Basler Beam Profiler

The Basler Beam Profiler is a Python application designed to interface with Basler cameras for beam profiling tasks.

Usage

Running the Application

pip install -r requirements.txt
python beam_profiler.py

Configuring the camera

camera_config.yaml

camera:
  a2A5060-15umBAS:                     # the name should match the camera name shown in pylon_camera
    default_roi: [5060, 5060, 4, 4]    # [width, height, x_pad, y_pad]
    pixel_size: 2.5e-6                 # pixel size in meters, i.e. 2.5um

Using the compiled application

First clone this repo, setup camera_config.yaml

Check release to download the latest version: Releases

Put the pylon_camera.exe executable in the same directory as camera_config.yaml.

Keyboard Shortcuts

• Esc: Quit the application
• arrow keys: up/down=change exposure by 10 times, left/right=change exposure by 10%
• a: toggle auto-exposure (auto exposure adjusts the exposure time to keep the max intensity to be near-saturated)
• f: toggle blob fitting
• g: toggle statistics showing (statistics of fitted blobs)
• h: toggle row/col statistics (works only for beam arrays)
• mouse drag: create a white rectangle in the canvas
• c: clear the white rectangle
• ctrl + mouse drag: create a green rectangle in the canvas, only blobs inside the rectangle will be fitted
• v: clear the green rectangle
• s: quick save the current frame
• d: save the current frame with dialogue box, allowing the user to choose the file location and name
• t: switch to the next camera (if multiple cameras are connected)
• mouse wheel: zoom in/out the canvas