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yenChun
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Control PicoLog by using Python

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Hi,

I would like to control PicoLog by using Python. Now I can read only one temperature from on channel. However, does anyone know how I can measure 4 different temperatures from four channels?

Many thanks,
YenChun

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Re: Control PicoLog by using Python

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Hi

Are you able to post your code so I can have a look at what you've got so far?

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Re: Control PicoLog by using Python

Post by yenChun »

Hi Neil,
Thanks a lot for your reply.
first of all, I used following code to define PicoLog:

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from ctypes import *
from ctypes.util import find_library
from enum import IntEnum
from time import time

class CtypesEnum(IntEnum):
    @classmethod
    def from_param(cls, obj):
        return int(obj)
class Channels(CtypesEnum):
    CHANNEL_1 = 1
    CHANNEL_2 = 2
    CHANNEL_3 = 3
    CHANNEL_4 = 4
    CHANNEL_5 = 5
    CHANNEL_6 = 6
    CHANNEL_7 = 7
    CHANNEL_8 = 8
class Wires(CtypesEnum):
    WIRES_2 = 2
    WIRES_3 = 3
    WIRES_4 = 4
     @property
    def get_value_channel_1(self):
        """queries the measurement value from channel 1
        :return: scaled measured value
        """
        return self.get_value(Channels.CHANNEL_1)

    @property
    def get_value_channel_2(self):
        """queries the measurement value from channel 2
        :return: scaled measured value
        """
        return self.get_value(Channels.CHANNEL_2)

    @property
    def get_value_channel_3(self):
        """queries the measurement value from channel 3
        :return: scaled measured value
        """
        return self.get_value(Channels.CHANNEL_3)

    @property
    def get_value_channel_4(self):
        """queries the measurement value from channel 4
        :return: scaled measured value
        """
        return self.get_value(Channels.CHANNEL_4)

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Re: Control PicoLog by using Python

Post by yenChun »

yenChun wrote:
Thu Aug 15, 2019 8:46 am
Hi Neil,

Thanks a lot for your reply.
first of all, I used following code to define PicoLog:

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from ctypes import *
from ctypes.util import find_library
from enum import IntEnum
from time import time


class CtypesEnum(IntEnum):
    @classmethod
    def from_param(cls, obj):
        return int(obj)


class Channels(CtypesEnum):
    CHANNEL_1 = 1
    CHANNEL_2 = 2
    CHANNEL_3 = 3
    CHANNEL_4 = 4
    CHANNEL_5 = 5
    CHANNEL_6 = 6
    CHANNEL_7 = 7
    CHANNEL_8 = 8
    MAX_CHANNELS = CHANNEL_8


class Wires(CtypesEnum):
    WIRES_2 = 2
    WIRES_3 = 3
    WIRES_4 = 4
    MIN_WIRES = WIRES_2
    MAX_WIRE


class DataTypes(CtypesEnum):
    OFF = 0
    PT100 = 1
    PT1000 = 2
    RESISTANCE_TO_375R = 3
    RESISTANCE_TO_10K = 4
    DIFFERENTIAL_TO_115MV = 5
    DIFFERENTIAL_TO_2500MV = 6
    SINGLE_ENDED_TO_115MV = 7
    SINGLE_ENDED_TO_2500MV = 8


class CommunicationType(CtypesEnum):
    CT_USB = 0x00000001
    CT_ETHERNET = 0x00000002
    CT_ALL = 0xFFFFFFFF


class PicoInfo(CtypesEnum):
    PICO_DRIVER_VERSION = 0
    PICO_USB_VERSION = 1
    PICO_HARDWARE_VERSION = 2
    PICO_VARIANT_INFO = 3
    PICO_BATCH_AND_SERIAL = 4
    PICO_CAL_DATE = 5
    PICO_KERNEL_DRIVER_VERSION = 6


# load the shared library
lib_path = 'C:/Program Files/Pico Technology/SDK/lib/usbpt104'
if lib_path is None:
    raise OSError('shared library usbpt104 not found')
else:
    libusbpt104 = cdll.LoadLibrary(lib_path)

    # define function argument types
    # Close the port (do this each time you finish using the device!)
    libusbpt104.UsbPt104CloseUnit.argtypes = [c_short]
    # This function returns a list of all the attached PT-104 devices of the specified port type
    libusbpt104.UsbPt104Enumerate.argtypes = [POINTER(c_char), POINTER(c_ulong), CommunicationType]

    # This function obtains information on a specified device.
    libusbpt104.UsbPt104GetUnitInfo.argtypes = [c_short, POINTER(c_char), c_short, POINTER(c_short), PicoInfo]

