pylablib.devices.Cryocon package

Submodules

pylablib.devices.Cryocon.base module

exception pylablib.devices.Cryocon.base.CryoconError

Bases: DeviceError

Generic Cryocon devices error

add_note()

Exception.add_note(note) – add a note to the exception

args

with_traceback()

Exception.with_traceback(tb) – set self.__traceback__ to tb and return self.

exception pylablib.devices.Cryocon.base.CryoconBackendError(exc)

Bases: CryoconError, DeviceBackendError

Generic Lakeshore backend communication error

add_note()

Exception.add_note(note) – add a note to the exception

args

with_traceback()

Exception.with_traceback(tb) – set self.__traceback__ to tb and return self.

class pylablib.devices.Cryocon.base.Cryocon1x(conn, nchannels='auto')

Bases: SCPIDevice

Cryocon 1x series (12C, 14C, 18C) temperature controller.

Parameters:

conn – serial connection parameters (usually port or a tuple containing port and baudrate)

Error

alias of CryoconError

ReraiseError

alias of CryoconBackendError

get_number_of_channels()

Return total number of channels in the device (2, 4, or 8)

get_display_units(channel)

set_display_units(channel, units)

get_temperature(channel, display_units=False)

Get a reading on a given channel.

If display_units==True, return reading in the display units; otherwise, return reading in Kelvin. If in this case the display units are "S" (sensor), set them to Kelvin to get the reading. If sensor is disconnected, return None.

get_all_temperatures(display_units=False)

Get readings on all channels.

If display_units==True, return reading in the display units; otherwise, return reading in Kelvin. If in this case the display units are "S" (sensor), set them to Kelvin to get the reading. If sensor is disconnected, return None.

get_sensor_reading(channel)

Get readings (in sensor units) on a given channel (1 to 8)

get_all_sensor_readings()

Get readings (in sensor units) on all channels

get_sensor_kind(channel)

Get sensor kind of a given channel (1 to 8)

get_all_sensor_kinds()

Get readings (in sensor units) on all channels

set_sensor_kind(channel, kind)

Set sensor kind of a given channel (1 to 8).

Can be an integer using internal classification (see manual), or one of "none", "S900", "DT670", "DT470", "S950", "SI410", "Pt100", "Pt1k", "Pt10k", "ThFe", "RO105", "RO600". Setting kind to "none" disables the sensor.

BackendError

alias of DeviceBackendError

apply_settings(settings)

Apply the settings.

settings is a dict {name: value} of the available device settings. Non-applicable settings are ignored.

ask(msg, data_type='string', delay=0.0, timeout=None, read_echo=False)

Write a message and read a reply.

msg is the query message, delay is the delay between write and read. Other parameters are the same as in read(). If read_echo==True, assume that the device first echoes the input and skip it.

close()

Close the backend

flush(one_line=False)

Flush the read buffer (read all the available data and return the number of bytes read).

If one_line==True, read only a single line.

static get_arg_type(arg)

Autodetect argument type

get_device_variable(key)

Get the value of a settings, status, or full info parameter

get_esr(timeout=None)

Get the device status register (by default, "*ESR?" command)

get_full_info(include=0)

Get dict {name: value} containing full device information (including status and settings).

include specifies either a list of variables (only these variables are returned), a priority threshold (only values with the priority equal or higher are returned), or "all" (all available variables). Since the lowest priority is -10, setting include=-10 queries all available variables, which is equivalent to include="all".

get_full_status(include=0)

Get dict {name: value} containing the device status (including settings).

include specifies either a list of variables (only these variables are returned), a priority threshold (only values with the priority equal or higher are returned), or "all" (all available variables). Since the lowest priority is -10, setting include=-10 queries all available variables, which is equivalent to include="all".

get_id(timeout=None)

Get the device IDN. (query SCPI '*IDN?' command)

get_settings(include=0)

Get dict {name: value} containing all the device settings.

include specifies either a list of variables (only these variables are returned), a priority threshold (only values with the priority equal or higher are returned), or "all" (all available variables). Since the lowest priority is -10, setting include=-10 queries all available variables, which is equivalent to include="all".

is_opened()

Check if the device is connected

lock(timeout=None)

Lock the access to the device from other threads/processes (isn’t necessarily implemented)

locking(timeout=None)

Context manager for lock & unlock

open()

Open the backend

static parse_array_data(data, fmt, include_header=False)

Parse the data returned by the device. fmt is DataFormat description in numpy format (e.g., "<u2").

