Attribute |
Usage |
Name |
Sets the name used in the workflow. Set to something short or it will truncate (the tooltip shows the full name in this case). |
Chunk Size |
The chunk of array data to read from the stack. Each data in the chunk will be forwarded on with a variable named using the 'Output Name' parameter and an 1-based integer for the chunk index. For instance 'shared1' for the first item and 'shared10' for the last when output name = “shared” and chunk size is 10. |
Data Type |
Either a stack of 1D data or a 2D image. |
Inactive After (expert parameter) |
Set to -1 for infinite monitoring or a positive value in ms to define a period beyond which if the data does not change, the workflow will exit. |
Output Name |
The variable name which should be used for output data read. |
Source Frequency |
The period of checking for new data .If data has changed, it will be read and sent on, if not this actor will wait until another interval of 'Source Frequncy' has passed. Units in ms. |
Spec Name |
The name of the spec session to connect to. NOTE you cannot currently connect to arbitrary spec sessions they have to be made available by your beamline contact(s). |
Spec Tango URI |
The portion of the URI to identify the spec tango server used, for instance 'spec/shm'. |
Spec Variable |
The spec variable in the spec session to monitor. Providing the other attributes are filled in, the system will connect to spec and offer a drop down for this parameter. |