Package gda.device.robot

Interface SamplePlateMover

All Superinterfaces:

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

All Known Implementing Classes:

GantryPositioner, MecaSampleHolderControl, SamplePlateMoverBase

public interface SamplePlateMover
extends Scannable

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
String	getCurrentPlate()
List<String>	getPlateNames()
void	loadPlate(String samplePlateName)	Pick up new sample plate
void	moveToBeam()	Move sample plate to the in beam position
void	performMotion(SamplePlateMoverBase.MotorSequence motion, String c)	Perform sequence of moves (load, unload sample plate, move into beam)
void	unloadPlate()	Unload the currently held sample plate

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

loadPlate

void loadPlate(String samplePlateName)
        throws DeviceException

Pick up new sample plate

Parameters:

samplePlateName -

Throws:

DeviceException

unloadPlate

void unloadPlate()
          throws DeviceException

Unload the currently held sample plate

Throws:

DeviceException

moveToBeam

void moveToBeam()
         throws DeviceException

Move sample plate to the in beam position

Throws:

DeviceException

performMotion

void performMotion(SamplePlateMoverBase.MotorSequence motion,
 String c)
            throws DeviceException

Perform sequence of moves (load, unload sample plate, move into beam)

Throws:

DeviceException

getPlateNames

List<String> getPlateNames()

Returns:

List of names of all sample plates (i.e. 'positions' that can be moved to)

getCurrentPlate

String getCurrentPlate()

Returns:

Name of the currently held plate