package require Tk package require usbcontrolclient
slowControlsPrompter path ?options? path update
Provides a widget that allows users to select a slow controls server.
The widget lists the set of servers registered on the selected host,
allows a default port to be selected and also allows host and port
to be simply typed in by the user. The path parameter
on the constructor is a Tk widget path.
-defaultport int
The value of this option is loaded into the port text entry
when the button is
clicked. If not configured, this defaults to
27000 which is also the default
port used by the readout programs if the
--port option is not specified for them.
-host stringProvides or gets the name or IP address of the host. The value of this option is loaded into the host entry. It is also the host queried for registereda applications in the event the button is clicked. If not configured, the default value is localhost
-port integerGets or sets the value in the port entry. If not configured or not set by the user or by double clicking an element in the list, this is defaulted to 27000
-type stringSpecifies the type of server being queried. This should be one of VMUSBReaodut or CCUSBReadout.
-okcmd scriptThe script that is called at the global level when the button is clicked. See SUBSTITUTIONS below for more information about how the script is started.
-cancelcmd scriptThe script that is called when the cancel button is clicked. See SUBSTITUTIONS below for more information about how this script is started.
The widget supports the following public methods:
Configures the options of an object. The options...
are a set of parameter pairs. The first item of each pair is
the option name and the second the value. For example, to
configure the port to 1234:
Any number of options can be configured in a single method call. In the event the same option appears twice, the lexically later value is used.
Returns the current value of the specified
configuration option-name.
Updates the contents of the listbox selector with the names of the controllers that are being served by readout programs that are using managed ports.