quarchpy 2.2.14__py2.py3-none-any.whl → 2.2.16__py2.py3-none-any.whl

quarchpy/docs/_build/html/source/quarchpy.connection_specific.html

@@ -447,14 +447,14 @@ on both USB and TCP will now only return with USB</p>
 
 <dl class="py method">
 <dt class="sig sig-object py" id="quarchpy.connection_specific.connection_QIS.QisInterface.startStream">
-<span class="sig-name descname"><span class="pre">startStream</span></span><span class="sig-paren">(</span><em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">module</span></span><span class="p"><span class="pre">:</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n"><span class="pre">str</span></span></em>, <em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">fileName</span></span><span class="p"><span class="pre">:</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n"><span class="pre">str</span></span></em>, <em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">fileMaxMB</span></span><span class="p"><span class="pre">:</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n"><span class="pre">int</span></span></em>, <em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">releaseOnData</span></span><span class="p"><span class="pre">:</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n"><span class="pre">bool</span></span></em>, <em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">separator</span></span><span class="p"><span class="pre">:</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n"><span class="pre">str</span></span></em>, <em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">streamDuration</span></span><span class="p"><span class="pre">:</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n"><span class="pre">int</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="o"><span class="pre">=</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="default_value"><span class="pre">None</span></span></em>, <em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">inMemoryData</span></span><span class="o"><span class="pre">=</span></span><span class="default_value"><span class="pre">None</span></span></em>, <em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">outputFileHandle</span></span><span class="o"><span class="pre">=</span></span><span class="default_value"><span class="pre">None</span></span></em>, <em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">useGzip</span></span><span class="p"><span class="pre">:</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n"><span class="pre">bool</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="o"><span class="pre">=</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="default_value"><span class="pre">None</span></span></em><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#quarchpy.connection_specific.connection_QIS.QisInterface.startStream" title="Link to this definition">¶</a></dt>
+<span class="sig-name descname"><span class="pre">startStream</span></span><span class="sig-paren">(</span><em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">module</span></span><span class="p"><span class="pre">:</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n"><span class="pre">str</span></span></em>, <em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">fileName</span></span><span class="p"><span class="pre">:</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n"><span class="pre">str</span></span></em>, <em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">fileMaxMB</span></span><span class="p"><span class="pre">:</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n"><span class="pre">int</span></span></em>, <em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">releaseOnData</span></span><span class="p"><span class="pre">:</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n"><span class="pre">bool</span></span></em>, <em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">separator</span></span><span class="p"><span class="pre">:</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n"><span class="pre">str</span></span></em>, <em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">streamDuration</span></span><span class="p"><span class="pre">:</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n"><span class="pre">int</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="o"><span class="pre">=</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="default_value"><span class="pre">None</span></span></em>, <em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">inMemoryData</span></span><span class="o"><span class="pre">=</span></span><span class="default_value"><span class="pre">None</span></span></em>, <em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">outputFileHandle</span></span><span class="o"><span class="pre">=</span></span><span class="default_value"><span class="pre">None</span></span></em>, <em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">useGzip</span></span><span class="p"><span class="pre">:</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n"><span class="pre">bool</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="o"><span class="pre">=</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="default_value"><span class="pre">None</span></span></em>, <em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">gzipCompressLevel</span></span><span class="p"><span class="pre">:</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n"><span class="pre">int</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="o"><span class="pre">=</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="default_value"><span class="pre">9</span></span></em><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#quarchpy.connection_specific.connection_QIS.QisInterface.startStream" title="Link to this definition">¶</a></dt>
 <dd><p>deprecated:: 2.2.13
 Use <cite>start_stream</cite> instead.</p>
 </dd></dl>
 
 <dl class="py method">
 <dt class="sig sig-object py" id="quarchpy.connection_specific.connection_QIS.QisInterface.start_stream">
-<span class="sig-name descname"><span class="pre">start_stream</span></span><span class="sig-paren">(</span><em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">module</span></span><span class="p"><span class="pre">:</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n"><span class="pre">str</span></span></em>, <em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">file_name</span></span><span class="p"><span class="pre">:</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n"><span class="pre">str</span></span></em>, <em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">max_file_size</span></span><span class="p"><span class="pre">:</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n"><span class="pre">int</span></span></em>, <em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">release_on_data</span></span><span class="p"><span class="pre">:</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n"><span class="pre">bool</span></span></em>, <em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">separator</span></span><span class="p"><span class="pre">:</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n"><span class="pre">str</span></span></em>, <em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">stream_duration</span></span><span class="p"><span class="pre">:</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n"><span class="pre">float</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="o"><span class="pre">=</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="default_value"><span class="pre">None</span></span></em>, <em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">in_memory_data</span></span><span class="p"><span class="pre">:</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n"><span class="pre">StringIO</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="o"><span class="pre">=</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="default_value"><span class="pre">None</span></span></em>, <em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">output_file_handle</span></span><span class="o"><span class="pre">=</span></span><span class="default_value"><span class="pre">None</span></span></em>, <em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">use_gzip</span></span><span class="p"><span class="pre">:</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n"><span class="pre">bool</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="o"><span class="pre">=</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="default_value"><span class="pre">None</span></span></em><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#quarchpy.connection_specific.connection_QIS.QisInterface.start_stream" title="Link to this definition">¶</a></dt>
+<span class="sig-name descname"><span class="pre">start_stream</span></span><span class="sig-paren">(</span><em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">module</span></span><span class="p"><span class="pre">:</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n"><span class="pre">str</span></span></em>, <em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">file_name</span></span><span class="p"><span class="pre">:</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n"><span class="pre">str</span></span></em>, <em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">max_file_size</span></span><span class="p"><span class="pre">:</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n"><span class="pre">int</span></span></em>, <em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">release_on_data</span></span><span class="p"><span class="pre">:</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n"><span class="pre">bool</span></span></em>, <em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">separator</span></span><span class="p"><span class="pre">:</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n"><span class="pre">str</span></span></em>, <em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">stream_duration</span></span><span class="p"><span class="pre">:</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n"><span class="pre">float</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="o"><span class="pre">=</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="default_value"><span class="pre">None</span></span></em>, <em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">in_memory_data</span></span><span class="p"><span class="pre">:</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n"><span class="pre">StringIO</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="o"><span class="pre">=</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="default_value"><span class="pre">None</span></span></em>, <em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">output_file_handle</span></span><span class="o"><span class="pre">=</span></span><span class="default_value"><span class="pre">None</span></span></em>, <em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">use_gzip</span></span><span class="p"><span class="pre">:</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n"><span class="pre">bool</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="o"><span class="pre">=</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="default_value"><span class="pre">None</span></span></em>, <em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">gzip_compress_level</span></span><span class="p"><span class="pre">:</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n"><span class="pre">int</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="o"><span class="pre">=</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="default_value"><span class="pre">9</span></span></em><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#quarchpy.connection_specific.connection_QIS.QisInterface.start_stream" title="Link to this definition">¶</a></dt>
