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ALICE 1.3
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Active Learning Interface (for) Circuits (and) Electronics M1K:
The ALICE Desktop software interface is written for use with the ADALM1000 (M1K) active learning kit hardware.
If you are looking for ALICE for the ADALM2000 (M2K) look here.
Although the word ALICE can be spelled out from the title of this users guide, it is actually an allusion to the fantasy works of Lewis Carroll: 1865’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and its 1871 sequel Through the Looking-Glass, and What Alice Found There. In these stories Alice explores a strange and wondrous world down a rabbit hole and on the other side of a mirror ( looking glass ).
Hopefully, through the use of this software along with the ADALM1000 active learning kit hardware, Students can explore the strange and wondrous world of Circuits, Electronics and Electrical Engineering. Functions:
The ALICE Desktop software provides the following functions:
The ALICE Desktop program is written in Python and if run from the source code requires version 2.7.8 or greater of Python be installed on the user’s computer. The program only imports modules generally included with standard Python installation packages.
Windows users who do not wish to install Python and the other required software packages can install the standalone executable under Releases.
Extract the .exe setup file from the .zip archive. Run the alice-desktop-1.1-setup.exe installer program. ALICE desktop opens and saves info and data to various files in the installation directory. Because of user permission issues with some installations of Windows you may need to install the software in a directory other than the default “Program Files”. C:\ALM Software\ would be a good second choice. The installer adds desktop icons for each tool in the suite. Alternatively, under the properties for the icons, you can change the directory the program(s) start in.
Or run ALICE Desktop from the Python 2.7 compatible source code with the following packages installed:
Python 2.7.11 (or higher, 32 bit version recommended) numpy numerical package extension libsmu/pysmu
Note: For firmware versions greater than or equal to 2.08 you must run a version of ALICE desktop 1.1 dated on or after 10-4-2016
Most releases of the Linux operating system have Python included and many also include the numpy numerical package as well. Linux ( including Raspberry Pi ) and OSX users must manually compile libsmu/pysmu. Directions on how to manually install Numpy can be found here.