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BC207 Series

Chapter 5: The Graphics User Interface (GUI)

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The entries in the first block,

Import

and

Export Configuration,

are related to XML files which

contain information about the chosen Beam Profiler device and its settings, file export paramet-
ers and application settings. In order to copy the GUI appearance and Beam Profiler settings to
another PC you need to save the configuration file, copy it and load it on the target system.

The second part allows to import and export data originally retrieved from the Beam Profiler:

Export

RAW format: This is a product specific bitmap with additional information, here pixel pitch
(distance between 2 pixels) and exposure time.

BMP format: This is the standard, uncompressed bitmap image retrieved from the camera.

Intensity Value Text Matrix: This matrix saves 12bit values. The 1st value in the 1st line rep-
resents the intensity of the left upper pixel in the 2D projection.

TIFF (8bit), PNG and JPG formats: Standard picture formats for easy integrating of mea-
surement results into external documents.

A sequential saving is available as well. Details please see section

Calculation Results

Import

The import is limited to Device Data allowing reconstruction of the original measurement result
with the Beam Software.

RAW format: Along with the bitmap, saved from the camera, pixel pitch and exposure time
are used for calculation, so the imported beam profile will reproduce the true size and also
the optical power.

BMP format: Only the bitmap will be shown. The dimensions in X and Y direction are not
the original ones (pixel pitch will be considered as 1).

Print

With the

Print Application Window

a screenshot of the Beam Profiler application is printed.

The

Print Active Window

entry prints the current active child window of the Beam Profiler ap-

plication. This function gives you the opportunity to print a specific child window.

The

Save Test Protocol

opens a dialog window, where individual data can be entered. Click

"Save" and then "Close" to save a test report with the calculation results and the current projec-
tion image to the indicated location. If the 3D Profile window is opened, a screenshot of the 3D
Profile is also included in the test report.

See some detailed examples for data export in the

Save Measurement Results

chapter.

5.1.2 Control Menu

Use the first menu entry to start

and pause

the continuous

operation of the Beam Profiler device including retrieving measure-
ment data, performing calculations and displaying graphs and nu-
merical results to the output windows.

"Next Frame" starts a single measurement and returns to pause
state.

When the GUI is started or the active Beam Profiler instrument is

changed, the application will start continuous operation automatically. Pausing the consecutive
operation is advantageous for detailed analysis of a single image. The paused Beam Profiler
can be restarted at any time.

The "

Clear Windows

" function resets the content of all windows, including child windows. The

window content will be filled with the next measurement result received from the instrument.