The hamamatsu module

Autogenerated API documentation for hamamatsu

This is a driver for the Hamamatsu LC-L1V5 LED Driver. It is based on the Users’s Manual for LC-L1V5 version W2-0363-5

class PyExpLabSys.drivers.hamamatsu.LCL1V5(port='/dev/ttyUSB0')

Bases: object

Driver for the Hamamatsu LC-L1V5 LED Driver

__init__(port='/dev/ttyUSB0')

Open the serial port

comm(command)

Handle sending and receiving commands

select_command_communication()

Selecting command communication opens for sending commands to the controller via the serial interface. in panel control mode the commands are limited to checking the control mode

check_control_mode()

Check control mode CNT0: Panel control CNT1: Command communication

switch_led_on(channel)

select a led to switch on.

Parameters:channel (int) –

{0 : ’switch on all leds’,

1 : ‘switch on led 1’, 2 : ‘switch on led 2’, 3 : ‘switch on led 3’, 4 : ‘switch on led 4’}

switch_led_off(channel)

select a led to switch off.

Parameters:channel (int) –

{0 : ’switch off all leds’,

1 : ‘switch off led 1’, 2 : ‘switch off led 2’, 3 : ‘switch off led 3’, 4 : ‘switch off led 4’}

check_led_status(channel)

Check the status of a led. For information about steps, refer to manual page 28

Parameters:channel (int) – Returns:

• channel, step
• step ({0 : ‘off’,) – 1 : ‘step 1’, 2 : ‘step 2’, 3 : ‘step 3’}

set_step_settings(channel, intensities, times)

Sets the intensity and time for all 3 steps on selected channel

Parameters:

• channel (int) –
• (%) (intensities) – range : 000 - 100
• (s) (times) – range : 00 - 99 * if times < 10 s range : 0.1 - 9.9
• --------- –

Example

set_step_settings(1,(‘010’,’050’,’100’),(‘5.0’,’10’,’99’))

start_stepped_program(channel)

start the programmed irradiation set with set_step_settings