Our cmos cameras offer a fullframe resolution of 1280 x 1024 pixels. To do this i am attempting to use some to the mg17motor methods to specify the. Review of scientific instruments 87, 126103 2016 note. Mff101 and mff102 motorized filter flippers user guide. The apt software suite supplied with all apt controllers, including the mff series filter flipper, provides a flexible and powerful pc based control system both for users of the equipment, and software programmers aiming to automate its operation. Thorlabs itc510 laser diode tec controller instrument. This code shows how to control the apt thorlabs positioning system using the third party activex controls. This configuration file contains xystage tied to the com port and a couple of device simulators demo adapters acting as demo camera and focus stage. Due to the limits of labview it does struggle with. 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. 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.
Fully software integrated with other apt family controllers. Rename the driver folder to the driver name you would like to appear in labview. Thorlabs lc100 line camera is designed for applications in optics, imaging, spectroscopy, biology, and industrial process control. The apt system software is a common software platform for all controllers in the apt family. They are thorlabs stages one cr1z7 and three z825b controlled by thorlabs apt software. Kinesis kcube piezo inertia actuator controller thorlabs. Coupling this with the very user friendly apt software allows the user to very quickly get up and running with reasonably complex move sequences in a short.
Communicates using the thorlabs apt communications protocol, whose documentation is found in the thorlabs source folder. I have been trying to set up initial communication via usb and serial, but have not been successful. This code also shows how to use activex controls and matlab. Motion control software technical publications apt with labview. This document contains the labview 2016 known issues that were discovered before and since the release of the labview 2016 development system. Labview industrial automation guide viewpoint systems. These single and 3channel, highpower 150 v benchtop piezo controllers provide open or closedloop nanometer position control.
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. Receiving error thorlabs apt initialization failed. Activex control of apt thorlabs positioning stages file exchange. Communicating with thorlabs apt motor controllers mellnik. The rbd201 brushless dc motor controller is ideal for motion control applications demanding highspeed hundreds of mms and highencoderresolution software function libraries for custom application development. This is a practical guide on how to configure and control thorlabs motor stages. Support\developer support\ labview \basic examples\projects\motor\tl motor movecomplete. I was wondering if there was a command i should add to the end of my. Thorlabs pm100 power meter instrument driver national. An open source pythonpowered control software for camera based optical microscopy federico m. Purpose and scope this document describes the lowlevel communications protocol and commands used between the host pc and controller units within the apt family. Apt can only be accessed by a single threaded client application. It appears that matlab modifies the signature of the activex method so that variables originally passed by reference are included in the output of the function. 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.
The dcc1545m and dcc1645c compact cmos cameras have an electronic rolling shutter and their small footprints make them ideal for applications where space is a premium. Thorlabs is a leading designer and manufacturer of photonics equipment for research, manufacturing, and biomedical applications. You can certainly use labview to control the lnr50sem stage. Guide to labview and apt page 34 12 right click on the vi icon at the top right of the front panel window. The apt software suite supplied with all apt controllers, including the stepper driver kcube, provides a flexible and powerful pc based control system both for users of the equipment, and software programmers aiming to automate its operation. Hello, i recently received a thorlabs kdc101 controller and have been instructed to build a custom gui for it not using activex and apt.
The labview instrument driver import wizard allows you to convert an instrument driver from labwindowscvi c source to a labview wrapper dll. For a mac computer, copy the driver folder to the following location. Thorlabs operate a policy of continuous product development and may issue software upgrades. For verification and testing of the stage we can load test configuration file media. This stage is ideal for applications that require high speeds and high positioning. Software package with gui and drivers to control the sc10, as well as an sdk for thirdparty. There are not any lv drivers for this particular controller that i am aware of. This estimate is based upon 4 thorlabs software engineer salary reports provided by employees or estimated based upon statistical methods. Our apt software is built on the activex platform, so it can be imported into labview without the need for drivers. I have emailed you directly to further discuss your application. Thorlabs your source for fiber optics, laser diodes. Third party instrument driver missing in labview after.
Thorlabs kcube inertial motor controllers are part of thorlabs kinesis line of highend, compact motion controllers. The controller features an embedded digital signal processor dsp to provide a multitude of flexible operating modes. This software was developed independently and not endorsed in any form by thor labs. In the first installment of a twopart article, thorlabs founder and chief executive alex cable shares a personal view of some core business design practices and concepts underlying the companys success. Setting the correct serial number for a motor controller within this vi and running it shows a call back routine for the move complete event. The current odl software does not interface with labview, however you can use our apt or kinesis motion control software to communicate with the bbd201 controller included in the kit. Either package can be used to control devices in the apt or kinesis family, which covers a. Thorlabs offers two platforms to drive our wide range of motion controllers. Problems with thorlabs controller bsc103 ni community. Thorlabs apt controllers university of wisconsinmadison. If bset is set to false, the method returns the output state. The apt software suite supplied with all apt controllers, including the mff series filter flipper.
It incorporates a 2048 pixel ccd array and is capable of detecting light in the 350 1100 nm range. Support for 64bit apt device control is now integrated into the main micromanager build. The mls203 stages should be driven by the bbd series of brushless dc motor controllers. The links below will lead to software and driver downloads for our motion controllers software downloads. Thorlabs piezoelectric inertia actuators provide highresolution linear motion control with long piezocontrolled translation ranges in a compact package. These controllers include the thorlabs apt software suite, which provides an easytouse graphical interface for standalone operation as well as programming support for integrated applications. Founded in 1989, thorlabs is headquartered in newton, new jersey.
