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OWNERS MANUAL | Cobolt 08-01 Series | D0141-K SEPTEMBER 2020
Cobolt
Monitor™ Software
The Cobolt Monitor™ software provides a graphical way to monitor the laser performance and to change power,
operation mode and other settings. The USB driver must be installed manually and can be downloaded from the
Hübner Photonics website (
. Cobolt Monitor™ has been tested with
operative systems Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7 and Windows 8. Microsoft .NET 2.0 is required to run the
Cobolt Monitor™ software. Most computers with operative systems Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7 and
Windows 8 have this included as standard.
Installation
Download the latest version
of the Cobolt Monitor™ software from
the Hübner Photonics website (
. The Cobolt Monitor™ software is a stand
-alone executable, the executable file is packaged with
other files needed to run the program in a .zip file. Save the .zip file any storage device and extract all files. The folder
created after extracting the files can be placed on any storage device and Cobolt Monitor™ can be run from there. All
files and folders contained in the .zip file must be present for the program to function properly.
Software instructions
The software automatically searches for Cobolt devices every 5 seconds and automatically connects the laser if
detected. The software can identify USB connected lasers as well as RS232 connected lasers (06-MLD only).
The first Cobolt Monitor™ window that appears in the software.