CHANGES.rst

Version 0.10.0 (2022-04-09)

Main items of this new release:

• 23 new instrument drivers have been added
• New dynamic Instrument properties can change their parameters at runtime
• Communication settings can now be flexibly defined per protocol
• Python 3.10 support was added and Python 3.6 support was removed.
• Many additions, improvements and have been merged

Instruments

• New Agilent B1500 Data Formats and Documentation (@moritzj29)
• New Anaheim Automation stepper motor controllers (@samcondon4)
• New Andeen Hagerling capacitance bridges (@dkriegner)
• New Anritsu MS9740A Optical Spectrum Analyzer (@md12g12)
• New BK Precision 9130B Instrument (@dennisfeng2)
• New Edwards nXDS (10i) Vacuum Pump (@hududed)
• New Fluke 7341 temperature bath instrument (@msmttchr)
• New Heidenhain ND287 Position Display Unit Driver (@samcondon4)
• New HP 3478A (@LongnoseRob)
• New HP 8116A 50 MHz Pulse/Function Generator (@CodingMarco)
• New Keithley 2260B DC Power Supply (@bklebel)
• New Keithley 2306 Dual Channel Battery/Charger Simulator (@mfikes)
• New Keithley 2600 SourceMeter series (@Daivesd)
• New Keysight N7776C Swept Laser Source (@maederan201)
• New Lakeshore 421 (@CasperSchippers)
• New Oxford IPS120-10 (@CasperSchippers)
• New Pendulum CNT-91 frequency counter (@bleykauf)
• New Rohde&Schwarz - SFM TV test transmitter (@LongnoseRob)
• New Rohde&Schwarz FSL spectrum analyzer (@bleykauf)
• New SR570 current amplifier driver (@pyMatJ)
• New Stanford Research Systems SR510 instrument driver (@samcondon4)
• New Toptica Smart Laser diode (@dkriegner)
• New Yokogawa GS200 Instrument (@dennisfeng2)
• Add output low grounded property to Keithley 6221 (@CasperSchippers)
• Add shutdown function for Keithley 2260B (@bklebel)
• Add phase control for Agilent 33500 (@corna)
• Add assigning "ONCE" to auto_zero to Keithley 2400 (@mfikes)
• Add line frequency controls to Keithley 2400 (@mfikes)
• Add LIA and ERR status byte read properties to the SRS Sr830 driver (@samcondon4)
• Add all commands to Oxford Intelligent Temperature Controller 503 (@CasperSchippers)
• Fix DSP 7265 lockin amplifier (@CasperSchippers)
• Fix bug in Keithley 6517B Electrometer (@CasperSchippers)
• Fix Keithley2000 deprecated call to visa.config (@bklebel)
• Fix bug in the Keithley 2700 (@CasperSchippers)
• Fix setting of sensor flags for Thorlabs PM100D (@bleykauf)
• Fix SCPI used for Keithley 2400 voltage NPLC (@mfikes)
• Fix missing return statements in Tektronix AFG3152C (@bleykauf)
• Fix DPSeriesMotorController bug (@samcondon4)
• Fix Keithley2600 error when retrieving error code (@bicarlsen)
• Fix Attocube ANC300 with new SCPI Instrument properties (@dkriegner)
• Fix bug in wait_for_trigger of Agilent33220A (neal-kepler)

GUI

• Add time-estimator widget (@CasperSchippers)
• Add management of progress bar (@msmttchr)
• Remove broken errorbar feature (@CasperSchippers)
• Change of pen width for pyqtgraph (@maederan201)
• Make linewidth changeable (@CasperSchippers)
• Generalise warning in plotter section (@CasperSchippers)
• Implement visibility groups in InputsWidgets (@CasperSchippers)
• Modify navigation of ManagedWindow directory widget (@jarvas24)
• Improve Placeholder logic (@CasperSchippers)
• Breakout widgets into separate modules (@mcdo0486)
• Fix setSizePolicy bug with PySide2 (@msmttchr)
• Fix managed window (@msmttchr)
• Fix ListParameter for numbers (@moritzj29)
• Fix incorrect columns on showing data (@CasperSchippers)
• Fix procedure property issue (@msmttchr)
• Fix pyside2 (@msmttchr)

Miscellaneous

• Improve SCPI property support (@msmttchr)
• Remove broken safeKeyword management (@msmttchr)
• Add dynamic property support (@msmttchr)
• Add flexible API for defining connection configuration (@bilderbuchi)
• Add write_binary_values() to SerialAdapter (@msmttchr)
• Change an outdated pyvisa ask() to query() (@LongnoseRob)
• Fix ZMQ bug (@bilderbuchi)
• Documentation for passing tuples to control property (@bklebel)
• Documentation bugfix (@CasperSchippers)
• Fixed broken links in documentation. (@samcondon4)
• Updated widget documentation (@mcdo0486)
• Fix typo SCIP->SCPI (@mfikes)
• Remove Python 3.6, add Python 3.10 testing (@bilderbuchi)
• Modernise the code base to use Python 3.7 features (@bilderbuchi)
• Added image data generation to Mock Instrument class (@samcondon4)
• Add autodoc warnings to the problem matcher (@bilderbuchi)
• Update CI & annotations (@bilderbuchi)
• Test workers (@mcdo0486)
• Change copyright date to 2022 (@LongnoseRob)
• Removed unused code (@msmttchr)

New Contributors

@LongnoseRob, @neal, @hududed, @corna, @Daivesd, @samcondon4, @maederan201, @bleykauf, @mfikes, @bicarlsen, @md12g12, @CodingMarco, @jarvas24, @mcdo0486!