One device can have many channels, each labeled by an index. My client wants a custom solution, so using the activex control isnt viable. It provides 300 mm of linear travel for loads as great as 15 kg 33. This has been tested on a few systems and seems pretty stable. However, i need to be able to integrate elements of the motor control within a larger program. I want to be able to see the current position of the stages even as they are moving. If i just imported ctypes it would not work, it would complain that it did not have the method util. Sensors and functionality these ultra compact, lightweight ccd cameras feature usb connections, making them extremely versatile for a wide range of applications including industrial automation, quality control, medical imaging, microscopy, and. Could you provide a way of registering apt activex. Thorlabs dds300e lowprofile, directdrive translation stage provides 300 mm of travel with a minimum incremental movement of 100 nm and a maximum speed of 400 mms. This cd contai ns a comple te range of tutori al samples and coding hints and tips, together with handbooks for all the apt controllers. The labview instrument driver export wizard allows you to convert a labview 8. Oct 23, 2006 i would like to control my thorlabs stages via matlab but i do not seem to be able to use your scripts. I will contact you with more details about this method and i will also like to get additional info about your application.
The labview instrument driver export wizard allows you to. 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. Labview can be used to communicate with any aptbased controller via activex. As labview is inherently multithreaded, each access to the apt software must be constrained to a single execution thread. I have a kdc101 so i can try to run your code when i have a free moment, and let you know what i get. Check whether your python is a 32 bit or 64 bit version and install the corresponding thorlabs apt software. This is available either by pressing the f1 key when running the apt server, or via the start menu, start\programs\ thorlabs \ apt \ apt help. Sensors and functionality these ultra compact, lightweight ccd cameras feature usb connections, making them extremely versatile for a wide range of applications including industrial automation, quality control, medical imaging, microscopy, and security technology.
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. Control thorlabs stages at command line matlab answers. Document describing the communications commands for the kinesis and apt software packages. Choose the indicated pattern as shown in figure 627. All of our controllers are supported by unified pc based user and programming utilities the apt software suite that enables higher level custom applications to. Thorlabs motors quick start guide mta read the docs. Thorlabs ksc101 kcube optical shutter controller is a compact, 60. Thorlabs instrumentation optical power and energy meter. The kinesis software features an intuitive graphical user interface gui that allows the unit to be controlled completely via a pc. Feb, 2019 this document contains the labview 2016 known issues that were discovered before and since the release of the labview 2016 development system. Thorlabs lts300m linear translation stage with integrated controller is optimized for applications requiring high load capacity and high resolution, such as measurement and inspection. They are designed to drive our standard and vacuumcompatible piezo inertia actuators, pd1m translation stage, and pim series piezo inertia optic mounts.
The provided software, including drivers and applications for labview and c makes it easy to integrate the instrument in test and measurement systems. Heavyduty rotation stage with stepper motor thorlabs. If you cannot find an instrument driver that supports your application development environment ade, use an instrument driver converter. Not every issue known to ni will appear on this list. Oct 03, 2018 python module for thorlabs apt library. 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. You can also find more information in the help section of the apt software. Aug 21, 2019 the location could also be under depending on if you are using a 32 or 64 bit version of windows or labview. The t25xyz does have an encoder but no limit switches. Activex control of apt thorlabs positioning stages file. Optomechanics, optics, optoelectronics, laser diodes, fiber optics and ase test sources as well as fiber optic.
Jul 06, 2017 they are thorlabs stages one cr1z7 and three z825b controlled by thorlabs apt software. Labview can be used to communicate with any aptbased controller via activex technology. Combined current and temperature controllers are also available. User manual for dc servo motor driver tdc001 thorlabs. The motors can be controlled by either activex apt or. The apt software suite supplied with all apt controllers, including the dc. Detailed instructions on installing upgrades are included on the apt software. Property nodes cause a switch to the ui thread in the labview environment as well as other labviewbased activex functionality.
Thorlabs provides activex controllers and detailed information on the communications protocol for the controller, but their sample videos on using the activex controllers involve embedding the controls which we would rather not do. The thorlabsaptstage adapter aims to provide a unified adapter for all the thorlabs apt stages. Coupling this with the very user friendly apt software supplied allows the user to very quickly get up and running with complex move sequences in a short space of time for example all relevant operating parameters are set automatically by the software for thorlabs stageactuator products. For help in using the event callbacks in labview with thorlabs apt software there is an example loctaed on the latest apt cd v2. I have not installed the thorlabs software, rather i have copied apt.
Either package can be used to control devices in the apt or kinesis family, which covers a wide range of motion controllers ranging. I think once i can figure out how to send a basic message, i will be able to follow the api well enough, but im having difficulties getting started. The software is organized into the following categories. Sc10 benchtop shutter controller download thorlabs. Thorlabs apt controllers hostcontroller communications protocol issue 3 thorlabs confidential page 6 of 8 introduction 1. Measurements of the intensity profiles along the userspecified x and y axes of the beams cross section are acquired at scan rates between 2 hz and 20 hz, which can be set usin. Current controllers our laser diode current controllers include an easytouse kcube current controller, benchtop controllers, and pro8 series rack models. Guides to using our kinesis or apt software packages with labview can be found here. They have been designed to drive our full range of open and closedloop piezoequipped nanopositioning actuators and stages. Labview can be used to communicate with any apt based controller via activex technology. Im hoping someone else out there has experience programming an apt dc servo controller. All camera series are controlled and powered via a standard 5 v usb 2. In the program, the user can build an interface, known as a front. We have multiple options for accurately setting a position with our nr360s, including our apt software and further integration with third party software suits such as labview.
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