pfxbrick 0.6.0

A python API for host control of USB connected PFx Bricks.

PFx Brick Python API

This repository contains the API for developing python scripts and applications which communicate with the PFx Brick.

Getting Started

Requirements

• Python 3.6+

• hidapi

• PFx Brick Interface Control Document (ICD) v.3.36

Installation

pfx-brick-py can be installed with pip:

$ pip install pfxbrick

or directly from the source code:

$ git clone https://github.com/fx-bricks/pfx-brick-py.git
$ cd pfx-brick-py
$ python setup.py install

Basic Usage

After installation, the package can imported:

$ python
>>> import pfxbrick
>>> pfxbrick.__version__

An example of the package can be seen below

from pfxbrick import PFxBrick

# Open a PFx Brick session instance
brick = PFxBrick()
brick.open()

# Get the status and identity of the PFx Brick
print('PFx Brick ICD version : %s' %(brick.get_icd_rev()))
brick.get_status()
brick.print_status()

# Get the PFx Brick configuration settings
brick.get_config()
brick.print_config()

# Get the user defined name of the PFx Brick
brick.get_name()
print(brick.name)

# Change the user defined name
brick.set_name('My Cool Brick')

# End the session
brick.close()

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If you want to learn more about PFx Brick, check out our website.

Change Log

v.0.5.1

• Added CHANGELOG.rst to project manifest

v.0.5.0

• Initial release