https://github.com/casabre/pyvisa-proxy

PyVISA remote server and client in order to address your remote "local" hardware as it would be plugged in locally.
https://github.com/casabre/pyvisa-proxy

python remote-control visa zmq

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PyVISA remote server and client in order to address your remote "local" hardware as it would be plugged in locally.

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/casabre/pyvisa-proxy
• Owner: casabre
• License: mit
• Created: 2021-08-29T10:22:47.000Z (almost 5 years ago)
• Default Branch: main
• Last Pushed: 2024-11-18T04:29:49.000Z (over 1 year ago)
• Last Synced: 2025-08-17T20:28:56.836Z (10 months ago)
• Topics: python, remote-control, visa, zmq
• Language: Python
• Homepage: https://pyvisa-proxy.readthedocs.io
• Size: 125 KB
• Stars: 9
• Watchers: 3
• Forks: 3
• Open Issues: 6
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • License: LICENSE
  • Code of conduct: code-of-conduct.md
  • Authors: AUTHORS

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# PyVISA-proxy

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This plugin should extend PyVISA's funtionality mainly in order to address local hardware which is attached to a remote node, e.g. USB or GPIB. In the end, you can decouple your VISA instrument hosting where you need bare metal nodes and the test script runner.

## Getting started

### Installation

Using pip:

```shell

pip install pyvisa-proxy

```

### Server

In order to make devices remotely available, just run the PyVISA-remote server on your node. The server will open new VISA resources per request. Just run

```shell

python -m pyivsa_proxy --port 5000

```

in order to host your "local" connections. Use any available port for network sharing.

### Client

Use a client like a normal PyVISA class. The calls will be forwarded by reflection to the server. In order to get started, use the following snippet in your code.

```python

import pyvisa

rm = pyvisa.ResourceManager("YourProxyServerIp:YourProxyServerPort@proxy")

instr = rm.open_resource(resource="GPIB0::1::INSTR")

print(instr.query("*IDN?"))

```

## Contributing

I welcome any contributions, enhancements, and bug-fixes.  [Open an issue](https://github.com/casabre/pyvisa-remote/issues) on GitHub and [submit a pull request](https://github.com/casabre/pyvisa-remote/pulls).

## License

pyvisa-remote is 100% free and open-source, under the [MIT license](LICENSE). Use it however you want.

This package is [Treeware](https://treeware.earth). If you use it in production, then we ask that you [**buy the world a tree**](https://plant.treeware.earth/casabre/pyvisa-remote) to thank us for our work. By contributing to the Treeware forest you’ll be creating employment for local families and restoring wildlife habitats.