Module zio :: Class Agent

Class Agent

object --+
         |
        Agent

Agent class is used to talk to agent program running in the ZIO board. The class implements the agent communication protocol.

Instance Methods

__init__(self, device)
Constructs an Agent object.

close(self)
Cleans up resources allocated by the object.

do_op(self, module, index, op, *bytes)

Inherited from object: __delattr__, __format__, __getattribute__, __hash__, __new__, __reduce__, __reduce_ex__, __repr__, __setattr__, __sizeof__, __str__, __subclasshook__

Properties
	debug Enable/disable debugging information
Inherited from `object`: `__class__`

Method Details

init(self, device)
(Constructor)

Constructs an Agent object. The device through which the agent is to be accessed is to be specified. In *nix systems, a device file like /dev/ttySx or /dev/ttyUSBx is to be specified. In Windows, the COM port name is to be specified.

Parameters:

device (int) - the device through which agent is to be accessed

Raises:

ProtocolError - If opening and configuring device fails

Overrides: object.__init__

close(self)

Cleans up resources allocated by the object. Specifically closes the serial interface.

Property Details

debug

Enable/disable debugging information

Get Method:: _get_debug(self)
Set Method:: _set_debug(self, state)

Class Agent

__init__(self, device) (Constructor)

close(self)

debug

init(self, device)
(Constructor)