create_sensor

lsst.ts.ess.common.sensor.create_sensor(device_configuration, log)

Create the sensor to connect to by using the specified configuration.

Parameters:

• device_configuration (dict) – A dict representing the device to connect to. The format of the dict is described in the devices part of lsst.ts.ess.common.CONFIG_SCHEMA.

• log (logging.Logger) – The logger to pass on to the sensor.

Returns:

sensor – The sensor to connect to.

Return type:

BaseSensor

Raises:

KeyError – In case the device configuration doesn’t have the sensor type key or the sensor type is not present in the sensor registry.