 <dd><p>Begins a stream process which will record data from the module to a CSV file or in memory CSV equivalent</p>
 <dl class="field-list simple">
 <dt class="field-odd">Parameters<span class="colon">:</span></dt>
@@ -478,7 +478,7 @@ Use <cite>start_stream</cite> instead.</p>
 
 <dl class="py method">
 <dt class="sig sig-object py" id="quarchpy.connection_specific.connection_QIS.QisInterface.start_stream_thread">
-<span class="sig-name descname"><span class="pre">start_stream_thread</span></span><span class="sig-paren">(</span><em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">module</span></span><span class="p"><span class="pre">:</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n"><span class="pre">str</span></span></em>, <em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">file_name</span></span><span class="p"><span class="pre">:</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n"><span class="pre">str</span></span></em>, <em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">max_file_size</span></span><span class="p"><span class="pre">:</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n"><span class="pre">float</span></span></em>, <em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">release_on_data</span></span><span class="p"><span class="pre">:</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n"><span class="pre">bool</span></span></em>, <em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">separator</span></span><span class="p"><span class="pre">:</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n"><span class="pre">str</span></span></em>, <em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">stream_duration</span></span><span class="p"><span class="pre">:</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n"><span class="pre">int</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="o"><span class="pre">=</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="default_value"><span class="pre">None</span></span></em>, <em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">in_memory_data</span></span><span class="o"><span class="pre">=</span></span><span class="default_value"><span class="pre">None</span></span></em>, <em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">output_file_handle</span></span><span class="o"><span class="pre">=</span></span><span class="default_value"><span class="pre">None</span></span></em>, <em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">use_gzip</span></span><span class="p"><span class="pre">:</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n"><span class="pre">bool</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="o"><span class="pre">=</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="default_value"><span class="pre">False</span></span></em><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#quarchpy.connection_specific.connection_QIS.QisInterface.start_stream_thread" title="Link to this definition">¶</a></dt>
+<span class="sig-name descname"><span class="pre">start_stream_thread</span></span><span class="sig-paren">(</span><em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">module</span></span><span class="p"><span class="pre">:</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n"><span class="pre">str</span></span></em>, <em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">file_name</span></span><span class="p"><span class="pre">:</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n"><span class="pre">str</span></span></em>, <em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">max_file_size</span></span><span class="p"><span class="pre">:</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n"><span class="pre">float</span></span></em>, <em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">release_on_data</span></span><span class="p"><span class="pre">:</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n"><span class="pre">bool</span></span></em>, <em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">separator</span></span><span class="p"><span class="pre">:</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n"><span class="pre">str</span></span></em>, <em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">stream_duration</span></span><span class="p"><span class="pre">:</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n"><span class="pre">int</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="o"><span class="pre">=</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="default_value"><span class="pre">None</span></span></em>, <em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">in_memory_data</span></span><span class="o"><span class="pre">=</span></span><span class="default_value"><span class="pre">None</span></span></em>, <em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">output_file_handle</span></span><span class="o"><span class="pre">=</span></span><span class="default_value"><span class="pre">None</span></span></em>, <em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">use_gzip</span></span><span class="p"><span class="pre">:</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n"><span class="pre">bool</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="o"><span class="pre">=</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="default_value"><span class="pre">False</span></span></em>, <em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">gzip_compress_level</span></span><span class="p"><span class="pre">:</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n"><span class="pre">int</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="o"><span class="pre">=</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="default_value"><span class="pre">9</span></span></em><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#quarchpy.connection_specific.connection_QIS.QisInterface.start_stream_thread" title="Link to this definition">¶</a></dt>
 <dd><dl class="field-list simple">
 <dt class="field-odd">Parameters<span class="colon">:</span></dt>
 <dd class="field-odd"><ul class="simple">
@@ -495,6 +495,8 @@ indefinitely.</p></li>
 instead of a file.</p></li>
 <li><p><strong>output_file_handle</strong> – A pre-opened file handle where data will be written. If set, file_name is ignored.</p></li>
 <li><p><strong>use_gzip</strong> – If True, writes streamed data to a gzip-compressed file.</p></li>
+<li><p><strong>gzip_compress_level</strong> – (Default: 9) The compression level (0-9) to use for gzip.
+1 is fastest with low compression. 9 is slowest with high compression.</p></li>
 </ul>
 </dd>
 </dl>
@@ -539,6 +541,13 @@ completely stopped streaming. Defaults to True.</p></li>
 </dl>
 </dd></dl>
 
+<dl class="py method">
+<dt class="sig sig-object py" id="quarchpy.connection_specific.connection_QIS.QisInterface.streamBufferStatus">
+<span class="sig-name descname"><span class="pre">streamBufferStatus</span></span><span class="sig-paren">(</span><em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">device</span></span><span class="p"><span class="pre">:</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n"><span class="pre">str</span></span></em><span class="sig-paren">)</span> <span class="sig-return"><span class="sig-return-icon">&#x2192;</span> <span class="sig-return-typehint"><span class="pre">str</span></span></span><a class="headerlink" href="#quarchpy.connection_specific.connection_QIS.QisInterface.streamBufferStatus" title="Link to this definition">¶</a></dt>
+<dd><p>deprecated:: 2.2.13
+Use <cite>stream_buffer_status</cite> instead.</p>
+</dd></dl>
+
 <dl class="py method">
 <dt class="sig sig-object py" id="quarchpy.connection_specific.connection_QIS.QisInterface.streamHeaderFormat">
 <span class="sig-name descname"><span class="pre">streamHeaderFormat</span></span><span class="sig-paren">(</span><em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">device</span></span></em>, <em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">sock</span></span><span class="o"><span class="pre">=</span></span><span class="default_value"><span class="pre">None</span></span></em><span class="sig-paren">)</span> <span class="sig-return"><span class="sig-return-icon">&#x2192;</span> <span class="sig-return-typehint"><span class="pre">str</span></span></span><a class="headerlink" href="#quarchpy.connection_specific.connection_QIS.QisInterface.streamHeaderFormat" title="Link to this definition">¶</a></dt>

quarchpy/docs/_build/html/source/quarchpy.device.html

@@ -650,6 +650,22 @@ returned None.</p>
 <dt class="sig sig-object py" id="quarchpy.device.quarchArray.quarchArray">
 <em class="property"><span class="k"><span class="pre">class</span></span><span class="w"> </span></em><span class="sig-prename descclassname"><span class="pre">quarchpy.device.quarchArray.</span></span><span class="sig-name descname"><span class="pre">quarchArray</span></span><span class="sig-paren">(</span><em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">baseDevice</span></span></em><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#quarchpy.device.quarchArray.quarchArray" title="Link to this definition">¶</a></dt>
 <dd><p>Bases: <a class="reference internal" href="#quarchpy.device.device.quarchDevice" title="quarchpy.device.device.quarchDevice"><code class="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">quarchDevice</span></code></a></p>
+<dl class="py method">
+<dt class="sig sig-object py" id="quarchpy.device.quarchArray.quarchArray.close_connection">
+<span class="sig-name descname"><span class="pre">close_connection</span></span><span class="sig-paren">(</span><span class="sig-paren">)</span> <span class="sig-return"><span class="sig-return-icon">&#x2192;</span> <span class="sig-return-typehint"><span class="pre">str</span></span></span><a class="headerlink" href="#quarchpy.device.quarchArray.quarchArray.close_connection" title="Link to this definition">¶</a></dt>
+<dd><p>Closes the connection to the module.</p>
+<p>Handles closing logic based on connection type (PY, QIS, QPS).
