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doc/source/getting-started/experiment.rst

@@ -5,15 +5,27 @@ Define the platform
 -------------------
 
 To launch experiments on quantum hardware, users have first to define their platform.
-A platform is composed of a python file, with instruments information, and of a runcard file, with calibration parameters.
+To define a platform the user needs to provide a folder with the following structure:
+
+.. code-block:: bash
+
+    my_platform/
+        platform.py
+        parameters.yml
+        kernels.npz # (optional)
+
+where ``platform.py`` contains instruments information, ``parameters.yml``
+includes calibration parameters and ``kernels.npz`` is an optional
+file with additional calibration parameters.
+
 More information about defining platforms is provided in :doc:`../tutorials/lab` and several examples can be found at `TII dedicated repository <https://github.com/qiboteam/qibolab_platforms_qrc>`_.
 
 For a first experiment, let's define a single qubit platform at the path previously specified.
 For simplicity, the qubit will be controlled by a RFSoC-based system, althought minimal changes are needed to use other devices.
 
 .. testcode:: python
 
-    # my_platform.py
+    # my_platform/platform.py
 
     import pathlib
 
@@ -24,14 +36,14 @@ For simplicity, the qubit will be controlled by a RFSoC-based system, althought
     from qibolab.serialize import load_qubits, load_runcard, load_settings
 
     NAME = "my_platform"  # name of the platform
-    ADDRESS = "192.168.0.1"  # ip adress of the controller
+    ADDRESS = "192.168.0.1"  # ip address of the controller
     PORT = 6000  # port of the controller
 
-    # path to runcard file with calibration parameter
-    RUNCARD = pathlib.Path.cwd() / "my_platform.yml"
+    # folder containing runcard with calibration parameters
+    FOLDER = pathlib.Path.cwd()
 
 
-    def create(runcard_path=RUNCARD):
+    def create(folder=FOLDER):
         # Instantiate controller instruments
         controller = RFSoC(NAME, ADDRESS, PORT)
 
@@ -42,7 +54,7 @@ For simplicity, the qubit will be controlled by a RFSoC-based system, althought
         channels |= Channel("drive", port=controller[0])
 
         # create qubit objects
-        runcard = load_runcard(runcard_path)
+        runcard = load_runcard(folder)
         qubits, pairs = load_qubits(runcard)
         # assign channels to qubits
         qubits[0].readout = channels["L3-22_ro"]
@@ -53,7 +65,20 @@ For simplicity, the qubit will be controlled by a RFSoC-based system, althought
         settings = load_settings(runcard)
         return Platform(NAME, qubits, pairs, instruments, settings, resonator_type="3D")
 
-And the we can define the runcard:
+.. note::
+
+    The ``platform.py`` file must contain a ``create_function`` with the following signature:
+
+    .. code-block:: python
+
+        import pathlib
+        from qibolab.platform import Platform
+
+
+        def create(folder: Path) -> Platform:
+            """Function that generates Qibolab platform."""
+
+And the we can define the runcard ``my_platform/parameters.yml``:
 
 .. code-block:: yaml
 
@@ -106,19 +131,20 @@ And the we can define the runcard:
 Setting up the environment
 --------------------------
 
-After defining the platform, we must instruct ``qibolab`` of the location of the create file.
+After defining the platform, we must instruct ``qibolab`` of the location of the platform(s).
+We need to define the path that contains platform folders.
 This can be done using an environment variable:
 for Unix based systems:
 
 .. code-block:: bash
 
-    export QIBOLAB_PLATFORMS=<path-to-create-file>
+    export QIBOLAB_PLATFORMS=<path-platform-folders>
 
 for Windows:
 
 .. code-block:: bash
 
-    $env:QIBOLAB_PLATFORMS="<path-to-create-file>"
+    $env:QIBOLAB_PLATFORMS="<path-to-platform-folders>"
 
 To avoid having to repeat this export command for every session, this line can be added to the ``.bashrc`` file (or alternatives as ``.zshrc``).
 

doc/source/main-documentation/qibolab.rst

@@ -213,14 +213,14 @@ Following the tutorial in :doc:`/tutorials/lab`, we can continue the initializat
     from pathlib import Path
     from qibolab.serialize import load_qubits, load_runcard
 
-    runcard_path = Path.cwd().parent / "src" / "qibolab" / "dummy.yml"
+    path = Path.cwd().parent / "src" / "qibolab" / "dummy"
 
     ch_map = ChannelMap()
     ch_map |= channel1
     ch_map |= channel2
     ch_map |= channel3
 
-    runcard = load_runcard(runcard_path)
+    runcard = load_runcard(path)
     qubits, couplers, pairs = load_qubits(runcard)
 
     qubits[0].drive = channel1

doc/source/tutorials/lab.rst

@@ -408,7 +408,7 @@ the above runcard:
     from qibolab.instruments.dummy import DummyInstrument
 
 
-    def create():
+    def create(folder: Path):
         # Create a controller instrument
         instrument = DummyInstrument("my_instrument", "0.0.0.0:0")
 
