bpod_core.ipc.discover

bpod_core.ipc.discover(service_type, properties=None, timeout=10) → tuple[str, dict[bytes, bytes | None]]

Discover a Zeroconf device/service on the local network matching given properties.

Parameters:

• service_type (str) – The Zeroconf service type to discover, e.g., ‘_zmq._tcp.local.’

• properties (dict, optional) – Dictionary of expected service properties to match.

• timeout (float, optional) – How many seconds to wait for a matching service before timing out. Default is 10.

Return type:

tuple[str, dict[bytes, bytes | None]]

Returns:

• str – The Zeroconf service address, e.g., ‘tcp://192.168.1.10:1234’.

• dict – The TXT record of the service

Raises:

TimeoutError – If no matching device/service is found within the timeout period.