The basic vis, intermediate vis, and advanced vis tabs provide a summary of labview virtual instrument vi examples provided by thorlabs to help you get started with creating programs for your controllers in labview. Now im trying to make a program to control this stage with a keyboard actually company has a standard software for control it, but it is difficult to use this program due to control with mouse and button on the screen. Here two linked labview vis will run simultaneously. 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. Figure 68 activex container with apt motor control. User manual for dc servo motor driver tdc001 thorlabs. 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. I believe that the problem you are facing is because of the way that the. Net compatible languages to create custom applications.
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. Check whether your python is a 32 bit or 64 bit version and install the corresponding thorlabs apt software. Mar 05, 2019 labview as an activex server or activex client can interface with other programs from the labview programming interface. 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. Problem with labview is vague, especially on a forum devoted to labview, and does not accurately describe your question.
I would like to integrate the camera and daq code in one program which i can save one image during the scan. Labview industrial automation guide viewpoint systems. Activex control of apt thorlabs positioning stages file. Mff101 and mff102 motorized filter flippers user guide.
The kdc101 provides control for a single axis, with or without a pc. The apt mst602 module is a dualchannel, highresolution, rackmounted stepper motor driver designed for use with the apt mmr601 motion control 19 modular rack system. Sc10 benchtop shutter controller download thorlabs. Communicating with thorlabs apt motor controllers communicating with thorlabs apt motor controllers. Thorlabs pro8 test and measurement platforms are designed to operate electrical and optical modules for telecom testing and other applications. To further assist programmers, a guide to programming the apt software in labview is also available. Net assembly at the moment, so apt is preferred until the issue is resolved. Each vi uses functions that manipulate input from the user interface or other sources and display that information or move it to other files or other.
Support for 64bit apt device control is now integrated into the main micromanager build. You can also find more information in the help section of the apt software. 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. Mcc fully supports ni labview with easytouse virtual instrument vi libraries that allow development of ulx for ni labview and lvlink 3. I am trying to create a custom program for control of a thorlabs apt dc servo motor controller. 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. I will contact you with more details about this method and i will also like to get additional info about your application.
Thorlabs 1 kinesis in labview guide kinesis labview guide. Copy the driver folder to the following location for a windows computer. All controllers in the apt family share a common software platform, the apt system software, which is available on our apt software download page. Control thorlabs stages at command line matlab answers. Jul 21, 2011 also, while i am not suggesting that you repost this question, in the future it would be helpful to provide a more accurate subject line. All worked fine with the prm1z8 connected directly to the cube driver. Thorlabs apt suite of controllers includes a range of compact drivers, high power.
This stage is also compatible with thirdparty controllers. Heavyduty rotation stage with stepper motor thorlabs. Also, while i am not suggesting that you repost this question, in the future it would be helpful to provide a more accurate subject line. We recently added a thorlabs dc motor controller to our scanning moke setup to automate the rotation of a waveplate.
Communicating with thorlabs apt motor controllers mellnik. Hi, we developed our own little labview vi with the labview drivers provided. Motion control software technical publications apt with labview. Hello, my lab bought a thorlabs highspeed motorized xy scanning stages and controller for it this one.
The location could also be under depending on if you are using a 32 or 64 bit version of windows or labview. To communicate with each sc via the apt software it is necessary to use. Thorlabs offers two platforms to drive our wide range of motion controllers. Visit the highspeed motorized xy scanning stages page for pricing and availability information. You can certainly use labview to control the lnr50sem stage. Thorlabs motors quick start guide mta read the docs. 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. Motorized precision rotation stage with dc servo motor thorlabs.
Third party instrument driver missing in labview after. Im hoping someone else out there has experience programming an apt dc servo controller. I am trying to control bsc203 from thorlabs using labview 2019. A support package, containing a wealth of information on using and programming these thorlabs products is also available.
Problems with thorlabs controller bsc103 page 2 ni. 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. These help control the order in which labview function, methods and. The vis contained in the archive interface to the most common functions used in the d2xx dll. Thorlabs apt controllers university of wisconsinmadison. 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. An sm1threaded central aperture allows an optical path to pass directly through the body of the stage. Thorlabs specializes in the building blocks for laser and fiber optic systems. Integrated into the apt family of products, it offers thorlabs standard control and programming.
The labview instrument driver import wizard allows you to convert an instrument driver from labwindowscvi c source to a labview wrapper dll. Specifically, the apt activex do not seem to be registered or at least i am not able to see them with the matlab command actxcontrollist. The page also has links to download labview virtual instrument vi examples provided by thorlabs to help you get started with creating programs for your controllers in labview. Control thorlabs stage with controller using labview. 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. They control a broad family of interchangeable modular devices see table to the right and can be operated independent of an external computer. Could you provide a way of registering apt activex. Activex control of apt thorlabs positioning stages file exchange. All camera series are controlled and powered via a standard 5 v usb 2. Figure 622 attempted parallel calls to apt software. Integrating thorlabs usb ccd camera and daq hardware lava.
