AutoGator 0.3.0

A software package for camera-assisted motion control of PIC chip interrogation platforms.

Autogator

The Automatic Chip Interrogator, by Sequoia Ploeg (BYU CamachoLab).

A software package for camera-assisted motion control and experiment configuration of photonic integrated circuit interrogation platforms.

Installation

This package is cross-platform and can be installed on any operating system.

AutoGator is a client with algorithms for interacting with instruments controlled by other softwares. It typically communicates with hardware using socket connections.

It is recommended to use a virtual environment when installing Autogator. To recreate the development environment, after manually installing the above packages, run:

pip install -r requirements.txt

Dev Notes

Possible algorithm for calibrating the stage

• Home the stages
• Open up a controller to move the stage to some beginning position with some item on the screen
• Make sure the zoom is set to 1x, or know what the zoom level is
• Move the controller some distance in x, whether in the controller or predefined
• Click where the object has moved to
• Move the controller some distance in y, whether in the controller or predefined
• Click where the object has moved to
• Calculate the number of pixels and equate it to some physical distance