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46 | 46 | 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. |
47 | 47 | 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. |
48 | | -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. |
| 48 | +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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50 | 50 | ## 2. Design Philosophy & Architecture |
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200 | 200 | ## Supported Hardware Modules |
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202 | | -The system is currently validated with industry-standard hardware, covering a resistance range spanning 24 orders of magnitude. |
| 202 | +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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204 | 204 | | Module | Configuration / Instrument | Use Case | Range | |
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295 | 295 | * **Principle (Voltage Driven):** Applies a high voltage and measures the resulting leakage current (pA/fA range). |
296 | 296 | * **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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| 298 | +A screencast demonstrating the high resistance IV module is available at [000]. |
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299 | 301 | <img src="../pica/assets/Images/screenshots/K6517B_IV.png" alt="K6517B IV" width="600"> |
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