Random VISA Resource Operation with PyVISA

This function uses the PyVISA library to operate VISA resources, randomly selects a read, write, or query operation, and returns the result.

Technology Stack : The package and technology stack used in this code are [PyVISA].

Code Type : The type of code

Code Difficulty : Advanced

                
                    
import random
import visa

def random_visa_operation(resource_name, command):
    """
    This function performs a random operation on a given VISA resource using PyVISA.
    It randomly chooses to read, write, or query the resource and executes the command.
    """
    rm = visa.ResourceManager()
    resource = rm.open_resource(resource_name)
    
    operation = random.choice(['read', 'write', 'query'])
    
    if operation == 'read':
        result = resource.read()
    elif operation == 'write':
        resource.write(command)
        result = "Command written."
    else:
        result = resource.query(command)
    
    resource.close()
    return result