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daq_write_digital_port.py
"""Example: Write a digital port (all lines as one N-bit integer)."""

from instro.daq import InstroDAQ
from instro.daq.types import DAQVendor, DigitalPortWidth, Direction, Logic
from instro.lib.publishers import NominalCorePublisher

# Configuration: Choose your vendor. Port-mode I/O is supported on NI, Keysight, and MCC.
VENDOR = DAQVendor.NI

# Vendor-specific configuration. Each vendor driver lives in its own package and
# owns its transport at construction time.
match VENDOR:
    case DAQVendor.NI:
        from instro.daq.drivers.ni import NIDAQDriver

        PORT = "Dev1/port0"
        driver = NIDAQDriver(device_id="Dev1")
    case DAQVendor.KEYSIGHT_34980:
        from instro.daq.drivers import Keysight34980A

        PORT = "5101"
        driver = Keysight34980A("USB0::0x0957::0x0507::MY44001757::INSTR")
    case DAQVendor.MCC:
        from instro.daq.drivers.mcc import MCCDriver

        PORT = "FIRSTPORTA"
        driver = MCCDriver(
            device_id="344371:0"
        )  # MCC DAQ device ID, optionally suffixed with ":<board_number>" (default 0)

# Nominal Core dataset to send data to as the instrument is operated.
DATASET_RID = "<dataset_rid>"  # Replace with your dataset RID.

### Main code

daq = InstroDAQ(name="myDAQ", driver=driver)
daq.add_publisher(NominalCorePublisher(dataset_rid=DATASET_RID))

daq.open()

try:
    daq.configure_digital_port(
        direction=Direction.OUTPUT,
        physical_channel=PORT,
        alias="do_port",
        logic=Logic.HIGH,
        port_width=DigitalPortWidth.WIDTH_8,
        logic_level=5.0,
    )

    # Drive lines 0-3 high, 4-7 low.
    daq.write_digital_port(channel="do_port", data=0x0F)

finally:
    print("Closing DAQ")
    daq.close()