Summary: aerotech.py provides a class called Ensemble to enable control of the Aerotech Ensemble controllers by issuing commands using TCP via ethernet cable. Default settings of the stage are assumed. The file is written in python 3 and no requirements other than the standard python 3 libraries are required.

EnsembleEmulator.jar is an emulator for the hardware that is used for testing and development. Assuming you have Java installed, double clicking the .jar file will launch the emulator, which will receive commands on port 8000. The Jupyter notebook usage.ipynb shows how to control the emulator. For use with real hardware you would just update the IP address of the hardware (something like 10.2.1.100).

The file test_aerotech.py provides simple tests of the Ensemble class and assumes the emulator is running. Run the test with $ python3 test_aerotech.py