If include_header==True, the data is assumed to be in a (somewhat) standard SCPI format: b'#', then a single digit s denoting length of the size block, then s digits denoting length of the data (in bytes) followed by the actual data. Otherwise (include_header==False), assume that the header is already removed.

read(data_type='string', timeout=None)

Read data from the device.

data_type determines the type of the data. Can be 'raw' (just raw data), 'string' (with trailing and leading spaces stripped), 'int', 'float', 'bool' (interprets 0 or 'off' as False, anything else as True), 'value' (returns tuple (value, unit), where value is float), a callable (return the result of this callable applied to the string value), a dictionary (return the stored value corresponding to the string value, or to the value converted into integer if the string value is not present), or a list of data types (the result is treated as a list of values with the given types separated by commas). timeout overrides the default value.

read_binary_array_data(include_header=False, timeout=None, flush_term=True)

Read a binary data in the from the device.

The data assumes the standard binary transfer header consisting of "#" symbol, then a single digit with the size of the length string, then the length string containing the length of the binary data (in bytes). If include_header==True, return the data with the header; otherwise, return only the content. If flush_term==True, flush the following line to skip terminator characters after the binary data, which are added by some devices. timeout overrides the default value.

reconnect(new_instrument=True, ignore_error=True)

Remake the connection.

If new_instrument==True, create a new backend instance. If ignore_error==True, ignore errors on closing.

reset()

Reset the device (by default, "*RST" command)

set_device_variable(key, value)

Set the value of a settings parameter

sleep(delay)

Wait for delay seconds

unlock()

Unlock the access to the device from other threads/processes (isn’t necessarily implemented)

using_write_buffer()

Context manager for using a write buffer.

While it’s active, all the consecutive write() operations are bundled together with ; delimiter. The actual write is performed at the read()/ask() operation or at the end of the block.

wait(wait_type='sync', timeout=None, wait_callback=None)

Pause execution until device overlapped commands are complete.

wait_type is either 'sync' (perform wait_sync()), 'dev' (perform wait_dev()) or 'none' (do nothing).

wait_dev()

Pause execution of the device commands until device overlapped commands (e.g., taking sweeps) are complete.

Note that the code execution is not paused.

wait_sync(timeout=None, wait_callback=None)

Pause execution of the script until device overlapped commands (e.g., taking sweeps) are complete.

timeout and wait_callback override default constructor parameters.

write(msg, arg=None, arg_type=None, unit=None, bool_selector=None, wait_sync=None, read_echo=False, read_echo_delay=0.0)

Send a command.

Parameters:

• msg (str) – Text message.

• arg – Optional argument to append in the end. If a list of arguments is supplied, the result is joined with ",".

• arg_type (str) – Argument type. Can be 'raw' (in which case data is sent raw), 'string', 'int', 'float', 'bool', a format string (such as '{:.3f}') or a list of argument types (for an iterable argument); if format string is used and the argument is a list or a tuple, then it is expanded as a list of arguments (e.g., arg_type='{0};{1}' with arg=[1,2] will produce a string '1;2'); if a list of types is used, each element of arg is converted using the corresponding type, and the result is joined with ",".

• unit (str) – If not None, use it as a unit to append after the value.

• bool_selector (tuple) – A tuple (false_value, true_value) of two strings to represent bool argument; by default, use ._bool_selector attribute.

• wait_sync – if True, append the sync command (specified as ._wait_sync_comm attribute, "*OPC?" by default) after the message and pause the execution command is complete; useful in long set operations, where the device might ignore later inputs until the current command is complete; if None, use the class default ._default_write_sync attribute (False by default).

• read_echo (bool) – If True, read a single line after write.

• read_echo_delay (float) – The delay between write and read if read_echo==True.

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