Caen

hardware_control.instruments.caen.Caen_RSeries module

class hardware_control.instruments.caen.Caen_RSeries.Caen_RSeries(instrument_name: str = 'Caen_RSeries', connection_addr: str = '', num_channels: int = 16)

Bases: Instrument

CAEN R Series high voltage power supply instrument class.

PARAMETERS

• CH<X>_ENABLE (bool)

  • On/off status of channel ‘X’.

• CH<X>_V_MAX (float)

  • Maximum voltage for channel ‘X’.

• CH<X>_I_MAX (float)

  • Maximum current for channel ‘X’.

• CH<X>_V_OUT (float)

  • Current voltage of channel ‘X’.

• CH<X>_I_OUT (float)

  • Current current of channel ‘X’.

• CH<X>_V_SET (float)

  • New voltage to set for channel ‘X’.

• CH<X>_I_SET (float)

  • New current to set for channel ‘X’.

• CH<X>_STATUS (dict)

  • Dictionary of channel ‘X’ status parameters.

• CH<X>_<bit> (ON_OFF, RAMPING_UP, RAMPING_DOWN, OVER_CURRENT, OVER_VOLTAGE, UNDER_VOLTAGE, MAX_VOLTAGE, TRIPPED, OVER_POWER, OVER_TEMPERATURE, DISABLED, KILL, INTERLOCKED, CALIBRATION_ERROR)

  • Individual status parameter for channel ‘X’.

check_connection_commands: None | str | Iterable[str]

connection_type: str | None

device: None | socket.socket | pyvisa.resources.Resource | ModbusClient

manufacturer: str | None

model: str | None

range_validator(maxlst, channel)

write(command: str)

The write commands on the CAEN always send back a ‘#CMD:OK’ that needs to be read back.