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pyvisa_instrument_connection_and_idn_query.py

python

This quickstart demonstrates how to list available resources, connect to an instr

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pyvisa_instrument_connection_and_idn_query.py
1import pyvisa
2
3# Create a Resource Manager
4rm = pyvisa.ResourceManager()
5
6# List all available resources
7print(rm.list_resources())
8
9# Open a connection to an instrument (replace with your actual resource string)
10# Example: 'GPIB0::14::INSTR' or 'USB0::0x1AB1::0x0588::DS1ED141904883::INSTR'
11inst = rm.open_resource('GPIB0::14::INSTR')
12
13# Send the *IDN? query and print the response
14print(inst.query("*IDN?"))