blinking enabled

MCDAQcontrolsignals.py

@@ -124,4 +124,6 @@ class digital_control_signal(QtCore.QObject):
         if state == QtCore.Qt.Checked:
             self.DO.set_out(True)
         else:
-            self.DO.set_out(False)
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+            self.DO.set_out(False)
+
+   
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controlGui.py

@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ class ControlGui(QtGui.QFrame):
         self.dock_397.addWidget(self.laser397_control_layout, 0, 0)
         self.dock_397_scan.addWidget(self.laser397_scan_layout, 0, 1)
         
-        self.laser866_control_layout = LaserControlLayout('866', checkboxes=['shutter866', 'shuter866WM'], spinboxes = ['piezoA866', 'piezoB866'])
+        self.laser866_control_layout = LaserControlLayout('866', checkboxes=['shutter866', 'shuter866WM'], spinboxes = ['piezoA866', 'piezoB866'], blinkCheckbox = ['shutter866'])
         self.laser866_scan_layout = LaserScanLayout(name='piezoA866', signal_to_scan_layout=self.laser866_control_layout)
         self.dock_866.addWidget(self.laser866_control_layout)
         self.dock_866_scan.addWidget(self.laser866_scan_layout)

subclasses/controllayouts.py

@@ -39,7 +39,9 @@ class LaserControlLayout(pg.LayoutWidget):
 	A class for creating a layout with spinboxes and checkboxes to control a laser. 
 	"""
 	_registry = []
-	def __init__(self, name, spinboxes = ['sbA', 'sbB'], checkboxes = ['cbA', 'cbB'], custom_geometry = False):
+	blinkSignal = QtCore.pyqtSignal(bool, float)
+
+	def __init__(self, name, spinboxes = ['sbA', 'sbB'], checkboxes = ['cbA', 'cbB'], custom_geometry = False, blinkCheckbox = []):
 		super().__init__()
 		self._registry.append(self)
 		self.name = name
@@ -50,7 +52,6 @@ class LaserControlLayout(pg.LayoutWidget):
 		self.spinboxes = {}
 		self.checkboxes = {}
 
-
 		for i, sb_name in enumerate(spinboxes, start = 1):
 			self.spinboxes[sb_name] = CustomSpinBox(siPrefix=True, suffix='V')
 			if custom_geometry != True:
@@ -64,10 +65,24 @@ class LaserControlLayout(pg.LayoutWidget):
 				self.addWidget(QtGui.QLabel(cb_name), row, 2*i)
 				self.addWidget(self.checkboxes[cb_name], row, 2*i + 1)
 
+		self.blinkCheckboxes = {}
+		self.blinkSpinboxes = {}
+		self.blinkTimers = {}		
+		for i, cb_name in enumerate(blinkCheckbox, start=0):
+			self.blinkCheckboxes[cb_name] = QtGui.QCheckBox()
+			self.blinkCheckboxes[cb_name].stateChanged.connect(lambda: self.blink(cb_name))
+			self.blinkSpinboxes[cb_name] = CustomSpinBox(siPrefix=True, suffix='s', value = 1)
+			self.blinkSpinboxes[cb_name].setMinimum(0.01)
+			self.blinkTimers[cb_name] = QtCore.QTimer()
+			self.blinkTimers[cb_name].timeout.connect(self.checkboxes[cb_name].toggle)
+			if custom_geometry != True:
+				row = 2 + len(self.spinboxes)
+				self.addWidget(QtGui.QLabel('blink '+cb_name), row, 0)
+				self.addWidget(self.blinkCheckboxes[cb_name], row, 1)
+				self.addWidget(self.blinkSpinboxes[cb_name], row, 2)
 
-	def blink(self, cb):
-		pass
 
+			
 	def freeze(self):
 		for sb in self.spinboxes:
 			self.spinboxes[sb].setEnabled(False)
@@ -81,6 +96,17 @@ class LaserControlLayout(pg.LayoutWidget):
 			self.checkboxes[cb].setEnabled(True)
 
 
+	def blink(self, cb_name):
+		T = self.blinkSpinboxes[cb_name].value()
+		if self.blinkCheckboxes[cb_name].isChecked():
+			print(' '.join((cb_name, 'blinking with period: ')), T)
+			self._initial_state = self.checkboxes[cb_name].isChecked()
+			self.blinkTimers[cb_name].start(T*1e3)
+		else:
+			print(' '.join((cb_name, 'blinking stopped')))
+			self.blinkTimers[cb_name].stop()
+			self.checkboxes[cb_name].setChecked(self._initial_state)
+
 class LaserScanLayout(pg.LayoutWidget):
 	"""
 	A class for creating a layout for scanning a laser piezo. 
@@ -89,7 +115,7 @@ class LaserScanLayout(pg.LayoutWidget):
 	_registry = []
 	scanActionSignal = QtCore.pyqtSignal(object)
 
-	def __init__(self, name, signal_to_scan_layout, feedforward_enables = False):
+	def __init__(self, name, signal_to_scan_layout):
 		super().__init__()
 		self._registry.append(self)
 		self.name = name