RsInstrument module provides convenient way of communicating with R&S instruments.
Check out the full documentation here: https://rsinstrument.readthedocs.io/
Examples:
https://github.com/Rohde-Schwarz/Examples/tree/main/Misc/Python/RsInstrument
https://github.com/Rohde-Schwarz/Examples/tree/main/Oscilloscopes/Python/RsInstrument
https://github.com/Rohde-Schwarz/Examples/tree/main/Powersensors/Python/RsInstrument
https://github.com/Rohde-Schwarz/Examples/tree/main/Powersupplies/Python/RsInstrument
https://github.com/Rohde-Schwarz/Examples/tree/main/SpectrumAnalyzers/Python/RsInstrument
https://github.com/Rohde-Schwarz/Examples/tree/main/VectorNetworkAnalyzers/Python/RsInstrument
Version history:
Version 1.24.0.83 (03.06.2022)
- Changed parsing of SYST:ERR? response to tolerate +0,"No Error" response.
- Added constuctor options integer token OpenTimeout. Example: OpenTimeout=5000. Default: 0
- Added constuctor options boolean token ExclusiveLock. Example: ExclusiveLock=True. Default: False
Version 1.23.0.82 (25.05.2022)
- Added stripping of trailing commas when parsing the *IDN? response.
- If the Resource Manager does not find any default VISA implementation, it falls back to R&S VISA - relevant for LINUX and MacOS
- Other typos and formatting corrections.
- Changed parsing of SYST:ERR? response to tolerate +0,"No Error" response.
Version 1.22.0.80 (21.04.2022)
- Added optional parameter timeout to reset()
- Added query list methods: query_str_list, query_str_list_with_opc, query_bool_list, query_bool_list_with_opc
- Added query_str_stripped for stripping string responses of quotes.
Version 1.21.0.78 (15.03.2022)
- Added logging to UDP port (49200) to integrate with new R&S Instrument Control plugin for Pycharm
- Improved documentation for logging and Simulation mode sessions.
Version 1.20.0.76 (19.11.2021)
- Fixed logging strings when device name was a substring of the resource name
Version 1.19.0.75 (08.11.2021)
- Added setting profile for non-standard instruments. Example of the options string: options='Profile=hm8123'
Version 1.18.0.73 (15.10.2021)
- Added correct conversion of strings with SI suffixes (e.g.: MHz, KHz, THz, GHz, ms, us) to float and integer
Version 1.17.0.72 (31.08.2021)
- Changed default encoding of string<=>bin from utf-8 to charmap.
- Added settable encoding for the session. Property: RsInstrument.encoding
- Fixed logging to console when switched on after init - the cached init entries are now properly flushed and displayed.
Version 1.16.0.69 (17.07.2021)
- Improved exception handling in cases where the instrument session is closed.
Version 1.15.0.68 (12.07.2021)
- Scpi logger time entries now support not only datetime tuples, but also float timestamps
- Added query_all_errors_with_codes() - returning list of tuples (message: str, code: int)
- Added logger.log_status_check_ok property. This allows for skipping lines with 'Status check: OK'
Version 1.14.0.65 (28.06.2021)
- Added SCPI Logger
- Simplified constructor's options string format - removed DriverSetup=() syntax. Instead of "DriverSetup=(TerminationCharacter='\n')", you use "TerminationCharacter='\n'". The original format is still supported.
- Fixed calling SYST:ERR? even if *STB? returned 0
- Replaced @ni backend with @ivi for resource manager - this is necessary for the future pyvisa version 1.12+
Version 1.13.0.63 (09.06.2021)
- added methods reconnect(), is_connection_active()
Version 1.12.1.60 (01.06.2021)
- Fixed bug with error checking when events are defined
Version 1.12.0.58 (03.05.2021)
- Changes in Core only
Version 1.11.0.57 (18.04.2021)
- Added aliases for the write_str... and query_str... methods:
- write() = write_str()
- query() = query_str()
- write_with_opc() = write_str_with_opc()
- query_with_opc() = query_str_with_opc()
Version 1.9.1.54 (20.01.2021)
- query_opc() got additional non-mandatory parameter 'timeout'
- Code changes only relevant for the auto-generated drivers
Version 1.9.0.52 (29.11.2020)
- Added Thread-locking for sessions. Related new methods: get_lock(), assign_lock(), clear_lock()
- Added read-only property 'resource_name'
Version 1.8.4.49 (13.11.2020)
- Changed Authors and copyright
- Code changes only relevant for the auto-generated drivers
- Extended Conversions method str_to_str_list() by parameter 'clear_one_empty_item' with default value False
Version 1.8.3.46 (09.11.2020)
- Fixed parsing of the instrument errors when an error message contains two double quotes
Version 1.8.2.45 (21.10.2020)
- Code changes only relevant for the auto-generated drivers
- Added 'UND' to the list of float numbers that are represented as NaN
Version 1.8.1.41 (11.10.2020)
- Fixed Python 3.8.5+ warnings
- Extended documentation, added offline installer
- Filled package's __init__ file with the exposed API. This simplifies the import statement
Version 1.7.0.37 (01.10.2020)
- Replaced 'import visa' with 'import pyvisa' to remove Python 3.8 pyvisa warnings
- Added option to set the termination characters for reading and writing. Until now, it was fixed to '\\n' (Linefeed). Set it in the constructor 'options' string: DriverSetup=(TerminationCharacter = '\\r'). Default value is still '\\n'
- Added static method RsInstrument.assert_minimum_version() raising assertion exception if the RsInstrument version does not fulfill at minimum the entered version
- Added 'Hameg' to the list of supported instruments
Version 1.6.0.32 (21.09.2020)
- Added documentation on readthedocs.org
- Code changes only relevant for the auto-generated drivers
Version 1.5.0.30 (17.09.2020)
- Added recognition of RsVisa library location for linux when using options string 'SelectVisa=rs'
- Fixed bug in reading binary data 16 bit
Version 1.4.0.29 (04.09.2020)
- Fixed error for instruments that do not support \*OPT? query
Version 1.3.0.28 (18.08.2020)
- Implemented SocketIO plugin which allows the remote-control without any VISA installation
- Implemented finding resources as a static method of the RsInstrument class
Version 1.2.0.25 (03.08.2020)
- Fixed reading of long strings for NRP-Zxx sessions
Version 1.1.0.24 (16.06.2020)
- Fixed simulation mode switching
- Added Repeated capability
Version 1.0.0.21
- First released version