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+.. -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+
+==============
+ Presentation
+==============
+
+pygpibtoolkit_ is a Python_ toolkit for talking with GPIB devices. It consist
+in a set of python modules (low-level and some more high-level) in
+order to ease writing python code to play with GPIB devices.
+There are also some utility commands written using this library.
+
+The aim of the project is to have an infrastructure that make it easy
+to write code to command/interact with GPIB-controlled devices, and,
+as a corrolary, make it easy to write "description" code for specific
+test equipments.
+
+Features
+========
+
+- Control GPIB devices using cheap Prologix_ USB-GPIB devices using a
+  "high" level API; some other GPIB backends could be implemented, but
+  I for now only have a Prologix USB bundle...
+
+- A simple (and incomplete) GPIB plotter is available. 
+
+- Infrastructure to "easily" create description of a specific test
+  equipment.
+
+Known test equipment
+====================
+
+For now, the following test equipment have been (partially)
+implemented:
+
+- HP 3562A/3563A Dynamic Signal Analyzer
+- Simple GPIB plotter
+
+The devices I should implement soon (well, ASAP):
+
+- HP 8904A Signal Synthetizer
+- HP ???? Meter
+
+
+.. _pygpibtoolkit: http://www.logilab.org/pygpibtoolkit
+.. _Prologix: http://www.prologix.com
+.. _Python: http://www.python.org