+Clears the internal connection object reference upon successful close.</p>
+<dl class="field-list simple">
+<dt class="field-odd">Returns<span class="colon">:</span></dt>
+<dd class="field-odd"><p>“OK” on success, “FAIL” on failure or if no connection exists.</p>
+</dd>
+<dt class="field-even">Return type<span class="colon">:</span></dt>
+<dd class="field-even"><p>str</p>
+</dd>
+</dl>
+</dd></dl>
+
 <dl class="py method">
 <dt class="sig sig-object py" id="quarchpy.device.quarchArray.quarchArray.getSubDevice">
 <span class="sig-name descname"><span class="pre">getSubDevice</span></span><span class="sig-paren">(</span><em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">port</span></span></em><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#quarchpy.device.quarchArray.quarchArray.getSubDevice" title="Link to this definition">¶</a></dt>
@@ -667,18 +683,33 @@ returned None.</p>
 <em class="property"><span class="k"><span class="pre">class</span></span><span class="w"> </span></em><span class="sig-prename descclassname"><span class="pre">quarchpy.device.quarchArray.</span></span><span class="sig-name descname"><span class="pre">subDevice</span></span><span class="sig-paren">(</span><em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">baseDevice</span></span></em>, <em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">port</span></span></em><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#quarchpy.device.quarchArray.subDevice" title="Link to this definition">¶</a></dt>
 <dd><p>Bases: <a class="reference internal" href="#quarchpy.device.device.quarchDevice" title="quarchpy.device.device.quarchDevice"><code class="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">quarchDevice</span></code></a></p>
 <dl class="py method">
-<dt class="sig sig-object py" id="quarchpy.device.quarchArray.subDevice.sendCommand">
-<span class="sig-name descname"><span class="pre">sendCommand</span></span><span class="sig-paren">(</span><em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">CommandString</span></span></em>, <em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">expectedResponse</span></span><span class="o"><span class="pre">=</span></span><span class="default_value"><span class="pre">True</span></span></em><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#quarchpy.device.quarchArray.subDevice.sendCommand" title="Link to this definition">¶</a></dt>
-<dd><p>DEPRECATED - Use send_command instead.</p>
-<p>Executes a text command on the connected device.</p>
+<dt class="sig sig-object py" id="quarchpy.device.quarchArray.subDevice.close_connection">
+<span class="sig-name descname"><span class="pre">close_connection</span></span><span class="sig-paren">(</span><span class="sig-paren">)</span> <span class="sig-return"><span class="sig-return-icon">&#x2192;</span> <span class="sig-return-typehint"><span class="pre">str</span></span></span><a class="headerlink" href="#quarchpy.device.quarchArray.subDevice.close_connection" title="Link to this definition">¶</a></dt>
+<dd><p>Closes the connection to the module.</p>
+<p>Handles closing logic based on connection type (PY, QIS, QPS).
+Clears the internal connection object reference upon successful close.</p>
+<dl class="field-list simple">
+<dt class="field-odd">Returns<span class="colon">:</span></dt>
+<dd class="field-odd"><p>“OK” on success, “FAIL” on failure or if no connection exists.</p>
+</dd>
+<dt class="field-even">Return type<span class="colon">:</span></dt>
+<dd class="field-even"><p>str</p>
+</dd>
+</dl>
+</dd></dl>
+
+<dl class="py method">
+<dt class="sig sig-object py" id="quarchpy.device.quarchArray.subDevice.send_command">
+<span class="sig-name descname"><span class="pre">send_command</span></span><span class="sig-paren">(</span><em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">CommandString</span></span></em>, <em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">expectedResponse</span></span><span class="o"><span class="pre">=</span></span><span class="default_value"><span class="pre">True</span></span></em><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#quarchpy.device.quarchArray.subDevice.send_command" title="Link to this definition">¶</a></dt>
+<dd><p>Executes a text command on the connected device.</p>
 <p>Sends the command string via the appropriate underlying connection object
 (PY, QIS, or QPS) and returns the response. Handles QIS/QPS specific
 formatting or command routing as needed.</p>
 <dl class="field-list simple">
 <dt class="field-odd">Parameters<span class="colon">:</span></dt>
 <dd class="field-odd"><ul class="simple">
-<li><p><strong>CommandString</strong> (<em>str</em>) – The text command to send (e.g., “<a href="#id9"><span class="problematic" id="id10">*</span></a>IDN?”).</p></li>
-<li><p><strong>expectedResponse</strong> (<em>bool</em><em>, </em><em>optional</em>) – If False, the method may return
+<li><p><strong>command_string</strong> (<em>str</em>) – The text command to send (e.g., “<a href="#id9"><span class="problematic" id="id10">*</span></a>IDN?”).</p></li>
+<li><p><strong>is_response_expected</strong> (<em>bool</em><em>, </em><em>optional</em>) – If False, the method may return
 faster as it doesn’t wait for/read a response. Defaults to True.</p></li>
 </ul>
 </dd>
@@ -854,7 +885,7 @@ XLC modules), and then enables the power output if it’s off.</p>
 
 <dl class="py method">
 <dt class="sig sig-object py" id="quarchpy.device.quarchPPM.quarchPPM.startStream">
-<span class="sig-name descname"><span class="pre">startStream</span></span><span class="sig-paren">(</span><em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">fileName</span></span><span class="p"><span class="pre">:</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n"><span class="pre">str</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="o"><span class="pre">=</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="default_value"><span class="pre">'streamData.txt'</span></span></em>, <em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">fileMaxMB</span></span><span class="p"><span class="pre">:</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n"><span class="pre">int</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="o"><span class="pre">=</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="default_value"><span class="pre">200000</span></span></em>, <em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">streamName</span></span><span class="p"><span class="pre">:</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n"><span class="pre">str</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="o"><span class="pre">=</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="default_value"><span class="pre">'Stream</span> <span class="pre">With</span> <span class="pre">No</span> <span class="pre">Name'</span></span></em>, <em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">streamDuration</span></span><span class="p"><span class="pre">:</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n"><span class="pre">float</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="p"><span class="pre">|</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="pre">None</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="o"><span class="pre">=</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="default_value"><span class="pre">None</span></span></em>, <em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">streamAverage</span></span><span class="p"><span class="pre">:</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n"><span class="pre">int</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="p"><span class="pre">|</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="pre">None</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="o"><span class="pre">=</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="default_value"><span class="pre">None</span></span></em>, <em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">releaseOnData</span></span><span class="p"><span class="pre">:</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n"><span class="pre">bool</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="o"><span class="pre">=</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="default_value"><span class="pre">False</span></span></em>, <em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">separator</span></span><span class="p"><span class="pre">:</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n"><span class="pre">str</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="o"><span