Connecting to Ithaco 1211 by Ithaco in Python

Instrument Card

The Ithaco 1211 Current Preamplifier measures current with full scale sensitivity ranging from 10-2 to 10-12 amperes

Device Specification: here

Manufacturer card: ITHACO

Artisan Technology Group ® is a team of top-talent engineers and customer service specialists. We serve organizations that need to maintain and extend the life of their critical industrial, commercial, and military systems beyond obsolescence.

• Headquarters: USA
• Yearly Revenue (millions, USD): 17
• Vendor Website: here

Connect to the Ithaco 1211 in Python

Read our guide for turning Python scripts into Flojoy nodes.

Flojoy

PROTOCOLS > SCPI

📄 IDN

Query a device's identity through the universal *IDN? SCPI command.

📄 MEASURE VOLTAGE

Query an instrument's measured output voltage, such as a DMM or power supply.

📄 SCPI WRITE

Write a SCPI command to a connected bench-top instrument and return the result.

QCodes

To connect to an Ithaco 1211 Lockin Amplifier using Qcodes, you can use the following Python script:

from qcodes.instrument.base import Instrument
from qcodes.instrument_drivers.ithaco.ithaco_1211 import Ithaco_1211

# Create an instance of the Ithaco_1211 instrument
ithaco = Ithaco_1211('ithaco', address='COM1')

# Connect to the instrument
ithaco.connect()

# Print the instrument's ID information
print(ithaco.get_idn())

# Set the sensitivity of the amplifier
ithaco.sens(1e-8)

# Set the output inversion
ithaco.invert(True)

# Set the sensitivity factor
ithaco.sens_factor(1)

# Set the suppression
ithaco.suppression(1e-7)

# Set the rise time
ithaco.risetime(0.3)

# Disconnect from the instrument
ithaco.disconnect()

This script creates an instance of the Ithaco_1211 instrument, connects to it, and then performs various operations such as setting the sensitivity, inversion, sensitivity factor, suppression, and rise time. Finally, it disconnects from the instrument.