@@ -422,7 +422,7 @@ the above runcard:
         channels |= Channel("chf2", port=instrument["o5"])
 
         # create ``Qubit`` and ``QubitPair`` objects by loading the runcard
-        runcard = load_runcard(Path(__file__).parent / "my_platform.yml")
+        runcard = load_runcard(folder)
         qubits, couplers, pairs = load_qubits(runcard)
 
         # assign channels to the qubit
@@ -444,7 +444,7 @@ With the following additions for coupler architectures:
 
 .. testcode::  python
 
-    def create():
+    def create(folder):
         # Create a controller instrument
         instrument = DummyInstrument("my_instrument", "0.0.0.0:0")
 
@@ -459,7 +459,7 @@ With the following additions for coupler architectures:
         channels |= Channel("chfc0", port=instrument["o6"])
 
         # create ``Qubit`` and ``QubitPair`` objects by loading the runcard
-        runcard = load_runcard(Path(__file__).parent / "my_platform.yml")
+        runcard = load_runcard(folder)
         qubits, couplers, pairs = load_qubits(runcard)
 
         # assign channels to the qubit
@@ -486,8 +486,8 @@ With the following additions for coupler architectures:
             couplers=couplers,
         )
 
-Note that this assumes that the runcard is saved as ``my_platform.yml`` in the
-same directory with the Python file that contains ``create()``.
+Note that this assumes that the runcard is saved as ``<folder>/parameters.yml`` where ``<folder>``
+is the directory containing ``platform.py``.
 
 
 Instrument settings
@@ -612,7 +612,7 @@ in this case ``"twpa_pump"``.
     from qibolab.instruments.oscillator import LocalOscillator
 
 
-    def create():
+    def create(folder: Path):
         # Create a controller instrument
         instrument = DummyInstrument("my_instrument", "0.0.0.0:0")
         twpa = LocalOscillator("twpa_pump", "0.0.0.1")
@@ -625,7 +625,7 @@ in this case ``"twpa_pump"``.
         channels |= Channel("ch1in", port=instrument["i1"])
 
         # create ``Qubit`` and ``QubitPair`` objects by loading the runcard
-        runcard = load_runcard(Path(__file__).parent / "my_platform.yml")
+        runcard = load_runcard(folder)
         qubits, pairs = load_qubits(runcard)
 
         # assign channels to the qubit

src/qibolab/__init__.py

@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
     ExecutionParameters,
 )
 from qibolab.platform import Platform
+from qibolab.serialize import PLATFORM
 
 __version__ = im.version(__package__)
 
@@ -29,13 +30,14 @@ def get_platforms_path():
     return Path(profiles)
 
 
-def create_platform(name, runcard=None):
+def create_platform(name, path: Path = None) -> Platform:
     """A platform for executing quantum algorithms.
 
     It consists of a quantum processor QPU and a set of controlling instruments.
 
     Args:
         name (str): name of the platform. Options are 'tiiq', 'qili' and 'icarusq'.
+        path (pathlib.Path): path with platform serialization
     Returns:
         The plaform class.
     """
@@ -44,17 +46,17 @@ def create_platform(name, runcard=None):
 
         return create_dummy(with_couplers=name == "dummy_couplers")
 
-    platform = get_platforms_path() / f"{name}.py"
+    platform = get_platforms_path() / f"{name}"
     if not platform.exists():
         raise_error(ValueError, f"Platform {name} does not exist.")
 
-    spec = importlib.util.spec_from_file_location("platform", platform)
+    spec = importlib.util.spec_from_file_location("platform", platform / PLATFORM)
     module = importlib.util.module_from_spec(spec)
     spec.loader.exec_module(module)
 
-    if runcard is None:
+    if path is None:
         return module.create()
-    return module.create(runcard)
+    return module.create(path)
 
 
 def execute_qasm(circuit: str, platform, runcard=None, initial_state=None, nshots=1000):

src/qibolab/dummy/__init__.py

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+from .platform import create_dummy

src/qibolab/dummy.py → src/qibolab/dummy/platform.py

@@ -3,9 +3,12 @@
 
 from qibolab.channels import Channel, ChannelMap
 from qibolab.instruments.dummy import DummyInstrument, DummyLocalOscillator
+from qibolab.kernels import Kernels
 from qibolab.platform import Platform
 from qibolab.serialize import load_qubits, load_runcard, load_settings
 
+FOLDER = pathlib.Path(__file__).parent
+
 
 def remove_couplers(runcard):
     """Remove coupler sections from runcard to create a dummy platform without
@@ -21,11 +24,6 @@ def remove_couplers(runcard):
     return runcard
 
 
-def load_dummy_runcard():
-    """Loads the runcard YAML of the dummy platform."""
-    return load_runcard(pathlib.Path(__file__).parent / "dummy.yml")
-
-
 def create_dummy(with_couplers: bool = True):
     """Create a dummy platform using the dummy instrument.
 
