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Python API for Zurich Instruments Devices

The zhinst package allows communication with Zurich Instruments devices from the Python programming language. It's the Python API of LabOne®, the Zurich Instruments control software.

The package contains:

• The ziPython binary extension for communicating with and recording data from instruments,
• Utility functions for common tasks such as loading/saving settings files and loading data saved from the LabOne® User Interface,
• Many examples that serve as a basis for custom measurement programs.

Getting help on the ziPython binary extension:

import zhinst.ziPython
help(zhinst.ziPython)

Running an example:

import zhinst.examples.common.example_data_acquisition_continuous as example
data = example.run_example('dev123', do_plot=True)

More information about programming with Zurich Instruments devices is available in the LabOne Programming Manual. See the section "Getting Started with the LabOne Python API".