Instrument Roles

Instrument roles are used to identify the behaviour on an instrument in the context of a measurement and provide identifying information for making connections. For example a Voltmeter could be a thermopile_monitor, or a bias_monitor in the context of an RF sweep measurment.

In a dc sweep measurement, an SMU could act as a thermometer_monitor, or as a heater.

RFSweepMeasurementMode

Settings are adjusted to the provided values during the mode of measurement.

allOf	AnyInstrument
	type	object
	properties
	enable	Enables the instrument for a particular mode of the experiment.
		type	boolean

InstrumentRole

Describes an instrument and its role in the context of a measurement.

type	object / array
properties
output_column	Name of the output column to save to the data record.
	type	string
current_output_column	Only for roles that utilize SMUs. Name of the output column to save current to the data record.
	type	string
voltage_output_column	Only for roles that utilize SMUs. Name of the output column to save voltages to the data record.
	type	string
model	Manufacturer model code of instrument. See possible instruments.
	type	string
serial	Property tag or serial used to ID instruments.
	type	string
*IDN?	Expected response to a *IDN? query or equivalent.
	type	string
GPIB_address	Address of the GPIB Resource
	type	string
role	Designates the behavior of the instrument during the measurement.
	type	string
	enum	thermopile_monitor, bias_monitor, RF_source, RF_amplitude_adjuster, power_meter, thermometer_monitor, heater
initial_settings	Describes the initial state of the instrument.
	type	object
	AnyInstrument
monitor_mode_settings	Describes how the instrument should behave during the monitor mode of an RF sweep experiment.
	RFSweepMeasurementMode
fast_off_mode_settings	Describes how the instrument should behave during the monitor mode of an RF sweep experiment.
	RFSweepMeasurementMode
additionalProperties	False