software control
Third Party lab software: Lumencor light engines are supported by a number of popular lab software products. Depending on your application, the hardware interface from the lab computer to the light engine may be accomplished via the TTL port, the serial port or both together. Each interface is described below to help you decide.
Follow the links below for information on downloading and installing the driver(s) of choice. The list is growing and if you don’t see a particular product listed, then feel free to contact us about supporting it.
TTL Interface: In applications where only the full intensity and precise on/off timing of each light source is desirable, then interfacing to the TTL port on the light engine would be the appropriate control interface option. The interface specifications are available in the following downloads.
AURA TTL Interface Specification
SPECTRA TTL Interface Specification
Graphical user interface (GUI): A Lumencor GUI is available to control the switching and intensity of each of the light sources within the light engine independently via serial communications from your lab computer. Either an RS-232 or a USB connection may be used. It provides the user a quick start way to begin using the light engine. The GUI can be downloaded and installed in minutes on your lab computer.
Two different GUIs are available for AURA; one for Live Cell and one for Fixed Cell configurations. This GUI can be used for 3 or 4 color AURAs.
AURA Live Cell GUI Download (614 KB Zip)
AURA Live Cell GUI Instructions
AURA Fixed Cell GUI Download (262 KB Zip)
AURA Fixed Cell GUI Instructions
Only one GUI is required for 5, 6 or 7 color SPECTRAs.
SPECTRA GUI Download (893 KB Zip)
