NKT Photonics SuperK COMPACT User Manual

Connecting the laser to a CONTROL PC
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Procedure 1 Connecting a PC to the laser using a USB cable
Action
1 Using a USB Type A-B cable, connect an available USB Type A port of the CONTROL PC
to the laser’s USB Type B port.
i
i. The PC can also be connected by connecting its serial port using a standard RS232 serial
cable to the RS232 port on the laser.
2 Connect power to the Laser – see Connecting power on page 77.
3 If necessary, wait for the Windows device manager to install the USB drivers for the
connection.
4 Launch the CONTROL software by either:
• clicking on Windows – Start – Programs – NKT Photonics –CONTROL
– or –
• double clicking the CONTROL shortcut on the desktop
5 The CONTROL window opens.
Click on the Connect button in
the upper left region of the
window.
6 CONTROL automatically scans
for any connect lasers and
accessories available on both
COM and configured Ethernet
ports.
7 To manage the laser, click on
the SuperK COMPACT laser
icon from the Device Selector
list.

NKT Photonics SuperK COMPACT Specifications

General

Brand	NKT Photonics
Model	SuperK COMPACT
Category	Measuring Instruments
Language	English