Already a final version. THe correct number for each channel remains to be decided.

myGUI.py

@@ -5,11 +5,8 @@ Created on Thu May 31 14:22:48 2018
 @author: Usuario
 """
 
-from ADoutputs import daq_AO, daq_DO
-
-import pyqtgraph as pg
 from pyqtgraph.Qt import QtGui
-
+from myWidgets import anal_control_signal, digital_control_signal
 
 #This creates the window for the gui
 app = QtGui.QApplication([])
@@ -26,49 +23,87 @@ win.show()
 layout397 = QtGui.QGridLayout()
 layout866 = QtGui.QGridLayout()
 layoutPI = QtGui.QGridLayout()
+layoutIMG = QtGui.QGridLayout()
+
 
 layout.addLayout(layout397, 1, 1)
 layout.addLayout(layout866, 2, 1)
 layout.addLayout(layoutPI, 3, 1)
+layout.addLayout(layoutIMG, 4, 1)
+
+
+l1 = QtGui.QLabel()
+l1.setGeometry(50, 50, 25, 25)
+pixmap = QtGui.QPixmap("snuffles.png")
+pixmap = pixmap.scaledToWidth(100)
+l1.setPixmap(pixmap)
+layoutIMG.addWidget(l1)
+
+
+############ creating the controls ########################
 
+piezoA397 = anal_control_signal('piezoA397', 0)
+piezoB397 = anal_control_signal('piezoB397', 1)
+piezoA866 = anal_control_signal('piezoA866', 2)
+piezoB866 = anal_control_signal('piezoB866', 3)
+piezoA423 = anal_control_signal('piezoA423', 4)
 
-piezoA397 = {'sb': pg.SpinBox(value = 0.0, bounds=[-10, 10], step = .1, siPrefix = True, suffix = 'V'), 'daq': daq_AO(0)}
-piezoB397 = pg.SpinBox(value = 0.0, bounds=[-10, 10], step = .1, siPrefix = True, suffix = 'V')
-shutter397 = QtGui.QCheckBox(win)
+shutter397 = digital_control_signal('shutter397', 0)
+shutter866 = digital_control_signal('shutter866', 1)
+shutter423 = digital_control_signal('shutter423', 2)
+shutterLED = digital_control_signal('shutterLED', 3)
 
-piezoA866 = pg.SpinBox(value = 0.0, bounds=[-10, 10], step = .1, siPrefix = True, suffix = 'V')
-piezoB866 = pg.SpinBox(value = 0.0, bounds=[-10, 10], step = .1, siPrefix = True, suffix = 'V')
-shutter866 = QtGui.QCheckBox(win)
 
-piezoA423 = pg.SpinBox(value = 0.0, bounds=[-10, 10], step = .1, siPrefix = True, suffix = 'V')
-shutter423 = QtGui.QCheckBox(win)
-shutterLED = QtGui.QCheckBox(win)
 
 ######### 397 ###########
 layout397.addWidget(QtGui.QLabel('397'), 0, 0)
-layout397.addWidget(QtGui.QLabel('piezoA'), 1, 1), layout397.addWidget(piezoA397['sb'], 1, 2)
-layout397.addWidget(QtGui.QLabel('piezoB'), 2, 1), layout397.addWidget(piezoB397, 2, 2)
-layout397.addWidget(QtGui.QLabel('shutter'), 3, 1), layout397.addWidget(shutter397, 3, 2)
+layout397.addWidget(QtGui.QLabel(piezoA397.name), 1, 1), layout397.addWidget(piezoA397.sb, 1, 2)
+layout397.addWidget(QtGui.QLabel(piezoB397.name), 2, 1), layout397.addWidget(piezoB397.sb, 2, 2)
+layout397.addWidget(QtGui.QLabel(shutter397.name), 3, 1), layout397.addWidget(shutter397.cb, 3, 2)
 
