Changelog for QCoDeS 0.1.9

This release changes the API of Parameters in QCoDeS, reducing the amount of Parameter classes. It also introduces tests for VisaInstrument drivers via the PyVISA-sim backend.

Note: This is the last QCoDeS release before the new dataset and as such it will be the last QCoDeS release to support python 3.5.

New & Improved

  • New and Improved drivers:

    • New driver for HP8753D Spectrum Analyzer (#843)

    • Fixes to Decadac driver (#756, #838, #857, #876)

    • Unification of existing Keysight waveform generator drivers (#758)

    • New driver for Keysight Infiniium MSOS104A oscilloscope (#766)

    • New driver for Keysight N51x1 RF source (#796)

    • New driver for Keysight E8267D (#892)

    • New driver for Mini-Circuits RF switch USB-4SPDT-A18 (#891)

    • New driver for Mini-Circuits RF switch RC-xSP4T (#814)

    • New driver for Mini-Circuits RF switch RC-1SP4T (#814)

    • New driver for Mini-Circuits RF switch USB-4SPDT (#814)

    • New driver for Spirack module (#847)

    • Fixes to IVVI (#919)

    • Features added to ZI UHF-LI driver (#883, #879, #870, #685)

    • New driver for Cryogenic SMS120c (#819)

    • New driver for Rohde & Schwarz RTO 1000 oscilloscope (#679, #907)

    • New drivers for Stanford Research Instruments lock-in amplifiers SR860 and SR865

    • New driver for Tektronix AWG70000A series (#761, #911)

    • New fast sweep feature for and channelisation of Tektronix Keithley 2600 (#747)

    • New driver for Yokogawa GS200

  • New features:

    • Simulated instruments using PyVISA-sim for driver testing (#859)

    • New Parameter API (#651)

  • Documentation improvements:

    • MatPlot Guide (#762)

    • Obsolete examples removed (#918)

    • New and easier installation instructions (#841)

Breaking Changes

  • The Parameter API changed. There are no longer StandardParameters and ManualParameters can be avoided.