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authorEugeniy E. Mikhailov <evgmik@gmail.com>2024-07-14 01:15:27 -0400
committerEugeniy E. Mikhailov <evgmik@gmail.com>2024-07-14 01:15:27 -0400
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diff --git a/qolab/hardware/power_supply/keysight_e3612a.py b/qolab/hardware/power_supply/keysight_e3612a.py
index 76d568e..8000c56 100644
--- a/qolab/hardware/power_supply/keysight_e3612a.py
+++ b/qolab/hardware/power_supply/keysight_e3612a.py
@@ -26,8 +26,8 @@ class KeysightE3612A(PowerSupplySCPI):
# used if no empirical way to calculate it via Vout/Iout
def getChandV(self, chNum):
- """
- Voltage precision per channel.
+ """Get voltage precision per channel.
+
Obtained from data sheet.
Alternative estimate is by assuming 14 bit precision from the maximum reading.
"""
@@ -36,8 +36,8 @@ class KeysightE3612A(PowerSupplySCPI):
return 1.5e-3
def getChandI(self, chNum):
- """
- Current precision per channel.
+ """Current precision per channel.
+
Obtained from data sheet.
Alternative estimate is by assuming 14 bit precision from the maximum reading.
"""
@@ -46,8 +46,8 @@ class KeysightE3612A(PowerSupplySCPI):
return 0.160e-3 # see specification for high current > 20mA
def getOpMode(self):
- """
- Queries power supply operation mode, returns OFF|PAR|SER|TRAC
+ """ Queries power supply operation mode, returns OFF|PAR|SER|TRAC.
+
OFF stands for independent channels
"""
qstr = "OUTP:PAIR?"
@@ -120,17 +120,19 @@ class KeysightE3612A(PowerSupplySCPI):
return float(rstr)
def setChanIout_mA(self, chNum, val, **kwds):
- """
- Set current in mA.
- Calls setChanIout with val converted from mA to A
+ """Set current in mA.
+
+ Calls setChanIout with val converted from mA to A.
"""
return self.setChanIout(chNum, val / 1000.0, **kwds)
@BasicInstrument.tsdb_append
def setChanIout(self, chNum, val, currentHeadRoom=1e-3, dwellTime=0.3):
- """
- Tuning Vout to achieve desired Iout.
- Generally setting current limit will maintain current near but not exact to desired.
+ """Set current in the channel.
+
+ We will tune Vout to achieve desired Iout.
+ Generally setting current limit will maintain current near
+ but not exact to desired value.
Since Vlimit can be set with good precision,
this function will try tune Vlimit until the Idesired is reached.
"""