Instrumentino: An Open-Source Software for Scientific Instruments
Scientists often need to build dedicated computer-controlled experimental systems. For this purpose, it is becoming common to employ open-source microcontroller platforms, such as the Arduino. These boards and associated integrated software development environments provide affordable yet p...
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| author | Israel Joel Koenka Jorge Sáiz Peter C. Hauser |
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Scientists often need to build dedicated computer-controlled experimental systems. For this purpose, it is becoming common to employ open-source microcontroller platforms, such as the Arduino. These boards and associated integrated software development environments provide affordable
yet powerful solutions for the implementation of hardware control of transducers and acquisition of signals from detectors and sensors. It is, however, a challenge to write programs that allow interactive use of such arrangements from a personal computer. This task is particularly complex
if some of the included hardware components are connected directly to the computer and not via the microcontroller. A graphical user interface framework, Instrumentino, was therefore developed to allow the creation of control programs for complex systems with minimal programming
effort. By writing a single code file, a powerful custom user interface is generated, which enables the automatic running of elaborate operation sequences and observation of acquired experimental data in real time. The framework, which is written in Python, allows extension by users,
and is made available as an open source project.
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| spelling | doaj.art-abe3ca3b2e2c49138efb4290a00c58ed2022-12-22T04:22:49ZdeuSwiss Chemical SocietyCHIMIA0009-42932673-24242015-04-0169410.2533/chimia.2015.172Instrumentino: An Open-Source Software for Scientific InstrumentsIsrael Joel Koenka0Jorge Sáiz1Peter C. Hauser2Department of Chemistry, University of Basel, Spitalstrasse 51, CH-4056 Basel, Switzerland. yoelk@tx.technion.ac.ilDepartment of Analytical Chemistry, Physical Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University of Alcalá, Ctra. Madrid-Barcelona Km 33.6, Alcalá de Henares 28871, Madrid, SpainDepartment of Chemistry, University of Basel, Spitalstrasse 51, CH-4056 Basel, Switzerland Scientists often need to build dedicated computer-controlled experimental systems. For this purpose, it is becoming common to employ open-source microcontroller platforms, such as the Arduino. These boards and associated integrated software development environments provide affordable yet powerful solutions for the implementation of hardware control of transducers and acquisition of signals from detectors and sensors. It is, however, a challenge to write programs that allow interactive use of such arrangements from a personal computer. This task is particularly complex if some of the included hardware components are connected directly to the computer and not via the microcontroller. A graphical user interface framework, Instrumentino, was therefore developed to allow the creation of control programs for complex systems with minimal programming effort. By writing a single code file, a powerful custom user interface is generated, which enables the automatic running of elaborate operation sequences and observation of acquired experimental data in real time. The framework, which is written in Python, allows extension by users, and is made available as an open source project. https://www.chimia.ch/chimia/article/view/5725ArduinoComputer-control of experimentsData acquisitionGraphical user interfacePurpose-made instrumentsPython |
| spellingShingle | Israel Joel Koenka Jorge Sáiz Peter C. Hauser Instrumentino: An Open-Source Software for Scientific Instruments CHIMIA Arduino Computer-control of experiments Data acquisition Graphical user interface Purpose-made instruments Python |
| title | Instrumentino: An Open-Source Software for Scientific Instruments |
| title_full | Instrumentino: An Open-Source Software for Scientific Instruments |
| title_fullStr | Instrumentino: An Open-Source Software for Scientific Instruments |
| title_full_unstemmed | Instrumentino: An Open-Source Software for Scientific Instruments |
| title_short | Instrumentino: An Open-Source Software for Scientific Instruments |
| title_sort | instrumentino an open source software for scientific instruments |
| topic | Arduino Computer-control of experiments Data acquisition Graphical user interface Purpose-made instruments Python |
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