FLUXGATE-CTL

Overview

A python-based command line utility for accessing the TUCAN Fluxgate Magnetometer module

The tool allows for the plotting of one or all channels, capturing channel data to a file, and setting (or getting) the configuration of the module

The available subcommands are:

• data
• plot
• status
• read
• write
• set-config
• get-config

Installation

The recommended installation method is via pip

To install: pip install fluxgate-ctl

To upgrade: pip install -U fluxgate-ctl

To run it locally from the source: python -m fluxgate_ctl

Interactive

Command: fluxgate-ctl [-h] [-i INI_FILE] [-l LOGFILE] [data|plot|status|read|write|set-config|get-config]

Purpose: Connects to an esper service located at url and opens an interactive shell

Options:

-h or --help Print out help for this subcommand

-u USER or --user USER User to use for HTTP basic authentication

-p PASS or --password PASS Password to use for HTTP basic authentication. If -u is specified, but -p is not, the user will be prompted for a password

-t TIMEOUT or --timeout TIMEOUT Time to wait for response before timing out. Can be given in fractions of a second. Defaults to 5 seconds.