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Automatically launched upon startup (and accessible within modules), this utility scans for connected hardware. It uses `ResourceManager.list_resources()` to find devices and sends a standard ``*IDN?`` query to verify communication. This allows users to verify their hardware configuration before starting any experiment.
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In the main PICA launcher, the VISA/GPIB scanner is configured to execute automatically at application startup. This design choice is motivated by the fact that initiating a measurement without first verifying the instrument connection is highly likely to fail and may result in non-informative error messages, such as a VISA connection timeout.
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<img src="../pica/assets/Images/screenshots/01_GPIB_Scanner.png" alt="GPIB Scanner" width="300">
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