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BP209 Series 6 The Graphics User Interface (GUI)
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6.1.2 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.
This function may be useful for a synchronous restart of all plots and time-based measure-
ments.
Note
The measurement of all beam parameters and the accumulation of calculated data is started
automatically with the software start. "Clear Windows"
deletes all accumulated data and re-
starts the measurement.
Start NI Network Variables
This feature is a data interface for handing over the parameters listed below to an external pro-
gram environment such as LabVIEW.
· Saturation (in %)
· Total Power
· Base Line X and Y
· Peak Value X and Y
· Distance of Peak to Reference Position X and Y
· Distance of Centroid to Reference Position X and Y
· Sigma X and Y
· Beam Width Clip X and Y
· Ellipse Diameter Min and Max
· Gauss Diameter X and Y
· Ellipticity
· User Power Offset
· Serial Number
·
Reference Position X and Y
Note
In order to use this command, you need to have installed additional National Instruments
®
soft-
ware (Distributed System Manager, NI CVI Runtime Engine).