from pyaxidraw import axidraw 
ad = axidraw.AxiDraw()

# connect/disconnect once because often first connection attempt fails
ad.interactive()
ad.connect()
ad.pen_raise()
ad.disconnect()


ad.plot_setup()
ad.pen_raise()
ad.options.mode = "manual"
ad.options.manual_cmd = "disable_xy"
ad.plot_run()