iqmotion 0.10.0

Python libraries to talk to IQ Motion Control devices

IQ Motion Python API

This library is to talk to any IQ Control devices from mulititude of communication protocoles.

Getting Started

These instructions will get you a copy of the project up and running on your local machine for development and testing purposes.

Prerequisites

All the prerequisits can be installed with pipenv:

pipenv install

All the prerequisited can be installed from "requirement.txt".

pip install requirements.txt

Installing

You can install this library using "pip":

pip install iqmotion

If you want to edit this library and/or run some tests, You can clone this repository locally on your computer.

Submodule

If you are using this repository as a submodule, make sure to make a symbolic link:

ln -s python_api/iqmotion iqmotion

Running the tests

You will need the following packages to run the tests:

• pytest
• pytest-cov

You can install these packages with pip:

pip install pytest
pip install pytest-cov

You can then run the software tests with the following command:

pytest ./iqmotion/tests/ --cov-config=.coveragerc --cov=iqmotion --cov-fail-under=90

The test will fail if coverage is under 90%

You can run the hardware tests with the following commands:

python run_hardware_tests.py speed --usb_handle=/dev/ttyUSB0
python run_hardware_tests.py servo --usb_handle=/dev/ttyUSB0
python run_hardware_tests.py step_dir --usb_handle=/dev/ttyUSB0

We use pylint and black to format this repository.

Contributing

Please read CONTRIBUTING.md for details on our code of conduct, and the process for submitting pull requests to us.

Versioning

We use SemVer for versioning. For the versions available, see the tags on this repository.

Here is an example on how to create a new version change before pushing

semversioner add-change --type patch --description "my_changes"
semversioner add-change --type minor --description "my_changes"
semversioner add-change --type major --description "my_changes"

Authors

• Raphael Van Hoffelen

See also the list of contributors who participated in this project.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details

Acknowledgments

• Matt Piccoli for helping out debugging the architecture and continuously testing the API.