Merge pull request #730 from BCDA-APS/725-stuck-LakeShore336-setpoint

ignore Lakeshore336 setpoint's RBV

CHANGES.rst

@@ -18,15 +18,20 @@ The project `milestones <https://github.com/BCDA-APS/apstools/milestones>`_
 describe the future plans.
 
 ..
-   1.6.7
+   1.6.8
    ******
 
    release expected by 2023-01-05
 
+   1.6.7
+   ******
+
+   release expected by 2022-11-18
+
 1.6.6
 ******
 
-release expected by 2022-11-18
+release expected by 2022-10-18
 
 New Features
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@@ -37,6 +42,7 @@ Fixes
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 * Make sure that YML (and other) files are packaged for pip and conda.
+* PVPositioner got stuck if target position was the same as current position.
 
 Deprecations
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apstools/devices/positioner_soft_done.py

@@ -191,6 +191,9 @@ def _setup_move(self, position):
         if self.actuate is not None:
             self.log.debug("%s.actuate = %s", self.name, self.actuate_value)
             self.actuate.put(self.actuate_value, wait=False)
+        # This is needed because in a special case the setpoint.put does not
+        # run the "sub_value" subscriptions.
+        self.cb_setpoint()
         self.cb_readback()  # This is needed to force the first check.
 
 

apstools/utils/tests/test_listdevice.py

@@ -107,8 +107,8 @@ def test__list_epics_signals(obj, length, ref):
         (None, 0, "value", 0.0),
         ("epics", 0, "data name", "motor"),
         ("epics", 0, "value", 0.0),
-        ("epics", 6, "data name", "motor_velocity"),
-        ("epics", 6, "value", 1.0),
+        ("epics", 7, "data name", "motor_acceleration"),
+        ("epics", 7, "value", 0.2),
         ("epics", 8, "data name", "motor_motor_egu"),
         ("epics", 8, "value", "degrees"),
         ("full", 0, "data name", "motor"),