Explanation

Explanation pages provide background, concepts, architecture, and context to help you understand how Taurus works and why it behaves as it does.

Core concepts

• What is Taurus?
  • Models and user interfaces
  • Where to start
• Models and schemes
  • Model concept
  • Examples of model names
  • Model access
  • Advantages of accessing Tango via Taurus over PyTango
  • Fragments
  • WIP: Command - Command Fragments
  • Using Command Fragments
  • Scheme-Agnostic Command Widgets

User interface concepts

• TaurusForm
  • Widget selection
• Plotting with Taurus
  • Two Y scales
  • Date/time support
  • Plotting backends
• Trends and 2D trends
  • Timestamp versus event number
  • Using a spectrum as a collection of scalar values
  • Timing limitations when comparing attributes
  • Trend of Tango State and other non-numerical attributes
  • 2D trends
• Displaying images
• Synoptics
• The TaurusGUI framework
  • Application structure
  • Perspectives
  • Synoptic panels
  • External applications
  • Sardana integration
• Taurus colors
  • Taurus Device state colors
  • Taurus Attribute Value Quality colors
  • Tango-specific Device state colors

Extending and configuring Taurus

• Extending Taurus widgets
  • Multi-model support
• Tango event subscription modes
  • EventSubMode in Taurus
  • First Read (client-side initialization)

Project design proposals

Major Taurus design proposals and project-wide technical decisions are recorded as Taurus Enhancement Proposals (TEPs).

For step-by-step instructions, see How-to guides. For exact APIs, settings, and extension points, see Reference.