qtt.instrument_drivers.virtualAwg.awgs package

Submodules

qtt.instrument_drivers.virtualAwg.awgs.KeysightM3202A module

class qtt.instrument_drivers.virtualAwg.awgs.KeysightM3202A.KeysightM3202A_AWG(awg)[source]

Bases: AwgCommon

change_setting(name, value)[source]

Updates a setting of the underlying AWG. The default settings are set during the: constructing of the AWG.

Parameters

name (str) – The name of the setting, e.g. ‘amplitude’
value (Any) – the value to set the setting, e.g. 2.0 V.

delete_waveforms()[source]: Deletes and removes all the upload waveforms.

disable_outputs(channels=None)[source]

Disables the given channel(s) of the AWG. A run command is required to turn off: the enabled channel(s). No channels argument sets all the channels to disabled.

Parameters: channels (int, list) – The output channel number(s) or identifier(s). All channels will be disabled if no argument is given.

enable_outputs(channels=None)[source]

Enables the given channel(s) of the AWG. A run command is required to turn on: the enabled channel(s). No channels argument sets all the channels to enabled.

Parameters: channels (int, list) – The output channel number(s) or identifier(s). All channels will be enabled if no argument is given.

property fetch_awg

Gets the underlying AWG instance, e.g. the Tektronix_AWG5014 object.

Returns: The AWG instance.

reset()[source]: Resets the AWG to its initialization state.

retrieve_gain()[source]

Gets the gain of all AWG output channels in arbritrary units.

Returns: The amplitude of the output channels in arbritrary units.
Return type: Float

retrieve_running_mode()[source]

An AWG has certain running modes for the output channels. This functions: gets the running mode.

Returns: The running mode of the AWG, e.g. continues, sequencing.
Return type: String

retrieve_sampling_rate()[source]

Gets the number of samples the AWG outputs per second.

Returns: The number of samples the AWG outputs per second.
Return type: Int

retrieve_setting(name)[source]

Gets a setting from the AWG.

Parameters: setting – The name of the setting, e.g. ‘amplitude’
Returns: The value of the setting, e.g. 2.0 V.
Return type: Any

retrieve_waveforms()[source]

run()[source]: Enables the main output of the AWG.

stop()[source]: Disables the main output of the AWG.

update_gain(gain)[source]

Sets the gain of all AWG output channels.

Parameters: gain (float) – The amplitude of the output channels in arbritrary units.

update_running_mode(mode)[source]

An AWG has certain running modes for the output channels. This function: sets the running mode.

Parameters: mode (Any) – The running mode of the AWG, e.g. continues, sequencing.

update_sampling_rate(sampling_rate)[source]

Sets the sampling rate of the AWG.

Parameters: sampling_rate (int) – The number of samples the AWG outputs per second.

upload_waveforms(sequence_names, sequence_channels, sequence_items, reload=True)[source]

Sends the sequences to the AWG.

Parameters

sequence_names (str, list) – A list with the name of the sequence for each sequence.
sequence_channels (int, list) – A list with the channel for each sequence.
sequence_items (Sequence, list) – The Sequencer sequences.
reload (bool) – Reload all the sequences if True else only change the sequence order.

qtt.instrument_drivers.virtualAwg.awgs.Tektronix5014C module

class qtt.instrument_drivers.virtualAwg.awgs.Tektronix5014C.Tektronix5014C_AWG(awg: Tektronix_AWG5014)[source]

Bases: AwgCommon

change_setting(name: str, value: float) → None[source]

Sets a setting on the AWG. The changeable settings are:: marker_low, marker_high, amplitudes and offset.

Parameters

name – The name of the setting.
value – The value the setting should get.

static create_waveform_data(names: List[str], channels: List[Tuple[int, ...]], items: List[ndarray]) → Tuple[Dict[int, List[str]], Dict[str, List[ndarray]]][source]

Transforms the data into the correct waveform data.

A marker waveform will be merged with the channel waveform if the channels list contain both the marker waveform and the output waveform on the same channel.

Parameters

names – The waveform names.
channels – A list containing the channel numbers to which each waveform belongs. E.g. [(1,), (1, 2)]. The second tuple element corresponds to the marker number.
items – A list containing the data for each waveform.

Returns

A tuple with the channel data and the waveform data. The channel data contains for each waveform the name and to which channel it belongs. The waveform data contains for each waveform the name and the actual waveform.

Raises

ValueError – If the number of elements in names, channels and items do not match.

delete_sequence() → None[source]: Clears the sequence from the AWG.

delete_waveforms() → None[source]: Clears the user defined waveform list from the AWG.

disable_outputs(channels: Optional[List[int]] = None) → None[source]

Disables the outputs for the given channels.

This function equals disabling the CH1, .. CH4 buttons on the AWG.

Parameters: channels – A list with the channel numbers. All channels are enabled, if no value is given.
Raises: ValueError – If channels contains an invalid channel number.

enable_outputs(channels: Optional[List[int]] = None) → None[source]

Enables the outputs for the given channels.

This function equals enabling the CH1, .. CH4 buttons on the AWG.

Parameters: channels – A list with the channel numbers. All channels are enabled, if no value is given.
Raises: ValueError – If channels contains an invalid channel number.

property fetch_awg: Tektronix_AWG5014: Return the AWG instance.

get_sequence_length() → int[source]

Gets the number of rows in the sequence.

Returns: The number of rows in the sequence.

reset() → None[source]: Resets the AWG to it’s default settings.

retrieve_gain() → float[source]

Gets the amplitude for all the output channels.

Returns: The amplitude for all output channels.
Raises: AwgCommonError – If not all channel amplitudes have the same value. Then the settings in the AWG are off and needs to be reset first.

retrieve_running_mode() → float[source]

Sets the running mode. The possible modes are the: continues (CONT) and sequential (SEQ).

Returns: ‘CONT’ or ‘SEQ’.

retrieve_sampling_rate() → int[source]

Gets the sample rate of the AWG.

Returns: The sample rate of the AWG in Samples/second.

retrieve_setting(name: str) → float[source]

Gets a setting from the AWG. The gettable are:: marker_low, marker_high, amplitudes and offset.

Parameters: name – The name of the setting.

run() → None[source]

Enable the AWG outputs.

This function equals enabling Run button on the AWG.

set_sequence_length(row_count: int) → None[source]

Sets the number of rows in the sequence.

Parameters: row_count – The number of rows in the sequence.

stop() → None[source]

Disables the AWG outputs.

This function equals disabling the Run button on the AWG.

update_gain(gain: float) → None[source]

Sets the amplitude of the channel outputs.

The amplitude for all channels are set to the same value using this function.

Parameters: gain – The amplitude of the output channels.

update_running_mode(mode: str) → None[source]

Sets the running mode. The possible modes are the: continues (CONT) and sequential (SEQ).

Parameters: mode – Either ‘CONT’ (continues) or ‘SEQ’ (sequential).
Raises: ValueError – If the given mode is not ‘CONT’ (continues) or ‘SEQ’ (sequential).

update_sampling_rate(sampling_rate: int) → None[source]

Sets the sampling rate of the AWG.

Parameters: sampling_rate – The number of samples the AWG outputs per second.

upload_waveforms(sequence_names: List[str], sequence_channels: List[Tuple[int, ...]], sequence_items: List[ndarray], reload: bool = True) → None[source]

Uploads the sequence with waveforms to the user defined waveform list.

Parameters

sequences_names – The names of the waveforms.
sequence_channels – A list containing the channel numbers to which each waveform belongs. E.g. [(1,), (1, 2)]. The second tuple element corresponds to the marker number.
sequence_items – A list containing the data for each waveform.

qtt.instrument_drivers.virtualAwg.awgs.ZurichInstrumentsHDAWG8 module

class qtt.instrument_drivers.virtualAwg.awgs.ZurichInstrumentsHDAWG8.ZurichInstrumentsHDAWG8(awg, awg_number=0, use_binary_waves=True)[source]

Bases: AwgCommon

change_setting(name, value)[source]

Updates a setting of the underlying AWG. The default settings are set during the: constructing of the AWG.

Parameters

name (str) – The name of the setting, e.g. ‘amplitude’
value (Any) – the value to set the setting, e.g. 2.0 V.

delete_waveforms()[source]: Deletes and removes all the upload waveforms.

disable_outputs(channels=None)[source]

Disables the given channel(s) of the AWG. A run command is required to turn off: the enabled channel(s). No channels argument sets all the channels to disabled.

Parameters: channels (int, list) – The output channel number(s) or identifier(s). All channels will be disabled if no argument is given.

enable_outputs(channels=None)[source]

Enables the given channel(s) of the AWG. A run command is required to turn on: the enabled channel(s). No channels argument sets all the channels to enabled.

Parameters: channels (int, list) – The output channel number(s) or identifier(s). All channels will be enabled if no argument is given.

property fetch_awg

Gets the underlying AWG instance, e.g. the Tektronix_AWG5014 object.

Returns: The AWG instance.

reset()[source]: Resets the AWG to its initialization state.

retrieve_gain()[source]

Gets the gain of all AWG output channels in arbritrary units.

Returns: The amplitude of the output channels in arbritrary units.
Return type: Float

retrieve_running_mode()[source]

An AWG has certain running modes for the output channels. This functions: gets the running mode.

