def calibrateScanMirror(appObj): DebugLog.log("calibrateScanMirror") appObj.tabWidget.setCurrentIndex(7) appObj.doneFlag = False appObj.isCollecting = True appObj.JSOsaveDispersion_pushButton.setEnabled(True) appObj.JSOloadDispersion_pushButton.setEnabled(False) if not appObj.oct_hw.IsOCTTestingMode(): # prepare to get new data from DAQHardware import DAQHardware daq = DAQHardware() audioHW=appObj.audioHW mirrorDriver = appObj.mirrorDriver chanNames = [mirrorDriver.X_daqChan, mirrorDriver.Y_daqChan] trigChan = audioHW.daqTrigChanIn #use the audio trigger to start the scan outputRate = mirrorDriver.DAQoutputRate while appObj.doneFlag == False: # keep running until the button is turned off scanParams = appObj.getScanParams() # create scan pattern to drive the mirrors mode=appObj.scanShape_comboBox.currentIndex() print('mode',mode) if mode==0: # create a spiral scan using fast (resonant) scanning Vmaxx=mirrorDriver.voltRange[1] # maximum voltage for MEMS mirror for x-axis Vmaxy=mirrorDriver.voltRange[1] # maximum voltage for MEMS mirror for y-axis xAdjust = 1 yAdjust = scanParams.skewResonant phaseShift = scanParams.phaseAdjust fr = mirrorDriver.resonantFreq # angular scan rate (frequency of one rotation - resonant frequency) fv = scanParams.volScanFreq # plotParam scan frequency, which scans in and then out, which is actually two volumes DebugLog.log("freq of one rotation (fr)= %d; scan frequency (fv)= %d" % (fr, fv)) diameter = scanParams.length voltsPerMM = mirrorDriver.voltsPerMillimeterResonant A1=(Vmaxx/2)/xAdjust A2=(Vmaxy/2)/yAdjust A3=voltsPerMM*diameter/2 A=np.min([A1,A2,A3]) fs=mirrorDriver.DAQoutputRate # galvo output sampling rate t=np.arange(0,np.around(fs/fv))*1/fs # t is the array of times for the DAQ output to the mirrors r=1/2*(1-np.cos(2*np.pi*fv*t)) x=xAdjust*A*r*np.cos(2*np.pi*fr*t) # x and y are the coordinates of the laser at each point in time y=yAdjust*A*r*np.sin(2*np.pi*fr*t+phaseShift*np.pi/180) mirrorOut= np.vstack((x,y)) elif mode==1: # create a square scan using slow parameters Vmaxx=mirrorDriver.voltRange[1] # maximum voltage for MEMS mirror for x-axis Vmaxy=mirrorDriver.voltRange[1] # maximum voltage for MEMS mirror for y-axis xAdjust = 1 yAdjust = scanParams.skewNonResonant diameter = scanParams.length voltsPerMMX = mirrorDriver.voltsPerMillimeter*xAdjust voltsPerMMY = mirrorDriver.voltsPerMillimeter*yAdjust if ((diameter/2)*voltsPerMMX)>Vmaxx: diameter=2*Vmaxx/voltsPerMMX if ((diameter/2)*voltsPerMMY)>Vmaxy: diameter=2*Vmaxy/voltsPerMMY freq = appObj.cal_freq_dblSpinBox.value() if freq>mirrorDriver.LPFcutoff: # can't go faster than the maximum scan rate appObj.cal_freq_dblSpinBox.setValue(mirrorDriver.LPFcutoff) fs=mirrorDriver.DAQoutputRate # galvo output sampling rate t1=np.arange(0,np.around(fs/freq))*1/fs n=np.around(t1.shape[0]/4)-1 # number of points in each 4th of the cycle (reduce by 1 to make it easy to shorten t1) t=t1[0:4*n] # t is the array of times for the DAQ output to the mirrors cornerX=(diameter/2)*voltsPerMMX # voltage at each corner of the square cornerY=(diameter/2)*voltsPerMMY # voltage at each corner of the square # x and y are the coordinates of the laser at each point in time x=np.zeros(t.shape) y=np.zeros(t.shape) x[0:n]=np.linspace(-cornerX,cornerX,n) y[0:n]=-cornerY