simple_view#

provides a graphic user interface for reading the current voltage of the balanced photodiode.

screenshot of the simple_view gui

Input controls are:

  • samples: number of measurements that are averaged for each datapoint

  • length: number of the datapoints displayed in the plot

  • y_min: minimum of the plot range in mT

  • y_max: maximum of the plot range in mT

  • filename: name of the file

Available buttons:

  • restart: clears the graph and restarts the measurement (always available)

  • pause: pauses the measurement (available during the measurement)

  • rescale plot: rescales the plot to [1.1*min, 1.1*max] (available during the measurement)