dhahaj / eax500-tk_interface

EAX-500 Tkinter GUI

This is a GUI for the EAX-500. It is written in Python and uses the Tkinter library. It is designed to be used with the EAX-500

Installation

1. Install [Python 3.7+]
2. Clone this repository
3. Install the python requirements by running pip install -r requirements.txt in the repository directory
4. This project uses [pyfirmata4] to communicate with the EAX-500 over USB. This can be installed by running pip install pyfirmata4
5. Run pipenv install in the repository directory
6. Run python eax500.py to start the GUI

Building

1. Install [PyInstaller]
2. Run pyinstaller eax500.py in the repository directory
3. The executable will be in the dist directory
4. Run pyinstaller eax500.py --onefile to build a single executable
5. Run pyinstaller eax500.py --onefile --windowed to build a single executable without a console window
6. Run pyinstaller eax500.py --onefile --windowed --icon=eax500.ico to build a single executable without a console window and with an icon

Screenshots

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the [LICENSE] file for details

TODO

• Add USB functionality
• Add a status bar
• Add a toolbar
• Add preferences
• Add a help dialog
• Set the window font
• Add device selection
• Add test speed slider
• Add font selection