x[n:2*n]=cornerX y[n:2*n]=np.linspace(-cornerY,cornerY,n) x[2*n:3*n]=np.linspace(cornerX,-cornerX,n) y[2*n:3*n]=cornerY x[3*n:4*n]=-cornerX y[3*n:4*n]=np.linspace(cornerY,-cornerY,n) mirrorOut1= np.vstack((x,y)) if mirrorDriver.MEMS==True: mirrorOut=scipy.signal.filtfilt(mirrorDriver.b_filt,mirrorDriver.a_filt,mirrorOut1) else: mirrorOut=mirrorOut1 # plot mirror commands to GUI pl = appObj.JSOmisc_plot1 npts = mirrorOut.shape[1] t = np.linspace(0, npts/outputRate, npts) pl.clear() pl.plot(t, mirrorOut[0, :], pen='b') pl.plot(t, mirrorOut[1, :], pen='r') labelStyle = appObj.xLblStyle pl.setLabel('bottom', 'Time', 's', **labelStyle) labelStyle = appObj.yLblStyle pl.setLabel('left', 'Output', 'V', **labelStyle) pl2=appObj.JSOmisc_plot2 pl2.clear() pl2.plot(mirrorOut[0, :],mirrorOut[1, :], pen='b') labelStyle = appObj.xLblStyle pl2.setLabel('bottom', 'X galvo', 'V', **labelStyle) labelStyle = appObj.yLblStyle pl2.setLabel('left', 'Y galvo', 'V', **labelStyle) if not appObj.oct_hw.IsDAQTestingMode(): # setup the analog output DAQ device daq.setupAnalogOutput(chanNames, trigChan, outputRate, mirrorOut.transpose()) daq.startAnalogOutput() #start trigger and wait for output to finish daq.sendDigTrig(audioHW.daqTrigChanOut) daq.waitDoneOutput(timeout=3, stopAndClear=True) QtGui.QApplication.processEvents() # check for GUI events else: appObj.doneFlag = True # just run one time through if in test mode appObj.CalibrateScanMirror_pushButton.setChecked(False) # when testing is over, set the mirror position to (0,0) if not appObj.oct_hw.IsDAQTestingMode(): chanNames = [mirrorDriver.X_daqChan, mirrorDriver.Y_daqChan] data = np.zeros(2) daq.writeValues(chanNames, data) appObj.JSOsaveDispersion_pushButton.setEnabled(False) appObj.JSOloadDispersion_pushButton.setEnabled(True) appObj.isCollecting = False appObj.finishCollection()
def runJSOraw(appObj): DebugLog.log("runJSOraw") try: appObj.tabWidget.setCurrentIndex(7) appObj.doneFlag = False appObj.isCollecting = True appObj.JSOsaveDispersion_pushButton.setEnabled(True) appObj.JSOloadDispersion_pushButton.setEnabled(False) dispData = appObj.dispData # this class holds all the dispersion compensation data if dispData is None: dispData = Dispersion.DispersionData() laserSweepFreq=appObj.octSetupInfo.getTriggerRate() mirrorDriver = appObj.mirrorDriver if not appObj.oct_hw.IsOCTTestingMode(): # prepare to get new data # set the mirror position to (0,0) chanNames = [mirrorDriver.X_daqChan, mirrorDriver.Y_daqChan] data = np.zeros(2) from DAQHardware import DAQHardware daq = DAQHardware() daq.writeValues(chanNames, data) else: appObj.savedDataBuffer.loadData(appObj) peakXPos=np.array([0],dtype=int) peakYPos=np.array([0],dtype=float) peakXPos1=np.array([0],dtype=int) peakYPos1=np.array([0],dtype=float) while appObj.doneFlag == False: # read data analysis settings from the GUI numTrigs=appObj.numTrig.value() dispData.requestedSamplesPerTrig=appObj.requestedSamplesPerTrig.value() dispData.startSample=appObj.startSample.value() dispData.endSample=appObj.endSample.value() dispData.numKlinPts=appObj.numKlinPts.value() dispData.Klin=np.zeros(dispData.numKlinPts) dispData.numShiftPts=appObj.numShiftPts.value() dispData.filterWidth=appObj.filterWidth.value() dispData.mziFilter=appObj.mziFilter.value() dispData.magWin_LPfilterCutoff=appObj.dispMagWindowFilter.value() dispData.PDfilterCutoffs=[0,0] dispData.dispCode=appObj.dispersionCompAlgorithm_comboBox.currentIndex() dispData.dispMode=appObj.dispersionCompAlgorithm_comboBox.currentText() # Get data using one of several methods if appObj.oct_hw.IsOCTTestingMode(): ch0_data,ch1_data=getSavedRawData(numTrigs,dispData.requestedSamplesPerTrig,appObj.savedDataBuffer) else: ch0_data,ch1_data=getNewRawData(numTrigs,dispData.requestedSamplesPerTrig,appObj) if appObj.saveData_checkBox.isChecked()==True: # save data to disk for later use if desired fileName='Mirror_Raw' dataToSave = (ch0_data, ch1_data) appObj.savedDataBuffer.saveData(appObj,dataToSave,fileName) appObj.saveData_checkBox.setChecked(False) # delay the MZI to account for it having a shorter optical path than the sample/reference arm path, then calculate k0 as the MZI phase pdData,mziData,actualSamplesPerTrig=channelShift(ch0_data,ch1_data,dispData) textString='Actual samples per trigger: {actualSamplesPerTrig}'.format(actualSamplesPerTrig=actualSamplesPerTrig) appObj.actualSamplesPerTrig_label.setText(textString) import time t1 = time.time() mzi_hilbert, mzi_mag, mzi_ph, k0 = processMZI(mziData, dispData) mzi_proc_time = time.time() - t1 print("MZI processing time = %0.4f ms" % (mzi_proc_time*1000)) # Adjust the k0 curves so that the unwrapping all starts at the same phase appObj.k0_plot_3.clear() appObj.k0_plot_4.clear() appObj.k0_plot_5.clear() t1 = time.time() k0Cleaned=cleank0(k0,dispData) k0clean_time = time.time() - t1 print("k0 cleaning time = %0.4f ms" % (k0clean_time*1000)) for i in range(numTrigs): appObj.k0_plot_3.plot(k0[i,:2*dispData.startSample], pen=(i,numTrigs)) startMZIdata1=k0[:,dispData.startSample] appObj.k0_plot_4.plot(startMZIdata1, pen='r') startMZIdata2=k0Cleaned[:,dispData.startSample] appObj.k0_plot_4.plot(startMZIdata2, pen='b') for i in range(numTrigs): appObj.k0_plot_5.plot(k0Cleaned[i,:2*dispData.startSample], pen=(i,numTrigs)) k0=k0Cleaned # Interpolate the PD data based upon the MZI data and calculate the a-lines before dispersion compensation t1 = time.time() pd_interpRaw, klin = processPD(pdData, k0, dispData) interpPD_time = time.time() - t1 print("Interp PD time = %0.4f ms" % (interpPD_time*1000)) dispData.Klin=klin pd_fftNoInterp, alineMagNoInterp, alinePhaseNoInterp = calculateAline(pdData[:,dispData.startSample:dispData.endSample]) t1 = time.time() pd_fftRaw, alineMagRaw, alinePhaseRaw = calculateAline(pd_interpRaw) alineCalc_time = time.time() - t1 print("Aline calc time = %0.4f ms" % (alineCalc_time*1000)) # find the mirror in the a-line to determine the filter settings, and then perform the dispersion compensatsion rangePeak1=[100, 900] alineAve1=np.average(alineMagRaw,axis=0) peakXPos1[0]=np.argmax(alineAve1[rangePeak1[0]:rangePeak1[1]])+rangePeak1[0] peakYPos1[0]=alineAve1[peakXPos1[0]] width=dispData.filterWidth*(rangePeak1[1]-rangePeak1[0])/2 dispData.PDfilterCutoffs[0]=(peakXPos1[0]+width)/2048 dispData.PDfilterCutoffs[1]=(peakXPos1[0]-width)/2048 dispersionCorrection(pd_interpRaw,dispData) appObj.dispData=dispData #store the local variable in the overall class so that it can be saved when the save button is pressed # now correct the data using dispersion compensation and then process the