PymepixAcq - Command line

Included with pymepix is a command line code using the pymepix library to acquire from timepix. The command line interface includes two different commands:

• “connect”: to connect to a running timepix camera and record data

• “post-process”: to post-process recorded raw data files into easier usable hdf5 files containing raw and centroided data

• “api-service”: to start the api service

Doing:

pymepix-acq --help

Outputs the help:

usage: pymepix-acq [-h] {connect,post-process,api-service} ...

Timepix acquisition script

options:
-h, --help            show this help message and exit

subcommands:
Processing type

{connect,post-process,api-service}
                        Select which type of process should be executed
    connect             Connect to TimePix camera and acquire data.
    post-process        Perform post-processing with a acquired raw data file.
    api-service         start api service.

You can access the documentation for both commands by executing “pymepix-acq connect -h” or “pymepix-acq post-process -h” respectively.