@@ -40,7 +38,9 @@ def create_dummy(with_couplers: bool = True):
     twpa_pump.frequency = 1e9
     twpa_pump.power = 10
 
-    runcard = load_dummy_runcard()
+    runcard = load_runcard(FOLDER)
+    kernels = Kernels.load(FOLDER)
+
     if not with_couplers:
         runcard = remove_couplers(runcard)
 
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ def create_dummy(with_couplers: bool = True):
     channels["readout"].attenuation = 0
     channels["twpa"].local_oscillator = twpa_pump
 
-    qubits, couplers, pairs = load_qubits(runcard)
+    qubits, couplers, pairs = load_qubits(runcard, kernels)
     settings = load_settings(runcard)
 
     # map channels to qubits

src/qibolab/instruments/zhinst.py

@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 import os
 from collections import defaultdict
 from dataclasses import dataclass, replace
-from pathlib import Path
 from typing import Dict, List, Tuple, Union
 
 import laboneq._token
@@ -318,7 +317,6 @@ def __init__(
         self.smearing = smearing
         self.chip = "iqm5q"
         "Parameters read from the runcard not part of ExecutionParameters"
-        self.kernels = defaultdict(Path)
 
         self.exp = None
         self.experiment = None
@@ -442,17 +440,14 @@ def register_readout_line(self, qubit, intermediate_frequency, options):
             f"q{q}"
         ].logical_signals["acquire_line"]
 
-        if qubit.kernel_path:
-            self.kernels[q] = qubit.kernel_path
-
         oscillator = lo.Oscillator(
             frequency=intermediate_frequency,
             modulation_type=lo.ModulationType.SOFTWARE,
         )
         threshold = None
 
         if options.acquisition_type == AcquisitionType.DISCRIMINATION:
-            if self.kernels[q].is_file():
+            if qubit.kernel is not None:
                 # Kernels don't work with the software modulation on the acquire signal
                 oscillator = None
             else:
@@ -1039,15 +1034,15 @@ def measure_relax(self, exp, qubits, couplers, relaxation_time, acquisition_type
                     iq_angle_readout_schedule[i].append(iq_angle)
 
         weights = {}
-        for i, (pulses, qubits, iq_angles) in enumerate(
+        for i, (pulses, qubits_readout, iq_angles) in enumerate(
             zip(
                 readout_schedule.values(),
                 qubit_readout_schedule.values(),
                 iq_angle_readout_schedule.values(),
             )
         ):
-            qd_finish = self.find_subsequence_finish(i, "drive", qubits)
-            qf_finish = self.find_subsequence_finish(i, "flux", qubits)
+            qd_finish = self.find_subsequence_finish(i, "drive", qubits_readout)
+            qf_finish = self.find_subsequence_finish(i, "flux", qubits_readout)
             cf_finish = self.find_subsequence_finish(i, "couplerflux", couplers)
             finish_times = np.array(
                 [
@@ -1064,7 +1059,7 @@ def measure_relax(self, exp, qubits, couplers, relaxation_time, acquisition_type
                 play_after = f"sequence_{latest_sequence['line']}_{i}"
             # Section on the outside loop allows for multiplex
             with exp.section(uid=f"sequence_measure_{i}", play_after=play_after):
-                for pulse, q, iq_angle in zip(pulses, qubits, iq_angles):
+                for pulse, q, iq_angle in zip(pulses, qubits_readout, iq_angles):
                     pulse.zhpulse.uid += str(i)
 
                     exp.delay(
@@ -1073,13 +1068,13 @@ def measure_relax(self, exp, qubits, couplers, relaxation_time, acquisition_type
                     )
 
                     if (
-                        self.kernels[q].is_file()
+                        qubits[q].kernel is not None
                         and acquisition_type == lo.AcquisitionType.DISCRIMINATION
                     ):
-                        kernels = np.load(self.kernels[q])
+                        kernel = qubits[q].kernel
                         weight = lo.pulse_library.sampled_pulse_complex(
                             uid="weight" + str(q),
-                            samples=kernels[str(q)] * np.exp(1j * iq_angle),
+                            samples=kernel * np.exp(1j * iq_angle),
                         )
 
                     else:

src/qibolab/kernels.py

@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+import json
+from pathlib import Path
+
+import numpy as np
+
+from qibolab.qubits import QubitId
+
+KERNELS = "kernels.npz"
+
+
+class Kernels(dict[QubitId, np.ndarray]):
+    """A dictionary subclass for handling Qubit Kernels.
+
+    This class extends the built-in dict class and maps QubitId to numpy
+    arrays. It provides methods to load and dump the kernels from and to
+    a file.
+    """
+
+    @classmethod
+    def load(cls, path: Path):
+        """Class method to load kernels from a file.
+
+        The file should contain a serialized dictionary where keys are
+        serialized QubitId and values are numpy arrays.
+        """
+        return cls(
+            {json.loads(key): value for key, value in np.load(path / KERNELS).items()}
+        )
+
+    def dump(self, path: Path):
+        """Instance method to dump the kernels to a file.
+
+        The keys (QubitId) are serialized to strings and the values
+        (numpy arrays) are kept as is.
+        """
+        np.savez(
+            path / KERNELS,
+            **{json.dumps(qubit_id): value for qubit_id, value in self.items()}
+        )