Control utility for Korad / Tenma power supplies
Project description
koradctl is a simple python library to support the control and automation of Korad KAxxxxP series power supplies. These supplies are also rebadged as other brands including Tenma and Vellerman (see here for a more complete list).
koradctl has been tested with bench power supplies that respond with the following firmware identification. Please let me know if you have successfully used koradctl with other power supplies.
TENMA 72-2540 V2.1
Install
pip install koradctl
Usage
# Output off
koradctl -e off
# Toggle the output
koradctl -e toggle
# 12v, 400mA, Output on, Monitor with readings once every 10 seconds
koradctl -v 12 -i 0.4 -e on -M -f 10
# 3.3v, 250mA, OCP on, OVP off, Output on, Monitor once
koradctl --ocp on --ovp off -v 3.3 -i 0.25 -e on -m
# further usage information:
koradctl --help
Power Supply API
Misc
get_identity()
is_tested()
get_status()
Output State
get_output_state()
set_output_state(enabled)
Voltage and Over Current Protection
get_ovp_ocp_state()
set_ocp_state(enabled)
set_ovp_state(enabled)
Setpoint Control
Voltage
get_voltage_setpoint()
set_voltage_setpoint(voltage)
Current
get_current_setpoint()
set_current_setpoint(current)
Output Readings
get_output_voltage()
get_output_current()
get_output_power()
get_output_readings()
Development Setup
virtualenv -p python3 venv
. venv/bin/activate
pip install -r requirements.txt
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