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Software installation
AL-1020U Chassis Configuration
The AL-1020U chassis can be configured through a web-interface. The web-interface can be
used to configure settings such as:
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Network settings (IP-address, Subnet, Gateway, DNS)
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Device name
Since the chassis is based on the National Instruments SLSC-12001 Chassis, the interface is
reached by entering its IP-address (default: 192.168.1.149) into a Microsoft Silverlight compliant
web-browser. Please note that this currently excludes third party browsers such as Google
Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Safari etc.
Recommended browser is Internet Explorer.
Python Library
Contents
The chassis communicate over ethernet utilizing the supplied ALIARO Python driver library API.
The library contains the following components:
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pws_chassi.py - Driver for the AL-1020U
Driver Installation
When the chassis is to be used, Aliaro drivers must be installed. The Power Switch Chassis
Python library is available at Aliaro.se/download.
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Download, move and unzip the drivers to your current Python program directory
(or use other absolute path import methods)
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Import the drivers to the application by using the import command in Python:
import pws_chassi
Methods definition / API
The Python driver is called by a user application that uses instances of respective module to call
methods and manipulate the connected channels E.g. :
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Switching channels on the Power Switch Board on/off
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Connect/disconnect ECUs from the CAN-bus on the Bus Switch Board.