Newport New Focus 3502, Руководство пользователя

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4
Computer Interfacing
4.1
Introduction
The Model 3502 Optical Chopper can be controlled remotely over the USB 2.0
interface either via an intuitive, Windows-based Graphical User Interface (GUI)
application or via commands sent from a host PC.
Before connecting the instrument to the USB interface the user should install the
application included on the flash drive that accompanies the Model 3502 Optical
Chopper. The installer will install not only the GUI application, but also the
appropriate USB drivers and programming examples (LabVIEW and C#), and
supporting
documentation. Please consult the ‘
Readme Chopper Application.pdf
’
document on the flash drive for installation instructions and a list of the files that
are installed. This document also addresses important considerations when
installing the software on 32-bit or 64-bit operating systems.
Although the user can choose a custom installation directory, the default
location is under ‘
Program Files\New Focus\New Focus Chopper Application\
’. Three
sub- directories are installed here: ‘
Bin
’, containing the New Focus Chopper
Application and supporting files; ‘
Docs
’, containing documentation of the GUI
Application, the programming examples and the Newport USB library API
documentation
; and ‘
Samples
’, containing C# and LabVIEW examples to get
you started with remote operation of the Model 3502 Optical Chopper. Please
note that these examples are provided for reference only.
The latest GUI application version and supporting files can always be found on
the Model 3502 Optical Chopper’s product page at newport.com.
4.2
Using the Graphical User Interface (GUI)
The GUI allows full control of the Model 3502 Optical Chopper’s front panel
functions (save for turning the Controller On/Off). Below is a screenshot of the
‘3502 Optical Chopper Application’ GUI window.