magpyx

Library of python tools for MagAO-X

Examples of interactive python usage are provided here. Shell scripts are described below.

Shell Scripts

DM Interaction

• Generate a set of Zernike modes projected onto an elliptical beam footprint on a DM and save them to a FITS cube:

dm_project_zernikes [nterms] [nact] [angle in degrees] [ horizontal fill fraction] [outfile]

• Generate woofer-to-tweeter offload matrices from cacao zrespM.fits files:

dm_offload_matrix [zrespM_woofer] [zrespM_tweeter] [outname] [--n_threshold threshold] [--display] [--crosscheck]

• Run the eye doctor on a single DM mode:

dm_eye_doctor_mode [portINDI] [device] [shared memory image] [core radius] [mode #] [range to sample in microns]

• Run a comprehensive eye exam (global optimization):

dm_eye_doctor_comprehensive [portINDI] [device] [shared memory image] [core radius] [modes ex: 1,2,3...10,11,13] [range to sample in microns]

• Write optimized flats to file

dm_eye_doctor_to_fits [dm name] [--filename FILENAME] [--symlink]

Shared Memory Interaction

• Send test pokes to DMs:

dm_send_poke [shmim name] [x index] [y index] [poke in microns]

• Send a FITS file to shared memory

send_fits_to_shmim [shmim name] [fitsfile]

• Write a shared memory image to a FITS file

send_shmim_to_fits [shmim name] [fitsfile]

• Write zeros to a shared memory image

send_zeros_to_shmim [shmim name]

INDI Interaction

• Set an INDI element value with status reporting

pyindi_send_triplet [device].[property].[element]=[value] [--host HOST] [--port PORT]

• Send MagAO-X to a predefined state with status reporting

pyindi_send_preset [preset name] [--host HOST] [--port PORT]

• List the avaiable instrument presets:

pyindi_send_preset --ls