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Author: prathameshnium

README.md

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 ## Overview
 
-**PICA (Python-based Instrument Control and Automation)** is a software suite designed to provide a robust framework for automating laboratory instruments in materials science and condensed matter physics research. The suite features a central graphical user interface (GUI), the **PICA Launcher**, which serves as a dashboard for managing and executing a variety of characterization experiments.
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-A key architectural feature is the use of **isolated process execution** for each measurement module via Python's `multiprocessing` library. This ensures high stability, prevents inter-script conflicts, and allows the main dashboard to remain responsive during long-running experiments.
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-> **⚠️ Important Note on Testing & Validation**
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-> This software is actively used for daily laboratory measurements and has been verified on physical instruments (Keithley, Lakeshore, etc.).
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-> Recently, significant updates were made to the codebase to integrate **Automated CI/CD Testing** (simulations and logic checks). While these automated tests pass successfully, the refactoring required for them may have introduced subtle timing or hardware-specific regressions. **A comprehensive round of manual validation on the physical instruments is currently underway** to ensure full operational stability.
+PICA (Python-based Instrument Control and Automation) is a modular, open-source software suite specifically designed to automate complex characterisation experiments and provide a robust framework for automating laboratory instruments in materials science and condensed matter physics research.
+Developed to operate as a custom laboratory-built measurement system, PICA provides a unifying graphical user interface (GUI) for orchestrating high-precision instruments, specifically Keithley SourceMeters/Nanovoltmeters, Lakeshore Temperature Controllers, and Keysight LCR Meters. The suite regulates the cryogenic environment to perform automated protocols such as temperature-dependent resistivity, current-voltage (I-V) characteristics, and pyroelectric current measurements.
+The suite features a central graphical user interface (GUI), the **PICA Launcher**, which serves as a dashboard for managing and executing a variety of characterisation experiments. Built to streamline data acquisition and enhance experimental reproducibility, PICA leverages Python's `multiprocessing` library to ensure high stability by isolating each measurement process.
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 ## Core Features
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+- **Modular Design:** Each experimental setup is a self-contained module, making the codebase easy to extend.
 - **Centralized Control Dashboard:** A comprehensive GUI for launching all measurement modules.
 - **Integrated VISA Instrument Scanner:** An embedded utility for identifying and troubleshooting GPIB/VISA connections via the NI-VISA backend.
-- **Modular Design:** Each experimental setup is a self-contained module, making the codebase easy to extend.
 - **Embedded Documentation:** In-application viewer for technical manuals and project guides.
 - **System Console Log:** A real-time logging system that provides status updates and error diagnostics.
 
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     pip install -e .
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-## 🖥️ Running the Software
+## ��️ Running the Software
 
 You can now run PICA in two modes: the standard Graphical User Interface (GUI) or the new Command Line Interface (CLI) for headless operation.
 
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-## 🧪 Running Tests
+## �� Running Tests
 
 This repository includes a robust test suite using `pytest`. It mocks hardware interactions and GUI components, allowing the logic to be verified in a headless environment (CI).
 
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 PICA has evolved from a collection of offline utility scripts into a modular software suite. The development timeline highlights the shift from manual instrument handling to a fully automated, asynchronous control system.
 
-> **📜 Project Lore:** For a detailed chronological log of the project's development history, including the offline prototyping phase and specific version changelogs, please refer to [`Change_Logs.md`](Change_Logs.md).
+> **�� Project Lore:** For a detailed chronological log of the project's development history, including the offline prototyping phase and specific version changelogs, please refer to [`Change_Logs.md`](Change_Logs.md).
 
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 [1.0.1] - 2025-12-02 (Current)
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-## 📚 Resources & Documentation
+## �� Resources & Documentation
 
 * **User Manual:** Detailed setup and troubleshooting guides are available in [docs/User_Manual.md](docs/User_Manual.md).
 * **Instrument Manuals:** Original PDF manuals for the supported hardware are located in `assets/Manuals/`.