Road to v1.0

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Functional version of Laser Studio

Implemented features included in this version:

Instruments control

• Cameras
  • Any camera supported with OpenCV
• Stages
  • For main positioning: Supported models are Corvus, CNCRouter with PyStages
  • Positioning through point-and-click, Keyboard arrows, or
• Laser Driver
  • Alphanov's PDM with pyPDM

Visualisation

• Main viewer for positioning representation of all elements
• Camera distortion correction
• Laser/Probe relative position on image
• Scanning (Zone definition, point density)
• Background image insertion and placement
• Markers with colors

External control

• REST server running on port 4444
  • Go to next scanning point
  • Image retrieval
  • Positioning control (get/set stage position)
• Python API LSAPI

Some experimental/not fully implemented features:

• Joysticks/Remote control for stages
  • On linux: Standard joysticks appearing on /dev/input/js
  • On macOS: Nintendo Joycon / Sony Dualshock PS4 when paired in Bluetooth (may work on other platforms)
• Configuration files' description with json-schema
• Fixed points, from configuration file