Dear thorlabs, in our lab we have a thorlabs camera marked with the identification numbers. 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 provides an apt programming tutorial, but when i try to insert a new activex object, the. Hi, i am trying to automate a thorlabs tdc001 controller using labview. Tdc001 tcube dc servo motor controller power supply not. Im using thorlabs cr1m7 rotating stages with tdc001 contoller, and im trying write a simple application in labview to control my device. Using thorlabs dpc5500 with matlab matlab answers matlab. For assistance when using matlab and activex controls with the thorlabs apt positioners, click here. The thorlabsaptstage adapter aims to provide a unified adapter for all the thorlabs apt stages. The software supports our new line of kinesis devices as well as our apt products. I would like to have a live view video onto matlab so that i can do some image processing from the video.
Thorlabs your source for fiber optics, laser diodes. Mar 14, 2018 this is a matlab driver for thorlabs motorized stages. We use matlab 2011a, a thorlabs dcc1545m camera usb2, and want to capture image in matlab or maybe have live view. In a typical scenario, matlab creates activex controls in figure windows, which are manipulated by matlab through the controls properties, methods and events. Under filevi properties in the execution category i changed the preferred execution type to user interface and my vi worked. 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. How can i send serial commands directly from matlab to kdc101 and control it. The following matlab project contains the source code and matlab examples used for activex control of apt thorlabs positioning stages. Motorized stages thorlabs motorized stages include linear translation stages with up to 600 mm of travel, rotation mounts and stages, goniometers, pitch and yaw platforms, and highresolution multiaxis platforms. This manual will document how to use all of the possible features of this gui. I can control the motor from the activex gui on the front panel, but when i try to automate it it just moves at random intervals in whatever direction. Control thorlabs tdc001 without using activex ni community.
This code also shows how to use activex controls and matlab. Thorlabs apt controllers hostcontroller communications protocol issue 3 thorlabs confidential page 6 of 8 introduction 1. This is a matlab driver for thorlabs motorized stages. 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. In this case, thorlabs apt activex control is used as the server and matlab is used as the client.
Warranty subject to our general terms and conditions two year warranty. How can i automate the controller to move specified distances at particular time intervals. I used the ni io trace application to look at the communications and it seems the viopendefaultrm session address is wrong. I can use the manual commands to get an image, display the image, select the number of bits and set the exposure time. A matlab figure window or a simulink model are examples of control containers. This code shows how to control the apt thorlabs positioning system using the third party activex controls. The links below will lead to software and driver downloads for our motion controllers software downloads. Thorlabs tdc001 in 64 bit labview ni community national. Motion controllers software downloads the links below will lead to software and driver downloads for our motion controllers software downloads. Thorlabs your source for fiber optics, laser diodes, optical. Products home motion control electronics dc servo controllers tdc001 this product has been superseded by part number kdc101 tdc001 tcube dc servo motor controller power supply not included. Does anyone here,have written a similar labview vis to control a stages using usb communications protocols. I am trying to control a thorlabs tdc001 dc servo motor with labview, which several others have posted about previously.
For any questions regarding our software, please contact technical support. Activex control of apt thorlabs positioning stages in matlab. But to be sure of the exposure time that i set in cmos i realy would like to get the time exposure. Thorlabs dcx in matlab file exchange matlab central. The apt system software is implemented as a set of activex controls that are added to the.
Matlab driver for thorlabs motorized rotation stages prm1z8, k10cr1. Activex control of apt thorlabs positioning stages file. Kinesis kcube position sensing detector psd auto aligner. Our stages feature a variety of motors, including stepper, dc servo, direct drive, piezo inertia, and resonant piezo motors. Apr 10, 2015 i would like to ask about how to use a thorlabs camera dcc1545m with matlab. Check whether your python is a 32 bit or 64 bit version and install the corresponding thorlabs apt software. I have had issues in creating the activex object to open up the tdc001 control panel within labview. The user can measure the angular displacement by using the vernier dial in conjunction with the graduation marks that are marked on the rotating plate in 1. Labview can be used to communicate with any aptbased controller via activex technology. Thorlabs tdc001 tcube dc servo motor controller power. Activex control of apt thorlabs positioning stages matlab central. I need help to control an tdc001 motor from thorlabs, my progrma is mg17motorhwserial number start control and stop control. Optomechanics, optics, optoelectronics, laser diodes, fiber optics and ase test sources as well as fiber optic.
The system uses visatcpip drivers, but after connecting the device, i cannot read any data out of the device. Matlab with led control thorlabs dc2100 matlab answers. Oct 23, 2006 this code shows how to control the apt thorlabs positioning system using the third party activex controls. I was using tdc001 controller with z285b actuator with kinesis software and. More than 40 million people use github to discover, fork, and contribute to over 100 million projects. Thorlabs about the company thorlabs has been an active member of the photonics community for over 15 years. Using thorlabs camera dcc1545m with matlab matlab answers. Hi, i am currently writing software to control cr1mz7 with tdc001 in labview 2014. How do i automate a thorlabs tdc001 controller so that it. Jan 21, 2014 thorlabs released a ridiculously sized 264 mb pdf catalog for their life sciences imaging. For verification and testing of the stage we can load test configuration file media. Jul 06, 2017 they are thorlabs stages one cr1z7 and three z825b controlled by thorlabs apt software. It appears that matlab modifies the signature of the activex method so that variables originally. 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.
Control thorlabs stages at command line matlab answers. Thorlabs apt controllers university of wisconsinmadison. 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. Support for 64bit apt device control is now integrated into the main micromanager build. The prm1z8 is a small, compact, dc servo motorized 360 rotation mount and stage that accepts o1 optics and sm1threaded components. Thorlabs offers two platforms to drive our wide range of motion controllers. Driver for thorlabs motorized stages file exchange.
Incorporated light sources are warrantied for the lesser of one year or to the extent applicable the number of hours stated in the specifications. 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. Has anyone been able to interface the thorlabs dpc5500 polarization controller with matlab. In the manual suggests using the following command. We strive to be the ultimate resource for the photonics communitya place to find the products you need to enable your experiments, as well as the information you need to get your application working. There are several items and lots of product details that are either not on their website, or hard to find on their website. Thorlabs specializes in the building blocks for laser and fiber optic systems.
To search for the software for your device, please enter the item number here. Matlab activex control accessing an activex control in matlab. All kinesis controllers are supported by unified graphical user interface gui and programming. Despite the size, i recommend downloading it and checking it out. This gui can be used to control stage position as well as perform sensitivity and stiffness calibrations on the trap. Our light sources are conveniently separated into coherent and incoherent sources. We would like to show you a description here but the site wont allow us. Learn more about thorlabs, dpc5500, visa, daq toolbox, instrument control, polarization controller instrument control toolbox. 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.
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