Save the last serial number that was read from hardware

[bparks13]

It would be helpful to have a property somewhere that holds the last serial number that was read from the hardware.

We've discussed a couple different ways to do this:

• Read-only property at the level of the configure node. This would be easier to implement than the AutoPortVoltage, since we would not need to hold multiple states and check if the user has input anything, since this would be a read-only property.
• A hidden property in the ProbeConfiguration class that is written to when the hardware connects. This property is only visible in the GUI, and could be added to the status bar or as a read-only text box with the other properties.

[jonnew]

Can you make this issue more specific? Waht serial number? Is this referring to Neuropixels?

[bparks13]

Yes, this issue is referring to the all Neuropixels devices, and the serial number is the probe serial number that is read from the hardware when the workflow starts.