lakeshore 1.1.0

A package to connect to and interact with Lake Shore instruments.

Lake Shore Python Driver

The Lake Shore python driver allows users to quickly and easily communicate with Lake Shore instruments. It automatically establishes a connection and provides a variety of functions specific to the product that configure settings and acquire measurements.

Supported Products

• F41 and F71 Teslameters
• 155 Precision I/V Source

Getting Started

Install the driver using pip:

pip install lakeshore

A Simple Example

The following code will connect to a 155 Precision Source over USB and print what is returned by an identification query.

from lakeshore import PrecisionSource

my_instrument = PrecisionSource()
print(my_instrument.query('*IDN?'))

Documentation

Detailed documentation of the driver and more example code is available here.

Contribute

We want your feedback!

Please request changes, features, and additional instruments through the GitHub issues page.

Don't hesitate to create pull requests. They make the driver better for everyone!

Resources

• Lake Shore website
• GitHub repo
• Change log