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Note on chopper status recorded in NeXus files

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Description

This may be relevant when performing frame-unwrapping or other chopper-related processing using ScippNeutron:

If the chopper is out of phase from the setpoint, then the device will send an alarm to the EPICS IOC, which in turn will report to NICOS, to inform the user that something is not working as expected
[10:40 AM] Nicklas Holmberg
The exact limits of "how much out of phase is tolerated" before an alarm is set, you will have to ask
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No file, test, or entry point is identified in the issue. First clarify where this chopper-status note belongs in the ScippNeutron documentation and confirm the tolerated out-of-phase limits with the referenced contact; done means the relevant documentation records the alarm behavior and confirmed limits.

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Tech stack
python
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documentation
Issue type
Documentation
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2/5
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