https://www.pistack.xyz/tags/test-equipment/ Recent content in Test-Equipment on Pi Stack Hugo en-us Mon, 08 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.pistack.xyz/posts/2026-06-08-self-hosted-lab-instrument-control-servers-lxi-tools-pyvisa-scpi-parser/ Mon, 08 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.pistack.xyz/posts/2026-06-08-self-hosted-lab-instrument-control-servers-lxi-tools-pyvisa-scpi-parser/ <h2 id="introduction">Introduction</h2> <p>Modern electronics labs are filled with programmable instruments — oscilloscopes, multimeters, power supplies, spectrum analyzers, and signal generators — all capable of remote control via standard protocols like SCPI (Standard Commands for Programmable Instruments), VISA (Virtual Instrument Software Architecture), and LXI (LAN eXtensions for Instrumentation). But without a centralized control server, each instrument remains an isolated island, requiring manual interaction through its front panel.</p>