Full Changelog: https://github.com/pymeasure/pymeasure/compare/v0.9...v0.10.0

Version 0.9 -- released 2/7/21

• PyMeasure is now officially at github.com/pymeasure/pymeasure
• Python 3.9 is now supported, Python 3.5 removed due to EOL
• Move to GitHub Actions from TravisCI and Appveyor for CI (@bilderbuchi)
• New additions to Oxford Instruments ITC 503 (@CasperSchippers)
• New Agilent 34450A and Keysight DSOX1102G instruments (@theMashUp, @jlarochelle)
• Improvements to NI VirtualBench (@moritzj29)
• New Agilent B1500 instrument (@moritzj29)
• New Keithley 6517B instrument (@wehlgrundspitze)
• Major improvements to PyVISA compatbility (@bilderbuchi, @msmttchr, @CasperSchippers, @cjermain)
• New Anapico APSIN12G instrument (@StePhanino)
• Improvements to Thorelabs Pro 8000 and SR830 (@Mike-HubGit)
• New SR860 instrument (@StevenSiegl, @bklebel)
• Fix to escape sequences (@tirkarthi)
• New directory input for ManagedWindow (@paulgoulain)
• New TelnetAdapter and Attocube ANC300 Piezo controller (@dkriegner)
• New Agilent 34450A (@theMashUp)
• New Razorbill RP100 strain cell controller (@pheowl)
• Fixes to precision and default value of ScientificInput and FloatParameter (@moritzj29)
• Fixes for Keithly 2400 and 2450 controls (@pyMatJ)
• Improvments to Inputs and open_file_externally (@msmttchr)
• Fixes to Agilent 8722ES (@alexmcnabb)
• Fixes to QThread cleanup (@neal-kepler, @msmttchr)
• Fixes to Keyboard interrupt, and parameters (@CasperSchippers)

Version 0.8 -- released 3/29/19

• Python 3.8 is now supported
• New Measurement Sequencer allows for running over a large parameter space (@CasperSchippers)
• New image plotting feature for live image measurements (@jmittelstaedt)
• Improvements to VISA adapter (@moritzj29)
• Added Tektronix AFG 3000, Keithley 2750 (@StePhanino, @dennisfeng2)
• Documentation improvements (@mivade)
• Fix to ScientificInput for float strings (@moritzj29)
• New validator: strict_discrete_range (@moritzj29)
• Improvements to Recorder thread joining
• Migrating the ReadtheDocs configuration to version 2
• National Instruments Virtual Bench initial support (@moritzj29)

Version 0.7 -- released 8/4/19

• Dropped support for Python 3.4, adding support for Python 3.7
• Significant improvements to CI, dependencies, and conda environment (@bilderbuchi, @cjermain)
• Fix for PyQT issue in ResultsDialog (@CasperSchippers)
• Fix for wire validator in Keithley 2400 (@Fattotora)
• Addition of source_enabled control for Keithley 2400 (@dennisfeng2)
• Time constant fix and input controls for SR830 (@dennisfeng2)
• Added Keithley 2450 and Agilent 33521A (@hlgirard, @Endever42)
• Proper escaping support in CSV headers (@feph)
• Minor updates (@dvase)

Version 0.6.1 -- released 4/21/19

• Added Elektronica SM70-45D, Agilent 33220A, and Keysight N5767A instruments (@CasperSchippers, @sumatrae)
• Fixes for Prologix adapter and Keithley 2400 (@hlgirard, @ronan-sensome)
• Improved support for SRS SR830 (@CasperSchippers)

Version 0.6 -- released 1/14/19

• New VXI11 Adapter for ethernet instruments (@chweiser)
• PyQt updates to 5.6.0
• Added SRS SG380, Ametek 7270, Agilent 4156, HP 34401A, Advantest R3767CG, and Oxford ITC503 instrustruments (@sylkar, @jmittelstaedt, @vik-s, @troylf, @CasperSchippers)
• Updates to Keithley 2000, Agilent 8257D, ESP 300, and Keithley 2400 instruments (@watersjason, @jmittelstaedt, @nup002)
• Various minor bug fixes (@thosou)

Version 0.5.1 -- released 4/14/18

• Minor versions of PyVISA are now properly handled
• Documentation improvements (@Laogeodritt and @ederag)
• Instruments now have set_process capability (@bilderbuchi)
• Plotter now uses threads (@dvspirito)
• Display inputs and PlotItem improvements (@Laogeodritt)

