def PID_controller_input(self,
user,
P=0.2,
I=0.0,
D=0.0,
SETPOINT=1.0,
TS=0.05,
SAMPLES=100,
WAVETYPE={}):
output = {}
if self.controller_thread is None or self.controller_thread.isAlive(
) == False or self.controller_thread.failed["status"]:
self.controller_thread = PID.ControllerThread(
daqmxlib.Reader({"ai0": 1}, device=self.device),
daqmxlib.Actuator(["ao0"], device=self.device),
user,
P=P,
I=I,
D=D,
SETPOINT=SETPOINT,
TS=TS,
SAMPLES=SAMPLES,
WAVETYPE=WAVETYPE)
self.controller_thread.start()
output["completed"] = self.controller_thread.completed
output["controller"] = self.controller_thread.type
output["success"] = True
output["message"] = "Actuated successfully."
output["status"] = 200
else:
output["message"] = "Controller is still running."
output["success"] = False
output["status"] = 200
output["timestamp"] = str(datetime.now())
return output
