User Guide

User Guide

//TODO explain interface

Add new Tango host

1. Open Settings tab
2. In the Tango host widget type new tango host {host}:{port}
3. Click on + button

NOTE Devices tree updates when new tango_host is added

Add devices to Tango host

• restart device using admin server

Device filters

Devices tree filter

• difference with devices filter from settings

Devices tree switch to device tree (attrs, cmds, pipes)

• Add attr to dashboard

Dashboard

• filter
• remove
• plot
• is updated only when visible
• limitation devices number ??? (~10)
• status icon
• readonly (writing attributes in device control panel);
• device control panel updates automatically when attribute is selected in the list

Devices tree context menu

Device monitor

• different from dashboard - all attributes of the device all ready added

Device properties view

• describe each in two words
• update attributes config (requires)

Device control panel

• header (device name + exported)
• filter by content
• execute command
• read/write/plot attribute
• read pipe

bottom toolbar

• request status
• user log
• application log
• github

top toolbar

• user name (opens settings)
• log out

Advanced features

Change Tango REST API URL

1. Open Settings tab

Scripting console

read attribute

return PlatformContext.rest.fetchHost('localhost:10000')
  .then(host => host.fetchDevice('sys/tg_test/1'))
  .then(device => device.fetchAttr('double_scalar'))
  .then(attr => attr.read())
  .then(value => value.value)