Refer to the help file startprogramsthorlabsapthelpaptconfig help for. 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. One device can have many channels, each labeled by an index. Communicates using the thorlabs apt communications protocol, whose documentation is found in the thorlabs source folder. This tutorial contains annotated labview vi examples for interfacing with thorlabs kinesis software. Download thpm100, a labwindowscvi,measurement studio for visual studio unknown instrument driver for a power meter from thorlab, models. Controlling bsc203 thorlabs using labview ni community. 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. As expected, temp2 is set to 2 once the line has been evaluated by matlab. My client wants a custom solution, so using the activex control isnt viable. The motors can be controlled by either activex apt or.
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. A comprehensive guide to using labview with apt can be dowloaded here. Avi files because the uncompressed files are very large. 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. Software package with gui and drivers to control the sc10, as well as an sdk for thirdparty. 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. As a member of the apt range of controllers, the tcube dc driver shares. I attached all the available code i have it for the camera. The t25xyz does have an encoder but no limit switches. Thorlabs itc510 laser diode tec controller instrument. Optomechanics, optics, optoelectronics, laser diodes, fiber optics and ase test sources as well as fiber optic. Your problem is not with labview but with the control of a thorlabs motor.
A comprehensive guide to using labview with apt can be downloaded here. The apt system software is a common software platform for all controllers in the apt family. Net to allow users to incorporate hardware controlthrough. Our cmos cameras offer a fullframe resolution of 1280 x 1024 pixels. Many of the d2xx functions have been interfaced to labview in this zip archive. They are thorlabs stages one cr1z7 and three z825b controlled by thorlabs apt software. However, only the 32bit version of kinesis is not correctly loading the resources from the. It has been designed to drive 2phase bipolar stepper motors up to 50 w, with or without encoder feedback, and is compatibl. I ran the same vi but with lts300 changing serial number and it worked properly. To control the execution control of the vi programming execution structures will need to be added to the block diagram. 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.
Thorlabs has been an active member of the photonics community for over 15 years. Using the thorlabs apt software, everything detects 100% and works as expected. 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. They have a manual here how to do this program, but it seems like. Once you start the vi and all is well the apt motor controller will wake up. Communicating with thorlabs apt motor controllers alex. Problems with thorlabs controller bsc103 ni community. Www ni com labview labview is systems engineering software.
This software supports our new line of kinesis devices, as well as our apt products. Jul 06, 2017 they are thorlabs stages one cr1z7 and three z825b controlled by thorlabs apt software. These controllers are bundled with thorlabs apt software, which supplies outofthebox stage control from a pc and enables support for common programming interfaces like labview, labwindows, and activex. If bset is set to false, the method returns the output state. Aug 21, 2019 exit out of labview if it is currently loaded in memory.
The apt software suite supplied with all apt controllers, including the mff series. Customize activex control for thorlabs apt dc servo. Apr 23, 2015 i trigger the camera and derive galvo through daq. Thorlabs thpm100 meter driver for labview national. The labview instrument driver export wizard allows you to convert a labview 8. It works fine, but to rotate the motor i have to press the buttons in the front panel. Thorlabs motion control kinesis software or thorlabs apt user software. Thorlabs pm100 power meter instrument driver national.
I want to customize it so that when i run the vi, it rotates by a specified angle. Sep 18, 2009 discover why labview is the easiest and most popular software environment for instrument control. The page also has links to download labview virtual instrument vi. Thorlabs apt controllers hostcontroller communications protocol issue 3 thorlabs confidential page 6 of 8 introduction 1. Labview vis updated 52016 these archives each contain several different vis, and a. Oct 03, 2018 python module for thorlabs apt library. Start all programs thorlabs apt help apt server help programming guide. Recently, we built our own extension cable with the dsub pinouts as provided in the manuals. Thorlabs apt suite of controllers includes a range of compact drivers, highpower. This stage is ideal for applications that require high speeds and high positioning. They can be wired up to like a standard vi for use with labview 7. Example programs are included with most instrument driver downloads. Our apt software is built on the activex platform, so it can be imported into labview without the need for drivers.
It has been designed to drive 2phase bipolar stepper motors up to 50 w, with or without encoder feedback, and is compatible with the full range of steppermotorequipped. Thorlabs your source for fiber optics, laser diodes. I have emailed you directly to further discuss your application. It says the error is basically that the the control i presume labview control and not. Purpose and scope this document describes the lowlevel communications protocol and commands used between the host pc and controller units within the apt family. Discover why labview is the easiest and most popular software environment for instrument control. 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. I created an active x window using the thorlabs software in labview. In this case, labview acts as the automation client and requests information of the automation server, or other program. Find instrument drivers that are available for this instrument for use in labview, labwindowscvi, or measurement studio. Labview can be used to communicate with any aptbased controller via activex technology. The thorlabsaptstage adapter aims to provide a unified adapter for all the thorlabs apt stages. If someone can give me a small labview active x test code for this device that would make the life much easier for me.
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