Pricing
Driver development
We implement for you any instrument with an open interface, i.e. each instrument with a programming manual or a description of the interface.
For SweepMe! users
Integrate all your instruments
More than 300 drivers from over 100 manufacturers are already available for SweepMe!. Your instrument is not integrated yet? We write and test the SweepMe! driver for your hardware.
Your complete lab
Make your lab fully compatible with SweepMe! by integrating all your instruments.
New features for existing drivers
We add new features and commands to existing drivers.
Revision and polish
We revise and polish your drivers and check them against problems.
Open source and shareable
Drivers are made available whenever possible open-source under MIT via our server so that they can easily be shared with other coworkers and collaboration partners.
Double use
SweepMe! drivers can be used with SweepMe! but also in your own python projects using pysweepme.
Any open interface
Common interface protocols and standards include GPIB, RS-232/RS-485, Virtual COM port (VCP), USBTMC, TCPIP, UDP, but we are not limited to these interfaces and protocols.
Pricing
Your individual quote
Every instrument is different, so we quote each driver for your case.
What the price depends on
- How many commands and features need to be supported?
- How difficult is the interface to be implemented?
- Do you contribute to the driver development?
- Is a python library already existing for the instrument?
- Is there any other similar SweepMe! driver that can be used as template?
- Does the instrument manufacturer support the development?
Fast turnaround
A typical driver is ready within 1-2 weeks.
Testing with or without your instrument
We can develop and test with the physical instrument. If we do not have access to it, we test in an online session with you and/or you do the testing.
We know the instruments, not only the interfaces
We have implemented drivers for instruments from many manufacturers, from source measure units and oscilloscopes to wafer probers and climate chambers. That range makes a new instrument quick to read, because command sets and their quirks repeat. Understanding what the instrument does inside a measurement is the other half: it decides which parameters a driver exposes and which defaults make sense. Writing your own with the open Python interface is entirely doable, and when you would rather not, we take it on.
For instrument manufacturers
Be part of the SweepMe! platform
Instrument manufacturers can integrate with SweepMe! to increase the added value of their devices.
Instantly usable worldwide
Integrate your instruments into the SweepMe! platform and make them instantly usable for hundreds of researchers and engineers worldwide.
No extra coding for end users
Benefit from our modular driver system and intuitive GUI to ensure seamless operation of your instruments - no extra coding required from end users.
Listed in our device library
Get listed in our device library and reach a growing community of labs and developers looking for ready-to-use solutions.
Development, testing and approval
We assist with driver development, testing, and approval to guarantee full compatibility with our platform.
Ready for agentic measurement
With a SweepMe! driver, your instrument is ready for agentic instrument control: AI agents can operate it and run measurements, with the user in control.
Easier to test new equipment
Users can test new equipment more readily and incorporate them into their existing setups.
Simple measurements for free
Users can quickly do simple measurements for free and still create their own procedures.
We support your customers
No need to support your customers with using SweepMe! as we are here to help!
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