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Vacuubrand DCP 3000 vacuum controller

Vacuubrand DCP 3000 vacuum controller, adapted from tiagocoutinho/vacuubrand. It reads pressure, transducer_pressures, configuration, errors and 2 more; sets event_time_interval, on_setpoint_1, off_setpoint_1, on_setpoint_2 and 5 more; runs measure_pressure, switch_on, switch_off, open_venting_valve and 2 more. measure_pressure: measure absolute, gauge or differential pressure at a declared port and return the value with its reference and timestamp. A hardware driver: the market serves its fake backend, so no instrument is needed.

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openai4s lab add labs/tiagocoutinho__vacuubrand

Install

Three ways to run this device. Each one serves its fake backend: no instrument, no simulator install and no upstream checkout.

OpenAI4S (one command)

shell
openai4s lab add labs/tiagocoutinho__vacuubrand

Installs the device into the OpenAI4S Lab on its fake backend and starts it. First time? See setup below.

Or, in the workbench, open the Lab tab → Market → Install.

Standalone MHS endpoint

shell
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/PKU-YuanGroup/OpenMHS.git && cd OpenMHS
PYTHONPATH=MHS/sdk/src python3 -m mhs serve labs/tiagocoutinho__vacuubrand --port 7400
# in a second terminal, from the same directory:
PYTHONPATH=MHS/sdk/src python3 -m mhs describe --endpoint http://127.0.0.1:7400

Serves the device as an MHS endpoint on port 7400 from an OpenMHS clone (Python 3.10 or later, standard library only); describe prints what it offers.

Any MCP host (Claude Desktop, Cursor, …)

mcp configuration
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "vacuubrand": {
      "command": "python3",
      "args": [
        "-m",
        "mhs",
        "serve",
        "labs/tiagocoutinho__vacuubrand",
        "--mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "PYTHONPATH": "/path/to/OpenMHS/MHS/sdk/src"
      }
    }
  }
}

Add this server to the host's MCP configuration and replace /path/to/OpenMHS with the path of your OpenMHS clone. The host starts the server and talks to it on stdin and stdout.

What it does

Measures

  • pressure
  • transducer_pressures
  • configuration
  • errors
  • version
  • recording_time_interval

Adjusts

  • event_time_interval
  • on_setpoint_1
  • off_setpoint_1
  • on_setpoint_2
  • off_setpoint_2
  • on_setpoint_3
  • off_setpoint_3
  • on_setpoint_4
  • off_setpoint_4

Actions

measure_pressure
Measure absolute, gauge or differential pressure at a declared port and return the value with its reference and timestamp.
switch_on
Enter remote control (native REMOTE 1)
switch_off
Release remote control (native REMOTE -); it takes no input
open_venting_valve
Open the venting valve (native OUT_VENT 1); it takes no input
close_venting_valve
Close the venting valve (native OUT_VENT 0); it takes no input and is the safe-state valve command
vent
Vent until atmospheric pressure (native OUT_VENT 2); it takes no input

Names as the driver declares them. Units, limits and the safety declaration are in the package's REFERENCE.md.

First-time setup

The OpenAI4S workbench with the OpenMHS lab, from a source checkout:

shell
# OpenAI4S workbench with the OpenMHS lab (source checkout)
git clone --recursive https://github.com/PKU-YuanGroup/OpenAI4S.git
cd OpenAI4S && ./setup.sh && source .venv/bin/activate
openai4s lab add labs/tiagocoutinho__vacuubrand
openai4s serve        # open the Lab tab

The standalone endpoint and the MCP server need only an OpenMHS clone and Python 3.10 or later. More in the market's getting-started guide and on the OpenAI4S host page.

Source and evidence

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Licence
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Evidence
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Backends
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The driver package MHS/drivers/labs/tiagocoutinho__vacuubrand wraps the upstream code at the pinned commit. Its REFERENCE.md documents the full contract: every value, action, unit, limit and the safety declaration.