EUDET Telescope Satellite#
| Name | EUDET Telescope | 
|---|---|
| Subtitle | Constellation Satellite for controlling EUDET-type Beam Telescopes | 
| Category | Readout Systems | 
| Website | 
Description#
This is a Constellation satellite to control the NI LabView data acquisition system of the EUDET-type beam telescopes equipped with MIMOSA26 sensors. In absence of documentation for the NI LabView system, this software is a direct port of the original EUDAQ2 Producer, including its peculiarities such as error code handling and configuration formatting.
Parameters#
The following parameters are read and interpreted by this satellite. Parameters without a default value are required.
| Parameter | Description | Type | Default Value | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 
 | IP address at which the NI LabView software is listening for commands | String | - | 
| 
 | Port under which the NI LabView software receives commands | Unsigned integer | 
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| 
 | Port at which the NI LabView software provides data | Unsigned integer | 
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The following parameters were not documented in the original code and their exact meaning is unclear.
| Parameter | Type | Default Value | 
|---|---|---|
| 
 | Unsigned Integer | 
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| 
 | Unsigned Integer | 
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| 
 | Unsigned Integer | 
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| 
 | Unsigned Integer | 
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| 
 | Unsigned Integer | 
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| 
 | Bool array | 
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Configuration Example#
An example configuration for this satellite which could be dropped into a Constellation configuration as a starting point
[satellites.EudetTelescope.Datura]
ip_address = "192.168.22.2"
Metrics#
The following metrics are distributed by this satellite and can be subscribed to.
| Metric | Description | Value Type | Metric Type | Interval | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 
 | Current trigger ID received from the NI LabView DAQ system | unsigned integer | 
 | 1s | 
