Adapter Development Overview

1. Setup your development environment. See Step 1: Set up your workspace or, if connecting to hardware, Set Up a Local Dev Container.

2. Configure the adapter. See Adapter Configuration.

3. Develop your adapter. See Writing An Adapter and the other adapter development sections.

4. Develop your workflows. See Step 2: Create your first Workflow and the other workflow development sections.

5. Test the above steps while simulating drivers or by connecting to drivers deployed on a test VM or on a lab instrument’s PC. You will need to reconfigure the adapter as described in Adapter Configuration. For running the adapter, consult Set Up a Local Dev Container.

6. Deploy to a real lab.

   • Install drivers on the lab instruments’ PC’s. See Connecting to On-Site Lab Hardware.

   • Deploy the adapter to the lab IPC. See Deployment.