pengdauan/qrlab

qrlab

Python scripts for Measurement

Installation

Python Installation

• Grab 64-bit (x86-64) python 2.7 as of writing the most current version is 2.7.8 (not yet compatible with Python 3.x)
• Install additional libraries from this wonderful resource, making sure to get 64bit / py2.7 versions
• Make sure you get at least
  • Scipy-stack
  • docutils
  • Spyder
  • QuTiP
  • PyQt4
  • h5py
  • PyVISA
  • PyZMQ
    • Soon to be phased out, but not there yet!
• Also, Make sure you have VISA separately installed

qrlab setup

If you haven't already, install git. Open up "Git Bash" (resist the temptation to use git GUI). Change directory to where you want qrlab to end up. I recommend C:. Since bash uses unix style paths this would be cd /c. Your desktop would be cd /c/Users/<username>/Desktop, etc. Once there, run git clone https://git.yale.edu/rsl/qrlab.git. Which will prompt you for authentication. This will be your yale net id and password, assuming you have already logged in once.

**don't need to do this part anymore. These repositories are included in qrlab now

Run install.bat from the qrlab directory. This will clone several additional repositories from various places. The repositories from git.yale.edu will require your authentication. You should end up with these five repositories

• objectsharer
• dataserver
• H5Plot
• instrumentserver
• pulseseq

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In the config.py file, specify your preferred data directory. In the create_instruments.py file, setup your instrument classes following the patterns established therein.

Test your installation out by running start.bat. A bunch of windows should pop up. If they all close immediately, run start.bat from an already open shell and debug the output. If the instrument gui appears (a small blank window) run create_instruments.py which should populate the window with instruments which can be communicated with.