Rotator

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Commands

clearError

Description: Clear the Fault state, sending the controller into Offline substate PublishOnly. You must use the engineering user interface to transition from that to Offline substate Available before the CSC can control the rotator.

EFDB_Topic:Rotator_command_clearError

state

IDL_Type:boolean
Units:unitless

Description: state

configureAcceleration

Description: Limit the minimum and maximum acceleration level of the rotator to be set within the global limit of +/- 1 deg/s2.

EFDB_Topic:Rotator_command_configureAcceleration

alimit

IDL_Type:double
Units:deg/s2

Description: acceleration limit

configureVelocity

Description: The configure Velocity command limits the minimum and maximum velocity level of the rotator to be set within the global limit of +/- 3.5 deg/s.

EFDB_Topic:Rotator_command_configureVelocity

vlimit

IDL_Type:double
Units:deg/s

Description: Velocity limit

move

Description: Move the rotator to the specified position and stop. During the move the enabled substate will be MovingPointToPoint, then it will return to Stationary.

EFDB_Topic:Rotator_command_move

position

IDL_Type:double
Units:deg

Description: Desired position.

stop

Description: Stop the rotator and go to enabled substate Stationary.

EFDB_Topic:Rotator_command_stop

state

IDL_Type:int
Units:unitless

Description: Not used.

track

Description: Specify desired rotator position and velocity “slewing or tracking” mode, which is started with the trackStart command and concluded with the stop command.

EFDB_Topic:Rotator_command_track

angle

IDL_Type:double
Units:deg

Description: Desired position at the time specified by “tai”.

velocity

IDL_Type:double
Units:deg/second

Description: Desired velocity at the time specified by “tai”.

tai

IDL_Type:double
Units:second

Description: TAI time of the “position” and “velocity” fields.

trackStart

Description: Enter slewing/tracking mode (enabled substate SlewingOrTracking): follow a path specified by repeated track commands. Issue the stop command when you are done tracking.

EFDB_Topic:Rotator_command_trackStart

state

IDL_Type:boolean
Units:unitless

Description: state

abort

EFDB_Topic:SALGeneric_command_abort

value

IDL_Type:boolean
Units:unitless

Description: Not used

disable

Description: Transition from state Enabled to Disabled.

EFDB_Topic:SALGeneric_command_disable

value

IDL_Type:boolean
Units:unitless

Description: Not used

enable

Description: Transition from state Disabled to Enabled.

EFDB_Topic:SALGeneric_command_enable

value

IDL_Type:boolean
Units:unitless

Description: Not used

enterControl

Description: Transition from state Offline to Standby. Only “externally commandable” CSCs support this command; other CSCs start in Standby state and quit when they go to Offline.

EFDB_Topic:SALGeneric_command_enterControl

value

IDL_Type:boolean
Units:unitless

Description: Not used

exitControl

Description: Transition from state Standby to Offline. For CSCs that are not “externally commandable” this makes the CSC quit.

EFDB_Topic:SALGeneric_command_exitControl

value

IDL_Type:boolean
Units:unitless

Description: Not used

setAuthList

EFDB_Topic:SALGeneric_command_setAuthList

authorizedUsers

IDL_Type:string
Units:unitless
Description: Comma seperated list of authorized users currently allowed to command this CSC,
in the form user@host. If the first character is +/- then the specified users are added/removed. Duplicates are silently ignored. The CSC’s own user@host is silently ignored, because it is always authorized. For removal, CSCs that are not in the list are silently ignored. Whitespace is allowed after the optional initial +/- and after each comma.

nonAuthorizedCSCs

IDL_Type:string
Units:unitless
Description: Comma seperated list of CSC’s not currently allowed to command this CSC,
in the form name[:index]. An index of 0 is stripped (name:0 becomes name). If the first character is +/- then the specified CSCs are added/removed. Duplicates are silently ignored. For removal, CSCs that are not in the list are silently ignored. Whitespace is allowed after the optional initial +/- and after each comma.

setLogLevel

Description: Set the logging level.

EFDB_Topic:SALGeneric_command_setLogLevel

level

IDL_Type:int
Units:unitless

Description: Logging level, as a Python logging level: error=40, warning=30, info=20, debug=10.

setValue

EFDB_Topic:SALGeneric_command_setValue

parametersAndValues

IDL_Type:string
IDL_Size:256
Units:unitless

Description: List of parameters and their values as a Json string

standby

Description: Transition from state Offline, Disabled or Fault to Standby.

EFDB_Topic:SALGeneric_command_standby

value

IDL_Type:boolean
Units:unitless

Description: Not used

start

Description: Transition from state Standby to Disable, in a specified configuration.

