dwfpy.device.Device

class Device(configuration=None, serial_number=None, device_id=None, device_type=None, device_index=None)[source]

Bases: DeviceBase

Generic Digilent WaveForms device.

Parameters

configuration (Union[int, str, None]) – Select the active configuration.
serial_number (Optional[str]) – Filter devices by serial number.
device_id (Optional[int]) – Filter devices by device ID.
device_type (Optional[int]) – Filter devices by device type.
device_index (Union[int, _EnumeratedIndex, None]) – Filter devices by device index.

Methods

`close`	Closes the device.
`close_all`	Closes all opened devices by the calling process.
`enumerate`	Enumerates all devices.
`get_parameter`	Gets a device parameter.
`get_trigger`	Gets the configured trigger setting for a trigger I/O pin.
`open`	Opens the device.
`reset`	Resets and configures all device and instrument parameters to default values.
`set_parameter`	Sets a device parameter.
`set_trigger`	Sets the trigger I/O pin with a specific TriggerSource option.
`trigger_pc`	Generates one pulse on the PC trigger line.

Attributes

`analog_input`	Gets the Analog Input module (Oscilloscope).
`analog_io`	Gets the Analog IO module.
`analog_output`	Gets the Analog Output module (Arbitrary Waveform Generator).
`application`	Gets the WaveForms application.
`auto_configure`	Gets or sets a value indicating to automatically configure the device when parameters are changed.
`auto_reset`	Gets or sets a value indicating to reset the device automatically on exit.
`configuration`	Gets the selected configuration index.
`configurations`	Returns a list of device configurations.
`digital_input`	Gets the Digital Input module (Logic Analyzer).
`digital_io`	Gets the Digital IO module.
`digital_output`	Gets the Digital Output module (Pattern Generator).
`handle`	Gets a handle to the device.
`id`	Gets the device ID.
`is_open`	Returns true if the device has been opened.
`name`	Gets the device name.
`protocols`	Gets the Digital Protocols module.
`revision`	Gets the device revision.
`serial_number`	Gets the 12-digit, unique device serial number.
`trigger_info`	Gets the supported trigger source options for the global trigger bus.
`trigger_slope_info`	Gets the supported trigger slopes.
`user_name`	Gets the user-defined device name.

property analog_input: AnalogInput

Gets the Analog Input module (Oscilloscope).

Return type: AnalogInput

property analog_io: AnalogIo

Gets the Analog IO module.

Return type: AnalogIo

property analog_output: AnalogOutput

Gets the Analog Output module (Arbitrary Waveform Generator).

Return type: AnalogOutput

property application: Application

Gets the WaveForms application.

Return type: Application

property auto_configure: int

Gets or sets a value indicating to automatically configure the device when parameters are changed.

Return type: int

property auto_reset: bool

Gets or sets a value indicating to reset the device automatically on exit.

Return type: bool

close()

Closes the device.

Return type: None

static close_all()[source]

Closes all opened devices by the calling process.

Return type: None

property configuration: Optional[Union[int, str]]

Gets the selected configuration index.

Return type: Union[int, str, None]

property configurations: Tuple[Configuration, ...]

Returns a list of device configurations.

Return type: Tuple[Configuration, ...]

property digital_input: DigitalInput

Gets the Digital Input module (Logic Analyzer).

Return type: DigitalInput

property digital_io: DigitalIo

Gets the Digital IO module.

Return type: DigitalIo

property digital_output: DigitalOutput

Gets the Digital Output module (Pattern Generator).

Return type: DigitalOutput

static enumerate(enum_filter=0)[source]

Enumerates all devices.

Return type: tuple

get_parameter(parameter)

Gets a device parameter.

Return type: int

get_trigger(pin)

Gets the configured trigger setting for a trigger I/O pin.

Return type: TriggerSource

property handle: object

Gets a handle to the device.

Return type: object

property id: DeviceId

Gets the device ID.

Return type: DeviceId

property is_open: bool

Returns true if the device has been opened.

Return type: bool

property name: str

Gets the device name.

Return type: str

open()

Opens the device.

Return type: None

property protocols: Protocols

Gets the Digital Protocols module.

Return type: Protocols

reset()

Resets and configures all device and instrument parameters to default values.

Return type: None

property revision: str

Gets the device revision.

Return type: str

property serial_number: str

Gets the 12-digit, unique device serial number.

Return type: str

set_parameter(parameter, value)

Sets a device parameter.

Return type: None

set_trigger(pin, trigger_source)

Sets the trigger I/O pin with a specific TriggerSource option.

Return type: None

property trigger_info: Tuple[TriggerSource, ...]

Gets the supported trigger source options for the global trigger bus.

Return type: Tuple[TriggerSource, ...]

trigger_pc()

Generates one pulse on the PC trigger line.

Return type: None

property trigger_slope_info: Tuple[TriggerSlope, ...]

Gets the supported trigger slopes.

Return type: Tuple[TriggerSlope, ...]

property user_name: str

Gets the user-defined device name.

Return type: str