plico 0.19.0

Python Laboratory Instrumentation COntrol

PLICO: Python Laboratory Instrumentation COntrol

plico is a framework to develop applications controlling instrumentation typically available in a scientific laboratory. It is entirely written in Python and support server-client applications, using zeromq as message dispatcher.

A list of packages using plico:

1. tipico and tipico-server implements a useless hardware-less typical application controlling a simulated instrument
2. pysilico and pysilico-server to control videocameras.
3. [palpao][palpao] and [palpao-server][palpao-server] to control deformable mirrors

Documentation

https://plico.readthedocs.io

Installation

plico runs on Python 2.7+ and Python 3.3+.

It depends on zmq, numpy and pyfits (to store calibrations). You need a backend (PyQt4/PySide, PyQt5/PySide2) for GUIs.

It is not very useful to install this package by itself. See tipico to install an example applications simulating some HW controller and a corresponding client.

Anyhow, if you really want to install plico as standalone package go on with pip:

pip install plico

Documentation

Visit the wiki for the projects https://github.com/lbusoni/plico/wiki