Chapter 6 Software Reference; Introduction; Gui Panel - THORLABS KIM101 Kinesis User Manual

Chapter 6 Software Reference

6.1 Introduction

This chapter gives an explanation of the parameters and settings accessed from the
software running on a PC.

6.2 GUI Panel

The following screen shot shows the graphical user interface (GUI) displayed when
accessing the Piezo Motor Driver K-Cube using the Kinesis software.
Note. The serial number of the Piezo Motor Driver K-Cube associated with the GUI
panel is displayed in the top right hand corner. This information should always be
provided when requesting customer support.
Digital display - Shows the position (drive pulses) of the motor associated with the
drive channel. The motor must be 'zeroed' before the display will show a meaningful
value, (i.e. the displayed position is relative to a physical datum). Only one channel at
a time can be enabled, and this is indicated by the LED in the adjacent button.
Set Arrow - Used to move the motor to a specified position (see Section 5.4.).
Step Arrows- used to increment or decrement the motor position. When the button
is clicked, the motor is driven in the selected direction at the jog velocity one step per
Rev E June 2023
Fig. 6.1 Piezo Motor Driver K-Cube Software GUI
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