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Manual Drive, 1" Digital Micrometer![]()
Application Idea PT1 Translation Stage Preinstalled with DM713 Digital Micrometer, DM713 Lock ![]() Please Wait ![]() Features
The DM713 Digital Micrometer features a 1" (25.4 mm) travel range and offers an inch/millimeter readout with 1 µm resolution. The digital actuator also offers relative position and hold measurement functions, and the 3/8" (9.5 mm) mounting barrel is compatible with our 1" (25 mm) travel ball bearing translation stages. To order one of these stages preconfigured with the DM713 micrometer, please contact Technical Support. Insights into Motion Control Using the DM713 Digital MicrometerScroll down to read about:
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Recording Position from Digital Micrometers![]() Click to Enlarge Figure 2: The SBC-COMM package shown above can be used to log data position data displayed by the DM713 digital micrometer. ![]() Click to Enlarge Figure 1: The DM713 digital micrometer (right) is included with and used to adjust the retardance provided by the Digital micrometers, such as the DM713, are handy for moving a piece of optomech a specific distance. For example, a user might want to increment a translation stage holding a sample in front of an objective lens in order to focus the light to equally spaced points within the sample. However, there are also times where the user might want to record the position of an event. One example could be making a distance measurement where the micrometer is set to a starting position, zeroed, and then translated the desired amount to display the distance. Using the DM713 alone creates an extra step where the user has to read and record the display, which can be tedious in a dark lab where the display is not visible. One solution is to use Thorlabs' SBC-COMM, which includes an RS-232 interfacing cable. Thorlabs has created software application notes that walk the user through creating Visual C#® and LabVIEW® programs to continuously measure distances with the DM713. The application notes can be downloaded from links in the following section. Another solution is to purchase the Mitutoyo® 05CZA662 SPC cable and IT-016U USB input tool that provide a push button and USB interfacing cable. With this device the user can open any text entry software package, press the single push button, and the device acts like a keyboard to enter the number into the software. Date of Last Edit: Dec. 4, 2019
DM713 Digital Micrometer: LabVIEW and C# Programming References![]() Click to Enlarge Figure 3: Visual C# and LabVIEW programs can be written to interrogate the DM713 Digital Micrometer. Examples are detailed in programming references available for download. Programming references that provide introductions to communicating with the DM713 Digital Micrometer (Figure 3) are available. One reference has been developed for LabVIEW, and the other for Visual C#. Each reference includes a step-by-step discussion for writing the program, as well as a section that concisely provide the full program text without explanation. Included in the LabVIEW Programming Reference:
Included in the Visual C# Programming Reference:
Date of Last Edit: Dec. 4, 2019
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