Appendix C Flipper Control Method Summary - THORLABS MFF101 User Manual

Appendix C
The 'Flipper' ActiveX Control provides the functionality required for a client application
to control one or more flipper units.
To specify the particular unit being addressed, every unit is factory programmed with
a unique 8-digit serial number. This serial number is key to the operation of the APT
Server software and is used
independently with multipl e hardware units connected on the same USB bus. Th e
serial number must be specified using the HWSerialNum property before an ActiveX
control instance can communicate with the hardware unit. This can be done at design
time or at run time. Note that the appearance of the ActiveX Control GUI (graphical
user interface) will change to the required format when the serial number has been
entered.
A brief su mmary of each method and property is give n below, for mo re detailed
information and individual parameter descriptions please see the on-line help file
supplied with the APT server.
Methods
EnableHWChannel
GetMFFOperParams
Identify
LLGetStatusBits
MoveJog
SetMFFOperParams
StartCtrl
StopCtrl
Properties
APTHelp
HWSerialNum
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Flipper Control Method Summary
by the Server to enumerate and communicate
Enables the drive output.
Gets the operating parameters for the filter flipper
Identifies the controller by flashing unit LEDs.
Gets the controller status bits encoded in 32 bit integer.
Initiates a jog move.
Sets the operating parameters for the filter flipper
Starts the ActiveX Control (starts communication with
controller)
Stops the Act iveX Control (stops com munication with
controller)
Specifies the help file that will be accessed when the
user presses the F1 key. If APTHelp is set to 'True', the
main server helpfile APTServer will be launched.
specifies the serial number of the hardware unit to be
associated with an ActiveX control instance.