1.24. Thorlabs CCS

Summary:	Thorlabs CCS Series Spectrometer
Type:	DataIO
License:	LPGL, uses Thorlabs CCS VISA Instrument Driver (LGPL licensed)
Platforms:	Some words about supported operating systems
Devices:	Some words about supported devices
Author:	M. Gronle, ITO, University Stuttgart

1.24.1. Overview

This plugin can operate spectrometers from the Thorlabs CCS Series.

If you start the plugin without further parameters (device=’’), the first connected device is opened. Set device = ‘<scan>’ in order to get a printed list of detected devices. Use the device string or the desired device in order to open this specific one.

This plugin has been tested with CCS175.

For compiling this plugin, you need to install the Thorlabs OSASW Instrumentation software, shipped with the spectrometer. Then set the CMake variable THORLABS_IVI_VISA_SDK to the 32/64 IVI_VISA directory (e.g. C:/Program Files/IVI Foundation/…) where subdirectories like include or bin are contained.

1.24.2. Initialization

The following parameters are mandatory or optional for initializing an instance of this plugin:

device: str
device name that should be opened, an empty string opens the first device that is found. Pass ‘<scan>’ for displaying all devices

default: “”

1.24.3. Parameters

An instance of this plugin has the following internal parameters:

name: {str}, read-only: ThorlabsCCS
roi: {int seq.}: ROI (x,y,width,height)
sizex: {int}, read-only: width of ROI (x-direction)
sizey: {int}, read-only: height of ROI (y-direction)
bpp: {int}: bpp
integration_time: {float}: integration time of ccd in sec
manufacturer_name: {str}, read-only: manufacturer name
device_name: {str}, read-only: device name
serial_number: {str}, read-only: serial number
firmware_revision: {str}, read-only: firmware revision
instrument_driver_revision: {str}, read-only: instrument driver revision
wavelength_data: {float seq.}, read-only: wavelength in nm (air) for each pixel

1.24.4. Changelog

itom setup 3.1.0: This plugin has been compiled using the ThorlabsOSASW SDK 2.80
itom setup 3.2.1: This plugin has been compiled using the ThorlabsOSASW SDK 2.85
itom setup 4.0.0: This plugin has been compiled using the ThorlabsOSASW SDK 2.90
itom setup 4.1.0: This plugin has been compiled using the ThorlabsOSASW SDK 2.90