a-lines pd_interpDispComp = dispData.magWin * pd_interpRaw * (np.cos(-1*dispData.phaseCorr) + 1j * np.sin(-1*dispData.phaseCorr)) pd_fftDispComp, alineMagDispComp, alinePhaseDispComp = calculateAline(pd_interpDispComp) #scale k0 and the MZI to the same range to plot them so they overlap k0Ripple= scipy.signal.detrend(k0[0,500:700],axis=-1) k0RippleNorm=k0Ripple/k0Ripple.max() mziDataRipple= scipy.signal.detrend(mziData[0,500:700],axis=-1) mziDataNorm=mziDataRipple/mziDataRipple.max() # Find the peak of the A-line within a range and calculate the phase noise rangePeak=[100, 900] alineAve=np.average(alineMagDispComp,axis=0) peakXPos[0]=np.argmax(alineAve[rangePeak[0]:rangePeak[1]])+rangePeak[0] peakYPos[0]=alineAve[peakXPos[0]] t=np.arange(numTrigs)/laserSweepFreq phaseNoiseTD=np.unwrap(alinePhaseDispComp[:,peakXPos[0]]) phaseNoiseTD=phaseNoiseTD-np.mean(phaseNoiseTD) phaseNoiseTD=phaseNoiseTD*1310e-9/(4*np.pi*1.32) phaseNoiseFFT = np.abs(np.fft.rfft(phaseNoiseTD))/(numTrigs/2) # phaseNoiseFD = 20*np.log10(np.abs(phaseNoiseFFT)) freq = np.fft.rfftfreq(numTrigs)*laserSweepFreq # Clear all of the plots appObj.mzi_plot_2.clear() appObj.pd_plot_2.clear() appObj.mzi_mag_plot_2.clear() appObj.mzi_phase_plot_2.clear() appObj.k0_plot_2.clear() appObj.interp_pdRaw_plot.clear() appObj.interp_pdDispComp_plot.clear() appObj.alineNoInterp_plot.clear() appObj.alineRaw_plot.clear() appObj.alineDispComp_plot.clear() appObj.phaseNoiseTD_plot.clear() appObj.phaseNoiseFD_plot.clear() appObj.dispWnfcMag_plot.clear() appObj.dispWnfcPh_plot.clear() # Plot all the data if appObj.plotFirstOnly_checkBox.isChecked()==True: i=0 appObj.pd_plot_2.plot(pdData[i,:], pen='r') appObj.mzi_plot_2.plot(mziData[i,:], pen='r') appObj.mzi_mag_plot_2.plot(mzi_mag[i,:], pen='r') appObj.k0_plot_2.plot(k0[i,:], pen='r') sampleNum=np.linspace(dispData.startSample,dispData.endSample,dispData.numKlinPts) appObj.k0_plot_2.plot(sampleNum,klin, pen='b') appObj.interp_pdRaw_plot.plot(pd_interpRaw[i,:], pen='r') appObj.interp_pdDispComp_plot.plot(np.abs(pd_interpDispComp[i,:]), pen='r') appObj.alineNoInterp_plot.plot(alineMagNoInterp[i,:], pen='r') appObj.alineRaw_plot.plot(alineMagRaw[i,:], pen='r') appObj.alineDispComp_plot.plot(alineMagDispComp[i,:], pen='r') else: # limit plotting to first 10 or so triggers, otherwise this will freeze up nTrigs = min((numTrigs, 10)) for i in range(nTrigs): pen=(i,nTrigs) appObj.pd_plot_2.plot(pdData[i,:], pen=pen) appObj.mzi_plot_2.plot(mziData[i,:], pen=pen) appObj.mzi_mag_plot_2.plot(mzi_mag[i,:], pen=pen) appObj.mzi_phase_plot_2.plot(mzi_ph[i,:], pen=pen) appObj.k0_plot_2.plot(k0[i,:], pen=pen) appObj.interp_pdRaw_plot.plot(pd_interpRaw[i,:], pen=pen) appObj.interp_pdDispComp_plot.plot(np.abs(pd_interpDispComp[i,:]), pen=pen) appObj.alineNoInterp_plot.plot(alineMagNoInterp[i,:], pen=pen) appObj.alineRaw_plot.plot(alineMagRaw[i,:], pen=pen) appObj.alineDispComp_plot.plot(alineMagDispComp[i,:], pen=pen) appObj.alineRaw_plot.plot(peakXPos1,peakYPos1, pen=None, symbolBrush='k', symbolPen='b') appObj.alineDispComp_plot.plot(peakXPos,peakYPos, pen=None, symbolBrush='k', symbolPen='b') appObj.phaseNoiseTD_plot.plot(t,phaseNoiseTD, pen='r') appObj.phaseNoiseFD_plot.plot(freq,phaseNoiseFFT, pen='r') appObj.mzi_phase_plot_2.plot(mziDataNorm, pen='b') appObj.mzi_phase_plot_2.plot(k0RippleNorm, pen='r') # if