- Python Package Name: arena_interface
- Description: Python interface to the Reiser lab ArenaController.
- Version: 0.1.0
- Python Version: 3.10
- Release Date: 2025-04-01
- Creation Date: 2023-10-17
- License: BSD-3-Clause
- URL: https://github.com/janelia-python/arena_interface_python
- Author: Peter Polidoro
- Email: [email protected]
- Copyright: 2025 Howard Hughes Medical Institute
- References:
- https://github.com/janelia-arduino/ArenaController
- Dependencies:
- clickfrom arena_interface import ArenaInterface
ai = ArenaInterface()arena-interface --help
# Usage: arena-interface [OPTIONS] COMMAND [ARGS]...
Options:
--help Show this message and exit.
Commands:
all-off
all-on
reset
stream-framearena-interface stream-frame --help
# Usage: arena-interface [OPTIONS] PATH FRAME_INDEX
Options:
--help Show this message and exit.arena-interface stream-frame ./patterns/pat0004.pat 0https://github.com/janelia-python/python_setup
C-x C-f /sudo::/etc/network/interfaces
auto eth1
iface eth1 inet static
address 192.168.10.2
netmask 255.255.255.0
gateway 192.168.10.1
dns-nameserver 8.8.8.8 8.8.4.4nmap -sn 192.168.10.0/24
nmap -p 62222 192.168.10.62
nmap -sV -p 62222 192.168.10.0/24sudo -E guix shell nmap
sudo -E guix shell wireshark -- wiresharkmake guix-container-
Drivers
GNU/Linux computers usually have all of the necessary drivers already installed, but users need the appropriate permissions to open the device and communicate with it.
Udev is the GNU/Linux subsystem that detects when things are plugged into your computer.
Udev may be used to detect when a device is plugged into the computer and automatically give permission to open that device.
If you plug a sensor into your computer and attempt to open it and get an error such as: "FATAL: cannot open /dev/ttyACM0: Permission denied", then you need to install udev rules to give permission to open that device.
Udev rules may be downloaded as a file and placed in the appropriate directory using these instructions:
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Download rules into the correct directory
curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/platformio/platformio-core/master/scripts/99-platformio-udev.rules | sudo tee /etc/udev/rules.d/99-platformio-udev.rules -
Restart udev management tool
sudo service udev restart
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Ubuntu/Debian users may need to add own “username” to the “dialout” group
sudo usermod -a -G dialout $USER sudo usermod -a -G plugdev $USER
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After setting up rules and groups
You will need to log out and log back in again (or reboot) for the user group changes to take effect.
After this file is installed, physically unplug and reconnect your board.
The Python code in this library may be installed in any number of ways, chose one.
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pip
python3 -m venv ~/venvs/arena_interface source ~/venvs/arena_interface/bin/activate pip install arena_interface
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guix
Setup guix-janelia channel:
https://github.com/guix-janelia/guix-janelia
guix install python-arena-interface
The Python code in this library may be installed in any number of ways, chose one.
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pip
python3 -m venv C:\venvs\arena_interface C:\venvs\arena_interface\Scripts\activate pip install arena_interface
git clone [email protected]:janelia-python/arena_interface_python.git
cd arena_interface_pythonmake metadata-editsmake metadatamake guix-dev-container
exitmake guix-dev-container-ipython
import arena_interface
exitmake guix-container
exitmake uploadmake guix-dev-container-port-serial # PORT=/dev/ttyACM0
# make PORT=/dev/ttyACM1 guix-dev-container-port-serial
? # help
[C-a][C-x] # to exithttps://docs.docker.com/engine/
make docker-dev-container
exitmake docker-dev-container-ipython
import arena_interface
exitmake docker-container
exit