TOPTICA Python Laser SDK Documentation

The TOPTICA Python Laser SDK enables the control of TOPTICA laser products from the Python programming language. It provides the pure Python package toptica-lasersdk and works on all platforms that are supported by Python.

Key features

• Provides full control over all laser features

• Ethernet and USB/serial connection

• Laser device network discovery

• Simple synchronous low level API

• Sophisticated high level synchronous/asynchronous APIs

• Enables code completion for laser parameters in Python IDEs

Warning

This document describes Version 3 of the SDK which introduced some backward incompatible changes compared to previous versions. Please refer to the chapter Upgrade to Version 3.x for further information. If you need any further assistance, please open a ticket on GitHub.

Contribution

Bug reports and feature requests are welcome on the Github project.

Contents:

• Getting Started
  • Prerequisites
  • Installation
• Getting Connected
  • Network Connections
  • Serial Connection
• Upgrade to Version 3.x
  • Removed support for Python 3.5
  • Added support for Spyder and Jupyter
  • Backward incompatible changes
• The Low Level API
  • Client Access to Parameters
  • Parameter Subscription
  • Example
• The Synchronous High Level API
  • Client Access to Parameters
  • Parameter Subscription
  • Example
• The Asynchronous High Level API
  • Example
• Examples
  • Low Level API Example
  • Synchronous API Example
  • Asynchronous API Example
  • DLC pro Scope and Lock Example
  • DLC pro Recorder Example
  • Simple Data Logger Example
• Changelog
  • 1.0.0 — 2018-02
  • 1.0.1 — 2018-03
  • 1.1.0 — 2018-04
  • 1.2.0 — 2018-08
  • 1.3.0 — 2019-01
  • 1.3.1 — 2019-01
  • 1.4.0 — 2019-02
  • 2.0.0 — 2019-03
  • 2.1.0 — 2019-05
  • 2.2.0 — 2020-04
  • 2.2.1 — 2020-04
  • 2.3.0 — 2020-05
  • 2.4.0 — 2020-10
  • 2.5.0 — 2020-11
  • 2.6.0 — 2021-05
  • 2.7.0 — 2021-10
  • 2.7.1 — 2022-02
  • 2.8.0 — 2022-04
  • 3.0.0 — 2022-04
  • 3.0.1 — 2022-05
  • 3.1.0 — 2023-03
  • 3.1.1 — 2023-09
  • 3.1.2 — 2023-11
  • 3.2.0 — 2024-04

Indices and tables

• Index

• Module Index

• Search Page