autosweep.instruments.AbsInstrument#

class autosweep.instruments.AbsInstrument(com)[source]#

The base class for every instrument that is managed by the instrument manager. Every instrument driver should derive from this base class.

__init__(com)[source]#
Parameters:

com – An instance of an object which can send commands and receive data from the instrument

Methods

__init__(com)

param com:

An instance of an object which can send commands and receive data from the instrument

close()

Closes the instrument's communication port.

get_idn()

Queries the instrument using "*IDN?" for it's identifying string

Attributes

idn

The "*IDN?" string of the instrument or equivalent