList

DevString: Attribute name

DevVarStringArray: String value list

Return the authorized string value list for a given attribute name