Control the LED with a currentsource

Author: Janine Menne

Description

This Software controls a current source operated via RS232 which allows to pilot UV-LEDs to excite the fibre(s).

The repository contains the source code as well as CMakeLists and a GUI version to operate such system.

Requirements to run terminal program

Availability of the following libraries (author: Janine Menne):

• RSS232Communication

RS232 Currentsource:

• Make sure that your user is in group dialout

Additional requirements to run GUI

Install QT5:

• QT5 uses different number format
• add to your .bashrc:

export CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH=/usr/local/Qt-5.8.0/
export LC_NUMERIC=en_US.UTF-8

How to run the control

Terminal progamm

1.) Compile source code:

mkdir build
cd build
cmake ..
make

2.) Execute it:

./bin/LEDMain

3.) Follow instructions written in terminal.

GUI

0.) Go to GUI folder

cd LED_gui

1.) Compile source code:

mkdir build
cd build
cmake ..
make

2.) Execute it:

./bin/LED_gui

3.) A window is opening to control the Spectrometer measurement.

• Choose a current for the LED
• Hit the LED ON button to switch on the LED
• Hit the LED OFF button to switch off the LED