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diff --git a/qolab/hardware/basic.py b/qolab/hardware/basic.py
index 387c4b2..03d98c6 100644
--- a/qolab/hardware/basic.py
+++ b/qolab/hardware/basic.py
@@ -3,7 +3,15 @@ from qolab.file_utils import get_next_data_file
from qolab.tsdb import tsdb_append_metric_for_class_setter_or_getter
class BasicInstrument:
+ """ This is the most basic instrument class """
def __init__(self, config={}, device_nickname=None, tsdb_ingester=None):
+ """
+ device_nickname - used to separate similar instruments,
+ also used as a tag in Time Series DB (TSDB) logging,
+ if not set we fallbacl to 'Device type'
+ tsdb_ingester - used to log to TSDB if not set, the log entry is skipped
+ config - used to add or override default entries
+ """
self.config = {}
self.config['Device type'] = 'Basic Instrument'
self.config['Device model'] = 'Model is unset'