Metadata-Version: 1.1
Name: ThorlabsPM100
Version: 1.0
Summary: Interface to the PM100A/D power meter from Thorlabs.
Home-page: http://pythonhosted.org/RigolDG5000
Author: Pierre Cladé
Author-email: pierre.clade@spectro.jussieu.fr
License: This software can be used under one of the following two licenses: (1) The BSD license. (2) Any other license, as long as it is obtained from the original author.
Description: Overview
        ========
        
        This package can be used to drive a PM100A/D power meter from Thorlabs. It provides an object oriented interface
        to the SCPI commands using Python properties. 
        
        Installation
        ============
        
        To install the ThorlabsPM100 driver, download the package and run the command::
        
           python setup.py install
        
        You can also directly move the ThorlabsPM100 to a location
        that Python can import from (directory in which scripts
        using ThorlabsPM100 are run, etc.)
        
        Usage
        =====
        
        The best way to connect your instrument is with the pyvisa package. On windows the pyvisa a package is supported by the `python(x,y) <http://code.google.com/p/pythonxy/>`_ distribution.
        On linux, the instrument is automatically detected as a USBTMC device. A simple interface is described in the file usbtmc.py
        
        First you need to create your instrument. Using visa::
        
            import visa
            from ThorlabsPM100 import ThorlabsPM100
            inst = visa.instrument('USB0::0x0000::0x0000::DG5Axxxxxxxxx::INSTR', term_chars='\n', timeout=1)
            power_meter = ThorlabsPM100(inst=inst)
        
        Or using usbtmc (you nedd to have read and write access to the '/dev/usbtmc0')::
        
            from ThorlabsPM100 import ThorlabsPM100, USBTMC
            inst = USBTMC(device="/dev/usbtmc0")   
            power_meter = ThorlabsPM100(inst=inst)
        
        
        Commands that set or query a value are Python properties of ThorlabsPM100 class. Other command are methods of ThorlabsPM100 class :: 
        
            print power_meter.read # Read-only property
            print power_meter.sense.average.count # read property
            power_meter.sense.average.count = 10 # write property
            power_meter.system.beeper.immediate() # method
        
        
        Contact
        =======
        
        Please send bug reports or feedback to `Pierre Cladé`_.
        
        
        .. _Pierre Cladé: mailto:pierre.clade@spectro.jussieu.fr
        
Keywords: Thorlabs,PM100,PM100A,PM100D
Platform: UNKNOWN
Classifier: Development Status :: 4 - Beta
Classifier: Intended Audience :: Developers
Classifier: Intended Audience :: Education
Classifier: Intended Audience :: Other Audience
Classifier: Intended Audience :: Science/Research
Classifier: License :: OSI Approved :: BSD License
Classifier: Programming Language :: Python
Classifier: Topic :: Scientific/Engineering
Classifier: Topic :: Scientific/Engineering :: Physics
Classifier: Topic :: Software Development
Classifier: Topic :: Software Development :: Libraries
Classifier: Topic :: Software Development :: Libraries :: Python Modules
