First Steps

secsgem can be used in different ways. You can use it to create a GEM implementation for either equipment and host side. But also implementations on the SECS-II and HSMS levels are possible. Another way to use it is for testing your host or equipment implementation using python unit tests.

• Callbacks and events
  • Callbacks
    • Inherited handler
    • Target object
    • Registering callbacks
  • Events
    • Inherited handler
    • Target objects
    • Registering events
• Implementing a GEM equipment
  • Using your own name
  • Adding status variables
  • Adding equipment constants
  • Adding collection events
  • Adding alarms
  • Adding remote commands
• Custom streams and functions
  • Custom data item
  • Custom stream function
  • Integrate a stream function
• Secs Function Definition Language
  • Data items
  • List
    • Fixed length lists
    • Open length lists
    • Nesting
      • Nesting open length lists in fixed length lists
  • Comments
  • Why create a custom function definition language?
  • Why not create a completely new definition language?
• Testing