// calling this method starts acquisition
public void Start(BlockConfig config)
{
this.config = config;
acquireThread = new Thread(new ThreadStart(this.Acquire));
acquireThread.Name = "BlockHead Acquisitor";
acquireThread.Priority = ThreadPriority.Normal;
backendState = AcquisitorState.running;
acquireThread.Start();
}
// this function creates a default BlockConfig that is sufficient to
// get BlockHead running. The recommended way of making a new config
// is to use BlockHead to save this config and then modify it.
private void MakeDefaultBlockConfig()
{
const int CODE_LENGTH = 12;
config = new BlockConfig();
DigitalModulation dm = new DigitalModulation();
dm.Name = "E";
dm.Waveform = new Waveform("E Modulation", CODE_LENGTH);
dm.Waveform.Code = new bool[] { true, true, false, false, false, false, false, false, false, false, false, false };
config.DigitalModulations.Add(dm);
DigitalModulation pi = new DigitalModulation();
pi.Name = "PI";
pi.Waveform = new Waveform("Pi Modulation", CODE_LENGTH);
pi.Waveform.Code = new bool[] { false, false, false, false, false, false, false, false, false, false, false, true };
config.DigitalModulations.Add(pi);
AnalogModulation b = new AnalogModulation();
b.Name = "B";
b.Waveform = new Waveform("B Modulation", CODE_LENGTH);
b.Waveform.Code = new bool[] { false, false, false, false, false, false, false, false, false, false, false, true };
b.DelayAfterSwitch = 5;
b.Centre = 0;
b.Step = 0.46;
config.AnalogModulations.Add(b);
AnalogModulation db = new AnalogModulation();
db.Name = "DB";
db.Waveform = new Waveform("DB Modulation", CODE_LENGTH);
db.Waveform.Code = new bool[] { false, false, false, false, false, false, false, false, false, false, true, false };
db.DelayAfterSwitch = 5;
db.Centre = 0;
db.Step = 0.1;
config.AnalogModulations.Add(db);
AnalogModulation rf1A = new AnalogModulation();
rf1A.Name = "RF1A";
rf1A.Waveform = new Waveform("rf1 Amplitude modulation", CODE_LENGTH);
rf1A.Waveform.Code = new bool[] { false, false, false, false, false, false, false, false, false, false, true, false };
rf1A.DelayAfterSwitch = 0;
rf1A.Centre = 1.5;
rf1A.Step = 0.1;
config.AnalogModulations.Add(rf1A);
AnalogModulation rf2A = new AnalogModulation();
rf2A.Name = "RF2A";
rf2A.Waveform = new Waveform("rf2 Amplitude modulation", CODE_LENGTH);
rf2A.Waveform.Code = new bool[] { false, false, false, false, false, false, false, false, false, false, true, false };
rf2A.DelayAfterSwitch = 0;
rf2A.Centre = 2.5;
rf2A.Step = 0.1;
config.AnalogModulations.Add(rf2A);
AnalogModulation rf1F = new AnalogModulation();
rf1F.Name = "RF1F";
rf1F.Waveform = new Waveform("rf1 frequency modulation", CODE_LENGTH);
rf1F.Waveform.Code = new bool[] { false, false, false, false, false, false, false, false, false, false, true, false };
rf1F.DelayAfterSwitch = 0;
rf1F.Centre = 2.5;
rf1F.Step = 0.1;
config.AnalogModulations.Add(rf1F);
AnalogModulation rf2F = new AnalogModulation();
rf2F.Name = "RF2F";
rf2F.Waveform = new Waveform("rf2 frequency modulation", CODE_LENGTH);
rf2F.Waveform.Code = new bool[] { false, false, false, false, false, false, false, false, false, false, true, false };
rf2F.DelayAfterSwitch = 0;
rf2F.Centre = 2.5;
rf2F.Step = 0.1;
config.AnalogModulations.Add(rf2F);
AnalogModulation lf1 = new AnalogModulation();
lf1.Name = "LF1";
lf1.Waveform = new Waveform("laser frequency 1 modulation", CODE_LENGTH);
lf1.Waveform.Code = new bool[] { false, true, false, true, false, false, false, false, false, false, false, false };
lf1.DelayAfterSwitch = 0;
lf1.Centre = 2.5;
lf1.Step = 0.05;
config.AnalogModulations.Add(lf1);
AnalogModulation lf2 = new AnalogModulation();
lf2.Name = "LF2";
lf2.Waveform = new Waveform("laser frequency 2 modulation", CODE_LENGTH);
lf2.Waveform.Code = new bool[] { false, false, false, false, false, false, false, false, false, false, true, false };
lf2.DelayAfterSwitch = 0;
lf2.Centre = 1.0;
lf2.Step = 0.01;
config.AnalogModulations.Add(lf2);
config.Settings["codeLength"] = CODE_LENGTH;
config.Settings["numberOfPoints"] = 4096;
config.Settings["pgClockFrequency"] = 1000000;
config.Settings["eDischargeTime"] = 1000;
config.Settings["eBleedTime"] = 1000;
config.Settings["eSwitchTime"] = 500;
config.Settings["eChargeTime"] = 1000;
config.Settings["magnetCalibration"] = 16.5;
config.Settings["eState"] = true;
config.Settings["bState"] = true;
config.Settings["rfState"] = true;
config.Settings["ePlus"] = 8.0;
config.Settings["eMinus"] = -8.0;
config.Settings["gtPlus"] = 1.6;
config.Settings["gtMinus"] = -1.6;
config.Settings["gbPlus"] = 1.6;
config.Settings["gbMinus"] = -1.6;
}
private BlockConfig getBlockConfig(int blockID)
{
BlockConfig bc = new BlockConfig();
using (BlockDatabaseDataContext dc = new BlockDatabaseDataContext())
{
IEnumerable<DBBlock> bs = from DBBlock dbb in dc.DBBlocks
where (dbb.blockID == blockID)
select dbb;
// there should only be one item - better to check or not?
DBBlock dbbb = bs.First();
bc = deserializeBC(dbbb.configBytes.ToArray());
}
return bc;
}
private void LoadConfig(FileStream fs)
{
config = (BlockConfig)serializer.Deserialize(fs);
}
