ZMQReceiver

This repository contains the source code for the ZMQReceiver application. ZMQReceiver is a Python application designed to communicate with a Pixelator STXM controller using the ZeroMQ library. It receives messages (commands and data) from the controller, parses them, and can send requests back.

Features

• ZeroMQ communication: Establishes connections to a ZeroMQ publisher (receiving messages) and a requester (sending commands).
• Message parsing: Decodes binary messages and parses JSON-formatted data.
• Data organization: Stores parsed data in a dictionary structure based on message identifiers.
• Initial data retrieval: Requests and stores initial configuration data from the Pixelator controller upon startup.
• Error handling: Includes basic error handling during message receiving and parsing.

Requirements

• Python 3.x
• ZeroMQ library (pyzmq)
• PyQt5 (for the QThread class, might be removable if not used in your main application)

Getting Started

1. Clone this repository.
2. Install the required libraries using pip install <library_name>.
3. (Optional) Modify the main_json_identifiers list in the example usage section to include the message identifiers you are interested in.
4. (Optional) Set the debug argument to True in the ZMQReceiver constructor for additional logging information.
5. Integrate the ZMQReceiver class into your main script, following the example usage provided.

Usage

The provided example showcases how to:

• Create a ZMQReceiver instance
• Start receiving messages
• Access the parsed data dictionary