Newport XPS-D - Controller - TCL to API Builder

XPS-D Controller User Interface Manual
2.7 Controller – TCL to API Builder
Under Controller →TCL to API builder, users can write custom API functions from a
TCL script then add the custom API to the terminal and launch the custom API.
Example
For this example, there must be a TCL file “ExcitationSignalSet.tcl” uploaded to the
XPS controller.
Go to the XPS Controller → TCL To API builder webpage:
1. Load the existing TCL script named ExcitationSignalSet.tcl by clicking on the folder
icon in the text editor.
2. In the Parameters list enter the arguments “char PositionerName[250], int Mode,
double Frequency, double Amplitude, double Time”.
3. Enter a description in the API description: “Set excitation signal mode from TCL”.
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