JISA: A Polymorphic Test-and-Measurement Automation Library

TL;DR

JISA is a Java-based library that simplifies creating flexible, reusable, and instrument-agnostic test-and-measurement control software with integrated data handling and GUI components for physical sciences research.

Contribution

It introduces a standardized, flexible library enabling instrument-agnostic measurement routines and easy GUI creation for experimental control in physical sciences.

Findings

Enables reuse of measurement routines across different setups

Simplifies creation of graphical control systems

Facilitates quick development of test-and-measurement programs

Abstract

JISA is a software library, written in Java, aimed at providing an easy, flexible and standardised means of creating experimental control software for physical sciences researchers. Specifically, with an emphasis on enabling measurement code to be written in an instrument-agnostic way, allowing such routines to be reused across multiple different setups without requiring modification. Additionally, it provides a simple means of recording and handling data, as well as pre-built graphical user interface (GUI) "blocks" to enable the relatively easy creation of graphical control systems. Together these allow users to quickly piece together test-and-measurement programs with coherent user interfaces, without requiring much experience of such things.