Moved back to ESI handling port scanning

openflexure_microscope/stage/sangaboard/extensible_serial_instrument.py

@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ class ExtensibleSerialInstrument(object):
     ignore_echo = False
     port_settings = {}
 
-    def __init__(self, port, **kwargs):
+    def __init__(self, port=None, **kwargs):
         """
         Set up the serial port and so on.
         """
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ class ExtensibleSerialInstrument(object):
         self.open(port, False) # Eventually this shouldn't rely on init...
         logging.info("Opened ESI connection to port {}".format(port))
 
-    def open(self, port, quiet=True):
+    def open(self, port=None, quiet=True):
         """Open communications with the serial port.
         
         If no port is specified, it will attempt to autodetect.  If quiet=True
@@ -74,6 +74,8 @@ class ExtensibleSerialInstrument(object):
             if hasattr(self,'_ser') and self._ser.isOpen():
                 if not quiet: logging.warning("Attempted to open an already-open port!")
                 return
+            if port is None: 
+                port=self.find_port()
             assert port is not None, "We don't have a serial port to open, meaning you didn't specify a valid port.  Are you sure the instrument is connected?"
             self._ser = serial.Serial(port,**self.port_settings)
             #the block above wraps the serial IO layer with a text IO layer
@@ -261,7 +263,32 @@ class ExtensibleSerialInstrument(object):
         Usually this function sends a command and checks for a known reply."""
         with self.communications_lock:
             return True
-    
+
+    def find_port(self):
+        """Iterate through the available serial ports and query them to see
+        if our instrument is there."""
+        with self.communications_lock:
+            success = False
+            for port_name, _, _ in serial.tools.list_ports.comports(): #loop through serial ports, apparently 256 is the limit?!
+                try:
+                    print("Trying port",port_name)
+                    self.open(port_name)
+                    success = True
+                    print("Success!")
+                except:
+                    pass
+                finally:
+                    try:
+                        self.close()
+                    except:
+                        pass #we don't care if there's an error closing the port...
+                if success:
+                    break #again, make sure this happens *after* closing the port
+            if success:
+                return port_name
+            else:
+                return None
+
 class OptionalModule(object):
     """This allows a `ExtensibleSerialInstrument` to have optional features.
 

openflexure_microscope/stage/sangaboard/sangaboard.py

@@ -81,13 +81,8 @@ class Sangaboard(ExtensibleSerialInstrument):
         it doesn't need to be named.
         """
 
-        # If no port is specified
-        if not port:
-            # Scan all available ports, and check for valid firmware
-            scanned_port = self.scan_ports()
-
         # Initialise basic serial instrument with specified
-        ExtensibleSerialInstrument.__init__(self, scanned_port, **kwargs)
+        ExtensibleSerialInstrument.__init__(self, port, **kwargs)
 
         try:
             # Make absolutely sure that whatever port we're on is valid
@@ -119,37 +114,11 @@ class Sangaboard(ExtensibleSerialInstrument):
             logging.error("You may need to update the firmware running on the Sangaboard.")
             raise e
 
-    def scan_ports(self):
+    def test_communications(self):
-        """Iterate through the available serial ports and query them to see
+        """
-        if our instrument is there."""
+        Overrides superclass, used in self.open(), and port scanning
-        logging.debug("Running Sangaboard port scanner")
+        """
-        with self.communications_lock:
+        return self.check_valid_firmware()
-            success = False
-            for port_name, _, _ in serial.tools.list_ports.comports(): #loop through serial ports, apparently 256 is the limit?!
-                try:
-                    logging.info("Trying port {}".format(port_name))
-                    self.open(port_name)
-                    success = True
-
-                    logging.info("Checking firmware")
-                    fw = self.check_valid_firmware()
-                    if not fw:
-                        success = False
-                except Exception as e:
-                    logging.warning("Error on port {}".format(port_name))
-                    logging.warning(e)
-                    pass
-                finally:
-                    try:
-                        self.close()
-                    except:
-                        pass #we don't care if there's an error closing the port...
-                if success:
-                    break #again, make sure this happens *after* closing the port
-            if success:
-                return port_name
-            else:
-                return None
 
     def check_valid_firmware(self):
         logging.debug("Running firmware checks")