pyvium 0.3.0rc1

A tiny Python wrapper around the <Software development driver DLL> for IviumSoft.

PYVIUM

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Python wrapper for the IviumSoft driver DLL, enabling control of Ivium potentiostats and data processing directly from Python.

PYVIUM provides both:

• Direct access to the original IviumSoft Core functions
• Higher-level Pythonic interface with exception handling and extended utilities

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Features

• Full access to IviumSoft driver DLL functions
• Python-friendly interface
• Exception management
• Data processing tools
• Batch conversion utilities
• Batch mode synchronization

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Requirements

PYVIUM requires IviumSoft to be installed on a Windows machine, as it uses the official driver DLL.

Download IviumSoft here:

https://www.ivium.com/support/#Software%20update

This version of PYVIUM contains the DLL from IviumSoft release 4.1242.

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Installation

Install PYVIUM easily with pip:

pip install pyvium

Or with poetry:

poetry add pyvium

Quick Start

Using Core functions (direct DLL access)

To use the same functions available in the "IviumSoft driver DLL" you can import the Core class as follows. All functions return a result code (integer) and a result value if available. For further information you can check the IviumSoft documentation.

from pyvium import Core

Core.IV_open()
Core.IV_getdevicestatus()
Core.IV_close()

Using Pyvium high-level interface (recommended)

This is a wrapper around the Core functions that adds a few things:

• Exception management (you can find an example here)
• Cleaner syntax
• Additional functionality

from pyvium import Pyvium

Pyvium.open_driver()
Pyvium.get_device_status()
Pyvium.close_driver()

Data processing tools

This offers further functionality in data processing:

from pyvium import Tools

Tools.convert_idf_dir_to_csv()

Examples & Notebooks

A series of Jupyter notebooks covers the full API:

Notebook	Topic
01_getting_started	Installation, driver lifecycle, error handling
02_device_and_instance_management	Connecting devices, switching instances, thread-safe scoping, multichannel
03_direct_mode_basics	Potential/current control, cell on/off
04_direct_mode_signals	DAC/ADC, digital I/O, AC signal
05_bipotentiostat_and_we32	BiStat WE2 and 32-channel WE32 array
06_method_mode	Load, run, monitor, and save experiments
07_data_processing	Parse IDF files, export to CSV (no hardware needed)
08_batch_and_synchronization	Multi-device setpoints and parallel runs
09_trigger_reference	Python–IviumSoft trigger mechanisms
10_instance_lifecycle_management	Launch, list, adopt and close IviumSoft instances
11_sqlite_measurement_readers	Read IviumSoft's SQLite measurement files (no hardware needed)

Browse them in the notebooks/ directory.

Implemented functions

The list of currently implemented functions can be found here.

Support and Consulting

If you need help implementing PYVIUM in your application, integrating Ivium instruments, or developing custom workflows, professional consulting is available.

Contact:

📧 [e-mail]

You can also support the project via GitHub Sponsors:

https://github.com/sponsors/Gnpd

Sponsors receive priority support and help drive future development.

Links

• See on GitHub
• See on PyPI