NXSCREATE(1)

NAME
nxscreate - create NeXus Configuration component

DESCRIPTION

The nxscreate program allows one to create simple datasources and components.

SYNOPSIS

nxscreate  <command> [ <options>]  [<arg1> [<arg2>  ...]]

The following commands are available: clientds, tangods, deviceds, onlineds, onlinecp, comp.

NXSCREATE CLIENTDS

It creates a set of CLIENT datasources.

  Synopsis

nxscreate clientds [options] [name1] [name2]

•   with -b: datasources are created in Configuration Server database

•   without -b: datasources are created on the local filesystem in -d <directory>

•   default <directory> is ‘.’

•   default <server> is taken from Tango DB

Options:

-h, --help
    show this help message and exit

-v DEVICE, --device-prefix=DEVICE
    device prefix, i.e. exp_c (mandatory w/o <name1>)

-f FIRST, --first=FIRST
    first index (mandatory w/o <name1>)

-l LAST, --last=LAST
    last index (mandatory w/o <name1>)

-o, --overwrite
    overwrite existing datasources

-d DIRECTORY, --directory=DIRECTORY
    output datasource directory

-x FILE, --file-prefix=FILE
    file prefix, i.e. counter

-s DSOURCE, --datasource-prefix=DSOURCE
    datasource prefix, i.e. counter (useful for avoiding duplicated datasource names)

-b, --database
    store datasources in Configuration Server database

-m, --minimal_device
    device name without first ‘0’

-r SERVER, --server=SERVER
    configuration server device name

  Example

nxscreate clientds starttime -b
nxscreate clientds title -d /home/user/xmldir
nxscreate clientds -v exp_c -f1 -l4 -b
nxscreate clientds -v hasppXX:10000/expchan/vfcadc_exp/ -f1 -l8  -m -b -s exp_vfc

NXSCREATE TANGODS

It creates a set of TANGO datasources.

  Synopsis

nxscreate tangods [options]

•   with -b: datasources are created in Configuration Server database

•   without -b: datasources are created on the local filesystem in -d <directory>

•   default <directory> is ‘.’

•   default <server> is taken from Tango DB

•   default <datasource> is ‘exp_mot’

•   default <host>, <port> are taken from <server>

Options:

-h, --help
    show this help message and exit

-v DEVICE, --device-prefix=DEVICE
    device prefix, i.e. exp_c (mandatory)

-f FIRST, --first=FIRST
    first index

-l LAST, --last=LAST
    last index

-a ATTRIBUTE, --attribute=ATTRIBUTE
    tango attribute name

-s DATASOURCE, --datasource-prefix=DATASOURCE
    datasource-prefix (useful for avoiding duplicated datasource names)

-o, --overwrite
    overwrite existing datasources

-d DIRECTORY, --directory=DIRECTORY
    output datasource directory

-x FILE, --file-prefix=FILE
    file prefix, i.e. counter

-u HOST, --host=HOST
    tango host name

-t PORT, --port=PORT
    tango host port

-b, --database
    store datasources in Configuration Server database

-g GROUP, --group=GROUP
    device group name

-e ELEMENTTYPE, --elementtype=ELEMENTTYPE
    element type, i.e. attribute, property or command

-r SERVER, --server=SERVER
    configuration server device name

  Example

nxscreate tangods -f1 -l2  -v p09/motor/exp. -s exp_mot
nxscreate tangods -f1 -l32  -v p02/motor/eh1a. -s exp_mot -b
nxscreate tangods -f1 -l32  -v p01/motor/oh1. -s exp_mot -b
nxscreate tangods -f1 -l8  -v pXX/slt/exp. -s slt_exp_ -u hasppXX.desy.de -b
nxscreate tangods -v petra/globals/keyword -s source_current -u haso228 -t 10000 \
                  -a BeamCurrent -b -r p09/nxsconfigserver/haso228 -o -g __CLIENT__

NXSCREATE DEVICEDS

It creates a set of TANGO datasources for all device attributes.

  Synopsis

nxscreate deviceds [options] [dv_attr1 [dv_attr2 [dv_attr3 ...]]]

•   without <dv_attr1>: datasources for all attributes are created

•   with -b: datasources are created in Configuration Server database

•   without -b: datasources are created on the local filesystem in -d <directory>

•   default <directory> is ‘.’

