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Add some commentry about what it works with
author Daniel O'Connor <doconnor@gsoft.com.au>
date Wed, 25 Sep 2024 21:10:01 +0930
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#!/usr/bin/env python

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import matplotlib.pylab as pylab
import numpy
import scpi
import time
import usb488

def test(u):
    u.write("*IDN?")
    print("IDN reports " + u.read())
    
    # Set data format to 16 bit big endian signed
    u.write("DATA:ENC RIB")
    u.write("DATA:WIDTH 2")

    # Turn channel 1 on
    u.write("SELECT:CH1 ON")

    # Set the curve source to channel 1
    u.write("DATA:SOURCE CH1")

    # Fetch channel scale
    u.write("CH1:SCALE?")
    vscale = float(u.read(1).split()[1])
    print("Channel 1 scale is %.2f volts/div" % (vscale))

    # Fetch horizontal scale
    u.write("HOR:MAIN:SCALE?")
    hscale = scpi.getdata(u.read())
    print("Horizontal scale is %f nsec/div" % (hscale * 1e9))

    # Make sure the previous commands have been executed
    u.write("*WAI")

    # Fetch curve data (wait up to 1 second) since the read takes a little while
    u.write("CURVE?")
    then = time.time()                            
    result = u.read(1.0)
    now = time.time()
    print("CURVE read took %f milliseconds" % ((now - then) * 1000.0))

    # Parse data
    ary = scpi.bindecode(result, dtype = numpy.dtype('>h'))

    # Convert to volts
    ary = ary / 32768.0 * vscale

    # Plot data
    pylab.plot(ary)
    pylab.show()
    
if __name__ == "__main__":
    u = usb488.USB488Device()
    print("Found device")

    test(u)