class="pre">=</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="default_value"><span class="pre">','</span></span></em>, <em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">inMemoryData</span></span><span class="p"><span class="pre">:</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n"><span class="pre">StringIO</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="p"><span class="pre">|</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="pre">None</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="o"><span class="pre">=</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="default_value"><span class="pre">None</span></span></em>, <em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">outputFileHandle</span></span><span class="p"><span class="pre">:</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n"><span class="pre">IO</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="p"><span class="pre">|</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="pre">None</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="o"><span class="pre">=</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="default_value"><span class="pre">None</span></span></em>, <em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">useGzip</span></span><span class="p"><span class="pre">:</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n"><span class="pre">bool</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="p"><span class="pre">|</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="pre">None</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="o"><span class="pre">=</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="default_value"><span class="pre">None</span></span></em><span class="sig-paren">)</span> <span class="sig-return"><span class="sig-return-icon">&#x2192;</span> <span class="sig-return-typehint"><span class="pre">str</span></span></span><a class="headerlink" href="#quarchpy.device.quarchPPM.quarchPPM.startStream" title="Link to this definition">¶</a></dt>
+<span class="sig-name descname"><span class="pre">startStream</span></span><span class="sig-paren">(</span><em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">fileName</span></span><span class="p"><span class="pre">:</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n"><span class="pre">str</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="o"><span class="pre">=</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="default_value"><span class="pre">'streamData.txt'</span></span></em>, <em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">fileMaxMB</span></span><span class="p"><span class="pre">:</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n"><span class="pre">int</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="o"><span class="pre">=</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="default_value"><span class="pre">200000</span></span></em>, <em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">streamName</span></span><span class="p"><span class="pre">:</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n"><span class="pre">str</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="o"><span class="pre">=</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="default_value"><span class="pre">'Stream</span> <span class="pre">With</span> <span class="pre">No</span> <span class="pre">Name'</span></span></em>, <em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">streamDuration</span></span><span class="p"><span class="pre">:</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n"><span class="pre">float</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="p"><span class="pre">|</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="pre">None</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="o"><span class="pre">=</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="default_value"><span class="pre">None</span></span></em>, <em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">streamAverage</span></span><span class="p"><span class="pre">:</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n"><span class="pre">int</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="p"><span class="pre">|</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="pre">None</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="o"><span class="pre">=</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="default_value"><span class="pre">None</span></span></em>, <em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">releaseOnData</span></span><span class="p"><span class="pre">:</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n"><span class="pre">bool</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="o"><span class="pre">=</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="default_value"><span class="pre">False</span></span></em>, <em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">separator</span></span><span class="p"><span class="pre">:</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n"><span class="pre">str</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="o"><span class="pre">=</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="default_value"><span class="pre">','</span></span></em>, <em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">inMemoryData</span></span><span class="p"><span class="pre">:</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n"><span class="pre">StringIO</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="p"><span class="pre">|</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="pre">None</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="o"><span class="pre">=</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="default_value"><span class="pre">None</span></span></em>, <em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">outputFileHandle</span></span><span class="p"><span class="pre">:</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n"><span class="pre">IO</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="p"><span class="pre">|</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="pre">None</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="o"><span class="pre">=</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="default_value"><span class="pre">None</span></span></em>, <em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">useGzip</span></span><span class="p"><span class="pre">:</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n"><span class="pre">bool</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="p"><span class="pre">|</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="pre">None</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="o"><span class="pre">=</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="default_value"><span class="pre">None</span></span></em>, <em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">gzipCompressLevel</span></span><span class="p"><span class="pre">:</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n"><span class="pre">int</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="p"><span class="pre">|</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="pre">None</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="o"><span class="pre">=</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="default_value"><span class="pre">9</span></span></em><span class="sig-paren">)</span> <span class="sig-return"><span class="sig-return-icon">&#x2192;</span> <span class="sig-return-typehint"><span class="pre">str</span></span></span><a class="headerlink" href="#quarchpy.device.quarchPPM.quarchPPM.startStream" title="Link to this definition">¶</a></dt>
 <dd><p>DEPRECATED: Use start_stream instead.</p>
 <p>Starts a data stream from the device.</p>
 <dl class="field-list simple">
@@ -862,11 +893,8 @@ XLC modules), and then enables the power output if it’s off.</p>
 <dd class="field-odd"><ul class="simple">
 <li><p><strong>fileName</strong> (<em>str</em>) – The name of the file to stream data to.</p></li>
 <li><p><strong>fileMaxMB</strong> (<em>int</em>) – The maximum size of the output file in megabytes.</p></li>
-<li><p><strong>streamName</strong> (<em>str</em>) – A descriptive name for the stream.</p></li>
 <li><p><strong>streamDuration</strong> (<em>Optional</em><em>[</em><em>float</em><em>]</em>) – The duration for the stream to run
 in seconds. Defaults to None (continuous).</p></li>
-<li><p><strong>streamAverage</strong> (<em>Optional</em><em>[</em><em>int</em><em>]</em>) – The number of samples to average.
