#!/usr/bin/env python
### Load the module:
from PfeifferVacuum import MaxiGauge
### Initialize an instance of the MaxiGauge controller with
### the handle of the serial terminal it is connected to
mg = MaxiGauge('/dev/ttyUSB0')
### Run the self check (not needed)
print(mg.checkDevice())
### Set device characteristics (here: change the display contrast)
print("Set the display contrast to: %d" % mg.displayContrast(10))
### Read out the pressure gauges
print(mg.pressures())
### Display the value of the pressure gauges for 20 repeated read outs
for i in range(20):
ps = mg.pressures()
print "Sensor 1: %4e mbar" % ps[0].pressure + "Sensor 6: %4e mbar" % ps[5].pressure
### Load the module:
from PfeifferVacuum import MaxiGauge, MaxiGaugeError
import time
import sys
### Initialize an instance of the MaxiGauge controller with
### the handle of the serial terminal it is connected to
mg = MaxiGauge('/dev/ttyUSB1')
### Read out the pressure gauges
while True:
startTime = time.time()
try:
ps = mg.pressures()
except MaxiGaugeError, mge:
print mge
continue
line = ""
for sensor in ps:
#print sensor values
if sensor.status in [0,1,2]: # if normal, over or under range
line += str(sensor.pressure)
line += ", "
print line[0:-2] # omit the last comma and space
sys.stdout.flush()
# do this every second
endTime = time.time()-startTime
time.sleep(max([0.0, 1.0-endTime]))
#!/usr/bin/env python
### Load the module:
from PfeifferVacuum import MaxiGauge
### Initialize an instance of the MaxiGauge controller with
### the handle of the serial terminal it is connected to
mg = MaxiGauge('/dev/ttyUSB0')
### Run the self check (not needed)
print(mg.checkDevice())
### Set device characteristics (here: change the display contrast)
print("Set the display contrast to: %d" % mg.displayContrast(10))
### Read out the pressure gauges
print(mg.pressures())
### Display the value of the pressure gauges for 20 repeated read outs
for i in range(20):
ps = mg.pressures()
print "Sensor 1: %4e mbar" % ps[0].pressure + "Sensor 6: %4e mbar" % ps[
5].pressure