EFDB_Topic:SALGeneric_command_start

settingsToApply

IDL_Type:string
IDL_Size:256
Units:unitless

Description: Name of the selected settings set

Enumerations

ControllerState:
 
  • Standby=0
  • Disabled=1
  • Enabled=2
  • Offline=3
  • Fault=4
OfflineSubstate:
 
  • PublishOnly=0
  • Available=1
EnabledSubstate:
 
  • Stationary = 0
  • MovingPointToPoint=1
  • SlewingOrTracking=2
  • ControlledStopping=3
  • Initializing=4
  • Relative=5
  • ConstantVelocity=6
ApplicationStatus:
 
  • HEX
  • HEX
  • COMMAND
  • SAFTEY
  • EXTEND
  • RETRACT
  • ETHERCAT
  • DDS
  • MOTION
  • DRIVE
  • SIMULINK
  • ENCODER

Events

commandableByDDS

Description: Can the CSC can control the rotator?

EFDB_Topic:Rotator_logevent_commandableByDDS

state

IDL_Type:boolean
Units:unitless

Description: If true the CSC can control the rotator; else the Engineering User Interface has control.

configuration

Description: Rotator configuration.

EFDB_Topic:Rotator_logevent_configuration

positionAngleUpperLimit

IDL_Type:double
Units:deg

Description: Position difference between the commanded position and the actual position that triggers system to switch between slew mode and track mode. Positive range limit (must be less than +90)

velocityLimit

IDL_Type:double
Units:deg/s

Description: Velocity limit

accelerationLimit

IDL_Type:double
Units:deg/s2

Description: Acceleration limit

positionErrorThreshold

IDL_Type:double
Units:deg

Description: Position error threshold

positionAngleLowerLimit

IDL_Type:double
Units:deg

Description: Position difference between the commanded position and the actual position that triggers system to switch between slew mode and track mode. Negative range limit (must be greater than -90)

followingErrorThreshold

IDL_Type:double
Units:deg

Description: Deviation between commanded position and actual rotator position that triggers following error event/fault

trackingSuccessPositionThreshold

IDL_Type:double
Units:deg

Description: RMS deviation over 150ms interval between position command and actual rotator position for triggering tracking and tracklost events

trackingLostTimeout

IDL_Type:double
Units:s

Description: Duration between receiving slewing and tracking commands over DDS before tracklost event/fault is declared

connected

Description: State of TCP/IP connection to the low level controller.

EFDB_Topic:Rotator_logevent_connected

command

IDL_Type:boolean
Units:unitless

Description: Is the command socket connected (true=yes, false=no)?

telemetry

IDL_Type:boolean
Units:unitless

Description: Is the telemetry/config socket connected (true=yes, false=no)?

controllerState

Description: State reported by the low level controller. All values except applicationStatus are 1 greater than those reported by the controller for temporary and historical reasons.

EFDB_Topic:Rotator_logevent_controllerState

controllerState

IDL_Type:long
Units:unitless

Description: Basic state. A ControllerState enumeration value. The state names and meanings are the same as standard CSC summaryState, but the numeric values are ordered differently. We report the controller state in addition to summaryState because we need to report a summaryState even when the controller is not connected, and to aid diagnostics, e.g. in case the controller reports an unrecognized state.

offlineSubstate

IDL_Type:long
Units:unitless

Description: Substate in OFFLINE mode. An OfflineSubstate enumeration value.

enabledSubstate

IDL_Type:long
Units:unitless

Description: Substate in ENABLED mode. An EnabledSubstate enumeration value.

applicationStatus

IDL_Type:long
Units:unitless

Description: Application state. A bitmask of ApplicationStatus enumeration values.

inPosition

Description: Event to indicate rotator is in position or not

EFDB_Topic:Rotator_logevent_inPosition

inPosition

IDL_Type:boolean
Units:unitless

Description: Rotator in position

interlock

Description: Rotator interlock: This event is generated when safety interlock is engaged or disengaged

EFDB_Topic:Rotator_logevent_interlock

detail

IDL_Type:string
IDL_Size:256
Units:unitless

Description: detail

target

Description: Commanded target position, velocity and time.

EFDB_Topic:Rotator_logevent_target

position

IDL_Type:double
Units:deg

Description: Target position at the time specified by “tai”.

velocity

IDL_Type:double
Units:deg/second

Description: Target velocity at the time specified by “tai”.

tai

IDL_Type:double
Units:second

Description: TAI time of the “position” and “velocity” fields.

tracking

Description: Specify whether the rotator is tracking.

EFDB_Topic:Rotator_logevent_tracking

tracking

IDL_Type:boolean
Units:unitless

Description: Is the rotator tracking? True whenever 3 consecutive 50 ms track commands have been applied.

lost

IDL_Type:boolean
Units:unitless

Description: Did tracking fail? True if system tracks into a limit or we do not receive a new track command within 150ms (three iterations) following the last track command.

appliedSettingsMatchStart

EFDB_Topic:SALGeneric_logevent_appliedSettingsMatchStart

appliedSettingsMatchStartIsTrue

IDL_Type:boolean
Units:unitless

Description: True when the configuration matches the start conditions

authList

EFDB_Topic:SALGeneric_logevent_authList

authorizedUsers

IDL_Type:string
Units:unitless

Description: Comma seperated list of authorized users currently allowed to command this CSC.

nonAuthorizedCSCs

IDL_Type:string
Units:unitless

Description: Comma seperated list of CSC’s not currently allowed to command this CSC.

errorCode

Description: Output when a CSC goes into the Fault state as an explanation of the problem.