Returns: The running mode of the AWG, e.g. continues, sequencing.
Return type: String

retrieve_sampling_rate()[source]

Gets the number of samples the AWG outputs per second.

Returns: The number of samples the AWG outputs per second.
Return type: Int

retrieve_setting(name)[source]

Gets a setting from the AWG.

Parameters: setting – The name of the setting, e.g. ‘amplitude’
Returns: The value of the setting, e.g. 2.0 V.
Return type: Any

run()[source]: Enables the main output of the AWG.

stop()[source]: Disables the main output of the AWG.

update_gain(gain)[source]

Set the gain of the device by setting the range of all channels to two times the gain

The range is twice the gain under the assumption that the load on the output channels is 50 Ohm. For a high impedance load the gain equals the range.

update_running_mode(mode)[source]

An AWG has certain running modes for the output channels. This function: sets the running mode.

Parameters: mode (Any) – The running mode of the AWG, e.g. continues, sequencing.

update_sampling_rate(sampling_rate)[source]

Sets the sampling rate of the AWG.

Parameters: sampling_rate (int) – The number of samples the AWG outputs per second.

upload_waveforms(sequence_names, sequence_channels, sequence_items, reload=True)[source]

Sends the sequences to the AWG.

Parameters

sequence_names (str, list) – A list with the name of the sequence for each sequence.
sequence_channels (int, list) – A list with the channel for each sequence.
sequence_items (Sequence, list) – The Sequencer sequences.
reload (bool) – Reload all the sequences if True else only change the sequence order.

qtt.instrument_drivers.virtualAwg.awgs.common module

class qtt.instrument_drivers.virtualAwg.awgs.common.AwgCommon(name, channel_numbers, marker_numbers)[source]

Bases: ABC

abstract change_setting(name, value)[source]

Updates a setting of the underlying AWG. The default settings are set during the: constructing of the AWG.

Parameters

name (str) – The name of the setting, e.g. ‘amplitude’
value (Any) – the value to set the setting, e.g. 2.0 V.

abstract delete_waveforms()[source]: Deletes and removes all the upload waveforms.

abstract disable_outputs(channels=None)[source]

Disables the given channel(s) of the AWG. A run command is required to turn off: the enabled channel(s). No channels argument sets all the channels to disabled.

Parameters: channels (int, list) – The output channel number(s) or identifier(s). All channels will be disabled if no argument is given.

abstract enable_outputs(channels=None)[source]

Enables the given channel(s) of the AWG. A run command is required to turn on: the enabled channel(s). No channels argument sets all the channels to enabled.

Parameters: channels (int, list) – The output channel number(s) or identifier(s). All channels will be enabled if no argument is given.

abstract property fetch_awg

Gets the underlying AWG instance, e.g. the Tektronix_AWG5014 object.

Returns: The AWG instance.

abstract reset()[source]: Resets the AWG to its initialization state.

abstract retrieve_gain()[source]

Gets the gain of all AWG output channels in arbritrary units.

Returns: The amplitude of the output channels in arbritrary units.
Return type: Float

abstract retrieve_running_mode()[source]

An AWG has certain running modes for the output channels. This functions: gets the running mode.

Returns: The running mode of the AWG, e.g. continues, sequencing.
Return type: String

abstract retrieve_sampling_rate()[source]

Gets the number of samples the AWG outputs per second.

Returns: The number of samples the AWG outputs per second.
Return type: Int

abstract retrieve_setting(name)[source]

Gets a setting from the AWG.

Parameters: setting – The name of the setting, e.g. ‘amplitude’
Returns: The value of the setting, e.g. 2.0 V.
Return type: Any

abstract run()[source]: Enables the main output of the AWG.

abstract stop()[source]: Disables the main output of the AWG.

abstract update_gain(gain)[source]

Sets the gain of all AWG output channels.

Parameters: gain (float) – The amplitude of the output channels in arbritrary units.

abstract update_running_mode(mode)[source]

An AWG has certain running modes for the output channels. This function: sets the running mode.

Parameters: mode (Any) – The running mode of the AWG, e.g. continues, sequencing.

abstract update_sampling_rate(sampling_rate)[source]

Sets the sampling rate of the AWG.

Parameters: sampling_rate (int) – The number of samples the AWG outputs per second.

abstract upload_waveforms(sequence_names, sequence_channels, sequence_items, reload=True)[source]

Sends the sequences to the AWG.

Parameters

sequence_names (str, list) – A list with the name of the sequence for each sequence.
sequence_channels (int, list) – A list with the channel for each sequence.
sequence_items (Sequence, list) – The Sequencer sequences.
reload (bool) – Reload all the sequences if True else only change the sequence order.

exception qtt.instrument_drivers.virtualAwg.awgs.common.AwgCommonError[source]

Bases: Exception

Exception for a specific error related to the AWG common functionality.