lightlab.equipment.lab_instruments.HP_8157A_VA module

Summary

Classes:

HP_8157A_VA HP8157A variable attenuator

Reference

class HP_8157A_VA(name='The VOA on the Minerva bench', address=None, **kwargs)[source]

Bases: lightlab.equipment.visa_bases.visa_driver.VISAInstrumentDriver

HP8157A variable attenuator

Manual

Usage: Instrument: VariableOpticalAttenuator

instrument_category

alias of lightlab.laboratory.instruments.interfaces.VariableAttenuator

safeSleepTime = 1
startup()[source]
on()[source]
off()[source]
setAtten(val, isLin=True)[source]

Simple method instead of property access

attenDB
attenLin
sendToHardware(sleepTime=None)[source]
calibration

Calibration compensates for the insertion loss of the instruments.

wavelength