yashmulgaonkar/pyrigol

Rigol over USB on RaspberryPi using Python - automated, remote control scripts via SCPI commands

Rigol over USB on RaspberryPi using Python

Rigol Python RaspberryPi - automated, remote control scripts, USB, test equipment. This is example code for control benchtop instruments over USB running Python3 on a RaspberryPi (or similar SBC).

REFERENCE

Hackaday.com PyVisa project https://hackaday.com/2016/11/16/how-to-control-your-instruments-from-a-computer-its-easier-than-you-think/

LIBRARY

pyvisa

DOCS

https://pyvisa.readthedocs.io/en/stable/index.html

INSTALLATION

Install Python3. Then, install these Python packages:
sudo pip install pyusb
sudo pip install pyvisa
sudo pip install pyvisa-py

NOTES

NOTE: This code contains equipment serial numbers. Use your serial numbers instead.

NOTE: Update the firmware in your instrument to the latest version to avoid unexpected behavior.