Welcome to the Lake Shore Python driver docs

Welcome to the documentation for the Lake Shore Python driver. Begin by completing the Installation then read up on Getting Started with the driver.

Table of contents

• Installation
  • Python version
  • Install the Lake Shore Python driver
  • Installing the driver through Spyder
• Getting Started
  • A simple example
  • Making Connections
    • Connecting to a specific instrument
    • Connecting over TCP
  • Commands and queries
  • SCPI commands and queries
    • Grouping multiple commands & queries
    • Checking for SCPI errors
• Advanced
  • Thread Safety
  • Logging
  • Status Registers
    • Reading a register
    • Modifying a register mask
• Supported Instruments
  • Magnetics Instruments
    • F41 & F71 Teslameters
    • Model 425 Gaussmeter
  • Magnet System Power Supplies
    • Model 643 Electromagnet Power Supply
    • Model 648 Electromagnet Power Supply
  • Materials Characterization
    • M91 Fast Hall Controller
  • Temperature Controllers
    • Model 335 Cryogenic Temperature Controller
    • Model 336 Cryogenic Temperature Controller
    • Model 350 Cryogenic Temperature Controller
    • Model 372 AC Resistance Bridge
  • Temperature Monitors
    • Model 224 Temperature Monitor
    • Model 240 Input Modules
  • Sources
    • Model 121 Programmable DC Current Source
    • Model 155 Precision Current and Voltage Source
• Example Scripts
  • Streaming F41/F71 teslameter data to a CSV file
  • Sweeping Model 155 precision source parameters
  • Running M91 Fast Hall contact check measurements and recording data to a CSV file
  • Doing a complete sample analysis with the M91 Fast Hall