PixelModuleDetector: throw an ERROR when cartesian_module is DUT

src/core/detector/Detector.cpp

@@ -18,9 +18,9 @@
 #include "Math/RotationZ.h"
 #include "Math/RotationZYX.h"
 
-#include "PixelModuleDetector.hpp"
 #include "Detector.hpp"
 #include "HexagonalPixelDetector.hpp"
+#include "PixelModuleDetector.hpp"
 #include "core/utils/log.h"
 #include "exceptions.h"
 
@@ -61,6 +61,12 @@ Detector::Detector(const Configuration& config) : m_role(DetectorRole::NONE) {
     std::transform(m_detectorType.begin(), m_detectorType.end(), m_detectorType.begin(), ::tolower);
     m_detectorCoordinates = config.get<std::string>("coordinates", "cartesian");
     std::transform(m_detectorCoordinates.begin(), m_detectorCoordinates.end(), m_detectorCoordinates.begin(), ::tolower);
+
+    if(this->isDUT()) {
+        LOG(ERROR) << "A PixelModuleDetector was configured to be a DUT (" << this->getName()
+                   << "). Please be aware that regions with large pixels might be treated unexpectedly.";
+    }
+
     m_timeOffset = config.get<double>("time_offset", 0.0);
     if(m_timeOffset > 0.) {
         LOG(TRACE) << "Time offset: " << m_timeOffset;