Device Descriptor Options Overview

The device descriptor can consist of the following sections and options:

Section	Option	Description
dataservers		Optional information on LabOne data servers connected to instruments. Needs to be followed by a user-defined dataserver id and the specifications of host, port, instruments. Settings are overwritten by any dataserver information passed when constructing a DeviceSetup object from the descriptor.
	host	IP address of dataserver
	port	Port of the dataserver
	instruments	List of controlled instruments
instruments		Information on the instruments of the device setup. Each instrument block is headed by the instrument type (UHFQA, SHFQA, SHFSG, SHFQC, SHFPPC, PQSC, or QHUB) followed additional options specified.
	uid	User defined id of the instrument
	address	Instrument serial number, e.g. DEV12345
	options	Instrument options, e.g. HDAWG8/CNT/ME/MF see Instrument Options Overview for details.
	interfaces	Used to enable connection over USB instead of the default ethernet: interface: usb
connections		Define outgoing connections from the instrument such as logical signals and ZSync connections. Each logical signal definition is followed by a ports option that defines physical channel(s) associated with the logical signal. Each ZSync connection needs to be followed by a port option that details the corresponding ZSync port
	iq_signal	Logical signal definition of a modulated IQ or readout signal
	rf_signal	Logical signal definition of a modulated RF signal
	acquire_signal	Logical signal definition of an input signal for data acquisition
	to	Definition of a ZSync connection
	ports	Required to define the physical channel(s) associated to each logical signal
	port	Required to define the ZSync port of a ZSync connection
	internal_clock_signal	Switches the reference clock to internal mode.
	external_clock_signal	Switches the reference clock to external mode.