OptiInstrument, developed by Optiwave in collaboration with EXFO, addresses the need to automate instruments for researchers, scientists, photonic engineers, professors, and students. OptiInstrument provides a simple, efficient, and user-friendly way to manage multiple applications.
KEY FEATURES
- User-friendly GUI that operates from a single window
- Remote operation and control of instruments
- Execute one or a sequence of SCPI commands
- Import sequences and script files
- Reorder commands, add loops and pause from a preconfigured list
- Generate Python script from a sequence of commands
- Edit and run Python code using the built-in editor
- Show graph or table view of data signals
- Save results of executed SCPI commands in a CSV or JSON file
- Run preformatted scripts to automate optical measurements using EXFO equipment
NEW FEATURES
- Run configured scripts to talk to CTP10, OTDR, OSA, or VOA
- Multiple traces in the graph at the same time
- Seamless import of Python functions for test sequences
APPLICATIONS
- Communicating with instruments remotely
- Setting up equipment parameters
- Characterization and automated testing
- Passive optical component testing and characterization
- Environmental testing
- Extraction and saving of generated signals for post-processing
- Integration of instruments from a variety of fields, including photonics and electronics, with software simulation tools
