Note

Ophyd async is included on a provisional basis until the v1.0 release and may change API on minor release numbers before then

ophyd_async.epics.motion.Motor

class ophyd_async.epics.motion.Motor(prefix: str, name='')

Bases: StandardReadable, Movable, Stoppable

Device that moves a motor record

Methods

children
connect	Connect self and all child Devices.
describe
describe_configuration
move	Commandline only synchronous move of a Motor
read
read_configuration
set
set_name
set_readable_signals	param read: Signals to make up read()
stage
stop
unstage

Attributes

name	Return the name of the Device
parent	The parent Device if it exists

move(new_position: float, timeout: float | None = None)

Commandline only synchronous move of a Motor

async connect(sim: bool = False, timeout: float = 10.0)

Connect self and all child Devices.

Contains a timeout that gets propagated to child.connect methods.

Parameters:

• sim – If True then connect in simulation mode.

• timeout – Time to wait before failing with a TimeoutError.

property name: str

Return the name of the Device

set_readable_signals(read: Sequence[SignalR] = (), config: Sequence[SignalR] = (), read_uncached: Sequence[SignalR] = ())

Parameters:

• read – Signals to make up read()

• conf – Signals to make up read_configuration()

• read_uncached – Signals to make up read() that won’t be cached