RTGraph

A simple Python application for plotting and storing data from a serial port in real time, formatted as CSV. The application uses the mutliprocessing package to allow better usage of the host resources, overcoming limitations such as GIL in Python.

Dependencies

• Python 3 (3.2 or later).
• PyQt5.
• PySerial.
• PyQtGraph.

Installation instructions

Using Anaconda or Miniconda (Windows, macOS, Linux)

1. Install Anaconda or Miniconda. Remember to add conda to your path.
2. Open a terminal and type:
   • conda install pyqtgraph pyserial

Using Pip (Windows, macOS, Linux)

1. Verify you have installed pip.
2. Open a terminal and type:
   • pip install PyQt5 pyqtgraph pyserial

Linux (Apt based distros)

1. Open a terminal and type:
   • sudo apt-get install python3-pyqt5 python3-pyqtgraph python3-serial

Usage

From a terminal, on the root folder of the project, run:

• python -m rtgraph

Links

• Presentation on SciPy 2015
• Proceedings on SciPy 2015

License and Citations

The project is distributed under MIT License. A DOI is attached to the project for citations.