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IFW Intelligent Filter Wheel

Technical Manual for Theory of Operation and Operating Procedures

IFW Intelligent Filter Wheel Technical Manual for Theory of Operation and Operating Procedures Revision 4 - August 2007.

Download and print the IFW Intelligent Filter Wheel Technical Manual  for Theory of Operation and Operating Procedures.

IFW Software Downloads:

ASCOM Driver for IFW:

Optec IFW(2.0.0.0) Setup.exe (release date: 09/04/14) Installer program for the IFW ASCOM Driver version 2.0.0.0.  Fully functional with IFW 5- and 8-position wheels and IFW-3 using 5, 6, or 9 position wheels.  Compatible with Windows XP, 7 and higher OS, 32-bit and 64-bit. Requires ASCOM Platform 6.0 or later.

NEW!   IFW Commander Multi-Filter Wheel Controller

New IFW Commander program allows cross-platform control for up to six IFW filter wheel controllers.  Java Runtime Environment version 1.7 (JRE-7) is required for operation.  JRE-7 is available for free download directly from java.com and will be installed upon initial run if not already present.  Note that the 32-bit or 64-bit version will be selected to match your default browser.

No installation required.  Simply download the appropriate zipped file below to your download directory.  Unzip to your desktop or favorite folder location and double-click the IFWCommander executable program to launch the application.

IFW Commander_Windows_x86 v1.0.1  (release date: 2014/11/07) Java runtime program - IFW Commander program for Windows 32-bit operating systems. Version 1.0.1 compatible with IFW firmware versions V2.02 and V3.00 and greater. Requires Java JRE-7 32-bit version for operation.
IFW Commander_Windows_x64 v1.0.1  (release date: 2014/11/07) Java runtime program - IFW Commander program for Windows 64-bit operating systems. Version 1.0.1 compatible with IFW firmware versions V2.02 and V3.00 and greater. Requires Java JRE-7 64-bit version for operation.
IFW Commander_Mac v1.0.1  (release date: 2014/11/07) Java runtime program - IFW Commander program for Mac OSX operating systems. Version 1.0.1 compatible with IFW firmware versions V2.02 and V3.00 and greater. Requires Java JRE-7 32-bit or 64-bit for operation.
IFW Commander_Linux_x86 v1.0.1  (release date: 2014/11/07) Java runtime program - IFW Commander program for Linux 32-bit operating systems. Version 1.0.1 compatible with IFW firmware versions V2.02 and V3.00 and greater. Requires Java JRE-7 32-bit version for operation.
IFW Commander_Linux_x64 v1.0.1  (release date: 2014/11/07) Java runtime program - IFW Commander program for Linux 64-bit operating systems. Version 1.0.1 compatible with IFW firmware versions V2.02 and V3.00 and greater Requires Java JRE-7 64-bit version for operation.

Older Programs:

Setup_IFW_v1,10.exe (release date: 04/28/08) Installer program for IFW Control program Version 1.10 compatible with IFW firmware versions V1.11, V2.02 and V3.00.

Revision History:

ASCOM driver V2.0.0.0 - 2014/09/23 - DVN
 - updated .dll for ASCOM driver component
 - tested successfully with ASCOM platform 6.1 in both 32-bit and 64-bit environments.

IFW Commander V1.0.0.0 - 2014/09/27 - DVN
 - New cross-platform JAVA application for controlling multiple IFW filter wheel controllers.
 - Initial release - September 2014.

ORIGINAL IFW CONTROL PROGRAM:

'version 1.10, February 2008
' made compatible with IFW 3"
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'version 1.03, January 14, 2008
' added more COM ports and improved serial communication
' changed default center steps
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'version 1.02, October,2005
' changed Pause to include kernel32 sleep function
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'version 1.01, January, 2004
' added COM ports 5, 6 and 7
' added centering menu selection
'
'version 1.00
' original version completed November, 2003
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