nomad-camels-driver-zurich-instruments-mfli 0.1.0

Basic instrument driver for the Zurich Instruments lock-in amplifier MFLI.

NOMAD-CAMELS Driver for Zurich Instruments lock-in amplifier MFLI

This is a basic driver designed to be able to control the Zurich Instruments lock-in amplifier MFLI in NOMAD-CAMELS. Its implementation relies on zhinst. This integration does not fully cover the device's capabilities, but it can be used as a base to develop a more feature-rich driver for this device.

Some of the functionality accessible over the web interface is implemented.

Other functionality, that concerns setting values can also be accessed via the set_double and set_int functions: call the channel set_double or set_int and pass a string of the path to the functionality of the lock-in (without the device name) with a ':' and then the value you want to set. The string should conform with this format: 'PATH/TO/FUNCTIONALITY:VALUE'. Do not forget the inverted commas in CAMELS, otherwise it will be interpreted as python code.

Many parameters that can be set, but do not need to be set via a variable, such as the number of the harmonic you want to measure, are included in the configuration to give a better overview.

Useful Links

• NOMAD-CAMELS Documentation
• NOMAD-CAMELS: create new instrument drivers documentation
• Zurich Instruments lock-in amplifier MFLI manual