Mike Autofetch and Elijah Freerun mode

camerad/archon.cpp

@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ namespace Archon {
     this->is_longexposure_set = false;
     this->is_window = false;
     this->is_autofetch = false;
+    this->is_freerun = false;
     this->is_zmq = false;
     this->win_hstart = 0;
     this->win_hstop = 2047;
@@ -4421,6 +4422,63 @@ long Interface::archon_cmd(std::string cmd, std::string &reply) {
     }
     /**************** Archon::Interface::autofetch *******************************/
 
+    /**************** Archon::Interface::set_freerun *******************************/
+    /**
+      * @fn     set_freerun
+      * @brief  turns freerun mode on and off
+      * @param  set_state, string "TRUE, FALSE, 0, or 1"
+      * @return ERROR or NO_ERROR
+      *
+      * NOTE: Manipulates EXPOSE and Start Params and reloads acf file
+      */
+     long Interface::set_freerun(std::string set_state){
+      //Iniciate variables and messages for logs
+      std::string function = "Archon::Interface::set_freerun";
+      std::stringstream message;
+      long error = NO_ERROR;
+      // If something is passed then try to use it to set the "freerun" state
+      //
+      if ( !set_state.empty() ) {
+          try {
+              std::transform( set_state.begin(), set_state.end(), set_state.begin(), ::toupper );  // make uppercase 
+              std::string expose_param = "Expose";
+              std::string start_param = "Start";
+              long new_state;
+              if (set_state == "TRUE" || set_state == "1") {
+                //set expose and start on the archon or acf to 1
+                new_state = 1;
+                error = this->set_parameter( expose_param, new_state);
+                if  ( error == NO_ERROR ) error = this->set_parameter( start_param, new_state);
+                //log
+                this->is_freerun = true;
+
+              }
+              else {
+                //set expose and start on acf or archon to 0
+                new_state = 0;
+                error = this->set_parameter( expose_param, new_state);
+                if  ( error == NO_ERROR ) error = this->set_parameter( start_param, new_state);
+
+                //log
+                this->is_freerun = false;
+              }
+          } 
+          catch (...) {
+                message.str(""); message << "unknown exception converting freerun state " << set_state << " to uppercase";
+                this->camera.log_error( function, message.str() );
+                return ERROR;
+          }
+      }
+      if (error != NO_ERROR) {
+            message.str(""); message << "setting freerun state to " << set_state;
+            this->camera.log_error( function, message.str() );
+            return ERROR;
+      }
+
+      return (error);
+     }
+    /**************** Archon::Interface::set_freerun *******************************/
+
       /**************** Archon::Interface::zmq ******************************/
     /**
       * @fn     zmq

camerad/archon.h

@@ -151,6 +151,7 @@ namespace Archon {
         bool is_longexposure_set; //!< true for long exposure mode (exptime in sec), false for exptime in msec
         bool is_window; //!< true if in window mode for h2rg, false if not
         bool is_autofetch;
+        bool is_freerun;
         bool is_zmq;
         int win_hstart;
         int win_hstop;
@@ -281,6 +282,8 @@ namespace Archon {
 
         long autofetch(std::string state_in, std::string &state_out);
 
+        long set_freerun(std::string set_state);
+
         long zmq(std::string state_in, std::string &state_out);
 
         long int write_to_zmq(const std::string& message);

camerad/camerad.cpp

@@ -628,8 +628,15 @@ void doit(Network::TcpSocket sock) {
         } else if (cmd == "abort") {
             server.camera.abort();
             ret = 0;
-        }
-#ifdef ASTROCAM
+        } //else if (cmd == "freerun") {
+          //  server.
+          // TODO:: Add manipulating start = 1, expose = 1 and possibly mode_VideoRX to autofetch and non stop running
+          //        Make start to 0 will stop the autofetch
+          //        GOAL: Be able to turn auto fetch on and off dynamically.
+          //              Must fetch very fast for tracking camera to grab  
+        //}
+
+        #ifdef ASTROCAM
     else
     if (cmd=="isopen") {
                     ret = server.is_connected( retstring );