added sampler bit width adjustment

controlPlatform/extensions/sampler.py

@@ -8,11 +8,30 @@ class Sampler(__Extension__):
 	Extends a platform with ADC sampling capability
 	"""
 
-	def __init__(self, platform, configHandler, dataHandler):
+	def __init__(self, platform, configHandler, dataHandler, bitWidth = 15):
 		super().__init__(self, platform, configHandler, "Sampler")
 
 		self.configHandler = configHandler
 		self.dataHandler = dataHandler
+		self.adcBitFormatString = bitWidth
+
+	@property
+	def adcBitFormatString(self):
+		return self._adcBitFormatString
+
+	@adcBitFormatString.setter
+	def adcBitFormatString(self, new_bitWidth):
+		if new_bitWidth == 7:
+			self._adcBitFormatString = "int8"
+		
+		elif new_bitWidth == 8:
+			self._adcBitFormatString = "uint8"
+
+		elif new_bitWidth == 16:
+			self._adcBitFormatString = "uint16"
+
+		else:
+			self._adcBitFormatString = "int16"
 
 	def configDuration(self, duration):
 		"""
@@ -43,7 +62,6 @@ class Sampler(__Extension__):
 		Single shot sampling and storage on this platform
 		"""
 		# Do the sampling
-		self.adcBitFormatString = "int16"
 		rawBlock = self.dataHandler.receive(leaveOpen=True, sections=[("uint32", 8), (self.adcBitFormatString, None)])
 
 		measurement = np.asarray(rawBlock)