aviosys8800pro

# set power on: write('@')
# set power off: write('!')
# get status: write('~'); readline()

# example python script
import re
import time
import serial

def doRead(ser,term):
    matcher = re.compile(term)    #gives you the ability to search for anything
    buff    = ""
    tic     = time.clock()
    buff   += ser.read(128)

    # time in seconds
    print('Waiting 3sec for response')
    while ((time.clock() - tic) < 3) and (not matcher.search(buff)):
        buff += ser.read(128)

    return buff

def find_device(vendor_id, product_id):
    ports = serial.tools.list_ports.comports()
    for p in ports:
        # p is tuple containing 3 strings (port, description, id)
        # eg ('COM6', 'USB Serial Port (COM6)', 'USB VID:PID=04D8:000A SNR=5')
        if '{}:{}'.format(vendor_id, product_id) in p[2]:
            return p[0]
    else:
        raise DeviceNotFoundError('Power control device with correct ID was not found')

if __name__ == "__main__":
    port = find_device('04D8', '000A')
    ser = serial.Serial(port)
    
    print('Switching on')
    ser.write('@') # on
    print doRead(ser, term='\n')

    print('Getting status')
    ser.write('~')
    print doRead(ser, term='\n')

    print('Switching off')
    ser.write('!')
    print doRead(ser, term='\n')
    
    print('Getting status')
    ser.write('~')
    print doRead(ser, term='\n')

    print('Sending #')
    ser.write('#')
    print doRead(ser, term='\n')

    print('Sending $')
    ser.write('$')
    print doRead(ser, term='\n')

    print('Sending %') # Temp
    ser.write('%')
    print doRead(ser, term='\n')

    print('Sending ^')
    ser.write('^')
    print doRead(ser, term='\n')

    print('Sending &')
    ser.write('&')
    print doRead(ser, term='\n')