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Thorlabs motor controller for Linux

Primary LanguageC++GNU General Public License v3.0GPL-3.0

Thorlabs motor controller

Program for controlling Thorlabs stepper motors Version: 1.0

Instalation

  • Unpack drivers. Bash script unpack_driver.sh should determine which drivers to use. If not, unpack manually in drivers project directory.
  • Use "make" for only cmd application and "make gui" for application with both cmd and graphical interface. (See requirements fo graphical interface)

Requirements

  • Any Linux OS (tested on Ubuntu and Arch)
  • Linux kernel 2.4 and higher
  • STD c++11
  • Qt library version 5 an higher if using graphical interface

Note: Accessing USB device may require priviledges. On systems using systemd add new rule to "/etc/udec/rules.d" directory. Example rule, that allows device use for users in group device_group : SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTRS{idVendor}=="1234", ATTRS{idProduct}=="5678", ACTION=="add", GROUP="device_group", MODE="0664"

Supported controller devices

  • TDC001
  • MST601 / MST602
  • all BBD devices
  • all BSC devices
  • OST001
  • ODC001
  • TST001
  • TBD001

Feel free to report any bugs or submit ideas. Github accout: tWido Email: tomas.wido (at) gmail.com