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zaber_motion.ascii
AccelTypeAlertEventAllAxesAxisAxisGroupAxisIdentityAxisSettingsAxisStorageAxisTypeConnectionConversionFactorDeviceDeviceIdentityDeviceIODeviceIOInfoDeviceSettingsDeviceStorageDigitalOutputActionGetAxisSettingGetAxisSettingResultGetAxisSettingTypedResultGetSettingGetSettingResultGetSettingTypedResultIoPortLabelIoPortTypeLockstepMeasurementSequenceMessageTypeOscilloscopeOscilloscopeCapturePropertiesOscilloscopeDataOscilloscopeDataSourceParamsetInfoPidTuningPvtPvtAxisDefinitionPvtAxisTypePvtBufferPvtBufferAxisUnitsPvtCallActionPvtCancelAllOutputsScheduleActionPvtCancelOutputScheduleActionPvtCsvDataPvtIoPvtModePvtPartialCsvDataPvtPartialPointPvtPartialSequenceItemPvtPointPvtSequencePvtSequenceItemPvtSetAllAnalogOutputsActionPvtSetAllDigitalOutputsActionPvtSetAnalogOutputActionPvtSetDigitalOutputActionResponseServoTunerServoTuningParamServoTuningParamsetSetStateAxisResponseSetStateDeviceResponseSettingConstantsSimpleTuningSimpleTuningParamDefinitionStreamStreamAxisDefinitionStreamAxisTypeStreamBufferStreamIoStreamModeStreamsTransportTriggerTriggerActionTriggerConditionTriggerEnabledStateTriggerOperationTriggersTriggerStateTypedSettingUnknownResponseEventWarningFlagsWarnings
zaber_motion.binary
BinarySettingsCommandCodeConnectionDeviceDeviceIdentityDeviceSettingsDeviceTypeErrorCodeMessageReplyCodeReplyOnlyEventUnknownResponseEvent
zaber_motion.exceptions
MotionLibExceptionBadCommandExceptionBadDataExceptionBinaryCommandFailedExceptionBinaryCommandFailedExceptionDataCommandFailedExceptionCommandFailedExceptionDataCommandPreemptedExceptionCommandTooLongExceptionCommandTooLongExceptionDataConnectionClosedExceptionConnectionFailedExceptionConversionFailedExceptionDeviceAddressConflictExceptionDeviceAddressConflictExceptionDataDeviceBusyExceptionDeviceDbFailedExceptionDeviceDbFailedExceptionDataDeviceDbInnerErrorDeviceDetectionFailedExceptionDeviceFailedExceptionDeviceNotIdentifiedExceptionDriverDisabledExceptionGCodeExecutionExceptionGCodeExecutionExceptionDataGCodeSyntaxExceptionGCodeSyntaxExceptionDataGe1xGripperMovementFailedExceptionIncompatibleSharedLibraryExceptionInternalErrorExceptionInvalidArgumentExceptionInvalidCsvDataExceptionInvalidDataExceptionInvalidOperationExceptionInvalidPacketExceptionInvalidPacketExceptionDataInvalidParkStateExceptionInvalidPvtPointInvalidRequestDataExceptionInvalidResponseExceptionInvalidResponseExceptionDataIoChannelOutOfRangeExceptionIoFailedExceptionLockstepEnabledExceptionLockstepNotEnabledExceptionMovementFailedExceptionMovementFailedExceptionDataMovementInterruptedExceptionMovementInterruptedExceptionDataNoDeviceFoundExceptionNotSupportedExceptionNoValueForKeyExceptionOperationFailedExceptionOperationFailedExceptionDataOsFailedExceptionOutOfRequestIdsExceptionPvtDiscontinuityExceptionPvtExecutionExceptionPvtExecutionExceptionDataPvtModeExceptionPvtMovementFailedExceptionPvtMovementFailedExceptionDataPvtMovementInterruptedExceptionPvtMovementInterruptedExceptionDataPvtSequenceGenerationFailedExceptionPvtSetupFailedExceptionRemoteModeExceptionRequestTimeoutExceptionSerialPortBusyExceptionSetDeviceStateExceptionDataSetDeviceStateFailedExceptionSetPeripheralStateExceptionDataSetPeripheralStateFailedExceptionStreamDiscontinuityExceptionStreamExecutionExceptionStreamExecutionExceptionDataStreamModeExceptionStreamMovementFailedExceptionStreamMovementFailedExceptionDataStreamMovementInterruptedExceptionStreamMovementInterruptedExceptionDataStreamSetupFailedExceptionTimeoutExceptionTransportAlreadyUsedExceptionUnknownRequestException
zaber_motion.gcode
AxisDefinitionAxisMappingAxisTransformationDeviceDefinitionOfflineTranslatorTranslateMessageTranslateResultTranslatorTranslatorConfig
zaber_motion.microscopy
AutofocusAutofocusStatusCameraTriggerFilterChangerIlluminatorIlluminatorChannelMicroscopeMicroscopeConfigObjectiveChangerThirdPartyComponentsWdiAutofocusProviderWdiAutofocusProviderStatus
zaber_motion.movement
DefaultMotionUnitsMoveable
zaber_motion.product
Ge1xGripperGe1xGripperDirectionGe1xGripperErrorGe1xGripperStateProcessProcessControllerProcessControllerModeProcessControllerSourceProcessControllerSourceSensor
zaber_motion
AxisAddressChannelAddressCyclicDirectionDeviceDbSourceDeviceDbSourceTypeDeviceDiscoveryResultDevicePortTypeFirmwareVersionLibraryLogOutputModeMeasurementMeasurementOrValueNamedParameterRotationDirectionSerialPortDetailsSerialPortUsbInfoToolsUnitConversionDescriptorUnitsUnitTable
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API Reference v10.1.0

DeviceDefinitiondata class

Module: zaber_motion.gcode

Holds information about device and its axes for purpose of a translator.

To use this type, add from zaber_motion.gcode import DeviceDefinition to the top of your source code.

Index

pProperties

Properties

p

device_id

device_definition.device_id
int Device ID of the controller. Can be obtained from device settings.
p

axes

device_definition.axes
List[AxisDefinition] Applicable axes of the device.
p

max_speed

device_definition.max_speed
Measurement The smallest of each axis' maxspeed setting value. This value becomes the traverse rate of the translator.