-Defaults to None.</p></li>
 <li><p><strong>releaseOnData</strong> (<em>bool</em>) – If True, releases the connection on data
 reception.</p></li>
 <li><p><strong>separator</strong> (<em>str</em>) – The separator character to use in the output file.</p></li>
@@ -876,6 +904,7 @@ streamed data in memory. Defaults to None.</p></li>
 stream data to. Defaults to None.</p></li>
 <li><p><strong>useGzip</strong> (<em>Optional</em><em>[</em><em>bool</em><em>]</em>) – If True, compresses the output file using
 gzip. Defaults to None.</p></li>
+<li><p><strong>gzipCompressLevel</strong> (<em>Optional</em><em>[</em><em>int</em><em>]</em>) – The gzip compression level</p></li>
 </ul>
 </dd>
 <dt class="field-even">Returns<span class="colon">:</span></dt>
@@ -889,18 +918,15 @@ gzip. Defaults to None.</p></li>
 
 <dl class="py method">
 <dt class="sig sig-object py" id="quarchpy.device.quarchPPM.quarchPPM.start_stream">
-<span class="sig-name descname"><span class="pre">start_stream</span></span><span class="sig-paren">(</span><em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">file_name</span></span><span class="p"><span class="pre">:</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n"><span class="pre">str</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="o"><span class="pre">=</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="default_value"><span class="pre">'streamData.txt'</span></span></em>, <em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">file_max_mb</span></span><span class="p"><span class="pre">:</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n"><span class="pre">int</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="o"><span class="pre">=</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="default_value"><span class="pre">200000</span></span></em>, <em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">stream_duration</span></span><span class="p"><span class="pre">:</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n"><span class="pre">float</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="p"><span class="pre">|</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="pre">None</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="o"><span class="pre">=</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="default_value"><span class="pre">None</span></span></em>, <em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">release_on_data</span></span><span class="p"><span class="pre">:</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n"><span class="pre">bool</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="o"><span class="pre">=</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="default_value"><span class="pre">False</span></span></em>, <em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">separator</span></span><span class="p"><span class="pre">:</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n"><span class="pre">str</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="o"><span class="pre">=</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="default_value"><span class="pre">','</span></span></em>, <em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">in_memory_data</span></span><span class="p"><span class="pre">:</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n"><span class="pre">StringIO</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="p"><span class="pre">|</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="pre">None</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="o"><span class="pre">=</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="default_value"><span class="pre">None</span></span></em>, <em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">output_file_handle</span></span><span class="p"><span class="pre">:</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n"><span class="pre">IO</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="p"><span class="pre">|</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="pre">None</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="o"><span class="pre">=</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="default_value"><span class="pre">None</span></span></em>, <em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">use_gzip</span></span><span class="p"><span class="pre">:</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n"><span class="pre">bool</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="p"><span class="pre">|</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="pre">None</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="o"><span class="pre">=</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="default_value"><span class="pre">None</span></span></em><span class="sig-paren">)</span> <span class="sig-return"><span class="sig-return-icon">&#x2192;</span> <span class="sig-return-typehint"><span class="pre">str</span></span></span><a class="headerlink" href="#quarchpy.device.quarchPPM.quarchPPM.start_stream" title="Link to this definition">¶</a></dt>
+<span class="sig-name descname"><span class="pre">start_stream</span></span><span class="sig-paren">(</span><em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">file_name</span></span><span class="p"><span class="pre">:</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n"><span class="pre">str</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="o"><span class="pre">=</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="default_value"><span class="pre">'streamData.txt'</span></span></em>, <em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">file_max_mb</span></span><span class="p"><span class="pre">:</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n"><span class="pre">int</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="o"><span class="pre">=</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="default_value"><span class="pre">200000</span></span></em>, <em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">stream_duration</span></span><span class="p"><span class="pre">:</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n"><span class="pre">float</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="p"><span class="pre">|</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="pre">None</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="o"><span class="pre">=</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="default_value"><span class="pre">None</span></span></em>, <em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">release_on_data</span></span><span class="p"><span class="pre">:</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n"><span class="pre">bool</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="o"><span class="pre">=</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="default_value"><span class="pre">False</span></span></em>, <em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">separator</span></span><span class="p"><span class="pre">:</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n"><span class="pre">str</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="o"><span class="pre">=</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="default_value"><span class="pre">','</span></span></em>, <em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">in_memory_data</span></span><span class="p"><span class="pre">:</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n"><span class="pre">StringIO</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="p"><span class="pre">|</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="pre">None</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="o"><span class="pre">=</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="default_value"><span class="pre">None</span></span></em>, <em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">output_file_handle</span></span><span class="p"><span class="pre">:</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n"><span class="pre">IO</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="p"><span class="pre">|</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="pre">None</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="o"><span class="pre">=</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="default_value"><span class="pre">None</span></span></em>, <em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">use_gzip</span></span><span class="p"><span class="pre">:</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n"><span class="pre">bool</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="p"><span class="pre">|</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="pre">None</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="o"><span class="pre">=</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="default_value"><span class="pre">None</span></span></em>, <em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">gzip_compress_level</span></span><span class="p"><span class="pre">:</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n"><span class="pre">int</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="p"><span class="pre">|</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="pre">None</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="o"><span class="pre">=</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="default_value"><span class="pre">9</span></span></em><span class="sig-paren">)</span> <span class="sig-return"><span class="sig-return-icon">&#x2192;</span> <span class="sig-return-typehint"><span class="pre">str</span></span></span><a class="headerlink" href="#quarchpy.device.quarchPPM.quarchPPM.start_stream" title="Link to this definition">¶</a></dt>
 <dd><p>Starts a data stream from the device.</p>
 <dl class="field-list simple">
 <dt class="field-odd">Parameters<span class="colon">:</span></dt>
 <dd class="field-odd"><ul class="simple">
 <li><p><strong>file_name</strong> (<em>str</em>) – The name of the file to stream data to.</p></li>
 <li><p><strong>file_max_mb</strong> (<em>int</em>) – The maximum size of the output file in megabytes.</p></li>
-<li><p><strong>stream_name</strong> (<em>str</em>) – A descriptive name for the stream.</p></li>
 <li><p><strong>stream_duration</strong> (<em>Optional</em><em>[</em><em>float</em><em>]</em>) – The duration for the stream to run
 in seconds. Defaults to None (continuous).</p></li>
-<li><p><strong>stream_average</strong> (<em>Optional</em><em>[</em><em>int</em><em>]</em>) – The number of samples to average.
