detect_devices

method

static SCICAM.detect_devices() → List[Dict[str, Any]]

Returns a list of connection parameters for available devices.

Static function that can be called without object instantiation. Returns all available devices that can be detected on the local computer. Each available devices is represented by a dictionary that could be passed directly to connect() using dictionary unpacking.

Returns:

List[Dict[str, Any]]

Each list item represents a unique device. The dictionary is the keyword arguments passed to connect(). If devices cannot be detected, this should return an empty list.

Examples

>>> available = Instrument.detect_devices()
>>> device = Instrument()
>>> device.connect(**available[0])