toolbit-lib 1.0.0

Toolbit library

Toolbit library for Python

The target device of this library is Toolbit DMM, digital multimeter, that is used with PC to measure DC voltage or current.

The target version of this library is as follows:

• Python: 3.6 or later

Installation

The toolbit-lib package is published to the PyPI repository. It can be installed by the following steps:

Ubuntu linux / Raspberry Pi

  sudo apt install libudev-dev
  pip3 install toolbit-lib

macOS

  pip3 install toolbit-lib

Windows

  pip3 install toolbit-lib

Usage

Example

Connect your device to USB port and execute the following code:

from toolbit import Dmm

dmm = Dmm()
dmm.open()
print(str('%03.3f' % dmm.getVoltage()) + " [V]")
print(str('%03.3f' % (1000.0 * dmm.getCurrent())) + " [mA]")

Result will be shown as follows:

1.500 [V]
0.000 [mA]

Also, sample code is available here.

Build

Download the latest source from GitHub repository.

The following command/software is required to build toolbit-lib:

• make
  • For Windows, MinGW is highly recommended
• swig: http://www.swig.org/
• Ubuntu linux / Raspberry Pi
  • libudev-dev

Ubuntu linux / macOS / Rasberry Pi

  cd bindings/python/toolbit-lib
  make
  sudo make install

Windows

  cd bindings/python/toolbit-lib
  build.bat
  python setup.py install

License

[GPLv2] Please refer to the LICENSE file in this repository