docs: def load_b26_file(file_name):
      """
      loads a .b26 file into a dictionary
  
      Args:
          file_name:
  
      Returns: dictionary with keys instrument, scripts, probes
  
      """
      # file_name = "Z:\Lab\Cantilever\Measurements\\tmp_\\a"
  
      assert os.path.exists(file_name)
  
      with open(file_name, 'r') as infile:
          data = yaml.safe_load(infile)
      return data