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-# BLACS
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-Part of the labscript suite, provides an interface to hardware used to control a buffered experiment. It manages a queue of shots to be run as well as providing manual control over devices between shots.
+# the _labscript suite_ » blacs
 
-( 
-[view on Bitbucket](https://bitbucket.org/labscript_suite/blacs)
-)
+### Graphical interface to scientific instruments and experiment supervision
 
-   * For install instructions, see the [labscript suite install guide](https://bitbucket.org/labscript_suite/install-guide)
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+**blacs** supervises the execution of experiments controlled by the [*labscript suite*](https://github.com/labscript-suite/labscript-suite). It manages experiment queuing and hardware-timed execution, and provides manual control over devices between experiment shots.
+
+
+## Installation
+
+blacs can be installed on Python 3.6 and later from [PyPI](https://pypi.org/user/labscript-suite):
+
+```console
+$ pip install blacs
+```
+
+Or from [Anaconda Cloud](https://anaconda.org/labscript-suite):
+
+```console
+$ conda install -c labscript-suite blacs
+```
+
+For complete installation instructions, please see the _labscript suite_ [installation guide](https://docs.labscriptsuite.org/en/latest/installation).