Kuhne module

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class Kuhne.MKULO813PLL(port, timeout=1.0, legacy=False)[source]

Bases: object

Kuhne MKU LO 8-13 PLL driver class. Supports both v1 and v2 firmware.

Parameters:

  • port (str) – Seirial port of the device. Examples: ‘COM3’ on Windows, ‘/dev/ttyACM0’ on Linux.

  • timeout (float, default: 1.0) – Communication timeout in seconds.

  • legacy (bool, default: False) – If True, uses the comminication protocol for the older v1.x firmware. If False, uses the more modern command set and syntax the v2.x firmware.

sendCommand(cmd, timeout=1.0, capture_output=True)[source]

Sends a command to the device.

Parameters:

  • cmd (str) – Command to be sent.

  • timeout (float, default: 1.0) – Communication timeout in seconds.

  • capture_output (bool, default: True) – Whether or not to capture the response.

Returns:

  • nchar (int) – Number of characters transmitted. -1 indicates a transmission failure.

  • resp (str) – Response from device. None if response is not captured. If nchar == -1, resp will contain the error message.

setGHz(val, **kwargs)[source]

Sets the oscillator frequency in GHz.

Parameters:

  • val (float) – Target frequency in GHz.

  • retries (int, default: 3) – Number of retransimssions in case of failure.

Returns:

success – True if successful, False otherwise.

Return type:

bool

setHz(val, retries=3)[source]

Sets the oscillator frequency in Hz.

Parameters:

  • val (int) – Target frequency in Hz.

  • retries (int, default: 3) – Number of retransimssions in case of failure.

Returns:

success – True if successful, False otherwise.

Return type:

bool

setMHz(val, **kwargs)[source]

Sets the oscillator frequency in MHz.

Parameters:

  • val (float) – Target frequency in MHz.

  • retries (int, default: 3) – Number of retransimssions in case of failure.

Returns:

success – True if successful, False otherwise.

Return type:

bool

setkHz(val, **kwargs)[source]

Sets the oscillator frequency in kHz.

Parameters:

  • val (float) – Target frequency in kHz.

  • retries (int, default: 3) – Number of retransimssions in case of failure.

Returns:

success – True if successful, False otherwise.

Return type:

bool