convert perl-script for voltcraft voltmeter to python [newbie]

[Jean Dupont]

On 8 feb, 01:26, Dietmar Schwertberger <n... at schwertberger.de> wrote:
> Am 03.02.2012 14:11, schrieb Jean Dupont:> As my request might have been too much asked, I have started doing
> > some coding myself.
> > I'm in doubt about the readline statement -which doesn't show anything
> > received- as the meter sends continuously streams of 11 bytes
> > Is there a way to just monitor with python what is arriving at a
> > serial port?
>
> Some time ago I started working on reading data from a VC940.
> I would assume that the protocol is the same.
>
> Please find below the code that will return the raw values from
> a VC940 (tested on a classical RS232 port, but probably
> will work on USB-RS232 converters as well).
>
> If you don't get anything, then you should check whether your
> USB converter is supplying voltage on the DTR pin once you have called
> self.serial.setDTR(1).
>
> You have the description how to decode the values?
> E.g. the string "0003:1401" translates to 0.3 Ohms.
>
> I did not implement anything else, as I just wanted to be sure
> that I could read the values, but I never needed to...
>
> Regards,
>
> Dietmar
>
> import serial
> import time
>
> class VC940(object):
>      def __init__(self, port="COM3"):
>          self.port = port
>          self.serial=serial.Serial(port,2400, bytesize=7, parity="N",
> stopbits=1, timeout=1.5, xonxoff=0, rtscts=0, dsrdtr=None)
>          self.serial.setRTS(0)
>          self.serial.setDTR(0)
>      def _read_raw_value(self):
>          timeout = True
>          for n in range(5):
>              self.serial.flushInput()
>              self.serial.setDTR(1)
>              data = self.serial.read(11)
>              self.serial.setDTR(0)
>              if data.endswith("\r\n") and len(data)==11:
>                  return data
>              if not data:
>                  raise ValueError, "communication timeout"
>          raise ValueError, "could not read data from port"
>
> if __name__=="__main__":
>      vc = VC940()
>      while True:
>          print vc._read_raw_value()

Wow, this is great, it works like a charm. Thanks a lot!

Jean