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10.4 LOW-LEVEL COMMANDS
An intuitive command set is provided for those wishing to create their own programming. A list of
these commands is provided in the user’s manual included with the spectrograph. Commands are
simple to use. For example, to query the wavelength, enter “WAVE?” The command to close the
shutter is “SHUTTER C”. A full list of commands is available in the Appendix of this user’s manual.
10.5 MONO TERM SOFTWARE AND LABVIEW EXAMPLES
For those users who are developing their own LabVIEW based programs, an Application
Programming Interface (API) document is included with the instrument. The Oriel MonoTERM utility
is also provided for sending low-level commands to the spectrograph. This is very convenient for
assisting programmers in their software development efforts and helps to coordinate operations with
various third party cameras.
The MonoTERM utility software was developed in National Instruments LabVIEW. It's open source
code, so it may be used to provide LabVIEW programming examples.
The MonoTerm software is included on the memory stick provided with the instrument.
Figure 288: Query Using MonoTerm Software