def yaml(self):
        return yaml.dump(self.serialized, default_flow_style=False,
                         encoding=None)
def voltage(title, pos, voltage, ax=0):
    """plot voltage vs. position"""
    if ax == 0:
        ax = plt.gca()
    ax.set_title('{} / V'.format(title))
    ax.grid(True)
    ax.plot(pos, voltage)