diff --git a/data/ea_control.py b/data/ea_control.py
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+from labcontrol.ea import EA_PS8080
+from labcontrol.ea import EA_EL9080
+from labcontrol.ea import EA_interface
+import time
+
+def identify(devlist):
+
+    for dev in devlist:
+        devid = EA_interface(dev).write(12, 0, [])
+        if devid[1] == []:
+            devid = EA_interface(dev).write(15, 0, [])
+            devtype = "el"
+        else:
+            devtype = "ps"
+
+        outdict[devtype] = {"id":devid, "address":dev, "type":devtype}
+
+    return outdict
+
+def init(tree):
+    for dev, dat in tree:
+        if dat['type'] == "el":
+            devobj = EA_EL9080(dev)
+        else:
+            devobj = EA_PS8080(dev)
+
+        tree[dev]['dev'] = devobj
+        tree[dev]['dev'].remote(True)
+
+def deinit(tree):
+    for dev, dat intree:
+        tree[dev]['dev'].remote(False)
+        tree[dev]['dev'].close()
+
+devicetree = identify(["/dev/ttyUSB0","/dev/ttyUSB1")
+init(devicetree)
+
+
+deinit(devicetree)
+