Primary Programmer
Primary Programmers install the software package on the host computer and develop the initial system code.
Glossary
This glossary defines key terms and roles used throughout the repository and the user guide.
Target Audiences & Roles
GUI User
GUI Users operate the software package to perform measurements exclusively through graphical interfaces, such as sweep-generator and matrix-gui.
Script User
Script Users utilize the software package to execute measurements programmatically via matrix-script.
System Programmer
System Programmers maintain and configure specific hardware environments or experimental setups.
Package Programmer
Package Programmers develop, modify, and maintain the core codebase of the software package itself.
Major GUI Components
Device Config
An editor used to modify the operational settings of attached instruments prior to a measurement.
Measurement Queue
The primary matrix-gui interface for sequentially executing a list of measurement sweep files.
Metadata
A panel for attaching descriptive context to measurement file headers.
Parameter Editor
The main interface within sweep-generator used to define measurement variables and generate sweep files for execution.
Script Editor
The core interface of matrix-script where users write tailored Python code to control instruments and drive the measurement process.