    # Get the most recent data reading from a channel.
    libusbpt104.UsbPt104GetValue.argtypes = [c_short, Channels, POINTER(c_long), c_short]

    # Open the device through its USB interface.
    libusbpt104.UsbPt104OpenUnit.argtypes = [POINTER(c_short), POINTER(c_char)]

    # Specify the sensor type and filtering for a channel.
    libusbpt104.UsbPt104SetChannel.argtypes = [c_short, Channels, DataTypes, c_short]

    # This function is used to inform the driver of the local mains (line) frequency. This helps the driver to filter
    # out electrical noise.
    libusbpt104.UsbPt104SetMains.argtypes = [c_short, c_ushort]


class PT104(object):
    def __init__(self):
        self.channels = {Channels.CHANNEL_1: {'data_type': DataTypes.OFF,
                                              'nb_wires': Wires.WIRES_4,
                                              'low_pass_filter': False,
                                              'value': c_long(0),
                                              'last_query': time()},
                         Channels.CHANNEL_2: {'data_type': DataTypes.OFF,
                                              'nb_wires': Wires.WIRES_4,
                                              'low_pass_filter': False,
                                              'value': c_long(0),
                                              'last_query': time()},
                         Channels.CHANNEL_3: {'data_type': DataTypes.OFF,
                                              'nb_wires': Wires.WIRES_4,
                                              'low_pass_filter': False,
                                              'value': c_long(0),
                                              'last_query': time()},
                         Channels.CHANNEL_4: {'data_type': DataTypes.OFF,
                                              'nb_wires': Wires.WIRES_4,
                                              'low_pass_filter': False,
                                              'value': c_long(0),
                                              'last_query': time()}}
        self._handle = None

    @staticmethod
    def discover_devices(communication_type=CommunicationType.CT_USB):
        """This function returns a list of all the attached PT-104 devices of the specified port type

        :param communication_type: type of the devices to discover (COMMUNICATION_TYPE)
        :return: string
        """
        enum_len = c_ulong(256)
        enum_string = create_string_buffer(256)

        libusbpt104.UsbPt104Enumerate(enum_string, enum_len, communication_type)
        return enum_string.value

    @property
    def get_unit_info(self, print_result=True):
        """This function obtains information on a specified device.

        :param print_result: also print the unit info to the console
        :return: the unit info as dict
        """
        if not self.is_connected:
            return None
        info_len = c_short(256)
        info_string = create_string_buffer(256)
        req_len = c_short()
        libusbpt104.UsbPt104GetUnitInfo(self._handle, info_string, info_len, byref(req_len),
                                        PicoInfo.PICO_DRIVER_VERSION)
        driver_version = info_string.value.decode()
        libusbpt104.UsbPt104GetUnitInfo(self._handle, info_string, info_len, byref(req_len), PicoInfo.PICO_USB_VERSION)
        usb_version = info_string.value.decode()
        libusbpt104.UsbPt104GetUnitInfo(self._handle, info_string, info_len, byref(req_len),
                                        PicoInfo.PICO_HARDWARE_VERSION)
        hardware_version = info_string.value.decode()
        libusbpt104.UsbPt104GetUnitInfo(self._handle, info_string, info_len, byref(req_len),
                                        PicoInfo.PICO_VARIANT_INFO)
        variant_info = info_string.value.decode()
        libusbpt104.UsbPt104GetUnitInfo(self._handle, info_string, info_len, byref(req_len),
                                        PicoInfo.PICO_BATCH_AND_SERIAL)
        batch_and_serial = info_string.value.decode()
        libusbpt104.UsbPt104GetUnitInfo(self._handle, info_string, info_len, byref(req_len), PicoInfo.PICO_CAL_DATE)
        cal_date = info_string.value.decode()
        libusbpt104.UsbPt104GetUnitInfo(self._handle, info_string, info_len, byref(req_len),
                                        PicoInfo.PICO_KERNEL_DRIVER_VERSION)
        kernel_driver_version = info_string.value.decode()
        if print_result:
            print('driver_version: %s' % driver_version)
            print('usb_version: %s' % usb_version)
            print('hardware_version:  %s' % hardware_version)
            print('variant_info: %s' % variant_info)
            print('batch_and_serial: %s' % batch_and_serial)
            print('cal_date: %s' % cal_date)
            print('kernel_driver_version: %s' % kernel_driver_version)

        return dict(driver_version=driver_version,
                    usb_version=usb_version,
                    hardware_version=hardware_version,
                    variant_info=variant_info,
                    batch_and_serial=batch_and_serial,
                    cal_date=cal_date,
                    kernel_driver_version=kernel_driver_version)

