Lab Instrument Controllers

Lab Instrument Controllers

A growing collection of open-source Python drivers & GUIs for the laboratory hardware behind our trapped-ion experiments — oscilloscopes, waveform generators, spectrum analyzers, laser & diode controllers, piezo and motion stages, and modular mainframes. Pick an instrument to jump to its repository.

Tap any module to open its code on GitHub

Device type
Vendor

Keysight

33600A Arbitrary Waveform Generator Trueform series · standalone SCPI control library View code DSOX1200 Oscilloscope InfiniiVision 1200 X-Series · DSOX1202 / 1204 · EDUX1052 View code

Tektronix

TDS2024C Oscilloscope TDS2000B/C digital storage scope · qtpy / pyqtgraph GUI over USB View code

Rigol

DG4162 Arbitrary Waveform Generator DG4000 series function / AWG · SCPI over pyvisa View code DSA815 Spectrum Analyzer 9 kHz – 1.5 GHz · Python remote interface View code

Stanford Research Systems

LDC500 Laser Diode Controller LDC501 / LDC502 · precision current & TEC over RS-232 View code SIM900 Modular Mainframe SIM960 PID · SIM928 source · SIM970 DVM · SIM922 & more View code

Toptica

DLC pro Laser Controller Diode laser controller · Python driver & GUI View code DigiLock 110 Laser Lock Frequency locking module · TCP/IP RCI control View code

Thorlabs

MDT693 / 694 Piezo Controller MDT693A/B & MDT694B · precision piezo voltage & positioning View code Motion Control Motion Controller T-Cube / K-Cube & benchtop stages · drivers, wrappers, examples View code

Newport / New Focus

8742 Picomotor Controller 4-axis open-loop picomotor · Python control interface View code