THORLABS BC207UV, Operating Manual

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BC207 Series
Chapter 5: The Graphics User Interface (GUI)
Rev: 8.1, 10-Jan-2022
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Most of the beam stability characteristics are given in numeric units:
Data Count: The actual count of displayed measurement results.
Elapsed Time : Time since last start of stability measurement
Max. Distance to Reference Position of the centroid positions is given in distance (X), dis-
tance (Y) and as radial distance (R). The reference position can be defined in the Settings Dia-
log (see below the
table ) as either the oldest centroid position or the center of the centroid
positions data cloud.
Toolbar Icon Associated Action
Save Diagram or Image: Opens a dialog box to specify the properties of the
saved diagram or image.
Save Data: Opens a dialog box to specify the properties of the saved calcula-
tion data
Shows the Settings Dialog (see below)
Reset Data: Clears Beam Stability data only
Stops and restarts the measurements, clears all accumulated plot data
Sets the zoom factor so that all data points are located within the diagram area
Zoom out to the entire sensor area
Show or Hide the grid in the diagram:
Display results as dots or wired
Settings Dialog
Reference Position : Reference for calculation of beam stability.
Can be set to the center of the data cloud or to the oldest dis-
played data point.
Note
The maximum number of data points to be displayed, the handling of data points after reaching
the maximum and the time interval between two displayed data points is set in the menu
Beam
Settings / Plot over Time Parameter .
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