3.3.1.14. NXactuator¶
Status:
base class, extends NXcomponent
Description:
An actuator used to control an external condition. …
An actuator used to control an external condition.
The condition itself is described in NXenvironment.
Symbols:
No symbol table
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Structure:
Name of the actuator
short_name: (optional) NX_CHAR
Short name of actuator used e.g. on monitor display program
actuation_target: (optional) NX_CHAR
The physical component on which this actuator acts. …
The physical component on which this actuator acts. This should be a path in the NeXus tree structure. For example, this could be an instance of NXsample or a device on NXinstrument.
physical_quantity: (optional) NX_CHAR
Name for the physical quantity effected by the actuation …
Name for the physical quantity effected by the actuation
Examples: temperature | pH | magnetic_field | electric_field | current | conductivity | resistance | voltage | pressure | flow | stress | strain | shear | surface_pressure
type: (optional) NX_CHAR
The type of hardware used for the actuation. …
The type of hardware used for the actuation.
Examples (suggestions, but not restrictions):
- Temperature:
laser | gas lamp | filament | resistive
- Pressure:
anvil cell
- Voltage:
potentiostat
outputVALUE: (optional) NX_NUMBER {units=NX_ANY}
Any output that the actuator produces. …
Any output that the actuator produces. For example, a heater can have the field output_power(NX_NUMBER).
PID_CONTROLLER: (optional) NXpid_controller
If the actuator is PID-controlled, the settings of the PID controller can be …
If the actuator is PID-controlled, the settings of the PID controller can be stored here.
ENVIRONMENT: (not allowed) NXenvironment ⤆
NXactuator cannot have NXenvironments
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