Automate CLARIOstar & Hamilton HEPA fan VID:PID Search at Runtime (#659)

Author: BioCam

pylabrobot/only_fans/hamilton_hepa_fan_backend.py

@@ -1,9 +1,16 @@
 import asyncio
 
+# Make pylibftdi scan the Hamilton HEPA Fan VID:PID
+# appears as ID 0856:ac11 B&B Electronics Model USOPTL4
+from pylibftdi import driver
+
 from pylabrobot.io.ftdi import FTDI
 
 from .backend import FanBackend
 
+driver.USB_VID_LIST.append(0x0856)  # i.e. 2134
+driver.USB_PID_LIST.append(0xAC11)  # i.e. 44049
+
 
 class HamiltonHepaFanBackend(FanBackend):
   """Backend for Hepa fan attachment on Hamilton Liquid Handler"""

pylabrobot/plate_reading/clario_star_backend.py

@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@
 import time
 from typing import List, Optional, Union
 
+from pylibftdi import driver
+
 from pylabrobot import utils
 from pylabrobot.io.ftdi import FTDI
 from pylabrobot.resources.plate import Plate
@@ -19,6 +21,12 @@
 
 logger = logging.getLogger("pylabrobot")
 
+# Make pylibftdi scan the CLARIOstar VID:PID
+# appears as ID 0403:bb68 Future Technology Devices International Limited CLARIOstar
+
+driver.USB_VID_LIST.append(0x0403)  # i.e. 1027
+driver.USB_PID_LIST.append(0xBB68)  # i.e. 47976
+
 
 class CLARIOStarBackend(PlateReaderBackend):
   """A plate reader backend for the Clario star. Note that this is not a complete implementation