Thorlabs Beam Profiler Application - Readme
Use this software to operate Thorlabs BC100 Series Camera Beam Profiler
and Thorlabs BP100 / BP200 Slit Beam Profiler Instruments.

Note:
This software comes with additional software packages:
	- NI VISA runtime engine (http://www.ni.com/visa)

License:
This software is copyright Ó 2007-2016, Thorlabs GmbH. 
For license details please see file License.rtf.
Qt is licensed under the LGPL. Please see file LGPL-2.1.txt

Supported platforms:
This software was verified with the following platforms:
	- Windows 7 (32-bit version)
	- Windows 7 x64 Edition (64-bit version)
	- Windows 8.1 (32-bit version)
	- Windows 8.1 x64 Edition (64-bit version)
	- Windows 10 (32-bit version)
	- Windows 10 x64 Edition (64-bit version)

Changelog:

July-19-2016	V6.2
	- Global setting for the time interval between measurements
	- BP2 firmware update removed
	- All windows show the same calculation results
	- The legend selections in the beam stability window are reconstructed with the restart
	- Chinese and German translations are reactivated
	- Calculation result window:
		- displays every result in a single line
		- the calculation results can individually be hidden by a drop down list
		- the font size of the calculation result values are scaled with the row height
	- Saving and loading of Main Window position works now for any monitor configuration
	- X', Y' and Azimuth angle added to Calculation Results and Tuning Views for BC devices.
	- Bessel curve is shown in X and Y profile windows
	- Knife Edge data can be exported
	- Smallest enclosing circle calculation added to the beam stability window

May-05-2015	V6.1.3647.47
	-New settings window
	-Individual workspaces can be saved
	-M2 windows with new Alignment Wizard
	-Baseline level is taken into account for Beam Diameter (4-Sigma)

Dec- 23-2014	V6.0.24.3242
	- Averaging works also in trigger mode
	- Chinese translation updated
	- Extended the test protocols of M2 and divergence measurements
	- Wavelength range of BC106-UV is read out correctly from the device

Sept-09-2014	V6.0.2.2847
	- Network variables have the serial number of the Beam Profiler prepended
	- Range check in the BC1 trigger functions
	- Trigger functions added to BC1 driver
	- Calculation area expanded in BC1 driver
	- User defined clip level for divergence measurement

May-23-2014	V6.0
	- M2 window with a new layout
	- Auto connect of all instruments
	- Alignment feature added to the M2 window
	- New Icons
	- VISA 5.2 upgraded to VISA 5.4 in the installer package
	- DDSM100 stage supported for the M2 measurement

Feb-17-2014	V5.1
	- sequential saving for the raw data export
	- native BC1 driver to operate the device in C/C++, LabView and .Net
	- automatic elliptical calculation area
	- ISO auto calculation area for BC instruments
	- supports BP209-IR2 instruments
	- Firmware update of the BC106 from 13.12 to 13.20 or from 13.13 to 13.21

Jan-21-2013	V5.0
	All windows:
	-button to hide the toolbar and oll other graphic items from the window to maximize the diagram
	-menu entries in the menu "view" to show and hide all toolbars and GUI elements from all windows.

	Plot window:
	-Bessel Fit button in the profile window
	-Bessel Fit in the calculation result window

	Time plot windows:
	-Save data from time plot diagrams
	-Start time of measurement in time plots diagrams
	-x axis with time and not count of seconds
	-Clear the data of all windows with a clear button from the toolbar of the time plot windows

	Beam Stability window:
	-indikator of the measurement time
	-green curves of the mean of the 100 latest measurements
	-save the data from the beam stability diagram
	-clear all data of all windows with a button from the toolbar of the beam stability window
	-settings moved to a settings dialog which can be opened via a button from the toolbar
	-settings expanded with the plot method and the plot interval

	Environment Measurement:
	-new window "envorironment data" created which plots the temperature and centroid over time
	-connected temperature sensors are listed in the calculation results
	-the settings of the temperature sensor are shown in tabs in the device settings dialog
	-temperature unit added to application settings
	-show/hide the temperature from the calculation results window

	Symbolbar:
	-button added to reset the application settings to default values
	-new symbol bar with the three alignment windows
	-thorlabs logo inserted with link to thorlabs website

	Software Updater:
	-with the start of the application a dialog appears if a newer version on the tholabs website has been detected.
	-dialog "Check for updates" in the menu "help" openes this dialog manually.

	Three new alignment windows:
	-manual vergence measurement
	-tuning view
	-beam overlapping

	Application settings:
	-center the calculation area to centroid position
	-for multi slit beam profiler: real rolling averaging

	Multi Slit Beam Profiler supported.

	Firmware version of the instrument added to device settings dialog

Feb-23-2011	V4.0
	- Integration of Slit Beam Profiler
	- Exchange of DirectX with OpenGL
	- Non modal settings dialogs
	- Redesign of diagrams
	- Sequential saving of diagrams and data

Jun-14-2010	V3.0
	- M² measurement
	- Signed installation packet and application
	- Image export in grayscale

Jan-29-2010	V2.2
	- Current date and time in the symbol bar
	- Quick access tool bar 
	- Cursor in the X-Y-profiles can be hidden
	- Unit of power calibration expanded with mW
	- Calculation results are grouped 
	- Symbol toolbar is separated in window, datetime and main symbol toolbar.

Jan-08-2010	V2.1
	- Increasing or decreasing the ROI by 20% in 2D Projection Window
	- Maximum deviation of centroid with indicators in 2D Projection window
	- Different reference points of beam poisition stability
	- German help file
	- Window with live stream without calculations
	- User defined path to log file

Nov-16-2009	V2.0
	- Measurement over time
	- Advanced Calculation Results
	- Performance improved
	- Pass / Fail Analyse
	- Distance Measurement
	- Laguages English, German and Chinese

Mar-05-2009	V1.2
	- C++ sample improved
	- Manual updated

Mar-04-2009	V1.1
	C++ sample added

Feb-13-2009	V1.0
	Initial release.