Focus (pyobs.modules.focus)

Modules for focus-related tasks. TODO: write doc

AutoFocusSeries

class AutoFocusSeries(focuser: Union[str, IFocuser], camera: Union[str, IData], series: Union[Dict[str, Any], FocusSeries], offset: bool = False, filters: Optional[Union[str, IFilters]] = None, filter_name: Optional[str] = None, binning: Optional[int] = None, **kwargs: Any)

Bases: Module, CameraSettingsMixin, IAutoFocus

Module for auto-focusing a telescope.

Initialize a new auto focus system.

Parameters:
  • focuser – Name of IFocuser.

  • camera – Name of ICamera.

  • filters – Name of IFilters, if any.

  • filter_name – Name of filter to set.

  • offset – If True, offsets are used instead of absolute focus values.

async abort(**kwargs: Any) None[source]

Abort current actions.

async auto_focus(count: int, step: float, exposure_time: float, **kwargs: Any) Tuple[float, float][source]

Perform an auto-focus series.

This method performs an auto-focus series with “count” images on each side of the initial guess and the given step size. With count=3, step=1 and guess=10, this takes images at the following focus values: 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13

Parameters:
  • count – Number of images to take on each side of the initial guess. Should be an odd number.

  • step – Step size.

  • exposure_time – Exposure time for images.

Returns:

Tuple of obtained best focus value and its uncertainty. Or Nones, if focus series failed.

Raises:

FileNotFoundException – If image could not be downloaded.

async auto_focus_status(**kwargs: Any) Dict[str, Any][source]

Returns current status of auto focus.

Returned dictionary contains a list of focus/fwhm pairs in X and Y direction.

Returns:

Dictionary with current status.

async open() None[source]

Open module

FocusModel

class FocusModel(focuser: Optional[str] = None, weather: Optional[str] = None, interval: int = 300, temperatures: Optional[Dict[str, Dict[str, float]]] = None, model: Optional[str] = None, coefficients: Optional[Dict[str, float]] = None, update: bool = False, log_file: Optional[str] = None, min_measurements: int = 10, enabled: bool = True, temp_sensor: str = 'average.temp', default_filter: Optional[str] = None, filter_offsets: Optional[Dict[str, float]] = None, filter_wheel: Optional[str] = None, **kwargs: Any)

Bases: Module, IFocusModel

A focus model that is automatically applied to an IFocuser.

If, e.g., the model is defined as:

model: -0.043807*T1 - 0.031798*T2 + 0.062042*temp + 41.694895

Then “temp” is taken from the weather module automatically. The other temperatures must be defined, e.g., as:

temperatures:
T1:

module: telescope sensor: T1

T2:

module: telescope sensor: T2

In this case, the method get_temperatures() is called on the module “telescope” and the values T1 and T2 are taken for the model.

Alternatively, the coefficients can be defined as symbols:

model: a*T1 + b*T2 + c*temp + d

For this to work, initial values must be specified separately:

coefficients:

a: -0.043807 b: -0.031798 c: 0.062042 d: 41.694895

Only this way it is possible to automatically re-calculate the model.

Initialize a focus model.

Parameters:
  • focuser – Name of focuser.

  • weather – Name of weather station.

  • interval – Interval for setting focus or None, if no regular setting of focus is required.

  • model – Focus model to use.

  • coefficients – Coefficients in model, mainly used when updating it.

  • update – Whether to update the model on new focus values.

  • log_file – Path to file containing all focus measurements.

  • min_measurements – Minimum number of measurements to update model.

  • enabled – If False, no focus is set.

  • temp_sensor – Name of sensor at weather station to provide ambient temperature.

  • default_filter – Name of default filter. If None, filters are ignored.

  • filter_offsets – Offsets for different filters. If None, they are not modeled.

  • filter_wheel – Name of filter wheel module to use for fetching filter before setting focus.

async get_optimal_focus(**kwargs: Any) float[source]

Returns the optimal focus.

Returns:

Optimum focus calculated from model.

Raises:

ValueError – If anything went wrong.

async open() None[source]

Open module.

async set_optimal_focus(**kwargs: Any) None[source]

Sets optimal focus.

Raises:

ValueError – If anything went wrong.