pyvisa_instrument_connection_and_idn_query.py

1import pyvisa
2
3# Create a resource manager
4rm = pyvisa.ResourceManager()
5
6# List available resources (optional, but helpful for debugging)
7print(rm.list_resources())
8
9# Open a connection to a specific instrument (replace with your actual resource string)
10# Example strings: 'GPIB0::14::INSTR', 'TCPIP::192.168.1.1::INSTR', 'USB0::0x0957::0x0718::MY44033385::0::INSTR'
11inst = rm.open_resource('GPIB0::14::INSTR')
12
13# Perform an identification query
14print(inst.query("*IDN?"))
15
16# Close the session
17inst.close()