Package tacval :: Package hardware :: Module mks_coms :: Class MKSComs

Class MKSComs

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        MKSComs

Provides methods for communication with MKS HPS type Pressure Gauges

Class Hierarchy for MKSComs

Instance Methods

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str

_build_query(self, addr, typetag, setpointindex=1)
build a query

source code

str

_build_command(self, addr, typetag, value, setpointindex=1)
build a command

source code

str or boolean

_parse_response(self, type, raw)
parse a serial response

source code

Inherited from object: __delattr__, __getattribute__, __hash__, __init__, __new__, __reduce__, __reduce_ex__, __repr__, __setattr__, __str__

Properties

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Inherited from object: __class__

Method Details

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_build_query(self, addr, typetag, setpointindex=1)

source code

build a query

Parameters:

addr (str) - RS-485 address
typetag (str) - query type

Returns: str

a valid HPS serial command

_build_command(self, addr, typetag, value, setpointindex=1)

source code

build a command

Parameters:

addr (str) - RS-485 address
typetag (str) - query type
value (str) - command value

Returns: str

a valid HPS serial command

_parse_response(self, type, raw)

source code

parse a serial response

Parameters:

type (str) - the response type
raw (str) - the raw response str

Returns: str or boolean

a float for pressure, boolean otherwise