Thorlabs designs and manufactures highquality mechanics for just about any application. In labview, you build a user interface, known as a front panel. Outside its multiple locations in the united states, the company has offices in brazil, canada, china, france, germany, japan. Either package can be used to control devices in the kinesis family, which covers a wide range of motion controllers ranging from small, lowpowered, singlechannel. On the installation cd for thorlabs apt is a self contained support website with support help when using labview.
Thorlabs has been an active member of the photonics community for over 15 years. Kinesis software thorlabs your source for fiber optics, laser. Communicates using the thorlabs apt communications protocol, whose documentation is found in the thorlabs source folder. Integrating thorlabs usb ccd camera and daq hardware lava. Avi files that can be read by any program capable of reading. Thorlabs kinesis software can be used to control devices in the kinesis or apt family, which covers a wide range of motion controllers ranging from small, lowpowered, singlechannel drivers such as the kcubes and tcubes to highpower, multichannel, modular 19 rack nanopositioning systems the apt rack system. Motion control software technical publications apt with labview. Thorlabs apt controllers hostcontroller communications protocol issue 3 thorlabs confidential page 6 of 8 introduction 1.
Either package can be used to control devices in the kinesis family, which covers a wide range of motion controllers ranging from small, lowpowered, singlechannel drivers such as the kcubes and tcubes. In the program, the user can build an interface, known as a front. It works fine, but to rotate the motor i have to press the buttons in the front panel. Thorlabs instrumentation optical power and energy meter. Legacy software for touchscreen, handheld, and usb. Driver for thorlabs motorized stages file exchange. Sc10 benchtop shutter controller download thorlabs. Guides to using our kinesis or apt software packages with labview can be found here. They work fine, but now im trying to control the stages at the command line instead of clicking the up and down arrows on each control in the figure. Here, we report on tormenta, a modular opensource software for the control of camerabased optical microscopes. I am not that famaliure with active x but i have followed the demo. Thorlabs pm100 power meter instrument driver national.
These controllers are bundled with thorlabs apt software, which supplies alt stage control from a pc and enables support for common programming interfaces like labview, labwindows, and activex. There are several items and lots of product details that are either not on their website, or hard to find on their website. Thorlabs apt suite of controllers includes a range of compact drivers, highpower benchtop controllers, and 19 rackbased units that, together, control our range of precision stages and actuators and support motion control from tens of centimeters to the nanometer range. I want to customize it so that when i run the vi, it rotates by a specified angle. Mar 14, 2018 this is a matlab driver for thorlabs motorized stages. We offer integrated systems, integrated subsystems, and educational kits engineered using thorlabs components. Customize activex control for thorlabs apt dc servo. I used the activex controls for some of their tcube devices a coupe of years ago. Coupling this with the very user friendly apt software allows the user to very. Thorlabs specializes in the building blocks for laser and fiber optic systems. Control thorlabs stages at command line matlab answers. All kinesis controllers are supported by unified graphical.
Labview can be used to communicate with any aptbased controller via activex technology. Problems with thorlabs controller bsc103 ni community. Thorlabs components can be used in a variety of applications, ranging from sophisticated optical research instruments to educational kits. I created an active x window using the thorlabs software in labview. Additionally, these apt controllers support thorlabs 2axis joystick console. Additional information for labview to access an instrument driver through the functions palette the driver must be located in the instr. Heavyduty rotation stage with stepper motor thorlabs. Outside its multiple locations in the united states, the company has offices.
The software is organized into the following categories. It is compatible with thorlabs apt software, which supplies outofthebox stage control from a pc and enables support for common programming interfaces like labview, labwindows, and activex. Optomechanical components thorlabs designs and manufactures highquality mechanics for just about any application. The labview instrument driver import wizard allows you to convert an instrument driver from labwindowscvi c source to a labview wrapper dll.
In general for help, the best thing is to look at these forums. The labview instrument driver export wizard allows you to convert a labview 8. Purpose and scope this document describes the lowlevel communications protocol and commands used between the host pc and controller units within the apt family. Thorlabs your source for fiber optics, laser diodes. Failed to connect ft232rl device with pylibftdi thorlabs apt dc motor controller 358 no accesscontrolalloworigin header is present on the requested resourcewhen trying to get data from a rest api. Stack overflow for teams is a private, secure spot for you and your coworkers to find and share information.
From optomechanical components to telecom test instrumentation, thorlabs extensive manufacturing capabilities allow us to ship high quality, well priced components and devices for nextday delivery. We are desinging a elipsometer and we have to communicate the controller bsc 101 with a new application using labview, thorlabs tell us that the only way to do that is calling from labview the activex of the apt software but i need more information about it, because we are not experts using labview and we have until november to make the project. Thorlabs is a leading designer and manufacturer of photonics equipment for research, manufacturing, and biomedical applications. Software with graphical user interfaces for operating thorlabs power meters except pm320e, device drivers, and runtime engines.
