wpcsys 1.1.2

WPC Python driver APIs, the easiest way to Control & Data Acquisition (DAQ)

Overview

WPC Python driver, also known as pywpc, contains APIs for interacting with basically WPC DAQ cards or any other WPC USB, WiFi and Ethernet based devices. It supports Python version from 3.8 to 3.10 under Windows 10 operating systems. In order to optimize the performance of driver API, we adopt async/await structure for driver implementation also known as non-blocking method.

Some API functions in the pywpc package may not compatible with earlier versions of WPC DAQ firmware. To update device firmware to the latest version, please use WPC Device Manager and LabVIEW Run-time engine. You can download WPC Device Manager by latest release or visit WPC Systems Ltd. official website.

	Link
WPC official site	http://www.wpc.com.tw/
GitHub	https://github.com/WPC-Systems-Ltd/WPC_Python_driver_release
User guide	https://wpc-systems-ltd.github.io/WPC_Python_driver_release/
Example code	https://github.com/WPC-Systems-Ltd/WPC_Python_driver_release/tree/main/examples

Note

Make sure the latest version of firmware is up to date with your products.

Quick Start

Easy, fast, and just works!

>>> from wpcsys import pywpc
>>> pywpc.PKG_NAME
pywpc
>>> pywpc.__version__
1.1.2
>>> pywpc.HANDLE_LIST
['DeviceFinder', 'DataLogger', 'WifiDAQE3A', 'EMotion', 'EthanA', 'EthanD', 'EthanL', 'EthanO', 'USBDAQF1D', 'USBDAQF1DSNK', 'USBDAQF1AD', 'USBDAQF1AOD', 'USBDAQF1TD', 'USBDAQF1RD', 'USBDAQF1CD']

Install and Upgrade

• Install

pip install wpcsys

• Upgrade

pip install --upgrade wpcsys

Requirements

Python 3.8 or later with all requirements.txt dependencies installed, including PyQt5, PyQt5Designer, qasync and so on.

pip install -r requirements.txt

Products

Ethernet based motion card

• EMotion

Ethernet based DAQ card

• Ethan-A

• Ethan-D

• Ethan-L

• Ethan-O

USB interface DAQ card

• USB-DAQ-F1-D (Digital)

• USB-DAQ-F1-DSNK (24V Digital)

• USB-DAQ-F1-AD (Digital + AI)

• USB-DAQ-F1-TD (Digital + Thermocouple)

• USB-DAQ-F1-RD (Digital + RTD)

• USB-DAQ-F1-CD (Digital + CAN)

• USB-DAQ-F1-AOD (Digital + AI + AO)

Wifi based DAQ card

• Wifi-DAQ-E3-A

I/O Function Table

Model	AI	AO	DI	DO	CAN	UART	SPI	I2C	RTD	TC	Motion
Emotion											0
Ethan-A	0
Ethan-D			1	0
Ethan-L			1	0
Ethan-O		0
USB-DAQ-F1-D			0, 1, 2, 3	0, 1, 2, 3		1, 2	1, 2	1, 2
USB-DAQ-F1-DSNK			0, 1	2, 3
USB-DAQ-F1-AD	0		0, 1, 2, 3	0, 1, 2, 3		1, 2	2	1, 2
USB-DAQ-F1-TD			0, 1, 2, 3	0, 1, 2, 3		1, 2	2	1, 2		1
USB-DAQ-F1-RD			0, 1, 2, 3	0, 1, 2, 3		1, 2	2	1, 2	1
USB-DAQ-F1-CD			0, 1, 2, 3	0, 1, 2, 3	1	1, 2	2	1, 2
USB-DAQ-F1-AOD	0	0	0, 1, 2, 3	0, 1, 2, 3		1, 2		1, 2
Wifi-DAQ-E3-A	1

Remark: TC stands for Thermocouple

Take USB-DAQ-F1-AOD for example:

• Port 0 is available for AI

• Port 2 is available for DI

• Ports 0 & 1 are available for DO

• Port 2 is available for UART

References

• Useful conda commands

• User manual - WPC Python driver

• Run example code in console

• How to build your own Python code to EXE file

• How to install miniconda and build your own virtual environment

License

WPC Python driver release is licensed under an MIT-style license see LICENSE Other incorporated projects may be licensed under different licenses. All licenses allow for non-commercial and commercial use.