NKT Photonics Koheras ADJUSTIK, Product Manual

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Connecting the laser to a PC with CONTROL
Procedure 2 Connecting a PC to the laser using Ethernet
Action
1 Open CONTROL and from the Connect
menu list select Config to open the Port
Configuration window.
2
3 The “Create new network port” window
appears. Configure the port parameters as
described below:
Name – Enter a name for the Ethernet
connection (e.g. Lab-Laser-2).
Host IP Addr. – Select a Host IP Address
from the drop down list of the computer’s
available network adapters.
System IP Addr. – Enter an IPv4 address
for the laser’s network adapter - see IP
Address on page 50 .
Protocol – Select either UDP or TCP. UDP is the default and recommended.
Host Port – Enter a TCP or UDP port the PC will use for communications with the laser. The
default value is 10001.
System Port – Enter a TCP or UDP port the laser will use for communication with the
CONTROL PC. The default value is 10001. Note : If you connect multiple lasers over IP to the
same NKTP CONTROL PC, each laser must be configured with a unique local system port.
Timeout (ms) – Enter a timeout value in milliseconds. When CONTROL sends a request to the
laser, it will wait for a reply from the laser until this timeout value expires. Default value is 100
milliseconds.
Click OK to accept the configuration of the new ‘Ethernet connection’ port.
4 Click the Save button to save the
configuration of the new Ethernet
connection.
In the Port Configuration window, click
on the “Create new port” button.
new port button