Temporary fixes for slightly more usable multi-device UI.

[sigrok-meter.git] / sigrok-meter

diff --git a/sigrok-meter b/sigrok-meter
index ffda9471f41bf00b4ea4be7b3fe6e7c9aae45b79..dc34745445d63f9efc7642726154f73d2d767b65 100755 (executable)
--- a/sigrok-meter
+++ b/sigrok-meter
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python
-
 ##
 ## This file is part of the sigrok-meter project.
 ##
@@ -33,11 +32,12 @@ def parse_cli():
     parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(
         description='Simple sigrok GUI for multimeters and dataloggers.',
         epilog=textwrap.dedent('''\
-            The DRIVER string is the same as for sigrok-cli(1). The nth
-            CONFIG is applied to the nth DRIVER. If there are more drivers
-            than configs, the remaining drivers use the default configuration.
+            The DRIVER string is the same as for sigrok-cli(1). Multiple
+            DRIVER and CONFIG items can be supplied. The nth CONFIG is applied
+            to the nth DRIVER. If there are more drivers than configs, the
+            remaining drivers use the default configuration.
 
-            examples:
+            Examples:
 
               %(prog)s --driver tecpel-dmm-8061-ser:conn=/dev/ttyUSB0
 
@@ -45,6 +45,10 @@ def parse_cli():
 
               %(prog)s --driver demo:analog_channels=1 \\
                        --config samplerate=10
+
+              %(prog)s --driver voltcraft-k204:conn=/dev/ttyUSB0 \\
+                       --driver uni-t-ut61d:conn=1a86.e008 \\
+                       --driver uni-t-ut61e-ser:conn=/dev/ttyUSB1
         '''),
         formatter_class=argparse.RawDescriptionHelpFormatter)
 
@@ -67,13 +71,13 @@ def parse_cli():
     args = parser.parse_args()
 
     if len(args.config) > len(args.driver):
-        sys.exit('error: more configurations than drivers given')
+        sys.exit('Error: More configurations than drivers given.')
 
-    # merge drivers and configurations into a list of tuples
+    # Merge drivers and configurations into a list of tuples.
     setattr(args, 'drivers', [])
     if not args.driver:
         args.drivers = default_drivers
-        sys.stderr.write('no driver given, using demo driver\n')
+        sys.stderr.write('No driver given, using demo driver.\n')
     if args.driver:
         args.config.extend([''] * (len(args.driver) - len(args.config)))
         args.drivers = zip(args.driver, args.config)
@@ -96,7 +100,7 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
         loglevel = sr.LogLevel.get(args.loglevel)
         context.log_level = loglevel
     except:
-        sys.exit('error: invalid log level')
+        sys.exit('Error: invalid log level.')
 
     app = QtGui.QApplication([])
     s = mainwindow.MainWindow(context, args.drivers)