cython-hidapi

Contents

• Description
• Software Dependencies
• License
• Install

Description

A cython interface to the hidapi from https://github.com/signal11/hidapi with the C modification for windows from http://code.google.com/p/picusb/downloads/detail?name=hidapi_git_mingw_7e93a4e068825d227807.zip&can=2&q= so I could build it with mingw on windows.

This has been tested with:

• the PIC18F4550 on the development board from CCS with their example program.
• the Fine Offset WH3081 Weather Station.

It works on Linux, Windows XP and OS X.

Software Dependencies

• Python (http://python.org/download/)
• Cython (http://cython.org/#download)

License

cython-hidapi may be used by one of three licenses as outlined in LICENSE.txt.

Install

1. Download cython-hidapi archive:

   $ git clone https://github.com/gbishop/cython-hidapi.git
   $ cd cython-hidapi
   

For other download options (zip, tarball) visit the github web page of cython-hidapi

2. Build cython-hidapi extension module for your platform:

   $ python setup[-mac|-windows].py build
   

3. Install cython-hidapi module into your Python distribution:

   $ [sudo] python setup[-mac|-windows].py install
   

3. Test install:

   $ python
   >>> import hid
   >>>
   

5. Try example script:

   $ python try.py