make units in string optional

peaktech.py

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ from math import inf
 import sys
 import binascii
 
-def crap_to_number(num, unit, acdc):
+def crap_to_number(num, unit, acdc, include_unit):
     number_str = ""
 
     if(num[0]&0x10):
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ def crap_to_number(num, unit, acdc):
                 }
         number_str+=switch.get(elem&0xEF, "-")
 
+
+    if(include_unit):
         if (unit[0] & 0x1):
             number_str+="µ"
         if (unit[0] & 0x2):
@@ -64,7 +66,7 @@ def crap_to_number(num, unit, acdc):
     return number_str
 
 
-def read_peaktech( ser ):
+def read_peaktech(ser, include_unit=True):
 
                 line = ser.read_until( b'\xf1' )
                 #print(binascii.hexlify(line))
@@ -117,7 +119,7 @@ def read_peaktech( ser ):
                     #if line[0:2] == b'\x18\x2e':
                     #    print("Temp")
 
-                    return crap_to_number(num, unit, acdc)
+                    return crap_to_number(num, unit, acdc, include_unit)
                 #if (len(line) == 14) and (line[5] == 0x20):
                 #    try:
                 #        value = float( line[0:5].decode("ascii") )
@@ -167,7 +169,7 @@ def read_peaktech( ser ):
 
 def read():
     ser = Serial("/dev/ttyUSB0", 2400)
-    res = read_peaktech(ser)
+    res = read_peaktech(ser, False)
     try:
         res = int(res)
     except: