Device server for PI GCS2 cotor controller. Uses PI GCS library and pipython to communicate with controller via TCP/IP.

Requirements

• libpi_pi_gcs2 library (from software CD or downloaded from PI website; PI provides download links upon request)
• pipython

Classes

PIGCSController

Device server for the GCS controller. Get list of connected axes from get_axis_names command Properties:

• controller IP address
• controller port (default: 50000)

PIGCSAxis

Device server for a single axis connected to GCS controller. Properties:

• tango FQDN of controller
• axis name (case-sensitive!)

Authors

M. Schneider, MBI Berlin