EFDB_Topic:SALGeneric_logevent_errorCode

errorCode

IDL_Type:long
Units:unitless

Description: A numeric error code

errorReport

IDL_Type:string
Units:unitless

Description: An string providing detailed information about the error

traceback

IDL_Type:string
Units:unitless

Description: An optional stack trace of the error condition

heartbeat

EFDB_Topic:SALGeneric_logevent_heartbeat

heartbeat

IDL_Type:boolean
Units:unitless

Description: Beats the drum.

logLevel

Description: Current logging level.

EFDB_Topic:SALGeneric_logevent_logLevel

level

IDL_Type:int
Units:unitless

Description: Current logging level, a Python logging level: error=40, warning=30, info=20, debug=10.

logMessage

Description: A log message.

EFDB_Topic:SALGeneric_logevent_logMessage

name

IDL_Type:string
Units:unitless

Description: Log name.

level

IDL_Type:int
Units:unitless

Description: Message level, a Python logging level: error=40, warning=30, info=20, debug=10.

message

IDL_Type:string
Units:unitless

Description: Log message.

traceback

IDL_Type:string
Units:unitless

Description: Exception traceback; “” if not an exception.

filePath

IDL_Type:string
Units:unitless

Description: Path to source file.

functionName

IDL_Type:string
Units:unitless

Description: Function or method name.

lineNumber

IDL_Type:long
Units:unitless

Description: Line number in the file specified by filePath.

process

IDL_Type:long
Units:unitless

Description: Process ID.

settingVersions

Description: Information about settings which can be specified in the start command.

EFDB_Topic:SALGeneric_logevent_settingVersions

recommendedSettingsVersion

IDL_Type:string
Units:unitless

Description: List of comma seperated recomended versions of settings sets

recommendedSettingsLabels

IDL_Type:string
Units:unitless

Description: List of comma seperated names of settings sets

settingsUrl

IDL_Type:string
Units:unitless

Description: The URL where the settings sets definitions can be found

settingsApplied

Description: Base settings applied.

EFDB_Topic:SALGeneric_logevent_settingsApplied

settingsVersion

IDL_Type:string
IDL_Size:256
Units:unitless

Description: The SHA or name corresponding to the published configuration

otherSettingsEvents

IDL_Type:string
Units:unitless

Description: A comma delimited list of other specific CSC configuration events. This may be blank if no other CSC specific events are necessary

simulationMode

Description: Current simulation mode.

EFDB_Topic:SALGeneric_logevent_simulationMode

mode

IDL_Type:int
Units:unitless

Description: Current simulation mode; 0 for normal operation (no simulation); other supported values are specific to each CSC.

softwareVersions

Description: Current versions of software in use by CSC.

EFDB_Topic:SALGeneric_logevent_softwareVersions

salVersion

IDL_Type:string
IDL_Size:16
Units:unitless

Description: This is the current version of SAL generation

xmlVersion

IDL_Type:string
IDL_Size:16
Units:unitless

Description: This is the current version of CSC XML

openSpliceVersion

IDL_Type:string
IDL_Size:16
Units:unitless

Description: This is the current version of OpenSplice

cscVersion

IDL_Type:string
IDL_Size:16
Units:unitless

Description: This is the top-level version of the CSC

subsystemVersions

IDL_Type:string
Units:unitless

Description: A comma delimited list of key=value pairs relating subsystem name (key) to its version number (value). This may be left blank if there are no subsystems within a CSC

summaryState

Description: Current summary state of the CSC

EFDB_Topic:SALGeneric_logevent_summaryState

summaryState

IDL_Type:long
Units:unitless

Description: High level state machine state identifier

Telemetry

Application

Description: Commanded and actual rotator position. Note: this will be renamed to “application” once we can update the camera cable wrap system.

EFDB_Topic:Rotator_Application

Demand

IDL_Type:double
Units:deg

Description: Commanded rotator position.

Position

IDL_Type:double
Units:deg

Description: Actual rotator position.

Error

IDL_Type:double
Units:deg

Description: Rotator following error.

electrical

EFDB_Topic:Rotator_electrical

copleyStatusWordDrive

IDL_Type:unsigned short
Units:unitless
Count:2

Description: Copley drive status word.

copleyLatchingFaultStatus

IDL_Type:unsigned short
Units:unitless
Count:2

Description: Copley latching fault status register.

motors

Description: Encoder readings from each rotator motor

EFDB_Topic:Rotator_motors

calibrated

IDL_Type:double
Units:deg
Count:2

Description: Encoder readings scaled to degrees of motion of the rotator.

raw

IDL_Type:double
Units:unitless
Count:2

Description: Encoder readings in raw counts.