https://sourceforge.net/p/labrad/wiki/Home/Recent changes to HomeenWed, 05 Apr 2017 17:40:27 -0000https://sourceforge.net/p/labrad/wiki/Home/<div class="markdown_content"><pre>--- v5 +++ v6 @@ -1,5 +1,6 @@ Welcome to LabRAD! ================== +labrad development has moved to [GitHub](https://github.com/labrad/). Synopsis -------- </pre> </div>Matthew NeeleyWed, 05 Apr 2017 17:40:27 -0000https://sourceforge.net7f049c3cdbeb5f5ade3555e8065caddda042959bhttps://sourceforge.net/p/labrad/wiki/Home/<div class="markdown_content"><pre>--- v4 +++ v5 @@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ Synopsis -------- + <table><tr><td><b>Problem</b></td><td>Unmanageable inflexible spaghetti code is controlling your experimental setups</td></tr> <tr><td><b>Implication</b></td><td>Slowed progress due to frequent duplication of effort and debugging headaches</td></tr> <tr><td><b>Solution</b></td><td><b>LabRAD</b> (RAD = Rapid Application Development)</td></tr></table> </pre> </div>Markus AnsmannFri, 30 Jan 2015 01:35:54 -0000https://sourceforge.netb97d281beec43b2dab49e6ed2198cfbbabe740f3https://sourceforge.net/p/labrad/wiki/Home/<div class="markdown_content"><pre>--- v3 +++ v4 @@ -1,4 +1,3 @@ - Welcome to LabRAD! ================== @@ -29,5 +28,3 @@   ~ Markus Ansmann, Dec 10th, 2007 - -  </pre> </div>Markus AnsmannFri, 30 Jan 2015 01:02:45 -0000https://sourceforge.net6641e063f468e2ce51492caf6f5672fa7ee59060https://sourceforge.net/p/labrad/wiki/Home/<div class="markdown_content"><pre>--- v2 +++ v3 @@ -1,4 +1,3 @@ -  Welcome to LabRAD! ================== </pre> </div>Markus AnsmannFri, 30 Jan 2015 01:02:25 -0000https://sourceforge.net207d7386490018a3115a94b56d7d82e12a31571fhttps://sourceforge.net/p/labrad/wiki/Home/<div class="markdown_content"><pre>--- v1 +++ v2 @@ -1,8 +1,34 @@ -Welcome to your wiki! +  -This is the default page, edit it as you see fit. To add a new page simply reference it within brackets, e.g.: [SamplePage]. +Welcome to LabRAD! +================== -The wiki uses [Markdown](/p/labrad/wiki/markdown_syntax/) syntax. +Synopsis +-------- + + +<table><tr><td><b>Problem</b></td><td>Unmanageable inflexible spaghetti code is controlling your experimental setups</td></tr><tr><td><b>Implication</b></td><td>Slowed progress due to frequent duplication of effort and debugging headaches</td></tr><tr><td><b>Solution</b></td><td><b>LabRAD</b> (RAD = Rapid Application Development)</td></tr></table> -[[members limit=20]] -[[download_button]] +Motivation +---------- +*Note: LabRAD is not specific to the use case described here. It is designed to be useful in **any** research or production environment requiring complex instrument control and/or data acquisition.* + +LabRAD was developed in response to an increasingly complex software effort needed to run experiments in the [Martinis Group](http://www.physics.ucsb.edu/~martinisgroup/) at the [UC Santa Barbara](http://www.ucsb.edu) [Physics Department](http://www.physics.ucsb.edu). The group's effort is focused on building a Quantum Computer using superconducting integrated circuits. The experiment will eventually include a large number of Qubits, each requiring dedicated control mechanisms. To prevent frequent duplication of effort, a scalable software architecture was needed to provide the required control. This architecture needed to accommodate multiple users and developers, since many different graduate students and post docs are sharing the software and hardware resources required to run their respective experiments. LabRAD was specifically designed to alleviate the problems inherent in designing a complex, scalable, distributed control system managed by several developers and users. As science advances, novel experiments in all fields are becoming increasingly involved, making LabRAD a generally useful tool beyond the developing group. + +Overview +-------- +LabRAD provides a platform to easily break up a complex software project into small, manageable modules that can be written in different programming languages, run on different computers, and independently maintained by different developers. These modules communicate over a standard network connection, immediately allowing for the system to be remotely accessed and controlled. A growing [library of standard modules](labradmodules:wiki:Home) is available, providing out-of-the-box functionality like hardware interfacing, data storage and presentation, system exploration, etc. LabRAD could potentially be used for almost any distributed software project imaginable, but is targeted at scientific research setups, supporting numerical data (real, complex, timestamps, ...), unit conversion, graphing, etc. + +Getting started +--------------- +After uncompromising performance, the highest priority of the LabRAD project is ease of use. To start playing immediately, check out our: +    **[LabRAD Quick Start Tutorial](QuickStart)** + +For a more thorough introduction, refer to the: +    **[LabRAD Introduction](Introduction)** + +  + +~ Markus Ansmann, Dec 10th, 2007 + +  </pre> </div>Markus AnsmannFri, 30 Jan 2015 01:01:21 -0000https://sourceforge.netaa28227be770b3c7b1d63ab5be678114710f0164https://sourceforge.net/p/labrad/wiki/Home/<div class="markdown_content"><p>Welcome to your wiki!</p> <p>This is the default page, edit it as you see fit. To add a new page simply reference it within brackets, e.g.: <span>[SamplePage]</span>.</p> <p>The wiki uses <a class="" href="/p/labrad/wiki/markdown_syntax/">Markdown</a> syntax.</p> <p><h6>Project Members:</h6><ul class="md-users-list"><li><a href="/u/mcansi/">Markus Ansmann</a> (admin)</li><li><a href="/u/maffoo/">Matthew Neeley</a> (admin)</li></ul><br /> </p><p><span class="download-button-517eb44fe88f3d774f04297a" style="margin-bottom: 1em; display: block;"></span></p></div>Markus AnsmannMon, 29 Apr 2013 17:56:31 -0000https://sourceforge.net3036d10e3248281d754f7aaaef7af17ec55b3367