pytek 2.0.0.1.post9

Python API for Tektronix Oscillscopes serial interface.

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PyTek - Python API for Tektronix oscilloscopes' serial interface
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**PyTek** provides a python API for interacting with Tektronix oscilloscopes over a serial
interface. It currently supports some basic commands for the TDS3000
series of Digital Phosphor Oscilloscopes, especially *capturing waveforms*
and *screen shots* from the device.

.. note:: **Serial Port not Included**

PyTek relies on a thirdparty serial port for communications, specifically
one that matches the `pyserial`_ API. It is recommended that you simply use
`pyserial`_ itself.


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tl;dr
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What?
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A python package that gives you an API for interacting with supported Tektronix
oscilloscopes over a serial interace.

Install?
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.. code:: bash

$ pip install pytek

Or, from source:

.. code:: bash

$ python setup.py install


Serial?
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We don't provide a serial port implementation. We suggest, `pyserial`_:

.. code:: bash

$ pip install pyserial

Examples?
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.. code:: python

>>> from serial import Serial
>>> from pytek import TDS3k
>>>
>>> port = Serial("COM1", 9600, timeout=1)
>>> tds = TDS3k(port)
>>>
>>>
>>> # Make the scope identify itself.
...
>>> tds.identify()
'TEKTRONIX,TDS 3034,0,CF:91.1CT FV:v2.11 TDS3GM:v1.00 TDS3FFT:v1.00 TDS3TRG:v1.00'
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> # Capture waveform data
...
>>> waveform = tds.get_waveform(start=100, stop=109)
>>> waveform
<generator object <genexpr> at 0x0238B8A0>
>>
>>> for x,y in waveform:
... print x, y
...
-0.0045 -0.16
-0.004499 -0.04
-0.004498 -0.04
-0.004497 -0.12
-0.004496 -0.12
-0.004495 -0.08
-0.004494 -0.12
-0.004493 -0.16
-0.004492 -0.2
-0.004491 -0.08
>>>
>>> tds.x_units()
's'
>>> tds.y_units()
'V'
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> # Grab a screen shot (this will take a few minutes).
...
>>> ofile = open("screenshot.tiff", "wb")
>>> tds.screenshot(ofile, "tiff")
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> #Fin.
...
>>> tds.close()
>>>

Dependencies?
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You'll need a serial port interface. See the "`Serial?`_" section, above.

To build the sphinx docs from source (as is), you'll need the `sphinx_rtd_theme`_:

.. code:: bash

$ pip install sphinx_rtd_theme


Extras?
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PyTek package includes the following extras (optional installs):

serial
Adds `pyserial`_ package as a requirement, the recommended serial port interface.

docs
Adds `sphinx_rtd_theme`_ package as a requirement, needed for building sphinx docs.


Docs?
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* `Read The Docs (.org) <http://pytek.readthedocs.org/>`_
* `Python Hosted (.org) <http://pythonhosted.org/pytek/>`_


Misc.
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Contact Information
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This project is currently hosted on `bitbucket <https://bitbucket.org>`_,
at `https://bitbucket.org/bmearns/pytek/ <https://bitbucket.org/bmearns/pytek/>`_.
The primary author is Brian Mearns: you can contact Brian through bitbucket at
`https://bitbucket.org/bmearns <https://bitbucket.org/bmearns>`_.


Copyright and License
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\ ``PyTek``\ is \ *free software*\ : you can redistribute it and/or modify
it under the terms of the \ **GNU General Public License**\ as published by
the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
(at your option) any later version.



\ ``PyTek``\ is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
but \ **without any warranty**\ ; without even the implied warranty of
\ *merchantability*\ or \ *fitness for a particular purpose*\ . See the
GNU General Public License for more details.



A copy of the GNU General Public License is available in the PyTek
distribution under the file LICENSE.txt. If you did not receive a copy of
this file, see `http://www.gnu.org/licenses/ <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>`_.