-Defaults to None.</p></li>
 <li><p><strong>release_on_data</strong> (<em>bool</em>) – If True, releases the connection on data
 reception.</p></li>
 <li><p><strong>separator</strong> (<em>str</em>) – The separator character to use in the output file.</p></li>
@@ -910,6 +936,7 @@ streamed data in memory. Defaults to None.</p></li>
 stream data to. Defaults to None.</p></li>
 <li><p><strong>use_gzip</strong> (<em>Optional</em><em>[</em><em>bool</em><em>]</em>) – If True, compresses the output file using
 gzip. Defaults to None.</p></li>
+<li><p><strong>gzip_compress_level</strong> (<em>Optional</em><em>[</em><em>int</em><em>]</em>) – The gzip compression level</p></li>
 </ul>
 </dd>
 <dt class="field-even">Returns<span class="colon">:</span></dt>
@@ -2323,6 +2350,22 @@ Defaults to “5”.</p></li>
 <dt class="sig sig-object py" id="quarchpy.device.quarchArray">
 <em class="property"><span class="k"><span class="pre">class</span></span><span class="w"> </span></em><span class="sig-prename descclassname"><span class="pre">quarchpy.device.</span></span><span class="sig-name descname"><span class="pre">quarchArray</span></span><span class="sig-paren">(</span><em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">baseDevice</span></span></em><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#quarchpy.device.quarchArray" title="Link to this definition">¶</a></dt>
 <dd><p>Bases: <a class="reference internal" href="#quarchpy.device.device.quarchDevice" title="quarchpy.device.device.quarchDevice"><code class="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">quarchDevice</span></code></a></p>
+<dl class="py method">
+<dt class="sig sig-object py" id="quarchpy.device.quarchArray.close_connection">
+<span class="sig-name descname"><span class="pre">close_connection</span></span><span class="sig-paren">(</span><span class="sig-paren">)</span> <span class="sig-return"><span class="sig-return-icon">&#x2192;</span> <span class="sig-return-typehint"><span class="pre">str</span></span></span><a class="headerlink" href="#quarchpy.device.quarchArray.close_connection" title="Link to this definition">¶</a></dt>
+<dd><p>Closes the connection to the module.</p>
+<p>Handles closing logic based on connection type (PY, QIS, QPS).
+Clears the internal connection object reference upon successful close.</p>
+<dl class="field-list simple">
+<dt class="field-odd">Returns<span class="colon">:</span></dt>
+<dd class="field-odd"><p>“OK” on success, “FAIL” on failure or if no connection exists.</p>
+</dd>
+<dt class="field-even">Return type<span class="colon">:</span></dt>
+<dd class="field-even"><p>str</p>
+</dd>
+</dl>
+</dd></dl>
+
 <dl class="py method">
 <dt class="sig sig-object py" id="quarchpy.device.quarchArray.getSubDevice">
 <span class="sig-name descname"><span class="pre">getSubDevice</span></span><span class="sig-paren">(</span><em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">port</span></span></em><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#quarchpy.device.quarchArray.getSubDevice" title="Link to this definition">¶</a></dt>
@@ -2881,7 +2924,7 @@ XLC modules), and then enables the power output if it’s off.</p>
 
 <dl class="py method">
 <dt class="sig sig-object py" id="quarchpy.device.quarchPPM.startStream">
-<span class="sig-name descname"><span class="pre">startStream</span></span><span class="sig-paren">(</span><em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">fileName</span></span><span class="p"><span class="pre">:</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n"><span class="pre">str</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="o"><span class="pre">=</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="default_value"><span class="pre">'streamData.txt'</span></span></em>, <em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">fileMaxMB</span></span><span class="p"><span class="pre">:</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n"><span class="pre">int</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="o"><span class="pre">=</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="default_value"><span class="pre">200000</span></span></em>, <em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">streamName</span></span><span class="p"><span class="pre">:</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n"><span class="pre">str</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="o"><span class="pre">=</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="default_value"><span class="pre">'Stream</span> <span class="pre">With</span> <span class="pre">No</span> <span class="pre">Name'</span></span></em>, <em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">streamDuration</span></span><span class="p"><span class="pre">:</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n"><span class="pre">float</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="p"><span class="pre">|</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="pre">None</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="o"><span class="pre">=</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="default_value"><span class="pre">None</span></span></em>, <em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">streamAverage</span></span><span class="p"><span class="pre">:</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n"><span class="pre">int</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="p"><span class="pre">|</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="pre">None</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="o"><span class="pre">=</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="default_value"><span class="pre">None</span></span></em>, <em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">releaseOnData</span></span><span class="p"><span class="pre">:</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n"><span class="pre">bool</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="o"><span class="pre">=</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="default_value"><span class="pre">False</span></span></em>, <em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">separator</span></span><span class="p"><span class="pre">:</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n"><span class="pre">str</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="o"><span class="pre">=</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="default_value"><span class="pre">','</span></span></em>, <em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">inMemoryData</span></span><span class="p"><span class="pre">:</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n"><span class="pre">StringIO</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="p"><span class="pre">|</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="pre">None</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="o"><span class="pre">=</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="default_value"><span class="pre">None</span></span></em>, <em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">outputFileHandle</span></span><span class="p"><span class="pre">:</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n"><span class="pre">IO</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="p"><span class="pre">|</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="pre">None</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="o"><span class="pre">=</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="default_value"><span class="pre">None</span></span></em>, <em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">useGzip</span></span><span class="p"><span class="pre">:</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n"><span class="pre">bool</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="p"><span class="pre">|</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="pre">None</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="o"><span class="pre">=</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="default_value"><span class="pre">None</span></span></em><span class="sig-paren">)</span> <span class="sig-return"><span class="sig-return-icon">&#x2192;</span> <span class="sig-return-typehint"><span class="pre">str</span></span></span><a class="headerlink" href="#quarchpy.device.quarchPPM.startStream" title="Link to this definition">¶</a></dt>
+<span class="sig-name descname"><span class="pre">startStream</span></span><span class="sig-paren">(</span><em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">fileName</span></span><span class="p"><span class="pre">:</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n"><span class="pre">str</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="o"><span class="pre">=</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="default_value"><span class="pre">'streamData.txt'</span></span></em>, <em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">fileMaxMB</span></span><span class="p"><span class="pre">:</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n"><span class="pre">int</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="o"><span class="pre">=</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="default_value"><span class="pre">200000</span></span></em>, <em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">streamName</span></span><span class="p"><span class="pre">:</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n"><span class="pre">str</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="o"><span class="pre">=</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="default_value"><span class="pre">'Stream</span> <span class="pre">With</span> <span class="pre">No</span> <span class="pre">Name'</span></span></em>, <em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">streamDuration</span></span><span class="p"><span class="pre">:</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n"><span class="pre">float</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="p"><span class="pre">|</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="pre">None</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="o"><span class="pre">=</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="default_value"><span class="pre">None</span></span></em>, <em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">streamAverage</span></span><span class="p"><span class="pre">:</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n"><span class="pre">int</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="p"><span class="pre">|</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="pre">None</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="o"><span class="pre">=</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="default_value"><span class="pre">None</span></span></em>, <em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">releaseOnData</span></span><span class="p"><span class="pre">:</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n"><span class="pre">bool</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="o"><span class="pre">=</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="default_value"><span class="pre">False</span></span></em>, <em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">separator</span></span><span class="p"><span class="pre">:</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n"><span class="pre">str</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="o"><span class="pre">=</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="default_value"><span class="pre">','</span></span></em>, <em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">inMemoryData</span></span><span class="p"><span class="pre">:</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n"><span class="pre">StringIO</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="p"><span class="pre">|</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="pre">None</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="o"><span class="pre">=</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="default_value"><span class="pre">None</span></span></em>, <em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">outputFileHandle</span></span><span class="p"><span class="pre">:</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n"><span class="pre">IO</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="p"><span class="pre">|</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="pre">None</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="o"><span class="pre">=</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="default_value"><span class="pre">None</span></span></em>, <em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">useGzip</span></span><span class="p"><span class="pre">:</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n"><span class="pre">bool</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="p"><span class="pre">|</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="pre">None</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="o"><span class="pre">=</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="default_value"><span class="pre">None</span></span></em>, <em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">gzipCompressLevel</span></span><span class="p"><span class="pre">:</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n"><span class="pre">int</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="p"><span class="pre">|</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="pre">None</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="o"><span class="pre">=</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="default_value"><span class="pre">9</span></span></em><span class="sig-paren">)</span> <span class="sig-return"><span class="sig-return-icon">&#x2192;</span> <span class="sig-return-typehint"><span class="pre">str</span></span></span><a class="headerlink" href="#quarchpy.device.quarchPPM.startStream" title="Link to this definition">¶</a></dt>
