Connecting to PL601-P by Aimtti in Python

Instrument Card

Bench/System Linear Regulated DC Power Supply Single Output, 60V/1.5A, USB, RS232 & LAN Interfaces

Device Specification: here

Manufacturer card: AIMTTI

TTi (Thurlby Thandar Instruments) is a leading manufacturer of electronic test and measurement instruments. These products are sold throughout the world via carefully selected distributors and agents in each country. We are located in Huntingdon near to the famous university city of Cambridge, within one of the high technology areas of the United Kingdom.

• Headquarters: UK
• Yearly Revenue (millions, USD): 9000
• Vendor Website: here

Demo: Measure a solar panel IV curve with a Keithley 2400

Connect to the PL601-P 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 a PL601-P Power Supply using Qcodes, you can use the following Python script:

from qcodes.instrument.visa import VisaInstrument
from qcodes.instrument.channel import ChannelList

class AimTTiChannel(VisaInstrument):
    # ... implementation of AimTTiChannel class ...

class AimTTi(VisaInstrument):
    # ... implementation of AimTTi class ...

# Create an instance of the AimTTi instrument
aim_tti = AimTTi('aim_tti', 'TCPIP0::192.168.1.1::inst0::INSTR')

# Connect to the instrument
aim_tti.connect()

# Access the channels of the power supply
channels = aim_tti.channels

# Access individual channels
channel1 = channels.ch1
channel2 = channels.ch2

# Set the voltage of channel 1 to 5V
channel1.volt(5)

# Set the current of channel 2 to 1A
channel2.curr(1)

# Disconnect from the instrument
aim_tti.disconnect()

Note: Replace 'TCPIP0::192.168.1.1::inst0::INSTR' with the actual VISA resource address of your PL601-P Power Supply.