The APT Tuorial Videos below illustrate the basics of using the APT System Software ActiveX Controls to implement custom software applications. There are videos that cover LabView, Visual Basic and Visual C++ programming environments.

Visual Basic

Part 1 illustrates how to get an APT ActiveX Control running within Visual Basic, and Part 2 goes on to show how to program a custom positioning sequence.

APT Programming using Visual Basic - Part 1
APT Programming using Visual Basic - Part 2

LabVIEW

Full Active support is provided by LabView and the series of tutorial videos below illustrate the basic building blocks in creating a custom APT motion control sequence. We start by showing how to call up the Thorlabs supplied on-line help during software development. Part 2 illustrates how to create an APT ActiveX Control. ActiveX Controls provide both Methods (i.e. Functions) and Properties (i.e. Value Settings). Parts 3 and 4 show how to create and wire up both the methods and properties exposed by an ActiveX Control. Finally in Part 5 we pull everything together and show a completed LabView example program that demonstrates a custom move sequence.

APT Programming using LabView - Part 1 Accessing Online Help
APT Programming using LabView - Part 2 Creating an ActiveX Control
APT Programming using LabView - Part 3 Create an ActiveX Method
APT Programming using LabView - Part 4 Create an ActiveX Property
APT Programming using LabView - Part 5 How to Start an ActiveX Control

The following tutorial videos illustrate alternative ways of creating Method and Property nodes:-

APT Programming using LabView - Create an ActiveX Method (2)
APT Programming using LabView - Create an ActiveX Property (2)

Visual C++

Part 1 illustrates how to get an APT ActiveX Control running within Visual C++, and Part 2 goes on to show how to program a custom positioning sequence.

APT Programming with Visual C++ - Part 1
APT Programming with Visual C++ - Part 2

MATLAB

For assistance when using MATLAB and ActiveX controls with the Thorlabs APT positioners, click here.