id4_common.utils.wax
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.. py:module:: id4_common.utils.wax

.. autoapi-nested-parse::

   Motor position display utilities (wm, wax, wa_scan, wa_new).







Module Contents
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.. py:data:: cat

.. py:function:: wm(*args)

   Print a table of current position and travel limits for the given motors.


.. py:function:: wax(scan=None, motor=None, device='motor', display_missed=False)

   Display current and past motor values

   :param scan number: Scan number of any scan
   :type scan number: int, optional
   :param motor name: If None all motor positions will be deisplayed.
   :type motor name: string, optional
   :param device name: Default' is "motor", used to find devices in the registry.
                       Other possibilities include "detector", "sensor", "actuator", etc.
   :type device name: string: optional

   .. rubric:: Examples

   wa(): current position of all motors
   wa('motor'): current position of motors containing 'motor'
   wa(42, 'motor'): current position of motors containing 'motor' of scan
   wa(42): current position of all motors in scan 42


.. py:function:: wa_scan(scan=None, motor=None)

   Print motor positions recorded in the baseline stream of a past scan.


.. py:function:: wa_new(motor=None)

   Print current position and limits for all motors, optionally filtered by
   name.