This repository is a work in progress. Most common functionality is supported, but is intended for debugging/testing purposes.

S-H Alias

Bindings and user interface for the Spark-Holland Alias Autosampler (SHAlias).

Built with Rust & egui/eframe.

Overview

Used in analytical labs to automatically introduce samples into the instrument performing analysis, the SHAlias is a high performance liquid chromatography autosampler.

Communication to the SHAlias is done through an RS-232 serial connection using Spark-Holland's SparkLink protocol. You can find the protocol definition here.

This repository provides 2 crates:

1. shalias: Rust bindings for SparkLink serial communication with a SHAlias.
2. shalias_ui: User interface to control the SHAlias and write/run your own programs.

You can read more about the design here.

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How to run:

Use one of the vscode tasks, or:

• Native App
  • cargo run --release (release mode)
  • cargo run (debug mode)
  • RUST_LOG=experiment=debug cargo r (debug mode with logging to cmd prompt)
• Web App
  • trunk serve
  • Note that serial connectivity won't work (yet?), but it's great for prototyping the Ui, as trunk recompiles & refreshes on save automatically.
• CI Checks
  • check.sh & check.ps1
  • These checks run type checking, linting, formatting, tests, and web build.