0.1.9.rst

Changelog for QCoDeS 0.1.9

This release changes the API of Parameters in QCoDeS, reducing the amount of Parameter classes. It also introduces tests for VisaInstrument drivers via the PyVISA-sim backend.

Note: This is the last QCoDeS release before the new dataset and as such it will be the last QCoDeS release to support python 3.5.

New & Improved

• New and Improved drivers:
  • New driver for HP8753D Spectrum Analyzer (843)
  • Fixes to Decadac driver (756, 838, 857, 876)
  • Unification of existing Keysight waveform generator drivers (758)
  • New driver for Keysight Infiniium MSOS104A oscilloscope (766)
  • New driver for Keysight N51x1 RF source (796)
  • New driver for Keysight E8267D (892)
  • New driver for Mini-Circuits RF switch USB-4SPDT-A18 (891)
  • New driver for Mini-Circuits RF switch RC-xSP4T (814)
  • New driver for Mini-Circuits RF switch RC-1SP4T (814)
  • New driver for Mini-Circuits RF switch USB-4SPDT (814)
  • New driver for Spirack module (847)
  • Fixes to IVVI (919)
  • Features added to ZI UHF-LI driver (883, 879, 870, 685)
  • New driver for Cryogenic SMS120c (819)
  • New driver for Rohde & Schwarz RTO 1000 oscilloscope (679, 907)
  • New drivers for Stanford Research Instruments lock-in amplifiers SR860 and SR865
  • New driver for Tektronix AWG70000A series (761, 911)
  • New fast sweep feature for and channelisation of Tektronix Keithley 2600 (747)
  • New driver for Yokogawa GS200
• New features:
  • Simulated instruments using PyVISA-sim for driver testing (859)
  • New Parameter API (651)

• Documentation improvements:
  • MatPlot Guide (762)
  • Obsolete examples removed (918)
  • New and easier installation instructions (841)

Breaking Changes

• The Parameter API changed. There are no longer StandardParameters and ManualParameters can be avoided.