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+"""
+Provide basic class to operate scope
+Created by Eugeniy E. Mikhailov 2021/11/29
+"""
+from qolab.hardware.scpi import SCPIinstr
+
+class Scope:
+
+    # Minimal set of methods to be implemented by a scope.
+    # Should work with minimal arguments list 
+    # but might be faster if parameters provided: less IO requests
+
+    def __init__(self):
+        self.numberOfChannels = 0
+
+    def getTrace(self, chNum, availableNpnts=None, maxRequiredPoints=None):
+        warnings.warn( 'this function is not implemented' )
+
+class ScopeSCPI(SCPIinstr, Scope):
+    """     
+    Do not instantiate directly, use
+    rm = pyvisa.ResourceManager()
+    ScopeSCPI(rm.open_resource('TCPIP::192.168.0.2::INSTR'))
+    """
+    pass
+    def __init__(self, resource):
+        SCPIinstr.__init__(self, resource)
+        Scope.__init__(self)
+
+from .sds1104x import SDS1104X
+