Python Projects

Python Projects for Scientific Instrument Control

Explore a variety of third-party Python projects designed for communicating with scientific instruments and technical equipment. Below is a curated list of packages and drivers that facilitate the creation of measurement programs using Python.

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Instrument Drivers

PyMeasure	Website	Code	PyPI
PyMeasure DevelopersDrivers for several scientific instruments
PyExpLabSys	Website	Code
Surface Physics & Catalysis (SurfCat) – Technical University of DenmarkDrivers for several scientific instruments
pyhard2	Website	Code
Mathisa Laurin Drivers for several scientific instruments
pyHegel		Code
Christian LupienDrivers for several scientific instruments
Autolab	Website	Code	PyPI
Quentin Chateiller and Bruno GarbinDrivers for several scientific instruments
InstrumentKit	Website	Code	PyPI
Steven CasagrandeDrivers for several scientific instruments
python-ivi		Code	PyPI
Alex Forencich, Christopher Johnson, Jeff Wurzbach Drivers for several scientific instruments
slave		Code	PyPI
Marco HalderDrivers for several scientific instruments
Measurement-automation-tools		Code
John BangsundDrivers for several scientific instruments
Labber drivers		Code
Lab Control Software Scandinavia ABDrivers for several scientific instruments
pyinstrument		Code	PyPI
Samuel DelegliseDrivers for several scientific instruments
Mason lab labdrivers		Code	PyPI
Mason GroupDrivers for several scientific instruments
QCoDeS	Website	Code	PyPI
Microsoft Corporation and Københavns Universitet Drivers for several scientific instruments
Scikit-rf	Website	Code	PyPI
Alexander Arsenovic, scikit-rf DevelopersToolkit for RF measurements
Auspex		Code	PyPI
Raytheon BBN Technologies - Quantum GroupDrivers for several scientific instruments
hardware-control		Code	PyPI
Lawrence Berkeley National LaboratoryDrivers for several scientific instruments
labdevices		Code	PyPI
Julian KrauthDrivers for several scientific instruments
LabEXT		Code
Institute of Electromagnetic Fields, ETH ZurichDrivers for several scientific instruments
LabToolKit		Code	PyPI
David A LuttonDrivers for several scientific instruments
pyLabLib	Website	Code	PyPI
Alexey ShkarinDrivers for several scientific instruments
PyXperiment		Code	PyPI
Stanislau PiatrushaDrivers for several scientific instruments
Instrumental	Website	Code	PyPI
Nate BogdanowiczDrivers for several scientific instruments
PyMoDAQ	Website	Code	PyPI
Sébastien WeberModular data acquisition framework and instrument drivers
Qudi	Website	Code	PyPI
Several contributors, mainly from university UlmA modular laboratory experiment management suite
photonmover		Code
Marc de Cea Falco and contributorsA framework for developing control interfaces for scientific instruments
NOMAD-CAMELS	Website	Code	PyPI
NOMAD CAMELS team from FAU ErlangenA framework for controlling scientific instruments
labbench	Website	Code	PyPI
Developers at NISTA framework for controlling scientific instruments
Octopus		Code
Richard Ingham and contributorsA framework for controlling scientific instruments
Bluesky Project	Website	Code
Brookhaven National LaboratoryBluesky Project is a collection of Python libraries for scientific data acquisition, management, and analysis

Interface Libraries

pyvisa	Website	Code	PyPI
PyVISA Authors and contributorsStandard library to use visa runtime.
pyserial	Website	Code	PyPI
Chris LiechtiStandard library for COM port communication
python-can	Website	Code	PyPI
Several contributors (see github)Library for CAN bus
python-opcua	Website	Code	PyPI
Olivier Roulet-Dubonnet and othersLibrary for OPC UA
MinimalModbus	Website	Code	PyPI
Jonas BergLibrary for Modbus
PyModbus	Website	Code	PyPI
Galen CollinsLibrary for using Modbus
PyBluez	Website	Code	PyPI
Albert Haung and contributorsLibrary for using bluetooth
pythonnet	Website	Code	PyPI
The Python for .Net developersLibrary for loading .NET dlls
python-usbtmc	Website	Code	PyPI
Alex ForencichLibrary for using USBTMC without visa runtime
python-snap7	Website	Code	PyPI
Gijs Molenaar and contributorsLibrary for Siemens S7 or Siemens Logo8!
pywin32		Code	PyPI
Mark Hammond (et al)Library for Win32. It can be used to communicate with instruments that are controlled by a software that supports a DDE/COM/ActiveX interface.
prologix-gpib-ethernet		Code
Nelson Darkwah OppongLibrary to interface with Prologix adapters
bleak	Website	Code	PyPI
Henrik BlidhCross platform bluetooth client

Manufacturer Packages

Lake Shore Cryotronics – lakeshore	Website	Code	PyPI
MIT Licensecollection of python drivers for Lake Shore instruments
MPI corporation – SentioProberDev		Code
BSD-2-Clause Licensepython library for controlling a Sentio prober
Basler – pypylon		Code	PyPI
BSD-3-Clause Licensepython wrapper for Basler pylon Camera Software Suite.
Zurich Instruments – zhinst		Code	PyPI
MIT Licensepackage zhinst with API for LabOne
Bronkhorst – bronkhorst-propar	Website	Code	PyPI
MIT Licensepackage propar for mass-flow controller
Rohde&Schwarz – RsInstrument	Website	Code	PyPI
MIT Licensepackage for R&S instruments
Zaber Technologies Inc. – zaber-motion	Website	Code	PyPI
Apache 2.0 Licensepackage for motor controllers
Trinamic – PyTrinamic		Code	PyPI
MIT Licensepackage for motor controllers
B&K Precision		Code
Appache 2.0 Licensepackage for B&K instruments
PCO	Website		PyPI
MIT Licensepackage for PCO cameras
DOBOT		Code
MIT Licensepackage for DOBOT robots
Sensirion		Code
BSD-3-Clause Licensepackages for Sensirion sensors
Labjack – labjack-ljm	Website	Code	PyPI
MIT Licensepackage for Labjack devices
iDS – pyueye	Website		PyPI
BSD Licensepackage for iDS cameras
Physik Instrumente – PIPython	Website	Code	PyPI
Other/Proprietary licensepackage for controlling positioning stages
Nanotec – nanolib	Website
CC BY 3.0 and CC BY-ND 4.0package for Nanotec motor controllers
Festo – festo-edcon	Website	Code	PyPI
MIT Licensepackage festo-edcon for Festo electric drive controllers
Measurement Computing Corporation (MCC) – mcculw		Code	PyPI
MIT Licensectypes wrapper for MCC universal library to interface with DAQ devices
Tektronix – tm-devices	Website	Code	PyPI
Apache 2.0 Licensepackage for Tektronix and Keithley instruments
Liquid Instruments – pymoku	Website	Code	PyPI
MIT Licensepackage for controlling Moku:Lab from Liquid instruments
Liquid Instruments – moku	Website		PyPI
MIT Licensepackage for controlling Moku:Go and Moku:Pro from Liquid instruments

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