time setting fro the IMS camera w/o sensors

src/multicam/multicam3.js

@@ -229,6 +229,8 @@ function get_ports(){
             var tmp_port = new Port({port:  $(this).attr("port"), index: $(this).attr("index"), sensor_type:  $(this).html()});
             cams[index].ports.push(tmp_port);
             init_port(index,cams[index].ports.length-1);
+          } else {
+	        init_noport(index); // just set time for ims-only "camera"
           }
         });
         // check camogm is alive
@@ -566,11 +568,20 @@ function init_port(cam_i,port_i){
       cams[this.cam_i].ports[this.port_i].bits = bits;
     }
   });
-
-
-
 }
 
+function init_noport(cam_i){
+  var date_time=new Date();
+  var url = "http://"+cams[cam_i].ip+"/parsedit.php?immediate&_time="+date_time.getTime();
+//  alert("init_noport("+cam_i+"): "+url);
+  $.ajax({
+    url: url,
+    cam_i: cam_i,
+    success: function(){ // res){
+//	  alert("init_noport("+cam_i+") res.text( )= "+$(res).text());
+    }
+  });
+}
 // * if any attribute is not initialized it will be NaN
 // * if all do not match then take the last one
 function button_update_state(btn){

src/php_top/parsedit.php

@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@
     $PARS_FRAMES_MASK = $PARS_FRAMES - 1;
     $sensor_port=0; /// TODO: NC393 - add sensor port control, initially will use $sensor_port=0 for all php functions that require it
     $autocampars='/www/pages/autocampars.php';
-    $descriptions=getParDescriptions($autocampars);
+//    $descriptions=getParDescriptions($autocampars);
     $default_ahead= 3;
     $maxahead=6; /// maximal ahead of the current frame that tasks can currently be set to driver; //NC393 - is it the same?
     $minahead=4; /// skip to frame $minahead from the soonest next task before programming
@@ -160,6 +160,8 @@
 
     if (array_key_exists ( 'sensor_port', $_GET )) {
     	$GLOBALS [sensor_port] = (myval($_GET ['sensor_port'])) & 3;
+    } else {
+        $GLOBALS [sensor_port] = -1;
     }
     $page_title="Default control/test page for the NC393L camera, sensor port ".$GLOBALS [sensor_port];
     if ((count($_GET)==0) || ((count($_GET)==1) && array_key_exists ( 'sensor_port', $_GET ))) {
@@ -198,7 +200,7 @@
       } else { // return XML page with specified parameters values
         addGammas($todo);
         $names=array_merge(extractNames($global_params),extractNames($frame_params));
-        $currentParameters=elphel_get_P_arr($GLOBALS [sensor_port], $names);
+        $currentParameters=($GLOBALS [sensor_port] >= 0)?elphel_get_P_arr($GLOBALS [sensor_port], $names):[];
         applyPost($todo,true); // no final wait
         $msg="<?xml version=\"1.0\"?>\n<parameters>\n";
         foreach ($currentParameters as $key=>$value) {
@@ -214,6 +216,7 @@
         exit(0); // that's all
       }
     }
+    $descriptions=getParDescriptions($autocampars);
 //    startPage();
     startPage($page_title, mainJavascript($refreshSig));