Detailed Description

The HardwareRegistry namespace is where information about all known DDAS modules are stored. The information that the user can access in this namespace's functions is not specific to a module but rather to a hardware type. If the user wants to know basic information about the adc resolution or frequency, this namespace will scratch that itch. However, if the user is looking for information about the serial number, this is not the place for that. In fact, there currently is no place for that.

The HardwareRegistry is fairly simple. It is just a map of HardwareRegistry::HardwareSpecifications that are keyed by HardwareRegistry::HardwareType enumerations. The HardwareRegistry provides a default state that provides the normal specifications for each hardware type in use at the NSCL. If for some crazy reason, something changes, the user can change the specifications associated with each device type.

There is also a function to determine the hardware type enumeration value given the hardware revision, adc frequency, and adc resolution called HardwareRegistry::computeHardwareType(). The reverse operation is called HardwareRegistry::getSpecification(HardwareType type). Together these two functions are probably the most useful tools.