Software interface for the FPGA-based digital control system, used in the atomic physics experiment of the ultracold gases laboratory at the University of Trento - Italy (BEC research group).
https://github.com/simondona/exp-control-bec-tn
Install python2.7, numpy, matplotlib, and pyqt4:
sudo apt-get install python-numpy python-matplotlib python-qt4
Install FTDI support (use an updated version for pylibftdi):
sudo apt-get install libftdi-dev
sudo pip install pylibftdi
Create or edit the udev rules in /etc/udev/rules.d/99-libftdi.rules with the usb permissions for the communication with the FPGA:
SUBSYSTEMS=="usb", ATTRS{idVendor}=="0403", ATTRS{idProduct}=="6010", GROUP="dialout", MODE="0660"
Add the current username to the dialout group:
sudo useradd -G dialout username
Clone the repository:
git clone https://github.com/simondona/exp-control-bec-tn.git
If needed set the exp-control.py as executable:
chmod +x exp-control.py
From the master branch, launch the GUI program:
./exp-control.py
(or with python exp-control.py).
The system kernel can also be initialized for running stand-alone without the GUI, e.g. from a python script:
from libraries.system import System
s = System()
s.init_fpga_list()
s.set_program("test")
s.send_program_and_run()
Use always the master branch (develop is just for testing new and unstable code).
If needed change the branch:
git checkout master
Files that should be modified by users (or GUI) are contained in data/.
Generally this directory is ignored from updates, if needed converters will update it.
Don't touch other files, unless you want to push them on the repository.
The directory test/ is also ignored for local custom code if needed.
Before and after updating from the remote repository, use git status to check the current status.
This should work:
git pull
In case of reported conflicts modify the files in order to resolve them.
In case of local modifies that must me preserved, use this sequence:
git stash
git pull
git stash pop
The roadmap of future versions can be found in the wiki: https://github.com/simondona/exp-control-bec-tn/wiki
This software is licensed under the GNU General Public License version 3.
Copyright (C) 2015-2016 Simone Donadello
This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
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