pydcscontrol 0.1.0

Network client for Advanced Illumination DCS light controllers

pydcscontrol

Python client library for communicating with Advanced Illumination DCS light controllers over the Ethernet interface.

This package implements the controller's SCPI-like command protocol over TCP (default port 777) and supports UDP discovery (default port 7777).

Features

• Clean, typed Python API
• UDP device discovery
• Channel control helpers for mode, current, trigger edge, pulse width, and pulse delay
• Profile management helpers
• No native extension dependencies

Installation

uv add pydcscontrol
# or
pip install pydcscontrol

Usage

from pydcscontrol import DCSController, Mode, TriggerEdge

controller = DCSController("192.168.1.40")

print(controller.identify())
controller.set_mode(1, Mode.CONTINUOUS)
controller.set_level(1, 250)
controller.set_trigger_edge(1, TriggerEdge.RISING)

devices = DCSController.discover(timeout_seconds=0.75)
for device in devices:
    print(device.host, device.idn)

Development

uv sync
uv run pytest
uv build
git tag -a vX.Y.Z -m vX.Y.Z
git push --tags

If a deployment fails

git tag -d vX.Y.Z
git push origin :refs/tags/vX.Y.Z
git tag -a vX.Y.Z -m vX.Y.Z
git push --tags

Notes

• Commands are automatically semicolon-terminated if omitted.
• The library raises typed exceptions for network and protocol issues.