pyvisa-py: M2 Mac - list_resources() not returning available TCPIP instrument
On an M2 Mac, rm.list_resources()
isn’t returning an available TCPIP instrument.
rm = pyvisa.ResourceManager("@py")
print(rm.list_resources())
inst = rm.open_resource("TCPIP::169.254.4.179::INSTR")
print(inst.query("*IDN?"))
Returns:
()
KEITHLEY INSTRUMENTS,MODEL 2450,04505775,1.7.12b
Showing the instrument will connect but fails to show for list_resources.
I tried doing a bit of debugging but not totally sure what I was doing:
resp = pmap.recv_port((vxi11.DEVICE_CORE_PROG, vxi11.DEVICE_CORE_VERS, rpc.IPPROTO_TCP, 0))
seems to fail to return any response on Mac but succeeds on Windows.
To Reproduce
Steps to reproduce the behavior:
- Connect instrument withFind IP address of your instrument
- Use code above with a ARM Mac (?) replacing IP address with your instrument’s
Output of pyvisa-info
Machine Details:
Platform ID: macOS-13.5-arm64-arm-64bit
Processor: arm
Python:
Implementation: CPython
Executable: /***
Version: 3.11.6
Compiler: Clang 15.0.7
Architecture: ('arm', 64)
Build: Oct 3 2023 10:37:07 (#main)
Unicode: UCS4
PyVISA Version: 1.14.1
Backends:
ivi:
Version: 1.14.1 (bundled with PyVISA)
Binary library: Not found
py:
Version: 0.7.1
TCPIP INSTR: Available
Resource discovery:
- VXI-11: ok
- hislip: ok
TCPIP SOCKET: Available
ASRL INSTR:
Please install PySerial (>=3.0) to use this resource type.
No module named 'serial'
USB INSTR:
Please install PyUSB to use this resource type.
No module named 'usb'
USB RAW:
Please install PyUSB to use this resource type.
No module named 'usb'
VICP INSTR:
Please install PyVICP to use this resource type.
GPIB INSTR:
Please install linux-gpib (Linux) or gpib-ctypes (Windows, Linux) to use this resource type. Note that installing gpib-ctypes will give you access to a broader range of functionalities.
No module named 'gpib'
GPIB INTFC:
Please install linux-gpib (Linux) or gpib-ctypes (Windows, Linux) to use this resource type. Note that installing gpib-ctypes will give you access to a broader range of functionalities.
No module named 'gpib'
About this issue
- Original URL
- State: open
- Created 7 months ago
- Comments: 22 (8 by maintainers)
I think it is not so much a question of mask than it is a question of the ip address prefix. As @CompThing pointed out the 169.255 prefix is special and this appears to be the root issue of your problem.
Could you make a PR adding this piece of information to the documentation ?