Package gda.device

Interface IAirBearingScannableMotor

All Superinterfaces:

Configurable, Device, Findable, gda.observable.IObservable, Scannable, ScannableMotion, ScannableMotionUnits

All Known Implementing Classes:

AirBearingScannableMotor

public interface IAirBearingScannableMotor
extends ScannableMotionUnits

An extended Scannable interface to provide control of motor's air bearing, i.e. switch on/off air supply to the motor.

Field Summary

Fields inherited from interface gda.device.Scannable

ATTR_NEXUS_CATEGORY, ATTR_NX_CLASS, DEFAULT_INPUT_NAME, VALUE_UNAVAILABLE

Fields inherited from interface gda.device.ScannableMotion

FIRSTINPUTLIMITS

Fields inherited from interface gda.device.ScannableMotionUnits

HARDWAREUNITS, USERUNITS

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
boolean	isOn()	check if the air supply to the motor is on or not.
void	off()	switch off the air supply
void	on()	switch on the air supply

Methods inherited from interface gda.factory.Configurable

configure, isConfigureAtStartup, isConfigured, reconfigure

Methods inherited from interface gda.device.Device

close, getAttribute, getProtectionLevel, setAttribute, setProtectionLevel

Methods inherited from interface gda.factory.Findable

getName, setName

Methods inherited from interface gda.observable.IObservable

addIObserver, deleteIObserver, deleteIObservers

Methods inherited from interface gda.device.Scannable

asynchronousMoveTo, atCommandFailure, atLevelEnd, atLevelMoveStart, atLevelStart, atPointEnd, atPointStart, atScanEnd, atScanLineEnd, atScanLineStart, atScanStart, checkPositionValid, getExtraNames, getInputNames, getLevel, getOutputFormat, getPosition, getScanMetadataAttribute, getScanMetadataAttributeNames, getScanMetadataAttributes, isAt, isBusy, moveTo, setExtraNames, setInputNames, setLevel, setOutputFormat, setScanMetadataAttribute, setScanMetadataAttributes, stop, toFormattedString, waitWhileBusy

Methods inherited from interface gda.device.ScannableMotion

a, ar, checkPositionWithinGdaLimits, checkPositionWithinGdaLimits, getLowerGdaLimits, getNumberTries, getOffset, getScalingFactor, getTolerances, getUpperGdaLimits, r, setLowerGdaLimits, setLowerGdaLimits, setNumberTries, setOffset, setScalingFactor, setTolerance, setTolerances, setUpperGdaLimits, setUpperGdaLimits

Methods inherited from interface gda.device.ScannableMotionUnits

addAcceptableUnit, getAcceptableUnits, getHardwareUnitString, getUserUnits, setHardwareUnitString, setOffset, setUserUnits

Method Details

on

void on()
 throws DeviceException

switch on the air supply

Throws:

DeviceException

off

void off()
  throws DeviceException

switch off the air supply

Throws:

DeviceException

isOn

boolean isOn()
      throws DeviceException

check if the air supply to the motor is on or not.

Returns:

on - true, off -false

Throws:

DeviceException