Multi-channel control system for in-situ laboratory loading devices

0495164 - ÚTAM 2019 RIV CZ eng C - Conference Paper (international conference)
Rada, Václav - Fíla, Tomáš - Zlámal, Petr - Kytýř, Daniel - Koudelka_ml., P.
Multi-channel control system for in-situ laboratory loading devices.
Acta Polytechnica CTU Proceedings. Vol. 18. Prague: Czech Technical University in Prague, 2018 - (Kytýř, D.; Major, Z.; Doktor, T.), s. 15-19. ISBN 978-80-01-06474-0. E-ISSN 2336-5382.
[Youth Symposium on Experimental Solid Mechanics /16./. Traunkirchen (AT), 17.05.2018-19.05.2018]
R&D Projects: GA MŠMT(CZ) EF16_019/0000766
EU Projects: European Commission(XE) ATCZ133 - Kompetenzzentrum MechanoBiologie
Keywords : CNC * controlling * LinuxCNC * Python Interface * Python * parallel programming * Qt * PyQt * Qwt * PythonQwt * LabJack
OECD category: Automation and control systems
https://ojs.cvut.cz/ojs/index.php/APP/article/view/5079/4792

In recent years, open-source applications have replaced proprietary software in many fields. Especially open-source software tools based on Linux operating system have wide range of utilization. In terms of CNC solutions, an open-source system LinuxCNC can be used. However, the LinuxCNC control software and the graphical user interface (GUI) could be developed only on top of Hardware Abstraction Layer. Nevertheless, the LinuxCNC community provided Python Interface, which allows for controlling CNC machine using Python programming language, therefore whole control software can be developed in Python. The paper focuses on a development of a multi-process control software mainly for in-house developed loading devices operated at our institute. The software tool is based on the LinuxCNC Python Interface and Qt framework, which gives the software an ability to be modular and effectively adapted for various devices.
Permanent Link: http://hdl.handle.net/11104/0288174