ekfsm - EKF system management library

Provides a python library framework for access to system management functions on Linux based modular hardware systems, such as CompactPCI-Serial systems.

Features

System configuration via YAML configuration file
Obtain inventory information of the system and its components
Obtain sensor information, such as temperature, humidity, voltage, current, accelerometer, gyroscope, etc.
Write and read EEPROM contents
Access to system level functions, such as system LEDs, system fan, system power supply, etc.
Supports simulation mode for development and testing
Probing of desired boards in configured slots

Requirements

Prior to the use of I2C, PMBus or GPIO devices using the API, those devices have to be initialised by ACPI or manual device setup.

Example

In order to initialize an EEPROM of type AT24 behind a Mux channel 0, manualy add the device:

cd /sys/bus/i2c/devices/0-0074/channel-0/
echo 24c02 0x55 >new_device

Now we can access the EEPROM contents:

hd 8-0055/eeprom
00000000  ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff  ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff  |................|
*
00000100

Installation

To install the package via pip, you have to use a virtual environment to ensure full operabilty. Note: CLI entrypoint script won't work if installed in the system store!

Prepare virtual environment

First, name, create and activate your virtual environment (here myvenv):

$ python -m venv myvenv
$ source myvenv/bin/activate

Package install

Now install the ekfsm package and all dependencies from the project pypi registry:

(myvenv) $ pip install ekfsm --index-url https://gitlab.ekf.com/api/v4/projects/407/packages/pypi/simple
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Example Usage Scenario

To use the library for a desired system, it must be configured in a system config yaml file:

# Example config
system_config:
  name: "Simple System"
  slots:
    - name: SYSTEM_SLOT
      slot_type: CPCI_S0_SYS
      desired_hwmodule_type: EKF SC9-Toccata
      desired_hwmodule_name: CPU
      attributes:
        is_master: true
    - name: SLOT1
      slot_type: CPCI_S0_PER
      desired_hwmodule_type: EKF SRF-SUR
      desired_hwmodule_name: SER
      attributes:
        slot_coding: 0x1

API

If you want to access the LEDs on the EKF SUR-UART, you can do the following:

import ekfsm

system = ekfsm.System("system.yaml")

# alternative ways to get the SUR HWModule
sur = system["SER"]    # by using the HWModule name as key
sur = system.ser       # by using the HWmodule name as attribute
sur = system.slots["SLOT1"].hwmodule  # by using the slot name as key
sur = system.slots.slot1.hwmodule  # by using the slot name as attribute

# accessing the LED device
sur.led_a.set(0,"purple")  # set the color of the LED to purple

For further infos on all API aspects, please see the API Reference.

CLI

Upon activation of a venv provided with the ekfsm library, an entry point script ekfsm-cli is exported in the current shell.

See ekfsm-cli -h for a help on the usage.

Resources

Documentation

Source Code

Developer Wiki

Metadata

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