def METHOD_NAME(self):
    # set up a pulsar with some mock settings for the element
    self.AWG = VirtualAWG5014('AWG' + str(time.time()))
    self.AWG.clock_freq(1e9)
    self.pulsar = Pulsar('Pulsar' + str(time.time()), self.AWG.name)
    for i in range(4):
        self.pulsar.define_channel(id='ch{}'.format(i+1),
                                      name='ch{}'.format(i+1),
                                      type='analog',
                                      # max safe IQ voltage
                                      high=.7, low=-.7,
                                      offset=0.0, delay=0, active=True)
        self.pulsar.define_channel(id='ch{}_marker1'.format(i+1),
                                      name='ch{}_marker1'.format(i+1),
                                      type='marker',
                                      high=2.0, low=0, offset=0.,
                                      delay=0, active=True)
        self.pulsar.define_channel(id='ch{}_marker2'.format(i+1),
                                      name='ch{}_marker2'.format(i+1),
                                      type='marker',
                                      high=2.0, low=0, offset=0.,
                                      delay=0, active=True)
    self.pulse_pars = {
        'I_channel': 'ch1',
        'Q_channel': 'ch2',
        'amplitude': .5,
        'amp90_scale': .5,
        'sigma': 10e-9,
        'nr_sigma': 4,
        'motzoi': .8,
        'mod_frequency': 100e-6,
        'pulse_delay': 0,
        'phi_skew': 0,
        'alpha': 1,
        'phase': 0,
        'pulse_type': 'SSB_DRAG_pulse'}
    self.RO_pars = {
        'I_channel': 'ch3',
        'Q_channel': 'ch4',
        'operation_type': 'RO',
        'RO_pulse_marker_channel': 'ch3_marker1',
        'amplitude': '.5',
        'length': 300e-9,
        'pulse_delay': 0,
        'mod_frequency': 50e6,
        'acq_marker_delay': 0,
        'acq_marker_channel': 'ch1_marker1',
        'phase': 0,
        'pulse_type': 'MW_IQmod_pulse_tek'}
    station = Bunch(pulsar=self.pulsar)
    sqs.station = station