If you’re editing this class, you’re usually doing one of these:

1. Adding or modifying attributes (Expose new device state that clients can read.)

2. Updating attribute read/write methods (Control how attribute values are validated, stored, or synchronized with AutoScript.)

3. Adding or modifying commands (Update input validation, settings retrieval via DeviceProxy, orchestration logic, caching behavior, or metadata packaging.)

4. Adding a new detector (Add a device property for its address, register it in _connect_detector_proxies, ensure naming normalization, and map it correctly in acquisition helpers.)

   "newdet": self.newdet_device_address,

5. ADD a new functionality pertaining to a microscope api - Adding Internal acquisition helpers

• examples - already existing

  • _acquire_stem_image

  • _acquire_stem_image_advanced

  • _acquire_spectrum

• Adding or changing acquisition settings (Extend what is read from detector devices—e.g., dwell time, resolution, scan region—and ensure they propagate correctly into acquisition helpers.)