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+"""
+Simple driver for Keithley 6517B electrometer
+"""
+
+import pyvisa
+
+# Notice: The code is NOT abstract towards this list... changing it will
+# result in values being intermixed
+STANDARD_READ_PARAMS = [
+    'READING',
+    'SOURCE',
+    'RELATIVE',
+    'SOURSTATUS',
+    'STATUS',
+    'SOURUNIT',
+    'UNIT',
+]
+
+
+class Keithley6517B():
+    """Simple driver for Keithley 6517B electrometer"""
+
+    def __init__(self, device, baudrate=19200):
+        rm = pyvisa.ResourceManager('@py')
+        conn_string = 'ASRL{}::INSTR'.format(device)
+        self.instr = rm.open_resource(conn_string)
+        self.instr.set_visa_attribute(
+            pyvisa.constants.VI_ATTR_ASRL_FLOW_CNTRL,
+            pyvisa.constants.VI_ASRL_FLOW_XON_XOFF,
+        )
+        self.instr.read_termination = '\r'
+        self.instr.write_termination = '\r'
+        self.instr.baud_rate = baudrate
+
+    def output_state(self, output_state: bool = None):
+        """Turn the output on or off"""
+        if output_state is not None:
+            if output_state:
+                self.instr.write('OUTPUT1 ON')
+            else:
+                self.instr.write('OUTPUT1 OFF')
+
+        actual_state_raw = self.instr.query('OUTPUT1?')
+        actual_state = int(actual_state_raw[0]) == 1
+        return actual_state
+
+    def set_voltage(self, voltage=None):
+        """ Set the desired voltage """
+        if voltage is not None:
+            cmd = ':SOURce:VOLTage:LEVel:IMMediate:AMPLitude {:.9f}'.format(voltage)
+            self.instr.write(cmd)
+
+        cmd = ':SOURce:VOLTage:LEVel:IMMediate:AMPLitude?'
+        value_raw = self.instr.query(cmd)
+        value = float(value_raw)
+        return value
+
+    def _parse_reading(self, raw_reading):
+        exp_pos = raw_reading.find('E+')
+        unit_end = raw_reading.find(',')
+        time_end = raw_reading.find(',', unit_end + 1)
+        reading_end = raw_reading.find('RDNG#')
+        # Status:
+        # N: Normal,    Z: Zero check enabled,  O: Overflow,  # U: Underflow
+        # R: Reference (relative offset),       L: Out of limit
+        reading = {
+            'value': float(raw_reading[0:exp_pos + 4]),
+            'status': raw_reading[exp_pos + 4:exp_pos + 5],
+            'unit': raw_reading[exp_pos + 5:unit_end],
+            'reading_nr': int(raw_reading[time_end + 2:reading_end]),
+        }
+        return reading
+    
+    def read_voltage(self):
+        """Read the measured voltage"""
+        value_raw = self.instr.query('MEASURE:VOLTAGE?')
+        value = self._parse_reading(value_raw)['value']
+        return value
+
+    def read_current(self):
+        """Read the measured current"""
+        value_raw = self.instr.query('MEASURE:CURRENT?')
+        value = self._parse_reading(value_raw)['value']
+        return raw
+
+    def read_again(self):
+        value_raw = self.instr.query(':SENSe:DATA:FRESh?')
+        value = self._parse_reading(value_raw)['value']
+        return value
+    
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    import time
+
+    EM = Keithley6517B(device='/dev/ttyUSB1')
+
+    print(EM.instr.query('*IDN?'))
+
+    print('Output state: ', EM.output_state(True))
+    print('Output voltage: ', EM.set_voltage(0.0))
+
+    print()
+
+    print(EM.read_voltage())
+    exit()
+    print(EM.read_again())
+
+    print(EM.read_current())
+    print(EM.read_again())
+
+    # for _ in range(0, 10):
+    #     EM.instr.write('*TRG')
+    #     time.sleep(0.2)
+    #     print(EM.instr.query('FETCH?'))