Monitor

All Superinterfaces:: Configurable, Device, Findable, gda.observable.IObservable, Scannable

All Known Implementing Classes:: AdcMonitor, BeamMonitor, DummyEpicsMonitor, DummyEpicsMonitorDouble, DummyMonitor, DummyTopupScannable, EpicsBeamMonitor, EpicsBpmController, EpicsCurrAmpQuadController, EpicsLocum4Controller, EpicsMonitor, EpicsQbpm, EpicsTypedMonitor, EtherCATSignal, IonChamberBeamMonitor, MonitorBase, RemainingScanTimeEstimator

public interface Monitor extends Scannable

Interface for monitoring devices. These devices observe some number, but have no control over the underlying device.

Field Summary

Fields inherited from interface gda.device.Scannable
ATTR_NEXUS_CATEGORY, ATTR_NX_CLASS, DEFAULT_INPUT_NAME, VALUE_UNAVAILABLE
Method Summary

Modifier and Type

Method

Description

int

getElementCount()

returns the number of elements in this monitor.

String

getUnit()

gets the physical unit of the monitor.

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

Method Details
- getUnit
  
  String getUnit() throws DeviceException
  
  gets the physical unit of the monitor.
  
  Returns:
  
  String the physical unit
  
  Throws:
  
  DeviceException
- getElementCount
  
  int getElementCount() throws DeviceException
  
  returns the number of elements in this monitor.
  
  Returns:
  
  int the element count
  
  Throws:
  
  DeviceException