From 178dded0624441cbf1e065d201d0b002ed30ee94 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Pascal <engelerp@phys.ethz.ch>
Date: Mon, 12 Jun 2023 16:11:56 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] Added driver for the new PID controller firmware

---
 drivers/drivers/pidcontroller.py | 33 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 33 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 drivers/drivers/pidcontroller.py

diff --git a/drivers/drivers/pidcontroller.py b/drivers/drivers/pidcontroller.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..34f4e49
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/drivers/pidcontroller.py
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+import serial
+import time
+
+class PidController:
+    def __init__(self, port):
+        self.port = port
+        try:
+            self.ser = serial.Serial(self.port, baudrate=9600, timeout=2)
+            print("PID Controller Connected Successfully")
+            self.connected = True
+        except:
+            self.ser = None
+            print(f"Failed to open Serial Port {self.port}.")
+            self.connected = False
+    
+    def connect(self, port):
+        self.port = port
+        try:
+            self.ser = serial.Serial(self.port, baudrate=9600, timeout=2)
+        except:
+            self.ser = None
+            print(f"Failed to open Serial Port {self.port}.")
+    
+    def disconnect(self):
+        self.ser.close()
+    
+    def _sendCommand(self, command):
+        self.ser.write(command.encode())
+        time.sleep(0.5)
+        text = ""
+        while(self.ser.in_waiting):
+            text += self.ser.read().decode()
+        return text
\ No newline at end of file
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