Which version of OpticStudio supports ZOS-API?
ZOS-API is available since OpticStudio 15.
More and more functionalities are being added to ZOS-API.
Which tool, program can connect to ZOS-API?
The ZOS-API can be used with any .NET-capable language or any .COM-capable language. For more information about the connection, consult the built-in Help File under The Programming Tab…About the ZOS-API…Get Connected…
Here is a non-exhaustive list of the programs that can interact with ZOS-API:
Language | .NET | .COM | Comments |
C# | X | ||
C++ | X | ||
Matlab | X | From our experience, any Matlab versions above 2015 can access .NET libraries. For more information, see https://uk.mathworks.com/help/matlab/using-net-libraries-in-matlab.html | |
Mathematica | X | For more information, see https://reference.wolfram.com/language/NETLink/tutorial/Overview.html | |
Python | X | Python has some .NET libraries, but we are not using them. For more information, see Getting started with Python | |
Excel VBA | X |