Create mks3.py

Author: vogtmann

mks3.py

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+import serial
+import time
+
+port = serial.Serial("/dev/ttyUSB0", baudrate=9600, timeout=3.0)
+
+
+
+out = ""
+
+preamble = "@253" #attention character + address
+command = ""
+terminator = ";FF"
+
+
+outputfile = open("mksdata.txt", "a")
+
+print "hello mks program"
+outputfile.write("\nstart\n")
+
+
+delay = 1
+stop = time.time()+delay
+
+#for i in range(0, 100):
+while time.time() < stop:
+
+
+
+	command = "PR1?"
+
+	assemble = preamble + command + terminator	
+	port.write(assemble)
+
+	print "sent: " + assemble
+
+	time.sleep(.1)
+	
+	while port.inWaiting() > 0:
+		out += port.read(1)
+		
+	out = out.replace("@253ACK","")
+	out = out.replace(";FF","")
+	
+
+	print "rcvd: " + out
+	outputfile.write(out + "\n")
+	
+	out = ""
+
+
+port.close()
+outputfile.close()