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Connecting to LPS710E/M by Thorlabs in Python

Instrument Card

The LPS710E(/M) Amplified Piezo Stage provides long range, fine focus Z-axis travel for a microscope slide while maintaining a compact, low-profile footprint. It features submicron repeatability, nanometer positioning resolution, low angular error, and fast millisecond response and settling times. When used with the LPSA1(/M) microscope slide holder, the stage is ideal for imaging modalities requiring sensitive sample positioning and sectioning, such as confocal laser scanning microscopy. This stage is not compatible with trans-illumination.

LPS710E/M

Device Specification: here

Manufacturer card: THORLABS

THORLABS

Thorlabs, Inc. is an American privately held optical equipment company headquartered in Newton, New Jersey. The company was founded in 1989 by Alex Cable, who serves as its current president and CEO. As of 2018, Thorlabs has annual sales of approximately $500 million.

  • Headquarters: USA
  • Yearly Revenue (millions, USD): 550
  • Vendor Website: here

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Connect to the LPS710E/M in Python

PROTOCOLS > SCPI

To connect to a LPS710E/M Positional Controller using Instrumentkit, you can use the following code:

import instrumentkit as ik


# Connect to the LPS710E/M Positional Controller
controller = ik.thorlabs.LPS710EM.open_serial("/dev/ttyUSB0", baud=115200)


# Get the channel object for channel 1
channel = controller.channel[0]


# Enable the channel
channel.enabled = True


# Move the channel to a specific position
channel.move(100)  # Move to position 100 (encoder counts)


# Get the current position of the channel
position = channel.position
print(f"Current position: {position}")

This code connects to the LPS710E/M Positional Controller using the open_serial method, specifying the serial port and baud rate. It then retrieves the channel object for channel 1 and enables it. The channel is then moved to a specific position using the move method, and the current position is printed.