Driver for Thorlabs Motorized Filter Flip Mounts MFF101/102

Matlab driver for Thorlabs Motorized Filter Flip Mounts MFF101/102
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Updated 5 May 2025

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This is a Matlab driver for Thorlabs Thorlabs Motorized Filter Flip Mounts MFF101/102.
It is a class wrapper which calls the Kinesis .NET DLL library provided for free from Thorlabs.
Based on a code of Julan A.J. Fells - "Driver for Thorlabs motorized stages", which is acknowledged.
Example of usage:
% fllist = flipper.listdevices % List connected devices
% fl1 = flipper % Create a first flipper object
% fl2 = flipper % Create a second flipper object
% fl1.connect(fllist{1}) % Connect the first flipper object to the first device in the list
% fl2.connect('37007238') % Connect the second flipper object to a device with a serial number 37007238
% fl1.position % Get current position of the flipper: 1 (down) or 2 (up)
% fl1.position = 2 % Set flipper to position 2 (up)
% fl1.state % Get flipper state: 'Idle' / 'Moving'
% fl1.isconnected % Check if the flipper is connected
% fl1.reset % Reset the flipper (not sure what is done)
% fl1.disconnect % Disconnect device

Cite As

Andriy Chmyrov (2026). Driver for Thorlabs Motorized Filter Flip Mounts MFF101/102 (https://uk.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/fileexchange/181012-driver-for-thorlabs-motorized-filter-flip-mounts-mff101-102), MATLAB Central File Exchange. Retrieved .

MATLAB Release Compatibility
Created with R2024b
Compatible with any release
Platform Compatibility
Windows macOS Linux
Acknowledgements

Inspired by: Driver for Thorlabs motorized stages

Version Published Release Notes
1.0.0