 
+#layout397.addWidget(QtGui.QLabel('shutter'), 3, 1), layout397.addWidget(shutter397, 3, 2)
+#########################
+
 ######### 866 ###########
 layout866.addWidget(QtGui.QLabel('866'), 0, 0)
-layout866.addWidget(QtGui.QLabel('piezoA'), 1, 1), layout866.addWidget(piezoA866, 1, 2)
-layout866.addWidget(QtGui.QLabel('piezoB'), 2, 1), layout866.addWidget(piezoB866, 2, 2)
-layout866.addWidget(QtGui.QLabel('shutter'), 3, 1), layout866.addWidget(shutter866, 3, 2)
-
+layout866.addWidget(QtGui.QLabel(piezoA866.name), 1, 1), layout866.addWidget(piezoA866.sb, 1, 2)
+layout866.addWidget(QtGui.QLabel(piezoB866.name), 2, 1), layout866.addWidget(piezoB866.sb, 2, 2)
+layout866.addWidget(QtGui.QLabel(shutter866.name), 3, 1), layout866.addWidget(shutter866.cb, 3, 2)
+#########################
 
 ######### PI ###########
 layoutPI.addWidget(QtGui.QLabel('Photoion'), 0, 0)
-layoutPI.addWidget(QtGui.QLabel('piezoA'), 1, 1), layoutPI.addWidget(piezoA423, 1, 2)
-layoutPI.addWidget(QtGui.QLabel('shutter423'), 2, 1), layoutPI.addWidget(shutter423, 2, 2)
-layoutPI.addWidget(QtGui.QLabel('shutterLED'), 3, 1), layoutPI.addWidget(shutterLED, 3, 2)
+layoutPI.addWidget(QtGui.QLabel(piezoA423.name), 1, 1), layoutPI.addWidget(piezoA423.sb, 1, 2)
+layoutPI.addWidget(QtGui.QLabel(shutter423.name), 2, 1), layoutPI.addWidget(shutter423.cb, 2, 2)
+layoutPI.addWidget(QtGui.QLabel(shutterLED.name), 3, 1), layoutPI.addWidget(shutterLED.cb, 3, 2)
+#########################
 
 
+######### Here I define the connect functions ###########
 
-def whenChange(sb, daq):
+def whenChangeAnalog(sb, daq):
     daq.set_out(sb.value())
     
+def whenChangeDigital(cb, daq):
+    daq.set_out(cb.isChecked())
     
-piezoA397['sb'].sigValueChanging.connect(lambda: whenChange(piezoA397['daq']))
 
+
+piezoA397.sb.sigValueChanging.connect(lambda: whenChangeAnalog(piezoA397.sb, piezoA397.AO))
+piezoB397.sb.sigValueChanging.connect(lambda: whenChangeAnalog(piezoB397.sb, piezoB397.AO))
+piezoA866.sb.sigValueChanging.connect(lambda: whenChangeAnalog(piezoA866.sb, piezoA866.AO))
+piezoB866.sb.sigValueChanging.connect(lambda: whenChangeAnalog(piezoB866.sb, piezoB866.AO))
+piezoA423.sb.sigValueChanging.connect(lambda: whenChangeAnalog(piezoA423.sb, piezoA423.AO))
+
+
+shutter397.cb.stateChanged.connect(lambda: whenChangeDigital(shutter397.cb, shutter397.DO))
+shutter866.cb.stateChanged.connect(lambda: whenChangeDigital(shutter866.cb, shutter866.DO))
+shutter423.cb.stateChanged.connect(lambda: whenChangeDigital(shutter423.cb, shutter423.DO))
+shutterLED.cb.stateChanged.connect(lambda: whenChangeDigital(shutterLED.cb, shutterLED.DO))
+
+###########################################################
+#all shutter start in False: 
+shutters = [shutter397, shutter866, shutter423, shutterLED]
+for sh in shutters:
+    sh.DO.set_out(False)