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)

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

Using Pip (Windows, macOS, Linux)

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

Linux (Apt based distros)

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

License and Citations

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