ICICLE Instrument Control Library

Instrument Control Interface and Commands Library developed @ETHZ

Vasilije Perovic, David Bacher, Simon Koch; ETH Zurich; 2020-2024

ICICLE is a lightweight, resilient python library designed for provide instrument control and DCS functionality for lab setups and test beams. It consists of a set of interface classes for devices (and device types), and simple command line access to these interfaces.

For the full documentation, go to https://icicle.docs.cern.ch/.

Contents:

• Connecting an Instrument
  • Preparation Steps
  • Using Command Line Utilities
  • Using Instrument Classes in Python Scripts
• Implementing a New Instrument
  • SCPI-style commands
  • Other VISA-compliant communication protocol
  • Other non-VISA protocol
  • Adding a CLI Interface