carma::antenna::common::PolarizationControl Interface Reference

Antenna polarization control. More...

import "carma/antenna/common/PolarizationControl.idl";

Inheritance diagram for carma::antenna::common::PolarizationControl:

Public Types
enum	State { POLH, POLV, POLRCP, POLLCP }
	Enumerate valid polarization states. More...

Public Member Functions
void	setState (in State poltype, in unsigned long seqNo) raises (carma::util::UserException)
	Set the requested polarization. More...

Detailed Description

Antenna polarization control.

Definition at line 14 of file PolarizationControl.idl.

Member Enumeration Documentation

enum carma::antenna::common::PolarizationControl::State

Enumerate valid polarization states.

Enumerator
POLH	Linear horizontal.
POLV	Linear vertical.
POLRCP	Right circularly polarized.
POLLCP	Left circularly polarized.

Definition at line 19 of file PolarizationControl.idl.

Member Function Documentation

void carma::antenna::common::PolarizationControl::setState	(	in State	poltype,
		in unsigned long	seqNo
	)
raises	(	carma::util::UserException
	)

Set the requested polarization.

The hardware response to this is quite different on the
different antenna types.
The SZA is fixed with x circular.
OVRO can do LCP, RCP, and H at 3mm and
LCP, RCP, and V at 1mm.
BIMA is V at both 3mm and 1mm and can do LCP and RCP in
three different wavelength bands
(but only one at a time depending on what is mounted).

Requests for impossible states will be logged.
The monitor and fault system will be used to determine if
the requested state is achieved.

The sequence number is used to verify the remote system has completed the requested operation. The sequence number is stored locally on the remote system and once complete, the corrisponding monitor point for this sequence number is set to the one passed as seqNo.

Parameters

pol	The requested polarization mode
seqNo	Sequence number to return when command completes in monitor point named OpticSeqNum

See Also

PolarizationStateControl

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The documentation for this interface was generated from the following file:

• carma/antenna/common/PolarizationControl.idl