you want to align the pd and the Mzi data # plotPDPhase.plot(pdData[0,:], pen='r') # plotPDPhase.plot(mziData[0,:], pen='b') appObj.dispWnfcMag_plot.plot(dispData.magWin, pen='b') appObj.dispWnfcPh_plot.plot(dispData.phaseCorr, pen='b') # plot filter cutoff ranges on the raw Aline plot yy=[np.min(alineMagRaw[0,:]),np.max(alineMagRaw[0,:])] xx0=[alineMagRaw.shape[1]*dispData.PDfilterCutoffs[0],alineMagRaw.shape[1]*dispData.PDfilterCutoffs[0]] xx1=[alineMagRaw.shape[1]*dispData.PDfilterCutoffs[1],alineMagRaw.shape[1]*dispData.PDfilterCutoffs[1]] appObj.alineRaw_plot.plot(xx0,yy, pen='b') appObj.alineRaw_plot.plot(xx1,yy, pen='b') # # Now create a bscan image from the 1 aline, but sweep the shift value between the mzi and pd to see what works best # nShift=201 # bscan=np.zeros([nShift, alineMag.shape[0]]) # for i in range(nShift): # shift=i-(nShift-1)/2 # if shift<0: # mzi_data_temp=mzi_data[-1*shift:] # pd_data_temp=pd_data[0:mzi_data_temp.shape[0]] # # print(mzi_data_temp.shape,pd_data_temp.shape) # elif shift>0: # pd_data_temp=pd_data[shift:] # mzi_data_temp=mzi_data[0:pd_data_temp.shape[0]] # # print(mzi_data_temp.shape,pd_data_temp.shape) # elif shift==0: # pd_data_temp=pd_data # mzi_data_temp=mzi_data # # mzi_hilbert, mzi_mag, mzi_ph, k0 = processMZI(mzi_data_temp) # pd_interpRaw, pd_interpHanning, pd_fft, alineMag, alinePhase, klin = processPD(pd_data_temp, k0, klin_idx, numklinpts) # bscan[i,:]=alineMag # # pl = self.bscan_plot # pl.setImage(bscan) # print('alineMagDispComp ',alineMagDispComp.shape) if ~np.all(np.isnan(alineMagDispComp)): # only make the bscan plot if there is data to show (this prevents an error from occurring) appObj.bscan_plot.setImage(alineMagDispComp) QtGui.QApplication.processEvents() # check for GUI events except: traceback.print_exc(file=sys.stdout) QtGui.QMessageBox.critical (appObj, "Error", "Error during scan. Check command line output for details") appObj.JSOsaveDispersion_pushButton.setEnabled(False) appObj.JSOloadDispersion_pushButton.setEnabled(True) appObj.isCollecting = False QtGui.QApplication.processEvents() # check for GUI events appObj.finishCollection()
def runDispersion(appObj): DebugLog.log("runDispersion") appObj.tabWidget.setCurrentIndex(5) appObj.doneFlag = False appObj.isCollecting = True # trigRate = octfpga.GetTriggerRate() mirrorDriver = appObj.mirrorDriver # set the mirror position to (0,0) chanNames = [mirrorDriver.X_daqChan, mirrorDriver.Y_daqChan] data = np.zeros(2) if not appObj.oct_hw.IsDAQTestingMode(): from DAQHardware import DAQHardware daq = DAQHardware() daq.writeValues(chanNames, data) pd_background = None fpgaOpts = appObj.oct_hw.fpgaOpts numklinpts = fpgaOpts.numKlinPts if fpgaOpts.InterpDownsample > 0: numklinpts = numklinpts // 2 # keep looping until we are signlaed to stop by GUI (flag set in appObj) try: frameNum = 0 saveDirInit = False testDataDir = os.path.join(appObj.basePath, 'exampledata', 'Dispersion') dispData = DispersionData(fpgaOpts) klin = None # initialze klin to None so it will be computed first iteration savedFPGADisp = False while not appObj.doneFlag: # setup and grab the OCT data - this will also fire the mirror output numTrigs = appObj.disp_numTrigs_spinBox.value() processMode = OCTCommon.ProcessMode(appObj.processMode_comboBox.currentIndex()) # get proessing optiosn from GUI PD_LP_fc = appObj.disp_pd_lpfilter_cutoff_dblSpinBox.value() PD_HP_fc = appObj.disp_pd_hpfilter_cutoff_dblSpinBox.value() PDfiltCutoffs = [PD_LP_fc, PD_HP_fc] magWin_LPfilterCutoff = appObj.disp_magwin_lpfilter_cutoff_dblSpinBox.value() dispData.mziFilter = appObj.mziFilter.value() dispData.magWin_LPfilterCutoff = magWin_LPfilterCutoff dispData.PDfilterCutoffs = PDfiltCutoffs collectBG = appObj.disp_collectBG_pushButton.isChecked() pd_background = dispData.phDiode_background if processMode == OCTCommon.ProcessMode.FPGA: if appObj.oct_hw.IsOCTTestingMode(): pd_data = OCTCommon.loadRawData(testDataDir, frameNum % 19, dataType=1) numklinpts = 1400 else: err, pd_data = appObj.oct_hw.AcquireOCTDataInterpPD(numTrigs) DebugLog.log("runDispersion(): AcquireOCTDataInterpPD() err = %d" % err) # process the data dispData = processData(pd_data, dispData, numklinpts, PDfiltCutoffs, magWin_LPfilterCutoff, pd_background, collectBG) elif processMode == OCTCommon.ProcessMode.SOFTWARE: if appObj.oct_hw.IsOCTTestingMode(): ch0_data,ch1_data=JSOraw.getSavedRawData(numTrigs,appObj.dispData.requestedSamplesPerTrig,appObj.savedDataBuffer) else: # def AcquireOCTDataRaw(self, numTriggers, samplesPerTrig=-1, Ch0Shift=-1, startTrigOffset=0): samplesPerTrig = fpgaOpts.SamplesPerTrig*2 + fpgaOpts.Ch0Shift*2 err, ch0_data,ch1_data = appObj.oct_hw.AcquireOCTDataRaw(numTrigs, samplesPerTrig) pdData,mziData,actualSamplesPerTrig = JSOraw.channelShift(ch0_data,ch1_data,dispData) # shift the two channels to account for delays in the sample data compared to the MZI data mzi_hilbert, mzi_mag, mzi_ph, k0 = JSOraw.processMZI(mziData, dispData) # calculate k0 from the phase of the MZI data k0Cleaned = JSOraw.cleank0(k0, dispData) # Adjust the k0 curves so that the unwrapping all starts at the same phase pd_data, klin = JSOraw.processPD(pdData, k0Cleaned, dispData, klin) # Interpolate the PD data based upon the MZI data dispData.Klin = klin dispData = processUniqueDispersion(pd_data, dispData, pd_background, collectBG) else: QtGui.QMessageBox.critical (appObj, "Error", "Unsuppoted processing mode for current hardware") # plot the data plotDispData(appObj, dispData, PDfiltCutoffs) if appObj.getSaveState(): dispFilePath = saveDispersionData(dispData, appObj.settingsPath) saveOpts = appObj.getSaveOpts() if saveOpts.saveRaw: if not saveDirInit: saveDir = OCTCommon.initSaveDir(saveOpts, 'Dispersion') saveDirInit = True OCTCommon.saveRawData(pd_data, saveDir, frameNum, dataType=1) if processMode == OCTCommon.ProcessMode.FPGA: appObj.dispDataFPGA = dispData dispFilePathFPGA = dispFilePath savedFPGADisp = True else: appObj.dispData = dispData frameNum += 1 QtGui.QApplication.processEvents() # check for GUI events, particularly the "done" flag if savedFPGADisp: DebugLog.log("runDispersion(): loading dispersion file into FPGA") appObj.loadDispersionIntoFPGA(dispFilePathFPGA, appObj.oct_hw.fpgaOpts) except Exception as ex: # raise ex traceback.print_exc(file=sys.stdout) QtGui.QMessageBox.critical (appObj, "Error", "Error during scan. Check command line output for details") finally: appObj.isCollecting = False QtGui.QApplication.processEvents() # check for GUI events appObj.finishCollection()