PDXC2 ORIC® Piezo Stage Controller Chapter 3: Software
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Figure 11 System Architecture Diagram
Refer to the main Kinesis Software online help file, for a complete programmer’s guide and reference material on
using the Kinesis Controls collection. This is available either by pressing the F1 key when running the Kinesis server,
or via the Start menu, Start\Programs\Thorlabs\Kinesis\Kinesis Help.
3.1.2 Software and Firmware Upgrades
Thorlabs operate a policy of continuous product development and may issue software upgrades as necessary.
The latest Kinesis software can be downloaded from the ‘Software Downloads/Motion Controllers’ section of
www.thorlabs.com. A utility is provided with the Software to assist in firmware upgrades.
The firmware upgrades tool is located at ‘Program Files/Thorlabs/Kinesis/Firmware Update Utility/’. Connect the
PDXC2 to PC by USB-Cable, then open the firmware update tool ‘FirmwareUpdateUtility.exe” and start upgrade
process as below.
1. Click ‘Discover Hardware’ to find the device which is connected to PC.
2. Select the device has been found.
3. Click ‘Flash Firmware’ to start upgrade process. The upgrade process will take about 15 minutes.
4. After firmware upgrades tool displays "Target Device Has Been Reprogrammed", please wait for 20
seconds to ensure the firmware has been updated successfully, then restart the device.
Figure 12 Firmware Upgrade Tool
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