How do I access Thorlabs Kinesis .NET functions in Matlab?

I am attempting to program Thorlab KST Stepper Motor Controllers from Matlab. This simple script:

asm2=NET.addAssembly('C:\Program Files\Thorlabs\Kinesis\Thorlabs.MotionControl.GenericMotorCLI.dll');
sn1=('26001073');
Connect(Thorlabs.MotionControl.GenericMotorCLI.AdvancedMotor.GenericAdvancedMotorCLI,sn1)

generates the error:

Error using Thorlabs.MotionControl.GenericMotorCLI.AdvancedMotor.GenericAdvancedMotorCLI
Abstract classes cannot be instantiated.  Class
'Thorlabs.MotionControl.GenericMotorCLI.AdvancedMotor.GenericAdvancedMotorCLI' defines abstract methods and/or
properties.

Thorlabs.MotionControl.GenericMotorCLI.AdvancedMotor.GenericAdvancedMotorCLI is a class in the .NET library:
Thorlabs.MotionControl.GenericMotorCLI.dll, and Connect(Thorlabs.MotionControl.GenericMotorCLI.GenericMotorCLI this, System.String serialNo) is listed as a method in that class.

Any suggestions would be appreciated.

[Moke Yacoby]

https://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/fileexchange/66497-driver-for-thorlabs-motorized-stages ^ this will probably help, just replace the dlls and methods for your specific needs

[Happy PhD]

Did you find a solution to this issue?

[Paul Farnsworth]

No. I worked around it by switching to Labview.

Answer 1

[Raha]

I have successfully used it in Matlab for KCube:

clear
clc
%Set path to the DLL files
NET.addAssembly('C:\Program Files\Thorlabs\APT\Thorlabs.MotionControl.DeviceManagerCLI.dll');
NET.addAssembly('C:\Program Files\Thorlabs\APT\Thorlabs.MotionControl.GenericMotorCLI.dll');
NET.addAssembly('C:\Program Files\Thorlabs\APT\Thorlabs.MotionControl.KCube.BrushlessMotorCLI.dll');
import Thorlabs.MotionControl.DeviceManagerCLI.*
import Thorlabs.MotionControl.GenericMotorCLI.*
import Thorlabs.MotionControl.KCube.BrushlessMotorCLI.*
DeviceManagerCLI.BuildDeviceList();
DeviceManagerCLI.GetDeviceListSize();
device = KCubeBrushlessMotor.CreateKCubeBrushlessMotor('yourserial number'); %The output of this line must be suppressed
device.Connect('YourserialNum');