Overview
This Python package provides an interface to Parker Hannifin Gemini
stepper/servo motor drives.
.. note::
Only the ASCII protocol is supported at this time, meaning that only
newer GV6 and GT6 drives are supported.
The package's documetation is found at
http://pythonhosted.org/GeminiMotorDrive/
The package's source code is found at
https://github.com/frejanordsiek/GeminiMotorDrive
The package uses the Apache 2.0 license
http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
Installation
This package requires Python >= 3.0 at this time. It still needs
additional development to support Python 2.7 and 2.6.
This package requires the serial package.
To install GeminiMotorDrive, download the package and run the command::
python3 setup.py install
Need New Maintainer
As of 2016-02-12, I (Freja Nordsiek) no longer have access to a Gemini
stepper/servo motor. Thus, I can no longer continue development of this
project other than fixing obvious small bugs. If someone is interested
in taking over this package, please contact me.
Versions
0.2. Major release changing many things.
* Changed license from 2-clause BSD to Apache 2.0.
* Major API rewrite - breaks compatability with 0.1.x versions.
* Main module split into several submodules.
* GeminiG6
and LinearMotorGV6
classes combined together
as GeminiG6
and several of its methods split off into their
own classes in the submodules.
* A lot of documentation added.
0.1.1. Bugfix release fixing one bug.
* Fixed bug in how GeminiG6.move_time
calculated the time
a movement would take in the case that the drive cannot reach
its maximum velocity in the motion.
0.1. Initial version.