[INSTRM-440] Update QuickUsb driver to python3 Created: 27/Jul/18 Updated: 02/Aug/18 Resolved: 02/Aug/18 |
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| Status: | Done |
| Project: | Instrument control development |
| Component/s: | ics_hxActor |
| Affects Version/s: | None |
| Fix Version/s: | None |
| Type: | Task | Priority: | Normal |
| Reporter: | cloomis | Assignee: | cloomis |
| Resolution: | Done | Votes: | 0 |
| Labels: | SM1 | ||
| Remaining Estimate: | Not Specified | ||
| Time Spent: | Not Specified | ||
| Original Estimate: | Not Specified | ||
| Epic Link: | SM1 Phase One |
| Description |
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The SAM has a Bitwise QuickUSB controller, and we build and run their Linux kernel driver. We also use their Python ctypes library module. That has not been updated to python3. I have written to support@, but we might need to do it ourselves. Not a project risk, but tedious: lots of str <-> bytes conversions required. |
| Comments |
| Comment by cloomis [ 27/Jul/18 ] |
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"Sorry, no more updates.". Sigh. In case anyone is curious, yes we need a special driver, even though it is a USB device. And I think fixing their ctypes wrapper is better than writing a new one. |
| Comment by cloomis [ 02/Aug/18 ] |
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Turned out to be easier than I feared. Merged in 68efeb9, tagged as 2.0.1 |