TANGO Device Server

1 - Init

• Description: This commands re-initialise a device keeping the same network connection.
  After an Init command executed on a device, it is not necessary for client to re-connect to the device.
  This command first calls the device delete_device() method and then execute its init_device() method.
  For C++ device server, all the memory allocated in the nit_device() method must be freed in the delete_device() method.
  The language device desctructor automatically calls the delete_device() method.
   
• Argin:
  DEV_VOID : none.
   
• Argout:
  DEV_VOID : none.
   
• Command allowed for:
  • Tango::ON
  • Tango::RUNNING
  
   

2 - State

• Description: This command gets the device state (stored in its device_state data member) and returns it to the caller.
   
• Argin:
  DEV_VOID : none.
   
• Argout:
  DEV_STATE : State Code
   
• Command allowed for:
  • Tango::ON
  • Tango::RUNNING
  
   

3 - Status

• Description: This command gets the device status (stored in its device_status data member) and returns it to the caller.
   
• Argin:
  DEV_VOID : none.
   
• Argout:
  CONST_DEV_STRING : Status description
   
• Command allowed for:
  • Tango::ON
  • Tango::RUNNING
  
   

4 - Start

• Description:
   
• Argin:
  DEV_VOID :
   
• Argout:
  DEV_LONG : return status
   
• Command allowed for:
  • Tango::ON
  • Tango::RUNNING
  
   

5 - Stop

• Description:
   
• Argin:
  DEV_VOID :
   
• Argout:
  DEV_LONG : return status
   
• Command allowed for:
  • Tango::ON
  • Tango::RUNNING
  
   

6 - Check

• Description:
   
• Argin:
  DEV_VOID :
   
• Argout:
  DEV_LONG : return status
   
• Command allowed for:
  • Tango::ON
  • Tango::RUNNING
  
   

7 - StartAndWaitForTimer

• Description:
   
• Argin:
  DEV_VOID :
   
• Argout:
  DEV_LONG : return status
   
• Command allowed for:
  • Tango::ON
  • Tango::RUNNING
  
   

8 - WaitForTimer

• Description:
   
• Argin:
  DEV_VOID :
   
• Argout:
  DEV_LONG : return status
   
• Command allowed for:
  • Tango::ON
  • Tango::RUNNING