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WPC Systems Python API

Overview

WPC Python driver is also known as pywpc which contains APIs for interacting with basically WPC DAQ cards or any other WPC USB, WiFi and Ethernet based devices. It supports Python 3.8 to 3.10 in Windows 10 operating systems.

In order to optimize driver API performance, we adopt async/await structure for the driver implementation as known as non-blocking mode.

Some functions in the pywpc package may be unavailable with earlier versions of the WPC DAQ firmware driver. Make sure it's the latest firmware version of your product. Please visit WPC Systems offical website to download WPC Device Manager and LabVIEW Run-time engine and upgrade WPC DAQ firmware driver.

	Link
WPC official site	http://www.wpc.com.tw/
User guide	https://wpc-systems-ltd.github.io/WPC_Python_driver_release/
Example code	https://github.com/WPC-Systems-Ltd/WPC_Python_driver_release/tree/main/Examples

Quick Start

Easy, fast, and just works!

>>> from wpcsys import pywpc

>>> pywpc.PKG_NAME
...
pywpc

>>> pywpc.__version__
...
1.0.1

>>> pywpc.product
...
['DeviceFinder', 'WifiDAQE3A', 'EthanD', 'EthanA', 'USBDAQF1D', 'USBDAQF1AD','USBDAQF1DSNK','USBDAQF1AOD','USBDAQF1TD','USBDAQF1CD','USBDAQF1RD']

Installation

Install wpcsys using pip:

$ pip install wpcsys

Upgrade

Upgrade wpcsys using pip:

$ pip install --upgrade wpcsys

Requirements

Python 3.8 or later with all requirements.txt dependencies installed, including PyQt5, PyQt5Designer, qasync and so on.

$ pip install -r /path/to/requirements.txt

Products

Ethernet based DAQ card

• Ethan-A
• Ethan-D

USB interface DAQ card

• USB-DAQ-F1-D (Digital)
• USB-DAQ-F1-DSNK (24V Digital)
• USB-DAQ-F1-AD (Digital + AI)
• USB-DAQ-F1-TD (Digital + Thermocouple)
• USB-DAQ-F1-RD (Digital + RTD)
• USB-DAQ-F1-CD (Digital + CAN)
• USB-DAQ-F1-AOD (Digital + AI + AO)

Wifi based DAQ card

• Wifi-DAQ-E3-A

Port funtion table

Model	AI	AO	DI	DO	CAN	UART	SPI	I2C	RTD	Thermocouple
Ethan-A	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Ethan-D	-	-	1	0	-	-	-	-	-	-
USB-DAQ-F1-D	-	-	0, 1, 2, 3	0, 1, 2, 3	-	1, 2	1, 2	1, 2	-	-
USB-DAQ-F1-DSNK	-	-	0, 1	2, 3	-	-	-	-	-	-
USB-DAQ-F1-AD	0	-	0, 1, 2, 3	0, 1, 2, 3	-	1, 2	2	1, 2	-	-
USB-DAQ-F1-TD	-	-	0, 1, 2, 3	0, 1, 2, 3	-	1, 2	2	1, 2	-	1
USB-DAQ-F1-RD	-	-	0, 1, 2, 3	0, 1, 2, 3	-	1, 2	2	1, 2	1	-
USB-DAQ-F1-CD	-	-	0, 1, 2, 3	0, 1, 2, 3	1	1, 2	2	1, 2	-	-
USB-DAQ-F1-AOD	0	0	0, 1, 2, 3	0, 1, 2, 3	-	1, 2	-	1, 2	-	-
Wifi-DAQ-E3-A	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Take USB-DAQ-F1-AOD for example

• port0 is available for AI
• port2 is available for DI
• port0 and port1 are available for DO
• port2 is available for UART

References

• Useful conda commands
• User manual - WPC Python driver
• Run example code in console
• How to build your own Python code to EXE file
• How to install miniconda and build your own virtual environment

License

WPC Python driver release is licensed under an MIT-style license see LICENSE. Other incorporated projects may be licensed under different licenses. All licenses allow for non-commercial and commercial use.