•   default <server> is taken from Tango DB

•   default <datasource> is ‘exp_mot’

•   default <host>, <port> are taken from <server>

Options:

-h, --help
    show this help message and exit

-v DEVICE, --device=DEVICE
    device, i.e. p09/pilatus300k/01 (mandatory)

-o DATASOURCE, --datasource-prefix=DATASOURCE
    datasource-prefix

-d DIRECTORY, --directory=DIRECTORY
    output datasource directory

-x FILE, --file-prefix=FILE
    file prefix, i.e. counter

-s HOST, --host=HOST
    tango host name

-t PORT, --port=PORT
    tango host port

-b, --database
    store datasources in Configuration Server database

-n, --no-group
    don’t create common group with a name of datasource prefix

-r SERVER, --server=SERVER
    configuration server device name

  Example

nxscreate deviceds  -v p09/pilatus/haso228k
nxscreate deviceds  -v p09/lambda2m/haso228k  -s haslambda -b
nxscreate deviceds  -v p09/pilatus300k/haso228k -b -o pilatus300k_ RoI Energy ExposureTime

NXSCREATE ONLINEDS

It creates a set of motor datasources from an online xml file.

  Synopsis

nxscreate onlineds [options] inputFile

•   with -b: datasources are created in Configuration Server database

•   with -d <directory>: datasources are created on the local filesystem

•   without -b or -d <directory>: run in the test mode

•   default <inputFile> is ‘/online_dir/online.xml’

•   default <server> is taken from Tango DB

    onlineds overwrites existing datasources

Options:

-h, --help
    show this help message and exit

-b, --database
    store components in Configuration Server database

-t, --noclientlike
    set motor tango datasources to be non __CLIENT__ like

-d DIRECTORY, --directory=DIRECTORY
    output directory where datasources will be saved

-n, --nolower
    do not change aliases into lower case

-r SERVER, --server=SERVER
    configuration server device name

-x FILE, --file-prefix=FILE
    file prefix, i.e. counter

-e EXTERNAL, --external=EXTERNAL
    external configuration server

-p XMLPACKAGE, --xml-package=XMLPACKAGE
    xml template package

--verbose
    printout verbose mode

  Example

nxscreate onlineds -b
nxscreate onlineds -b -t
nxscreate onlineds -d /home/user/xmldir
nxscreate onlineds

NXSCREATE POOLDS

It creates a set of motor datasources from a sardana pool device channels.

  Synopsis

nxscreate onlineds [options] [channel [channel]]

•   with -b: datasources are created in Configuration Server database

•   with -d <directory>: datasources are created on the local filesystem

•   without -b or -d <directory>: run in the test mode

•   default <channel> is ‘ALL’

•   default <server> is taken from Tango DB

•   default <pool> is taken from Tango DB

    poolds overwrites existing datasources

Options:

-h, --help
    show this help message and exit

-b, --database
    store components in Configuration Server database

-t, --noclientlike
    set motor tango datasources to be non __CLIENT__ like

-d DIRECTORY, --directory=DIRECTORY
    output directory where datasources will be saved

-n, --nolower
    do not change aliases into lower case

-r SERVER, --server=SERVER
    configuration server device name

-x FILE, --file-prefix=FILE
    file prefix, i.e. counter

-p POOL, --pool=POOL
    sardana pool device name

  Example

nxscreate poolds -b
nxscreate poolds -b -t
nxscreate poolds -d -s p09/pool/haso228
nxscreate poolds -b Motor CTExpChannel
nxscreate poolds -b mot01 mot03
nxscreate poolds

NXSCREATE ONLINECP

It creates a detector component from the online.xml file and its set of datasources.

  Synopsis

nxscreate onlinecp [options] inputFile

•   without ‘-c <component>’: show a list of possible components

•   with -b: datasources are created in Configuration Server database

•   without -b: datasources are created on the local filesystem in -d <directory>

•   default <directory> is ‘.’

•   default <inputFile> is ‘/online_dir/online.xml’

•   default <server> is taken from Tango DB

Options:

-h, --help
    show this help message and exit

-c COMPONENT, --component=COMPONENT
    component namerelated to the device name from <inputFile>

-r SERVER, --server=SERVER
    configuration server device name

-t CPTYPE, --type CPTYPE
    component type

-v DEVICE, --device DEVICE
    device, i.e. p09/pilatus300k/01

-u HOST, --host HOST
    tango host name

-w PORT, --port PORT
    tango host port

-n, --nolower
    do not change aliases into lower case

-o, --overwrite
    overwrite existing component

-b, --database
    store datasources in Configuration Server database

-d DIRECTORY, --directory=DIRECTORY
    output datasource directory

-x FILE, --file-prefix=FILE
    file prefix, i.e. counter

-e EXTERNAL, --external=EXTERNAL
    external configuration server

-p XMLPACKAGE, --xml-package=XMLPACKAGE
    xml template package

-y ENTRYNAME, --entryname ENTRYNAME
    entry group name (prefix)

-i INSNAME, --insname INSNAME
    instrument group name

  Example

nxscreate onlinecp
nxscreate onlinecp -c lambda
nxscreate onlinecp -c pilatus -b
nxscreate onlinecp -c lambda -d /home/user/xmldir/
nxscreate onlinecp -c lmbd -t lambda -b
nxscreate onlinecp -c lmbd -t lambda -v p00/lmbd/1 -u haso000 -w 10000 -b

NXSCREATE STDCOMP

It creates a standard component from the xml template files and its set of datasources.

