Example with the microwave source SC5521A from Signal Core

[1]:

import qcodes as qc
from qcodes_contrib_drivers.drivers.SignalCore.SignalCore import SC5521A

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Device connection

  1. Install the set-up software for your device and computer architecture here: https://www.signalcore.com/40ghz_signal-source.html

  2. This will install the needed DLL in the default path: C:\Program Files\SignalCore\SC5520A\api\c\scipci\x64\sc5520a_uhfs.dll.

  3. The driver will automatically recognize and connect to the signal core connected to the computer.

[2]:

sc = SC5521A('mw1')

Connected to: SignalCore SC5521A (serial:268445854, firmware:2.0199999809265137) in 0.06s

[3]:

sc.print_readable_snapshot(update=True)

mw1:
        parameter      value
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
IDN             :       {'vendor': 'SignalCore', 'model': 'SC5521A', 'serial': 2684...
clock_frequency :       100 (MHz)
clock_reference :       internal
frequency       :       5e+08 (Hz)
power           :       0 (dbm)
rf_mode         :       single_tone
status          :       on
temperature     :       45.406 (celsius)

[4]:

sc.get_idn()

[4]:

{'vendor': 'SignalCore',
 'model': 'SC5521A',
 'serial': 268445854,
 'firmware': 2.0199999809265137,
 'hardware': 5.0,
 'manufacture_date': '2021-3-12 at 11h'}

Set parameters

[5]:

sc.frequency(10e9)

[6]:

sc.frequency()

[6]:

10000000000.0

[14]:

sc.power(-10)

[15]:

sc.power()

[15]:

-10.0