absscpi

The absscpi library provides a fully-featured Python driver for the Bloomy Controls ABS over TCP, UDP, RS-485, and UDP multicast. This library is a wrapper around the native C/C++ SCPI driver for the ABS to avoid unnecessary Python performance overhead.

A simple example showing how to connect to an ABS over UDP and control and measure one cell:

 1#!/usr/bin/env python
 2
 3"""Shows how to control and measure a single cell."""
 4
 5from absscpi import ScpiClient
 6from time import sleep
 7import sys
 8
 9def single_cell_demo(ip: str):
10    """Demonstrates controlling and measuring a single ABS cell.
11
12    Args:
13        ip: The IP address of the ABS.
14    """
15    with ScpiClient() as client:
16        client.open_udp(ip)
17
18        # command cell 0 to 1.5 volts with sourcing and sinking current limits
19        # of 5A each
20        client.set_cell_voltage(0, 1.5)
21        client.set_cell_sourcing(0, 5)
22        client.set_cell_sinking(0, 5)
23
24        # enable the cell
25        client.enable_cell(0, True)
26
27        # give the cell a little time to settle
28        sleep(0.05)
29
30        vmeas = client.measure_cell_voltage(0)
31        imeas = client.measure_cell_current(0)
32
33        print(f"measured: {vmeas:.4f}V at {imeas:.4f}A")
34
35        # disable the cell
36        client.enable_cell(0, False)
37
38if __name__ == "__main__":
39    if len(sys.argv) != 2:
40        print(f"usage: {sys.argv[0]} IP", file=sys.stderr)
41        exit(1)
42
43    single_cell_demo(sys.argv[1])

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Oct 30, 2024