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- [Key Features](#key-features)
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- [Design and Implementation](#design-and-implementation)
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- [Supported Hardware Modules](#supported-hardware-modules)
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- [Demonstration of PICA (Screencast)](#demonstration-of-pica-screencast)
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- [Getting Started](#getting-started)
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- [Running the Software](#running-the-software)
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<img src="pica/assets/Images/screenshots/K6517B_IV.png" alt="K6517B IV" width="600">
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<em>Interface for current-voltage (I-V) characterization of high-impedance materials using the Keithley 6517B Electrometer.</em>
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<em>Interface for current-voltage (I-V) characterization of high-impedance materials using the Keithley 6517B Electrometer.</p>
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## Demonstration of PICA (Screencast)
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A screencast demonstrating the high resistance IV module is available at [000].
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docs/User_Manual.md

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High-precision measurements are essential for advancing research in spintronics and materials characterization. To enable such progress, highly precise and accurate automation software is required.PICA (Python-based Instrument Control and Automation) is a modular, open-source software suite designed to automate advanced transport measurements for electronic devices and chemical samples. PICA is designed as a versatile framework capable of operating on any standard laboratory workstation.
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It provides an extensible, unified graphical user interface (GUI) for orchestrating high-precision instruments, specifically current source (DC/AC) units, nanovoltmeters, high resistance electrometers, impedance analyser, and temperature controllers. Built on the robust Python scientific ecosystem, PICA leverages community standard libraries as an alternative to licenced commercial software for instrument control.
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By utilising `threading` and `multiprocessing` capabilities, PICA ensures that the entire hardware ecosystem functions seamlessly and as a single cohesive unit. This allows the system to perform automated protocols, including temperature-dependent wide range resistance measurement (10<sup>-8</sup> - 10<sup>16</sup> Ω), characterization, capacitance characterisation, and pyroelectric current measurement, and orchestrates measurements under varying magnetic fields and temperatures without requiring physical reconfiguration of the measurement setups.
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By utilising `threading` and `multiprocessing` capabilities, PICA ensures that the entire hardware ecosystem functions seamlessly and as a single cohesive unit. This allows the system to perform automated protocols, including temperature-dependent wide range resistance measurement (10<sup>-8</sup> - 10<sup>16</sup> Ω), current voltage (I-V) characterisation, capacitance characterisation, and pyroelectric current measurement, and orchestrates measurements under varying magnetic fields and temperatures without requiring physical reconfiguration of the measurement setups.
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## 2. Design Philosophy & Architecture
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## Supported Hardware Modules
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The system is currently validated with industry-standard hardware, covering a resistance range spanning 24 orders of magnitude.
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The system is currently validated with industry-standard hardware, covering a resistance range spanning 24 orders of magnitude, 10<sup>-15 < / sup> resolution pyroelectric current measurements, and capacitance characterisation from 20 Hz - 2 MHz.
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* **Principle (Voltage Driven):** Applies a high voltage and measures the resulting leakage current (pA/fA range).
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* **Note:** PICA manages settling times to account for the capacitive nature of high-impedance setups, ensuring steady-state ohmic currents are recorded.
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A screencast demonstrating the high resistance IV module is available at [000].
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<img src="../pica/assets/Images/screenshots/K6517B_IV.png" alt="K6517B IV" width="600">
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