This is a little thing I made for fun. It sets the output of Lecroy function generator based off of keyboard inputs.
ni-visadriver. Can be found here.python3pyvisa: to interface with function generatorpynput: to capture keyboard events
Note that this has only been tested on macOS 10.12.x.
On macOS 10.12 in order for pynput to work correctly the program must be run with root privileges.
This is a helper class that handles the connection to the Lecroy function generator. Functionally this provides a method which takes a single argument, the frequency to be played and passes that to the function generator to be played.
This is the class that computes the frequency to be played based off of the keys being pressed.
The string you pass as the first argument to the Keyboard constructor determines how the keys corresponding to successive half-steps.
The program also allows you to input modifiers as the second argument to the constructor. Note that only an 'octave' and 'sustain' modifier are currently used.
Listens to the keyboard and passes that information as a string to the Keyboards. Note that pynput listen in on all keyboard input while the program is running. Be cognizant of what and where you are typing while the program is running.
An example program is supplied which shows how to set up four Keyboards using two different function generators. the Keyboard's tuning are set to replicate that of a generic classic string instrument. The program can be run on macOS