    @property
    def is_connected(self):
        """returns the connection status

        :return: connection status
        """
        return self._handle is not None

    def connect(self, serial=b'', interface=CommunicationType.CT_USB):
        """Connect to a PT-104A data acquisition module via USB or Ethernet

        .. note:: Ethernet connection is not implemented

        :param serial: serial number of the device
        :return: connection status
        """
        if interface == CommunicationType.CT_ALL:
            raise ValueError('interface must be either CommunicationType.CT_USB or CommunicationType.CT_ETHERNET')

        if interface == CommunicationType.CT_ETHERNET:
            raise NotImplementedError('interface CommunicationType.CT_ETHERNET is not implemented jet')

        if self.is_connected:
            self.disconnect()

        self._handle = c_short()

        if type(serial) is str:
            serial = serial.encode()
        status_unit = libusbpt104.UsbPt104OpenUnit(byref(self._handle), serial)
        if status_unit == 0:
            print('Picolog PT104 opened successfully')
            _ = self.get_unit_info
            self.set_channels()
            return True
        else:
            print('>>>> Picolog ERROR opening device <<<<')
            self._handle = None
            return status_unit

    @property
    def active_channel_count(self):
        """return the number of active channels

        :return: number of active channels
        """
        n = 0
        for channel, conf in self.channels.items():
            if conf['data_type'] == DataTypes.OFF:
                continue
            n += 1
        return n

    def disconnect(self):
        """disconnect from the unit

        :return:
        """
        if not self.is_connected:
            return False
        libusbpt104.UsbPt104CloseUnit(self._handle)
        self._handle = None
        return True

    def set_channel(self, channel, data_type, nb_wires, low_pass_filter=False):
        """writes the channel configuration to self.channels and the device.

        :param channel: channel number (Channels)
        :param data_type: data type of the connected probe (DataType)
        :param nb_wires: number of wires (Wires)
        :param low_pass_filter: use the low pass filter [True, False]
        :return: status
        """
        self.channels[channel]['data_type'] = data_type
        self.channels[channel]['nb_wires'] = nb_wires
        self.channels[channel]['low_pass_filter'] = low_pass_filter
        if not self.is_connected:
            # change config only
            return False

        cs = libusbpt104.UsbPt104SetChannel(self._handle,
                                            channel,
                                            data_type,
                                            nb_wires)
        return cs

    def set_channels(self):
        """sets the channel configuration from self.channels
        """
        for channel, conf in self.channels.items():
            self.set_channel(channel, conf['data_type'], conf['nb_wires'])

    def get_value(self, channel, raw_value=False):
        """queries the measurement value from the unit

        :param channel: channel number (Channels)
        :param raw_value: skip conversion
        :return: measured value
        """
        if not self.is_connected:
            return None
        self._wait_for_conversion(channel)
        status_channel = libusbpt104.UsbPt104GetValue(self._handle,
                                                      channel,
                                                      byref(self.channels[channel]['value']),
                                                      self.channels[channel]['low_pass_filter'])
        self.channels[channel]['last_query'] = time()
        if status_channel == 0:
            if raw_value:
                return float(self.channels[channel]['value'].value)
            return self.scale_value(float(self.channels[channel]['value'].value), channel)
        else:
            return None

    @property
    def get_value_channel_1(self):
        """queries the measurement value from channel 1
        :return: scaled measured value
        """
        return self.get_value(Channels.CHANNEL_1)

    @property
    def get_value_channel_2(self):
        """queries the measurement value from channel 2
        :return: scaled measured value
        """
        return self.get_value(Channels.CHANNEL_2)

    @property
    def get_value_channel_3(self):
        """queries the measurement value from channel 3
        :return: scaled measured value
        """
        return self.get_value(Channels.CHANNEL_3)

    @property
    def get_value_channel_4(self):
        """queries the measurement value from channel 4
        :return: scaled measured value
        """
        return self.get_value(Channels.CHANNEL_4)

    def set_mains(self, sixty_hertz=False):
        """This function is used to inform the driver of the local mains (line) frequency.

        This helps the driver to filter out electrical noise.

        :param sixty_hertz: mains frequency is sixty
        :return: success
        """
        if sixty_hertz:
            sixty_hertz = c_ushort(1)
        else:
            sixty_hertz = c_ushort(0)
        libusbpt104.UsbPt104SetMains(self._handle, sixty_hertz)
        return True

    def _wait_for_conversion(self, channel):
        """wait until the adc cionversion is finished

        :param channel: channel number (Channels)
        :return:
        """
        conversion_time = self.active_channel_count * 0.75
        last_query = self.channels[channel]['last_query']
        while last_query + conversion_time > time():
            pass
        return True

    def scale_value(self, value, channel):
        """scales the value from the device.

