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Wasatch Photonics FID spectrometer (wasatch.FeatureIdentificationDevice)

Wasatch Photonics FID spectrometer (wasatch.FeatureIdentificationDevice), adapted from wasatchphotonics/wasatch.py. It reads detector_temperature_degC, detector_tec_setpoint_degC, tec_enabled, ambient_temperature_degC and 1 more; sets integration_time_ms; runs acquire_spectrum and laser_off. acquire_spectrum: acquire one spectrum with the current integration time. A hardware driver: the market serves its fake backend, so no instrument is needed.

hardwareRisk R2MITcontract_checkedserved on the fake backend
openai4s lab add labs/wasatchphotonics__wasatch.py

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/wasatchphotonics__wasatch.py

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/wasatchphotonics__wasatch.py --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": {
    "wasatch-py": {
      "command": "python3",
      "args": [
        "-m",
        "mhs",
        "serve",
        "labs/wasatchphotonics__wasatch.py",
        "--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

  • detector_temperature_degC
  • detector_tec_setpoint_degC
  • tec_enabled
  • ambient_temperature_degC
  • laser_enabled

Adjusts

  • integration_time_ms

Actions

acquire_spectrum
Acquire one spectrum with the current integration time
laser_off
Disable the laser (the safe state); 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/wasatchphotonics__wasatch.py
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

Pinned commit
c3ea52bde83d
Licence
MIT
Stars
22
Evidence
contract_checked on the fake backend
Backends
fake, hardware

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