 <dd><p>DEPRECATED: Use start_stream instead.</p>
 <p>Starts a data stream from the device.</p>
 <dl class="field-list simple">
@@ -2889,11 +2932,8 @@ XLC modules), and then enables the power output if it’s off.</p>
 <dd class="field-odd"><ul class="simple">
 <li><p><strong>fileName</strong> (<em>str</em>) – The name of the file to stream data to.</p></li>
 <li><p><strong>fileMaxMB</strong> (<em>int</em>) – The maximum size of the output file in megabytes.</p></li>
-<li><p><strong>streamName</strong> (<em>str</em>) – A descriptive name for the stream.</p></li>
 <li><p><strong>streamDuration</strong> (<em>Optional</em><em>[</em><em>float</em><em>]</em>) – The duration for the stream to run
 in seconds. Defaults to None (continuous).</p></li>
-<li><p><strong>streamAverage</strong> (<em>Optional</em><em>[</em><em>int</em><em>]</em>) – The number of samples to average.
-Defaults to None.</p></li>
 <li><p><strong>releaseOnData</strong> (<em>bool</em>) – If True, releases the connection on data
 reception.</p></li>
 <li><p><strong>separator</strong> (<em>str</em>) – The separator character to use in the output file.</p></li>
@@ -2903,6 +2943,7 @@ streamed data in memory. Defaults to None.</p></li>
 stream data to. Defaults to None.</p></li>
 <li><p><strong>useGzip</strong> (<em>Optional</em><em>[</em><em>bool</em><em>]</em>) – If True, compresses the output file using
 gzip. Defaults to None.</p></li>
+<li><p><strong>gzipCompressLevel</strong> (<em>Optional</em><em>[</em><em>int</em><em>]</em>) – The gzip compression level</p></li>
 </ul>
 </dd>
 <dt class="field-even">Returns<span class="colon">:</span></dt>
@@ -2916,18 +2957,15 @@ gzip. Defaults to None.</p></li>
 
 <dl class="py method">
 <dt class="sig sig-object py" id="quarchpy.device.quarchPPM.start_stream">
-<span class="sig-name descname"><span class="pre">start_stream</span></span><span class="sig-paren">(</span><em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">file_name</span></span><span class="p"><span class="pre">:</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n"><span class="pre">str</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="o"><span class="pre">=</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="default_value"><span class="pre">'streamData.txt'</span></span></em>, <em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">file_max_mb</span></span><span class="p"><span class="pre">:</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n"><span class="pre">int</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="o"><span class="pre">=</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="default_value"><span class="pre">200000</span></span></em>, <em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">stream_duration</span></span><span class="p"><span class="pre">:</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n"><span class="pre">float</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="p"><span class="pre">|</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="pre">None</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="o"><span class="pre">=</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="default_value"><span class="pre">None</span></span></em>, <em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">release_on_data</span></span><span class="p"><span class="pre">:</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n"><span class="pre">bool</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="o"><span class="pre">=</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="default_value"><span class="pre">False</span></span></em>, <em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">separator</span></span><span class="p"><span class="pre">:</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n"><span class="pre">str</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="o"><span class="pre">=</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="default_value"><span class="pre">','</span></span></em>, <em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">in_memory_data</span></span><span class="p"><span class="pre">:</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n"><span class="pre">StringIO</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="p"><span class="pre">|</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="pre">None</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="o"><span class="pre">=</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="default_value"><span class="pre">None</span></span></em>, <em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">output_file_handle</span></span><span class="p"><span class="pre">:</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n"><span class="pre">IO</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="p"><span class="pre">|</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="pre">None</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="o"><span class="pre">=</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="default_value"><span class="pre">None</span></span></em>, <em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">use_gzip</span></span><span class="p"><span class="pre">:</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n"><span class="pre">bool</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="p"><span class="pre">|</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="pre">None</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="o"><span class="pre">=</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="default_value"><span class="pre">None</span></span></em><span class="sig-paren">)</span> <span class="sig-return"><span class="sig-return-icon">&#x2192;</span> <span class="sig-return-typehint"><span class="pre">str</span></span></span><a class="headerlink" href="#quarchpy.device.quarchPPM.start_stream" title="Link to this definition">¶</a></dt>
+<span class="sig-name descname"><span class="pre">start_stream</span></span><span class="sig-paren">(</span><em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">file_name</span></span><span class="p"><span class="pre">:</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n"><span class="pre">str</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="o"><span class="pre">=</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="default_value"><span class="pre">'streamData.txt'</span></span></em>, <em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">file_max_mb</span></span><span class="p"><span class="pre">:</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n"><span class="pre">int</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="o"><span class="pre">=</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="default_value"><span class="pre">200000</span></span></em>, <em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">stream_duration</span></span><span class="p"><span class="pre">:</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n"><span class="pre">float</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="p"><span class="pre">|</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="pre">None</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="o"><span class="pre">=</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="default_value"><span class="pre">None</span></span></em>, <em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">release_on_data</span></span><span class="p"><span class="pre">:</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n"><span class="pre">bool</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="o"><span class="pre">=</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="default_value"><span class="pre">False</span></span></em>, <em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">separator</span></span><span class="p"><span class="pre">:</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n"><span class="pre">str</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="o"><span class="pre">=</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="default_value"><span class="pre">','</span></span></em>, <em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">in_memory_data</span></span><span class="p"><span class="pre">:</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n"><span class="pre">StringIO</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="p"><span class="pre">|</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="pre">None</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="o"><span class="pre">=</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="default_value"><span class="pre">None</span></span></em>, <em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">output_file_handle</span></span><span class="p"><span class="pre">:</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n"><span class="pre">IO</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="p"><span class="pre">|</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="pre">None</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="o"><span class="pre">=</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="default_value"><span class="pre">None</span></span></em>, <em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">use_gzip</span></span><span class="p"><span class="pre">:</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n"><span class="pre">bool</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="p"><span class="pre">|</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="pre">None</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="o"><span class="pre">=</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="default_value"><span class="pre">None</span></span></em>, <em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">gzip_compress_level</span></span><span class="p"><span class="pre">:</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n"><span class="pre">int</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="p"><span class="pre">|</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="pre">None</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="o"><span class="pre">=</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="default_value"><span class="pre">9</span></span></em><span class="sig-paren">)</span> <span class="sig-return"><span class="sig-return-icon">&#x2192;</span> <span class="sig-return-typehint"><span class="pre">str</span></span></span><a class="headerlink" href="#quarchpy.device.quarchPPM.start_stream" title="Link to this definition">¶</a></dt>
 <dd><p>Starts a data stream from the device.</p>
 <dl class="field-list simple">
 <dt class="field-odd">Parameters<span class="colon">:</span></dt>
 <dd class="field-odd"><ul class="simple">
 <li><p><strong>file_name</strong> (<em>str</em>) – The name of the file to stream data to.</p></li>
 <li><p><strong>file_max_mb</strong> (<em>int</em>) – The maximum size of the output file in megabytes.</p></li>
-<li><p><strong>stream_name</strong> (<em>str</em>) – A descriptive name for the stream.</p></li>
 <li><p><strong>stream_duration</strong> (<em>Optional</em><em>[</em><em>float</em><em>]</em>) – The duration for the stream to run
 in seconds. Defaults to None (continuous).</p></li>
-<li><p><strong>stream_average</strong> (<em>Optional</em><em>[</em><em>int</em><em>]</em>) – The number of samples to average.