  Synopsis

nxscreate stdcomp [options] [name1 value1 [name2 value2] ...]

•   without ‘-t <type>’: show a list of possible component types

•   with ‘-t <type> and without -c <component>: show a list of component variables for the given component type

•   with -b: datasources are created in Configuration Server database

•   without -b: datasources are created on the local filesystem in -d <directory>

•   default <directory> is ‘.’

•   [name1 value1 [name2 value2] …] sequence defines component variable values

Options:

-h, --help
    show this help message and exit

-c COMPONENT, --component=COMPONENT
    component name

-t CPTYPE, --type=CPTYPE
    component type

-r SERVER, --server=SERVER
    configuration server device name

-p XMLPACKAGE, --xml-package=XMLPACKAGE
    xml template package

-n, --nolower
    do not change aliases into lower case

-o, --overwrite
    overwrite existing component

-m, --mandatory
    set the component as mandatory

-b, --database
    store datasources in Configuration Server database

-d DIRECTORY, --directory=DIRECTORY
    output datasource directory

-e EXTERNAL, --external=EXTERNAL
    external configuration server

-x FILE, --file-prefix=FILE
    file prefix, i.e. counter

-y ENTRYNAME, --entryname ENTRYNAME
    entry group name (prefix)

  Example

nxscreate stdcomp
nxscreate stdcomp -t source
nxscreate stdcomp -t slit -c -b front_slit1 xgap slt1x ygap slt1y
nxscreate stdcomp -t default -c default -b -m

NXSCREATE COMP

It creates a set of simple components.

  Synopsis

nxscreate comp [options] [name1] [name2] ...

•   with -b: datasources are created in Configuration Server database

•   without -b: datasources are created on the local filesystem in -d <directory>

•   default <directory> is ‘.’

•   default <server> is taken from Tango DB

•   default <strategy> is step

•   default <type> is NX_FLOAT

•   default <chunk> is SCALAR

•   default <nexuspath> is “/$var.entryname#’scan’$var.serialno:NXentry/instrument/collection/”

Options:

-h, --help
    show this help message and exit

-v DEVICE, --device-prefix=DEVICE
    device prefix, i.e. exp_c

-f FIRST, --first=FIRST
    first index

-l LAST, --last=LAST
    last index

-o, --overwrite
    overwrite existing components

-d DIRECTORY, --directory=DIRECTORY
    output component directory

-x FILE, --file-prefix=FILE
    file prefix, i.e. counter

-n NEXUSPATH, --nexuspath=NEXUSPATH
    nexus path with field name

-g STRATEGY, --strategy=STRATEGY
    writing strategy, i.e. STEP, INIT, FINAL, POSTRUN

-s DATASOURCE, --datasource-prefix DATASOURCE
    datasource-prefix or datasourcename

-t TYPE, --type=TYPE
    nexus type of the field

-u UNITS, --units=UNITS
    nexus units of the field

-k, --links
    create datasource links

-b, --database
    store components in Configuration Server database

-r SERVER, --server=SERVER
    configuration server device name

-c CHUNK, --chunk=CHUNK
    chunk format, i.e. SCALAR, SPECTRUM, IMAGE

-m, --minimal_device
    device name without first ‘0’

  Example

nxscreate comp counter
nxscreate comp -f1 -l3 -v exp_c -b
nxscreate comp lambda -d /home/user/xmldir/
nxscreate comp -n "/\$var.entryname#'scan'\$var.serialno:NXentry/instrument/sis3302:NXdetector/collection:NXcollection/' -v sis3302_1_roi -f1 -l4  -g STEP -t NX_FLOAT64 -k -b -m
nxscreate comp -n "/\$var.entryname#'scan'\$var.serialno:NXentry/instrument/eh1_mca01:NXdetector/data" eh1_mca01 -g STEP -t NX_FLOAT64 -i -b -c SPECTRUM

NXSCREATE COMPARE

It compares two online.xml files

  Synopsis

nxscreate compare [-h] [-n] online_file [online_file]

•   default: second <online_file> is ‘/online_dir/online.xml’ if only file is given

positional arguments:
    online_file online.xml files

optional arguments:

-h, --help
    show this help message and exit

-n, --nolower
    do not change aliases into lower case

  Example

nxscreate onlineds /online_dir/online.xml online.xml
nxscreate compare online.xml

AUTHOR
Jan Kotanski

COPYRIGHT
2012-2018 DESY, Jan Kotanski <jkotan@mail.desy.de> GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE, version 3