visa-debug
ZHDebug your lab instruments and capture waveforms.
What it does
Diagnoses instrument communication and returns identification, measurements, captured waveforms, or screenshots.
When to use it
Use when identifying connected instruments, querying or controlling them, capturing waveforms or screenshots, or monitoring measurements.
How to use it
Give it an instrument-debugging request; it detects resources, performs the requested operation, and reports results, requiring a VISA resource string for instrument operations.
Good to know
- cannot be undone: waveform CSV files; screenshot PNG files
What you need · 3
Requires Python to run the bundled instrument tool.
Requires pyvisa and a VISA backend; the documented backend choices are pyvisa-py or the NI-VISA driver.
Access · 3
This skill
waveform CSV files
Overwrites existing waveform output files (irreversible)
screenshot PNG files
Overwrites existing screenshot output files (irreversible)