-Defaults to None.</p></li>
 <li><p><strong>release_on_data</strong> (<em>bool</em>) – If True, releases the connection on data
 reception.</p></li>
 <li><p><strong>separator</strong> (<em>str</em>) – The separator character to use in the output file.</p></li>
@@ -2937,6 +2975,7 @@ streamed data in memory. Defaults to None.</p></li>
 stream data to. Defaults to None.</p></li>
 <li><p><strong>use_gzip</strong> (<em>Optional</em><em>[</em><em>bool</em><em>]</em>) – If True, compresses the output file using
 gzip. Defaults to None.</p></li>
+<li><p><strong>gzip_compress_level</strong> (<em>Optional</em><em>[</em><em>int</em><em>]</em>) – The gzip compression level</p></li>
 </ul>
 </dd>
 <dt class="field-even">Returns<span class="colon">:</span></dt>
@@ -3907,18 +3946,33 @@ when polling. Defaults to 0.1.</p></li>
 <em class="property"><span class="k"><span class="pre">class</span></span><span class="w"> </span></em><span class="sig-prename descclassname"><span class="pre">quarchpy.device.</span></span><span class="sig-name descname"><span class="pre">subDevice</span></span><span class="sig-paren">(</span><em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">baseDevice</span></span></em>, <em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">port</span></span></em><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#quarchpy.device.subDevice" title="Link to this definition">¶</a></dt>
 <dd><p>Bases: <a class="reference internal" href="#quarchpy.device.device.quarchDevice" title="quarchpy.device.device.quarchDevice"><code class="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">quarchDevice</span></code></a></p>
 <dl class="py method">
-<dt class="sig sig-object py" id="quarchpy.device.subDevice.sendCommand">
-<span class="sig-name descname"><span class="pre">sendCommand</span></span><span class="sig-paren">(</span><em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">CommandString</span></span></em>, <em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">expectedResponse</span></span><span class="o"><span class="pre">=</span></span><span class="default_value"><span class="pre">True</span></span></em><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#quarchpy.device.subDevice.sendCommand" title="Link to this definition">¶</a></dt>
-<dd><p>DEPRECATED - Use send_command instead.</p>
-<p>Executes a text command on the connected device.</p>
+<dt class="sig sig-object py" id="quarchpy.device.subDevice.close_connection">
+<span class="sig-name descname"><span class="pre">close_connection</span></span><span class="sig-paren">(</span><span class="sig-paren">)</span> <span class="sig-return"><span class="sig-return-icon">&#x2192;</span> <span class="sig-return-typehint"><span class="pre">str</span></span></span><a class="headerlink" href="#quarchpy.device.subDevice.close_connection" title="Link to this definition">¶</a></dt>
+<dd><p>Closes the connection to the module.</p>
+<p>Handles closing logic based on connection type (PY, QIS, QPS).
+Clears the internal connection object reference upon successful close.</p>
+<dl class="field-list simple">
+<dt class="field-odd">Returns<span class="colon">:</span></dt>
+<dd class="field-odd"><p>“OK” on success, “FAIL” on failure or if no connection exists.</p>
+</dd>
+<dt class="field-even">Return type<span class="colon">:</span></dt>
+<dd class="field-even"><p>str</p>
+</dd>
+</dl>
+</dd></dl>
+
+<dl class="py method">
+<dt class="sig sig-object py" id="quarchpy.device.subDevice.send_command">
+<span class="sig-name descname"><span class="pre">send_command</span></span><span class="sig-paren">(</span><em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">CommandString</span></span></em>, <em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">expectedResponse</span></span><span class="o"><span class="pre">=</span></span><span class="default_value"><span class="pre">True</span></span></em><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#quarchpy.device.subDevice.send_command" title="Link to this definition">¶</a></dt>
+<dd><p>Executes a text command on the connected device.</p>
 <p>Sends the command string via the appropriate underlying connection object
 (PY, QIS, or QPS) and returns the response. Handles QIS/QPS specific
 formatting or command routing as needed.</p>
 <dl class="field-list simple">
 <dt class="field-odd">Parameters<span class="colon">:</span></dt>
 <dd class="field-odd"><ul class="simple">
-<li><p><strong>CommandString</strong> (<em>str</em>) – The text command to send (e.g., “<a href="#id21"><span class="problematic" id="id22">*</span></a>IDN?”).</p></li>
-<li><p><strong>expectedResponse</strong> (<em>bool</em><em>, </em><em>optional</em>) – If False, the method may return
+<li><p><strong>command_string</strong> (<em>str</em>) – The text command to send (e.g., “<a href="#id21"><span class="problematic" id="id22">*</span></a>IDN?”).</p></li>
+<li><p><strong>is_response_expected</strong> (<em>bool</em><em>, </em><em>optional</em>) – If False, the method may return
 faster as it doesn’t wait for/read a response. Defaults to True.</p></li>
 </ul>
 </dd>