Version 0.5 -- released 10/18/17

• Threads are used by default, eliminating multiprocessing issues with spawn
• Enhanced unit tests for threading
• Sphinx Doctests are added to the documentation (@bilderbuchi)
• Improvements to documentation (@JuMaD)

Version 0.4.6 -- released 8/12/17

• Reverted multiprocessing start method keyword arguments to fix Unix spawn issues (@ndr37)
• Fixes to regressions in Results writing (@feinsteinben)
• Fixes to TCP support using cloudpickle (@feinsteinben)
• Restructing of unit test framework

Version 0.4.5 -- released 7/4/17

• Recorder and Scribe now leverage QueueListener (@feinsteinben)
• PrologixAdapter and SerialAdapter now handle Serial objects as adapters (@feinsteinben)
• Optional TCP support now uses cloudpickle for serialization (@feinsteinben)
• Significant PEP8 review and bug fixes (@feinsteinben)
• Includes docs in the code distribution (@ghisvail)
• Continuous integration support for Python 3.6 (@feinsteinben)

Version 0.4.4 -- released 6/4/17

• Fix pip install for non-wheel builds
• Update to Agilent E4980 (@dvspirito)
• Minor fixes for docs, tests, and formatting (@ghisvail, @feinsteinben)

Version 0.4.3 -- released 3/30/17

• Added Agilent E4980, AMI 430, Agilent 34410A, Thorlabs PM100, and Anritsu MS9710C instruments (@TvBMcMaster, @dvspirito, and @mhdg)
• Updates to PyVISA support (@minhhaiphys)
• Initial work on resource manager (@dvspirito)
• Fixes for Prologix adapter that allow read-write delays (@TvBMcMaster)
• Fixes for conda environment on continuous integration

Version 0.4.2 -- released 8/23/16

• New instructions for installing with Anaconda and conda-forge package (thanks @melund!)
• Bug-fixes to the Keithley 2000, SR830, and Agilent E4408B
• Re-introduced the Newport ESP300 motion controller
• Major update to the Keithely 2400, 2000 and Yokogawa 7651 to achieve a common interface
• New command-string processing hooks for Instrument property functions
• Updated LakeShore 331 temperature controller with new features
• Updates to the Agilent 8257D signal generator for better feature exposure

Version 0.4.1 -- released 7/31/16

• Critical fix in setup.py for importing instruments (also added to documentation)

Version 0.4 -- released 7/29/16

• Replaced Instrument add_measurement and add_control with measurement and control functions
• Added validators to allow Instrument.control to match restricted ranges
• Added mapping to Instrument.control to allow more flexible inputs
• Conda is now used to set up the Python environment
• macOS testing in continuous integration
• Major updates to the documentation

Version 0.3 -- released 4/8/16

• Added IPython (Jupyter) notebook support with significant features
• Updated set of example scripts and notebooks
• New PyMeasure logo released
• Removed support for Python <3.4
• Changed multiprocessing to use spawn for compatibility
• Significant work on the documentation
• Added initial tests for non-instrument code
• Continuous integration setup for Linux and Windows

Version 0.2 -- released 12/16/15

• Python 3 compatibility, removed support for Python 2
• Considerable renaming for better PEP8 compliance
• Added MIT License
• Major restructuring of the package to break it into smaller modules
• Major rewrite of display functionality, introducing new Qt objects for easy extensions
• Major rewrite of procedure execution, now using a Worker process which takes advantage of multi-core CPUs
• Addition of a number of examples
• New methods for listening to Procedures, introducing ZMQ for TCP connectivity
• Updates to Keithley2400 and VISAAdapter

Version 0.1.6 -- released 4/19/15

• Renamed the package to PyMeasure from Automate to be more descriptive about its purpose
• Addition of VectorParameter to allow vectors to be input for Procedures
• Minor fixes for the Results and Danfysik8500

Version 0.1.5 -- release 10/22/14

• New Manager class for handling Procedures in a queue fashion
• New Browser that works in tandem with the Manager to display the queue
• Bug fixes for Results loading

Version 0.1.4 -- released 8/2/14

• Integrated Results class into display and file writing
• Bug fixes for Listener classes
• Bug fixes for SR830

Version 0.1.3 -- released 7/20/14

• Replaced logging system with Python logging package
• Added data management (Results) and bug fixes for Procedures and Parameters
• Added pandas v0.14 to requirements for data management
• Added data listeners, Qt4 and PyQtGraph helpers

Version 0.1.2 -- released 7/18/14

• Bug fixes to LakeShore 425
• Added new Procedure and Parameter classes for generic experiments
• Added version number in package

Version 0.1.1 -- released 7/16/14

• Bug fixes to PrologixAdapter, VISAAdapter, Agilent 8722ES, Agilent 8257D, Stanford SR830, Danfysik8500
• Added Tektronix TDS 2000 with basic functionality
• Fixed Danfysik communication to handle errors properly

Version 0.1.0 -- released 7/15/14

• Initial release