Zaber Motion LibraryGetting StartedHow-to GuidesSupportBinary Protocol (Legacy)
API Reference
zaber_motion.ascii
AccelTypeAlertEventAllAxesAxisAxisGroupAxisIdentityAxisSettingsAxisStorageAxisTypeConnectionConversionFactorDeviceDeviceIdentityDeviceIODeviceIOInfoDeviceSettingsDeviceStorageDigitalOutputActionGetAxisSettingGetAxisSettingResultGetAxisSettingTypedResultGetSettingGetSettingResultGetSettingTypedResultIoPortLabelIoPortTypeLockstepMeasurementSequenceMessageTypeOscilloscopeOscilloscopeCapturePropertiesOscilloscopeDataOscilloscopeDataSourceParamsetInfoPidTuningPvtPvtAxisDefinitionPvtAxisTypePvtBufferPvtBufferAxisUnitsPvtCallActionPvtCancelAllOutputsScheduleActionPvtCancelOutputScheduleActionPvtCsvDataPvtIoPvtModePvtPartialCsvDataPvtPartialPointPvtPartialSequenceItemPvtPointPvtSequencePvtSequenceItemPvtSetAllAnalogOutputsActionPvtSetAllDigitalOutputsActionPvtSetAnalogOutputActionPvtSetDigitalOutputActionResponseServoTunerServoTuningParamServoTuningParamsetSetStateAxisResponseSetStateDeviceResponseSettingConstantsSimpleTuningSimpleTuningParamDefinitionStreamStreamAxisDefinitionStreamAxisTypeStreamBufferStreamIoStreamModeStreamsTransportTriggerTriggerActionTriggerConditionTriggerEnabledStateTriggerOperationTriggersTriggerStateTypedSettingUnknownResponseEventWarningFlagsWarnings
zaber_motion.binary
zaber_motion.exceptions
MotionLibExceptionBadCommandExceptionBadDataExceptionBinaryCommandFailedExceptionBinaryCommandFailedExceptionDataCommandFailedExceptionCommandFailedExceptionDataCommandPreemptedExceptionCommandTooLongExceptionCommandTooLongExceptionDataConnectionClosedExceptionConnectionFailedExceptionConversionFailedExceptionDeviceAddressConflictExceptionDeviceAddressConflictExceptionDataDeviceBusyExceptionDeviceDbFailedExceptionDeviceDbFailedExceptionDataDeviceDbInnerErrorDeviceDetectionFailedExceptionDeviceFailedExceptionDeviceNotIdentifiedExceptionDriverDisabledExceptionGCodeExecutionExceptionGCodeExecutionExceptionDataGCodeSyntaxExceptionGCodeSyntaxExceptionDataGe1xGripperMovementFailedExceptionIncompatibleSharedLibraryExceptionInternalErrorExceptionInvalidArgumentExceptionInvalidCsvDataExceptionInvalidDataExceptionInvalidOperationExceptionInvalidPacketExceptionInvalidPacketExceptionDataInvalidParkStateExceptionInvalidPvtPointInvalidRequestDataExceptionInvalidResponseExceptionInvalidResponseExceptionDataIoChannelOutOfRangeExceptionIoFailedExceptionLockstepEnabledExceptionLockstepNotEnabledExceptionMovementFailedExceptionMovementFailedExceptionDataMovementInterruptedExceptionMovementInterruptedExceptionDataNoDeviceFoundExceptionNotSupportedExceptionNoValueForKeyExceptionOperationFailedExceptionOperationFailedExceptionDataOsFailedExceptionOutOfRequestIdsExceptionPvtDiscontinuityExceptionPvtExecutionExceptionPvtExecutionExceptionDataPvtModeExceptionPvtMovementFailedExceptionPvtMovementFailedExceptionDataPvtMovementInterruptedExceptionPvtMovementInterruptedExceptionDataPvtSequenceGenerationFailedExceptionPvtSetupFailedExceptionRemoteModeExceptionRequestTimeoutExceptionSerialPortBusyExceptionSetDeviceStateExceptionDataSetDeviceStateFailedExceptionSetPeripheralStateExceptionDataSetPeripheralStateFailedExceptionStreamDiscontinuityExceptionStreamExecutionExceptionStreamExecutionExceptionDataStreamModeExceptionStreamMovementFailedExceptionStreamMovementFailedExceptionDataStreamMovementInterruptedExceptionStreamMovementInterruptedExceptionDataStreamSetupFailedExceptionTimeoutExceptionTransportAlreadyUsedExceptionUnknownRequestException
zaber_motion.gcode
zaber_motion.microscopy
zaber_motion.movement
zaber_motion.product
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API Reference v10.1.0
DeviceSettingsclass
Module: zaber_motion.binary
Class providing access to various device settings and properties.
To use this type, add from zaber_motion.binary import DeviceSettings to the top of your source code.
Methods
m
device_settings.get(setting, unit = Units.NATIVE)Returns any device setting or property.
Arguments
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| setting | BinarySettings | Setting to get. |
| unit | UnitsAndLiterals | Units of setting. |
Return Value
float Setting value.m
device_settings.set(setting, value, unit = Units.NATIVE)Sets any device setting.
Arguments
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| setting | BinarySettings | Setting to set. |
| value | float | Value of the setting. |
| unit | UnitsAndLiterals | Units of setting. |
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