Laser

public interface Laser

Laser recieves input from the controller and adjusts the laser power accordingly.

Author:Marcel Stefko

Methods

getDeviceName

public String getDeviceName()

Returns:unique device name (assigned by MicroManager)

getLaserPower

public double getLaserPower()

Asks the hardware for current actual value of laser power

Throws:

• Exception – if error occurred during communication with hardware

Returns:

actual laser power value

getLaserPowerCached

public double getLaserPowerCached()

Returns cached value of laser power, without querying the hardware for actual value.

Returns:cached laser power value

getMaxPower

public double getMaxPower()

Returns:maximal allowed value of laser power

getMinPower

public double getMinPower()

Returns:minimal allowed value of laser power

getPropertyName

public String getPropertyName()

Returns:unique device property name (assigned by MicroManager)

setLaserPower

public double setLaserPower(double desired_power)

Set the laser power to desired value

Parameters:

• desired_power – desired laser power value

Throws:

• Exception – if error occurred during communication with hardware

Returns:

actual laser power value