spcm-core 0.0.3

Low-level Python API Package for Spectrum Instrumentation GmbH cards

spcm_core

A low-level, Python API package for interfacing with Spectrum Instrumentation GmbH devices.

spcm_core can handle individual cards, StarHubs, groups of cards and Netboxes.

Supported devices

See the SUPPORTED_DEVICES.md file for a list of supported devices.

Requirements

spcm_core requires the Spectrum Instrumentation driver which is available for Windows and Linux. Please have a look in the manual of your product for more information about installing the driver on the different plattforms.

Installation and dependencies

Start by installing Python 2.6 or higher. We recommend using the latest version. You can download Python from https://www.python.org/.

You would probably also like to install and use a virtual environment, although it's not strictly necessary. See the examples README.md for a more detailed explanation on how to use spcm_core in a virtual environment.

To install the latest release using pip:

$ pip install spcm_core

Note that: this will automatically install all the dependencies.

Documentation

The API documentation for the latest stable release is available for reading on GitHub pages.

Please also see the hardware user manual for your specific card for more information about the available functionality.

Using spcm_core

The spcm_core package is a high-level object-oriented programming library for controlling Spectrum Instrumentation devices.

Examples

For detailed examples see the src\examples directory. There are several sub-directories each corresponding to a certain kind of functionality. You can find the most recent examples on GitHub.