THORLABS M2MS, Operating Manual

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BP209 Series 4 Installation
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4.3 Start the Application
Click the "Programs"
g
"Thorlabs"
g
"Thorlabs Beam Application" entry, or simply click the ap-
propriate icon added to your desktop.
The connected instrument is recognized, automatically connected and shown in the Beam Set-
tings panel:
Usually the Beam Software connects automatically to the instrument that has been connected
first. If you have connected more than one Beam Profiler and want to use another than the con-
nected device, select to the icon "Device Connection" and click the desired instrument.
Click on 'Refresh Device List' for an update if you have very recently connected or removed a
Beam Profiler instrument from your PC. If an expected instrument is still missing check if the
USB driver is properly installed (see chapter
Troubleshooting ).
After selecting a Beam Profiler it will be connected and displayed in the Beam Settings Panel
, where all available settings and adjustments to the Beam Profiler can be made.
It is advisable to read the steps described in the chapter Measurement with the Beam Pro-
filer carefully in order to setup your Beam Profiler device and application properly.
When the Beam Profiler Software is started for the first time, three preselected windows are
opened and arranged automatically: Calculation Results, 2D Reconstruction, 3D Profile. Other-
wise, the arrangement of the last session (selected windows and their position) will be re-
covered. See the
Child Windows chapter for a detailed description of each window.
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