Powermeter

PowerMeter module for qosst-hal.

class qosst_hal.powermeter.FakePowerMeter(*_args, **_kwargs)

Fake PowerMeter, to be used as a dummy PowerMeter.

__init__(*_args, **_kwargs) → None

All args are ignored.

__str__() → str

Return str(self).

close() → None

Close the fake hardware (do nothing).

open() → None

Open the fake hardware (do nothing).

read() → float

Read the power from the fake hardware. Always return 1e-6.

Returns:

always 1e-6 for the fake hardware.

Return type:

float

class qosst_hal.powermeter.GenericPowerMeter(*_args, **_kwargs)

A Generic PowerMeter should have the following fonction:

• open: open the powermeter

• close: close the powermeter

• read: read the current value

__init__(*_args, **_kwargs) → None

All parameters are ignored.

__str__() → str

Return str(self).

abstract read() → float

Read the current value.

Returns:

current value of the powermeter.

Return type:

float