Installation on Windows

1. Install Python 2.7.11

   • Python Download Link to Python 2.7.11 for Windows machines
   • When installing Python, be sure to choose to Add Python to path option.

2. Install National Instruments driver, so you can interface with PyVisa

   • Driver Download Link

3. If you don’t have Visual C++ from Microsoft, you’ll need to download that as well.

   • Link

4. You’ll likely have to restart your machine at this point.

5. Run install.bat

   • Located in /ProberControl/setup

6. Congratulations! You should be able to move over to /ProberControl/ and run ProberControl.py which will launch the GUI for ProberControl

Installation MacOS

1. Install X-Code

• X-Code can be either installed from the App Store or from here

2. Install MacPorts

• Follow installation instructions here

3. Install native Python using MacPorts

• open terminal
• enter sudo port install python27
• set native python to standard python in path variable
• enter sudo port select --set python python27

4. Install native Pip using MacPorts

• open terminal
• enter sudo port install py27-pip
• set native pip to standard pip in path variable
• enter sudo port select --set pip pip27

5. Install complex python packages

• open terminal
• enter sudo port install py27-tkinter py27-numpy py27-matplotlib

6. Install OpenCV

• open terminal
• enter sudo port install opencv +python27

7. Install Xorg

• open terminal
• enter sudo port install xorg
• restart

8. Install standard python packages

• open terminal
• enter sudo pip install pyvisa pyserial tqdm

9. Install USB to GPIB bridge if needed

• for NI install Module Driver and Suite