3. Getting StartedΒΆ

Read the following chapter in order to get a first introduction about the main functionalities of itom.

This chapter is structured as follows:

  • At first you become acquainted with the main features of the user interface.

  • Then you learn about to open, operate and close a virtual motor stage provided by a hardware plugin.

  • Afterwards you will write your first small script snippet using the console and do the same stage operation using a script based approach.

  • In a second document you will get information about optional arguments that can be passed to the executable of itom.