        :param value: value to convert as float
        :param channel: channel number (Channels)
        :return: Temperature in °C, Resistance in mOhm, Voltage in mV
        """
        if self.channels[channel]['data_type'] in [DataTypes.PT100, DataTypes.PT1000]:
            return value / 10.0 ** 3  # °C
        if self.channels[channel]['data_type'] == DataTypes.RESISTANCE_TO_375R:
            return value / 10.0 ** 3  # mOhm
        if self.channels[channel]['data_type'] == DataTypes.RESISTANCE_TO_10K:
            return value  # mOhm
        if self.channels[channel]['data_type'] in [DataTypes.DIFFERENTIAL_TO_115MV, DataTypes.SINGLE_ENDED_TO_115MV]:
            return value / 10.0 ** 9  # mV
        if self.channels[channel]['data_type'] in [DataTypes.DIFFERENTIAL_TO_2500MV,
                                                   DataTypes.SINGLE_ENDED_TO_2500MV]:
            return value / 10.0 ** 8  # mV

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Re: Control PicoLog by using Python

Post by yenChun »


Hi Neil,

Thanks a lot for your reply.
first of all, I used following code to define PicoLog:

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from ctypes import *
from ctypes.util import find_library
from enum import IntEnum
from time import time

class CtypesEnum(IntEnum):
    @classmethod
    def from_param(cls, obj):
        return int(obj)
class Channels(CtypesEnum):
    CHANNEL_1 = 1
    CHANNEL_2 = 2
    CHANNEL_3 = 3
    CHANNEL_4 = 4
    CHANNEL_5 = 5
    CHANNEL_6 = 6
    CHANNEL_7 = 7
    CHANNEL_8 = 8
class Wires(CtypesEnum):
    WIRES_2 = 2
    WIRES_3 = 3
    WIRES_4 = 4
    MIN_WIRES = WIRES_2
    MAX_WIRES = WIRES_4
class DataTypes(CtypesEnum):
    OFF = 0
    PT100 = 1
    PT1000 = 2
    RESISTANCE_TO_375R = 3
    RESISTANCE_TO_10K = 4
    DIFFERENTIAL_TO_115MV = 5
    DIFFERENTIAL_TO_2500MV = 6
    SINGLE_ENDED_TO_115MV = 7
    SINGLE_ENDED_TO_2500MV = 8
class CommunicationType(CtypesEnum):
    CT_USB = 0x00000001
    CT_ETHERNET = 0x00000002
    CT_ALL = 0xFFFFFFFF
class PicoInfo(CtypesEnum):
    PICO_DRIVER_VERSION = 0
    PICO_USB_VERSION = 1
    PICO_HARDWARE_VERSION = 2
    PICO_VARIANT_INFO = 3
    PICO_BATCH_AND_SERIAL = 4
    PICO_CAL_DATE = 5
    PICO_KERNEL_DRIVER_VERSION = 6
    @property
    def get_value_channel_1(self):
        """queries the measurement value from channel 1
        :return: scaled measured value
        """
        return self.get_value(Channels.CHANNEL_1)

    @property
    def get_value_channel_2(self):
        """queries the measurement value from channel 2
        :return: scaled measured value
        """
        return self.get_value(Channels.CHANNEL_2)

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Re: Control PicoLog by using Python

Post by NeilH »

Have you seen our python repository which includes support for the picolog 1000 series?
https://github.com/picotech/picosdk-python-wrappers
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Re: Control PicoLog by using Python

Post by yenChun »

Thank you, Neil.

Yes, I have seen it. However, I successfully got single temperature reading. How can I write the code to get multiple temperature reading (for example, 4 temperature reading at the same time)?

Many thanks,
YenChun

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Re: Control PicoLog by using Python

Post by NeilH »

What mode are you wanting to use?

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Re: Control PicoLog by using Python

Post by yenChun »

Hi Neil,

I am using PicoLog Data loggers, PT-104, pt100, two-wire measurement.

Many thanks,
YenChun

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Re: Control PicoLog by using Python

Post by NeilH »

Hi

We don't yet have support for the PT-104 in our repository, but if you have working code for controlling a PT-104 the way to get data is to call the UsbPt104GetValue function per channel you are wanting to get the data from to retrieve the most recent value from each channel in turn.

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