# Title: Python bindings for direct USB programming of the Mini-Circuits USB-SP4T-63 # Author: George 'Joj' Travers # # Reference: https://www.minicircuits.com/softwaredownload/Prog_Manual-Solid_State_Switch.pdf def get_device_model(dev): # Returns the Mini-Circuits part number of the connected switch # command 40 name = "" command = [40] dev.write(0x01,command) ret_arr = dev.read(0x81,64) if ret_arr[0] != 40 : return "Error: Invalid response" for i in range(1, len(ret_arr)) : if ret_arr[i] == 0 : break name += chr(ret_arr[i]) return name def get_device_serial(dev): # Returns the serial number of the connected switch # command 41 serial = "" command = [41] dev.write(0x01,command) ret_arr = dev.read(0x81,64) if ret_arr[0] != 0x29 : return "Error: Invalid response" for i in range(1, len(ret_arr)) : if ret_arr[i] == 0 : break serial += chr(ret_arr[i]) return serial def set_sp4t_state(dev, port): # Sets the state of the SP4T switch # command 1-4 command = [port] dev.write(0x01,command) ret_arr = dev.read(0x81,64) if ret_arr[0] != port : return "Error: Invalid response" return port def get_sp4t_state(dev): # Returns the state of the SP4T switch # command 15 command = [15] dev.write(0x01,command) ret_arr = dev.read(0x81,64) if ret_arr[0] != 15 : return f"Error: Invalid response: {ret_arr[0]}" return ret_arr[1] def get_firmware(dev): # Returns the internal firmware version of the switch box # command 99 command = [99] dev.write(0x01,command) ret_arr = dev.read(0x81,64) if ret_arr[0] != 99 : return "Error: Invalid response" return chr(ret_arr[5]) + chr(ret_arr[6]) def set_num_switching_steps(dev, steps): # Sets the number of steps to be configured for the pre-defined switching sequence # command 204_0 command = [204,0,steps] dev.write(0x01,command) ret_arr = dev.read(0x81,64) if ret_arr[0] != 204 : return "Error: Invalid response" return f"{steps} steps set" def get_num_switching_steps(dev): # Returns the number of steps in the switching sequence # command 205_0 command = [205,0] dev.write(0x01,command) ret_arr = dev.read(0x81,64) if ret_arr[0] != 205 : return "Error: Invalid response" return f"Number of steps: {ret_arr[1]}" def set_switching_step(dev, step_index, switch_state, dwell_0, dwell_1, dwell_units): # Configures the state and dwell time of a single step within the pre-defined switching sequence # command 204_1 command = [204,1] dev.write(0x01,command) ret_arr = dev.read(0x81,64) if ret_arr[0] != 205 : return "Error: Invalid response" return f"Number of steps: {ret_arr[1]}" def get_switching_step(dev): return def set_switching_direction(dev): return def get_switching_direction(dev): return def set_num_switching_cycles(): return def get_num_switching_cycles(): return def set_switching_mode(): return def get_switching_mode(): return def start_stop_switching_mode(): return