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Kyle F Sunden¹, Daniel D Kohler¹, Kent A Meyer¹

¹University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA.

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Yet Another acQuisition (yaq) is a new software standard for unifying diverse hardware peripherals in scientific instruments. This modular approach enhances experimental flexibility and collaboration for research groups.

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Area of Science:

Instrumentation and Control Systems
Scientific Software Development
Experimental Physics and Chemistry

Background:

Modern scientific instruments increasingly integrate diverse hardware peripherals, leading to complex systems.
Traditional monolithic orchestration software struggles with the complexity and modularity of contemporary instruments.
Researchers face limitations in experimental design due to inflexible software, hindering scientific innovation.

Purpose of the Study:

Introduce Yet Another acQuisition (yaq), a novel software project and communication standard for diverse hardware peripherals.
Address the need for enhanced software flexibility and modularity in complex scientific instrumentation.
Facilitate seamless integration and communication between dissimilar hardware components.

Main Methods:

Developed yaq as a standardized communication protocol for hardware peripherals.
Implemented a modular software architecture to accommodate diverse instrument components.
Created tooling to support the expansion of hardware peripheral compatibility within the yaq framework.

Main Results:

yaq provides a standardized method for communicating with a wide range of hardware peripherals.
The modular design of yaq enhances experimental flexibility for complex instruments.
A growing number of hardware peripherals are supported, with tools for further integration.

Conclusions:

yaq overcomes common hardware communication barriers in experimental software development.
The yaq standard promotes collaboration among research groups, improving code quality and reducing development effort.
yaq empowers researchers to design and conduct more complex and innovative experiments.