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A non-proprietary, cross-compatible VISA toolset for automating the modern electronic engineering workbench.

Built on PyVISA and PyVISA-py with SCPI dialect coverage across 69 instrument families from 15 vendors — Keysight, Rigol, Rohde & Schwarz, Tektronix, Siglent, Agilent, and more.

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Pages

Page	Contents
Getting Started	Installation, USB permissions, scanning your bench, launching the GUI
Workbench and Instruments	Workbench files, instrument roles, the GUI workbench tab, manual assignment
Test Types	Engineering context for every test: what it measures and when to use it
Automation Tests	Built-in parametric tests: DC sweep, PSU interrupt, AC sweep, DMM logger
Plot Specific	Transistor characterisation: Static Characteristic (IV Curve) and Transfer Characteristic
Sandbox	Building custom tests with the column-based pipeline editor
eewBackbone Reference	SCPI command database: structure, inheritance, adding new instruments
CLI Scripts	nachoVisa.py, setWorkbench.py, and standalone scripts

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Quick start

git clone https://github.com/kerstensrobin/open-EE-workbench
cd open-EE-workbench
python install.py          # install deps + optional desktop launcher
python core/nachoVisa.py   # scan bench, save workbench
./open-eew                 # launch GUI (open-eew.bat on Windows)

See Getting Started for the full walkthrough.