Agilent_E4980A_Controller

Agilent E4980A Precision LCR Meter controller by PyVISA.

Requirement

• Python 2.x
• NumPy
• PyVISA

Usage

Run the program with output file name as an argument
python impedance.py output then you will get output.csv. Customize setups accordingly. Commands can be found at Agilent E4980A/AL Precision LCR Meter Users Guide.

What this does

1. Setups connection to Agilent E4980A Precision LCR Meter by USB (Check l. 55 for USB address setting)
2. Setups sweep parameters in ll. 61-83
3. Performs sweep by BUS trigger (timeout for sweep is customized by sleepdelay)
4. Saves frequency, impedance (ohm), and phase (deg).
5. Sets back trigger to internal mode

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Updates

2017 Nov 21 Version 1.01 bug fix for saving data
2017 Nov 20 Version 1.00