Python Wrapper to control Kunkin Electronic Load KP184 via RS485 / Serial Interface
Connect Electronic Load via KP184 / serial USB adapter. Use serial port as first parameter of class constructor.
Class can be used as:
- Class instance: kp = KP184(port, address) Then call some method, e.g. voltageRead = kp.readCV()
- main(), included in this file, e.g.: ./kp184.py /dev/ttyUSB0 writeLoadOnOff 1
- Deriving by coustom class, see kp184Example.py
Based on protocol description from https://www.eevblog.com/forum/testgear/serial-to-usb-on-kunkin-kp184-electronic-load/msg3147906/#msg3147906 Note that some registers from the documentation are partially not functional, see code comments - remarks appreciated.
@Author: M.Reithmeier (https://github.com/tuxmike/)
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