All kinesis controllers are supported by unified graphical user interface gui and programming. Thorlabs provides activex controllers and detailed information on the communications protocol for the controller, but their sample videos on using the. Support for 64bit apt device control is now integrated into the main micromanager build. The bsc101 is designed to be mounted free standing on a shelf, benchtop or similar. In the program, the user can build an interface, known as a front panel, using a set of tools and objects and then add code using graphical representations of functions to control the front panel objects. Founded in 1989, thorlabs is headquartered in newton, new jersey. This tutorial contains annotated labview vi examples for interfacing with thorlabs kinesis software. This code shows how to control the apt thorlabs positioning system using the third party activex controls. Looking for downloadable 3d printing models, designs, and cad files. Thorlabs offers two platforms to drive our wide range of motion controllers. We recently added a thorlabs dc motor controller to our scanning moke setup to automate the rotation of a waveplate.
This software supports our new line of kinesis devices, as well as our apt products. Jan 20, 2020 once the labview atp is started the activex buttons can be used lzbview control the motor. I need help to control an tdc001 motor from thorlabs, my progrma is. But it is impossible to insert active x in the dialogue box because mgmotor control is not listed in the list of active x. Thorlabs apt controllers university of wisconsinmadison. All the software i can seem to find for the controllers is this activex stuff. The company was founded in 1989 by alex cable, who serves as its current president and ceo. The software supports our new line of kinesis devices as well as our apt products. This is a matlab driver for thorlabs motorized stages. Activex control of apt thorlabs positioning stages in. The following matlab project contains the source code and matlab examples used for activex control of apt thorlabs positioning stages. Thorlabs motors quick start guide mta read the docs.
They control a broad family of interchangeable modular devices see table to the right and can be operated independent of an external computer. Also when installling the software, tutorial videos are available off the start menu. Now all we need to do is initialize an object of type mg17motor in apt, shown here as a member of our class. Labview can be used to communicate with any aptbased controller via activex. Standard components such as posts, rails, translation stages, and optic mounts are available alongside a diverse offering of lens tubes and cage systems. Net compatible languages to create custom applications. Labview can be used to communicate with any apt based controller via activex technology. I created a program with the help of the instructions provided in the aptlabview guide. Avi files because the uncompressed files are very large. Labview industrial automation guide viewpoint systems. Select both the stage and the motor serial number from the dropdown and click on add change stage association.
Nowadays, efficient cost free alternatives are available in the context of a continuously growing community of opensource software developers. Guide to labview and apt thorlabs guide to labview and apt page 6 chapter 1 introduction to labview and apt labview labview is a graphical programming language that uses icons instead of lines of text to create applications in contrast to textbased programming languages, where instructions an introduction to labview for 4th year projects. Thorlabs released a ridiculously sized 264 mb pdf catalog for their life sciences imaging. Sep 18, 2009 discover why labview is the easiest and most popular software environment for instrument control. Figure 622 attempted parallel calls to apt software. This estimate is based upon 4 thorlabs software engineer salary reports provided by employees or estimated based upon statistical methods. They are thorlabs stages one cr1z7 and three z825b controlled by thorlabs apt software. The kpz101 connects to a pc via a mini usb port usb cable included and utilizes thorlabs kinesis software or former generation apt software. The kinesis software features an intuitive graphical user interface gui that allows the unit to be controlled completely via a pc. For verification and testing of the stage we can load test configuration file media. I created a program with the help of the instructions provided in the apt labview guide. Optomechanics, optics, optoelectronics, laser diodes, fiber optics and ase test sources as well as fiber optic. Driver for thorlabs motorized stages file exchange matlab.
Guide to labview and apt page 7 chapter 2 labview programs labview programs are called virtual instruments, or vis, because their appearance and operation imitates physical instruments. I am trying to create a custom program for control of a thorlabs apt dc servo motor controller. Discover why labview is the easiest and most popular software environment for instrument control. Communicating with thorlabs apt motor controllers alex. Thorlabs itc510 laser diode tec controller instrument. The apt system software is our legacy software platform. Jan 26, 2020 these controllers are bundled with thorlabs apt software, which supplies alt stage control from a pc and enables support for common programming interfaces like labview, labwindows, and activex. Communicating with thorlabs apt motor controllers software. Simple ttl logic inputs to the controller will govern running, direction, and. The apt system software is a common software platform for all controllers in the apt family. The links below will lead to software and driver downloads for our motion controllers software downloads. Thorlabs is constantly adding new mechanics to better serve its customers, so check back often to see whats new.
Once the labview atp is started the activex buttons can be used lzbview control the motor. Labview can be used to communicate with any kinesis or aptbased controller via. Apr 28, 2020 in general for help, the best thing is to look at these forums. Many programs, including free software like virtualdub, can open the compressed.
Software package with gui and drivers to control the sc10, as well as an sdk for thirdparty. This can be downloaded from the thorlabs website if you dont have the original cd. Thorlabs lc100 line camera is designed for applications in optics, imaging, spectroscopy, biology, and industrial process control. Review the labview help file for information about setting this vi setting. The provided software, including drivers and applications for labview and c makes it easy to integrate the instrument in test and measurement systems. To communicate with each sc via the apt software it is necessary to use the. Despite the size, i recommend downloading it and checking it out. The t25xyz does have an encoder but no limit switches. Thorlabs pro8 test and measurement platforms are designed to operate electrical and optical modules for telecom testing and other applications. One device can have many channels, each labeled by an index. In labview, you build a user interface, known as a front panel, with a set of tools and objects and then add code using graphical representations of functions to control the front panel objects. Third party instrument driver missing in labview after.
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