blaise-blog/hardware-control

This post is a roundup of open source hardware control projects that I know of. Each of these projects allows users to communicate with instrumental hardware.

project	notes
acq4	Python. Neurophysiology. Built on ZeroMQ.
Basil	Python and Verilog. Implements low-level serial standards.
Bluesky	Python. The future, I hope.
DataLog	Python. For PicoTech "PicoLog" hardware.
DOOCS	Multilingual framework from DESY. Hardware support.
EPICS	Multilingual framework. Supported hardware.
Exopy	Python.
Experimentor	Python. Opinionated, clean. By python for the lab team.
Hardware-Control	Python. See JOSS review.
IIO	Linux subsystem with impressive sensor support.
Instrbuilder	Python, Bluesky. See JOSS and IEEE papers.
Instrumental	Python. Supported hardware.
InstrumentKit	Python. Just a collection of hardware enablement classes.
Karabo	Multilingual framework from XFEL. See publication.
Lantz	Python. Project seems to be on life support.
libiio	C. Library for interfacing with IIO devices.
magdynlab	Python. Brazilian Center for Physics Research.
micro-manager	C++. Impressive, see whitepaper and class reference.
picosdk-python	Python. Official support for PicoScope devices.
Py-Hardware-Support	Python. Small project implementing a few camera drivers.
pyacq	Python. Built on ZeroMQ.
Pychron	Python. Focus on noble gas mass spectrometry.
PyDAQmx	Python. Interface to NI DAQmx.
PyMeasure	Python. Supported hardware. Large community.
PyMoDAQ	Python. Developed within French CNRS. Seems popular.
python-microscopy	Python. Supported hardware.
python-seabreeze	Python. Interface to Ocean Optics spectrometers.
REP-instrumentation	Python. Collection of hardware enablement classes.
Qcodes	Python. Supported hardware.
Qudi	Python. Spectroscopy focused.
ScopeFoundry	Python. Ducktyped extensible hardware interface.
SFGacquisition	Python. Small group project, abandoned.
storm-control	Python. Monolithic software for STORM experiments.
Subdue	Python. Supported hardware
TACO	Parent of Tango
Tango	Multilingual framework. "500+ device classes".
thorpy	Python. Thorlabs APT serial interface.
thorlabs_apt	Python. Thorlabs APT dll interface.
thorlabs-apt-prot..	Python. Thorlabs APT serial interface, sans I/O.
Virgo	Python. Radio astronomy. Built on top of GNU Radio.
yaq	Multilingual framework. Built with love by me 🥰!
Zorg	Python. Framework for robotics with hardware abstraction.

The folks over at python-data-acquisition also have a list of existing-packages.