MT-SICS

A (partial) implementation of the Mettler Toledo MT-SICS interface commands in Go

See pkg.go.dev for the full documentation

Installation

To install MT-SICS, you need to have Go installed on your system. Make sure you have at least Go version 1.16 or later.

To install the package, use the go get command:

go get github.com/bas-dehaan/MT-SICS

This command will download and install the package and its dependencies in your Go workspace.

Usage

To use MT-SICS in your Go program, import the package in your source code:

import "github.com/bas-dehaan/MT-SICS"

Then, you can use the package's functions and types in your code.

Here's a simple example of how to use MT-SICS to communicate with a Mettler Toledo SICS-capable device:

package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"github.com/bas-dehaan/MT-SICS"
)
  
func main() {  
	// Connect to the scale via COM1  
	connection, err := MT_SICS.Connect("COM1")  
	defer connection.Close() // Close the connection when the program ends
	if err != nil {
		panic(err)
	}

	// Get the scale out of standby
	err = MT_SICS.PowerOn(connection)
	if err != nil {
		panic(err)
	}

	// Weigh a sample
	measurement, err := MT_SICS.Weight(connection)
	if err != nil {
		panic(err)
	}

	// Print the measurement
	fmt.Println(measurement)
}

Make sure to replace the port in the Connect call with the actual port of your device. Keep in mind that UNIX-based systems (e.g. Linux and macOS) require a full device path, like /dev/ttyCOM1.

Contributing

Contributions to MT-SICS are welcome! If you find any issues or have suggestions for improvements, please create an issue on the GitHub repository. Pull requests are also appreciated.