lightlab.equipment.lab_instruments.Advantest_Q8221_PM module

Summary

Classes:

Advantest_Q8221_PM Q8221 Optical Multi-power Meter

Reference

class Advantest_Q8221_PM(name='The Advantest power meter', address=None, **kwargs)[source]

Bases: lightlab.equipment.visa_bases.visa_driver.VISAInstrumentDriver, lightlab.equipment.abstract_drivers.power_meters.PowerMeterAbstract

Q8221 Optical Multi-power Meter

Manual

Usage: Instrument: PowerMeter

instrument_category

alias of lightlab.laboratory.instruments.interfaces.PowerMeter

channelDescriptions = {1: 'A', 2: 'B', 3: 'A/B'}
startup()[source]

Behaves the same as super.

Todo

Read manual and set the channels to DBM and default channel to A

  • Default read: "DBA-054.8686E+00\r\n"
  • query(“CH1”): "DBB-054.8686E+00\r\n"
open()[source]
powerDbm(channel=1)[source]

The detected optical power in dB on the specified channel

Parameters:channel (int) – Power Meter channel
Returns:Power in dB or dBm
Return type:(double)