plico_interferometer_server

server for interferometer control under the plico environment. This library allows it to interface with PhaseCam and Wyko interferometers that have the 4Sight SW provided by 4Dtechnology.

4Sight startup

• Launch the 4Sight SW by clicking on the icon with the necessary version.

  Interferometer	SW version
  PhaseCam 4020	2.24
  PhaseCam 6110	???
  PhaseCam 4030? (Padova)	2022.R1.2

  - Run default script and set interferometer parameters for you acquisition.

  Server startup

  • Have a Python working environment (no specific version is required, but preferably higher than 3).
  • Install the Python library using the command pip install plico_interferometer_server During the installation, a server configuration file is created, named plico_interferometer_server.conf (located in …\Local\INAF Arcetri Adaptive Optics\inaf.arcetri.ao.plico_interferometer_server), which must be edited by the user so that it contains all the information relating to the interferometer to be used. Below is an example of a configuration file:

  [devicePhaseCam4020]
  name = Phase Cam 4020
  model = phase_cam_4020_4sight
  

  [devicePhaseCam6110M4]
  name = PhaseCam6110 M4
  model = phase_cam_6110
  ip_address = 147.162.107.99
  port = 8011
  burst_folder_name_4d_pc = C:\Users\PhaseCam\TestBurstFolder
  

  [deviceSimulatedInterferometer]
  name = My Simulated Interferometer
  model = simulated_interferometer
  

  [interferometer1]
  name = Server PhaseCam4020
  interferometer = devicePhaseCam4020
  host = localhost
  port = 7300
  

  [interferometer2]
  name = My Server
  interferometer = deviceSimulatedInterferometer
  host = localhost
  port = 7400
  

  NOTE: In the case of interferometers using WCF it is also necessary to specify the folder path (on the interferometer's PC) to be used for burst acquisition.

  • Start the server using the executable plico_interferometer_server_start. The executable is located inside the folder Scripts installed by the Python library in the environment used.
  • This command starts the two servers specified in the configuration file at the same time: these can be started separately using the commands plico_interferometer_server_1 or plico_interferometer_server_2. The start of the server is associated with the start of the compilation of a log file.
  • When you want to stop the server, use the executable plico_interferometer_server_stop.

  

  plico_interferometer is an application to control interferometers under the plico environment.