This small App is developed for IvS to drive the motor for the dip coater. The motor is connected to a Raspberry Pi through the GPIO bus.
This App is developed with Textual.
Always install in a dedicated virtual environment!
$ cd </path/to/dip-coater>
$ python3 -m venv venv --prompt=dip-coater
$ source venv/bin/activate
$ pip install --upgrade pip setuptools wheel
$ pip install -e .On a Raspberry Pi, install the project together with the RPi package:
$ pip install dip-coater[rpi] When you want to develop and test on a macOS or Linux system, install without the RPi package. The App will mock the imports and functions.
$ pip install dip-coaterStart the App from the command line in a terminal. You can start it also from a remote ssh session in a terminal, e.g. if you have the installation on the Raspberry Pi and you have a remote connection to your RPi.
$ dip-coaterThis will show the following App in your terminal:
By default, the Main tab is selected. You can switch to the Advanced tab on top of the screen to access more advanced settings.
If you prefer light mode, press the d key.
Further help is available in the App by pressing the 'h' key:
