Welcome to thorlabs_elliptec’s documentation!¶
This is a python interface to Thorlabs Elliptec series of piezoelectric motion stages and mounts. It should support all models including:
Thorlabs Elliptec ELL6 shutter
Thorlabs Elliptec ELL7 linear stage
Thorlabs Elliptec ELL8 rotation stage
Thorlabs Elliptec ELL9 multi-position filter mount
Thorlabs Elliptec ELL10 linear stage
Thorlabs Elliptec ELL14 rotation mount
Thorlabs Elliptec ELL17 linear stage
Thorlabs Elliptec ELL18 rotation stage
Thorlabs Elliptec ELL20 linear stage
As of version 1.0, all basic functionality is implemented. However, the “multi-drop” capability which allow multiple devices to share a single serial port device is not yet implemented. This means that to control more than one device, each device must be connected via its own serial port (such as a dedicated USB to serial adaptor). The multi-drop feature is planned, and hopefully will be implemented soon in a future release.
Source code is at https://gitlab.com/ptapping/thorlabs-elliptec.
Python Package Index (pypi) page at https://pypi.org/project/thorlabs-elliptec.
Documentation online at https://thorlabs-elliptec.readthedocs.io.