Feature: Add MockHandler for hardware-less simulation

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Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Newbie friendliness
45/100
Issue type
Feature
Clarity
Mostly clear
Activity status
Stale
Tech stack
python
Domain
embedded-iot, testing-qa

Research direction

Start by locating the ScienceLab initialization path and the existing device-I/O handling. Define how mock=True selects MockHandler without requiring a physical PSLab device, then verify that tests and feature development can run hardware-free; the issue does not name specific files or tests.

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Description

Problem
Currently, ScienceLab requires a physical PSLab device to initialize. This makes it difficult to run tests or develop features without hardware.

Proposed Solution
Implement a MockHandler class and a mock=True argument in ScienceLab to simulate device I/O.

Dominant language
Python
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