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OWNERS MANUAL | Cobolt Modulated DPSS Lasers | D0342-C JUNE 2016
Cobolt Monitor™ Software
The Cobolt Monitor™ software provides a graphical way to monitor the laser performance and to change power,
operation mode and other settings. The software can connect to the laser either via RS-232 port or via USB, depending
on the type of controller. The USB driver must be installed manually and can be downloaded from the Cobolt website
), see section 7.3. Cobolt Monitor™ has been tested with operative systems Windows XP, Windows
Vista, Windows 7 and Windows 8. Microsoft .NET 2.0 is required to run the Cobolt Monitor™ software. Most
computers with operative systems Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7 and Windows 8 have this included as
standard.
Installation
Download the latest version of software Cobolt Monitor™ from the
. The Cobolt Monitor™ software is
a stand-alone executable, the executable file is packaged with other files needed to run the program in a .zip file. Save
the .zip file any storage device, and extract all files. The folder created after extracting the files can be placed on any
storage device and Cobolt Monitor™ can be run from there. All files and folders contained in the .zip file must be
present for the program to function properly.
Software instructions
The software automatically searches for Cobolt devices every 5 seconds and automatically connects the laser if
detected. The software can identify USB connected lasers as well as RS232 connected lasers.
The first Cobolt Monitor™ window that appears in the Cobolt Monitor software.
Once the laser is connected it can be controlled from the box dedicated for the laser. The interface, found in the
following figure, is intended for typical user cases. Only the relevant information is presented on this level, displaying
only the status the laser is in and relevant choices to make. Here follows a short description of how to use the Cobolt
Monitor™ software on this level.
