4 Pypiezo is a Python module to control piezoelectric actuators. It is
5 mostly a set of convenient wrappers around pycomedi_ calls for keeping
6 track of the relevant calibration constants. To get a feel for an
7 "official" set of calibration constants, you can take a peek at
8 `veeco_header`, which is the beginning of a saved Veeco NanoScope
9 image file. It lists the parameters used by the NanoScope during
22 I've packaged pypiezo for Gentoo. You need layman_ and my `wtk
23 overlay`_. Install with::
25 # emerge -av app-portage/layman
27 # emerge -av sci-libs/pypiezo
33 If you're installing by hand or packaging pypiezo for another
34 distribution, you'll need the following dependencies:
36 =========== ================= =====================
37 Package Debian_ Gentoo_
38 =========== ================= =====================
39 Numpy_ python-numpy dev-python/numpy
40 Scipy_ python-scipy sci-libs/scipy
41 H5Py_ python-h5py dev-python/h5py
42 Matplotlib_ python-matplotlib dev-python/matplotlib
43 Nose_ python-nose dev-python/nose
44 Pycomedi_ dev-python/pycomedi
45 PyYAML_ python-pyyaml dev-python/pyyaml
46 =========== ================= =====================
52 Pypiezo is available as a Git_ repository::
54 $ git clone http://www.physics.drexel.edu/~wking/code/git/pypiezo.git
56 See the homepage_ for details. To install the checkout, run the
59 $ python setup.py install
65 See the module docstrings for simple examples.
71 Run internal unit tests with::
73 $ nosetests --with-doctest --doctest-tests pypiezo
79 This project is distributed under the `GNU General Public License
80 Version 3`_ or greater.
91 .. _layman: http://layman.sourceforge.net/
93 http://www.physics.drexel.edu/~wking/unfolding-disasters/posts/Gentoo_overlay
94 .. _Debian: http://www.debian.org/
95 .. _Gentoo: http://www.gentoo.org/
96 .. _NumPy: http://numpy.scipy.org/
97 .. _SciPy: http://www.scipy.org/
98 .. _H5Py: http://code.google.com/p/h5py/
99 .. _Matplotlib: http://matplotlib.sourceforge.net/
100 .. _Nose: http://somethingaboutorange.com/mrl/projects/nose/
101 .. _Pycomedi: http://www.physics.drexel.edu/~wking/unfolding-disasters/posts/pycomedi/
102 .. _PyYAML: http://pyyaml.org/wiki/PyYAML
103 .. _Git: http://git-scm.com/
105 http://www.physics.drexel.edu/~wking/unfolding-disasters/posts/pypiezo/
106 .. _GNU General Public License Version 3: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.txt