Metadata-Version: 2.1
Name: el800-control
Version: 1.1.2
Summary: el800 export reads from a serial device connected to a EL800 the last read plate and exports it as pdf.
Home-page: https://gitlab.tuwien.ac.at:iap/app/biomimetics/el800-control.git
Author: Richard van Nieuwenhoven
Author-email: richard.nieuwenhoven@tuwien.ac.at
License: UNKNOWN
Project-URL: Homepage, https://gitlab.tuwien.ac.at:iap/app/biomimetics/el800-control.git
Keywords: el800
Platform: UNKNOWN
Classifier: Programming Language :: Python :: 3
Classifier: License :: OSI Approved :: MIT License
Classifier: Operating System :: OS Independent
Requires-Python: >=3.1
Description-Content-Type: text/markdown
Requires-Dist: matplotlib (>=3.5.1)
Requires-Dist: pyserial (>3.3)
Requires-Dist: tk (>=0.1.0)

# EL800 control: Access the EL800 over the serial port

This is the second version that extracts the latest plate information over the serial port and present is as PDF and CSV. Without the need of a printer.
Additionally a window based control is now included to have a more interactive control of the EL800.


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## Key Features  

- **Extract plate data**:  
  Extract the date from the lates read from the EL800.

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## Benefits  

- **Human-Readable**:  
  The data is available as PDF and CSV.  

- **Machine-Friendly**:  
  The CSV format enables seamless integration with Python and other data processing workflows.  

- **Efficient Visualization**:  
  Auto-generated PDF plots provide quick insights into measurement trends and values.  

- **No Printer Needed**:  
  The Printer for reports is not needed anymore.  

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## Applications  

- Post-experiment analysis of OD600 measurements.  
- Integration into automated workflows for advanced data analysis.  
- Creation of visual representations for reports or presentations.  

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## Installation and Usage  

1. **Instalation**:  
   - Python >= 3.1  
   - pip >= 22.0.2
   - pip install el800-control

2. **Run the Script**:  
   ```bash
usage: el800-control [-h] [--input_file INPUT_FILE] [--port PORT] output_file

Utility for extracting reports from a EL800.

positional arguments:
  output_file           Path to the output file.

options:
  -h, --help            show this help message and exit
  --input_file INPUT_FILE
                        Path to the input file.
  --port PORT           serial port specification.

      
   el800-control --port /dev/ttyUSB0 plate96.pdf
   ```
   
GUI based verion for extracting reports from a EL800.

   ```bash
   el800-win-control
   ```   

## Developers and Designers

   Richard W. van Nieuwenhoven <nieuwenhoven@iap.tuwien.ac.at>





