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OWNERS MANUAL  |  Cobolt Skyra™  | 

 

D0423-E

 

JANUARY 2018 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Multi-line Laser 
 

405 nm 

515 nm 

633 nm 

445 nm 

532 nm 

638 nm 

473 nm 

553 nm 

647 nm 

488 nm 

561 nm 

660 nm 

 

 

 

 

Cobolt Skyra™ 

Summary of Contents for Skyra Cobolt DPL 532 nm

Page 1: ...OWNERS MANUAL Cobolt Skyra D0423 E JANUARY 2018 Multi line Laser 405 nm 515 nm 633 nm 445 nm 532 nm 638 nm 473 nm 553 nm 647 nm 488 nm 561 nm 660 nm Cobolt Skyra...

Page 2: ...s 17 Closedown operation 17 System Overview 18 Model number 18 Configuration 19 Laser head 20 Key control box 20 Thermal management 21 Power supply requirements 21 System Description 22 Specification...

Page 3: ...OWNERS MANUAL Cobolt Skyra D0423 E JANUARY 2018 3 45 Service 43 Disclaimer 43 Compliance CDRH models only 44...

Page 4: ...m of your hand The laser is built using Cobolt s proprietary HTCure manufacturing technology for robustness in a compact hermetically sealed package HTCure results in an ultra stable permanent alignme...

Page 5: ...and never look directly into a laser beam Laser radiation may ignite flammable materials and combustible gasses in the beam path and in event of ignition fumes may be generated All equipment used in...

Page 6: ...D for each product line Using a multi line laser requires a combination of eye protection that is specifically tailored to the device configuration Be sure to consider all available wavelengths and po...

Page 7: ...peration Manual Shutter Beam Stop The laser head is equipped with a manual shutter which functions as the beam stop capable of preventing human access to laser radiation In the case of the fiber coupl...

Page 8: ...cates the open and closed positions of the manual shutter This label must be visible unless the laser beam is totally enclosed A silver label showing information about the laser model manufacturer dat...

Page 9: ...on Electrostatic discharge Always install the laser power supply to a properly grounded power outlet Cobolt lasers contain a laser diode which is sensitive to electrostatic discharge ESD Fiber care It...

Page 10: ...Waiting for Temp Laser emission is not enabled until all temperatures have reached their set point and the TECs are stabilized Waiting for Key Toggle the key to proceed if the key is already in the O...

Page 11: ...s com The Cobolt Monitor software is a stand alone executable The executable file is packaged with other files needed to run the program in a zip file Save the zip file to any storage device and extra...

Page 12: ...on 10 3 Communication commands for more details on available commands Message Highlights important information about the laser status to the user Disconnect Allows the user to disconnect from the Cobo...

Page 13: ...ill not be reliable See section 8 and 9 for more details on continuous wave and modulation modes Use the tabs to go from laser to laser Autostart Program Displays whether the laser is in CDRH or OEM m...

Page 14: ...fault status can be cleared with Clear Fault If the Autostart Program is enabled click restart to restart the laser LED Status Displays the LEDs that are currently illuminated on the key control box s...

Page 15: ...t to in the OFF state while in modulation mode This level can be adjusted to be more suitable for a particular application but in the case of Laser 1 DPL there can be consequences to the pulse shape L...

Page 16: ...signal square wave 0 0 1 5 V OFF 3 5 5 0 V ON o Modulation Frequency DC 5 kHz o Impedance 10 k Analog modulation input signal o Input signal 0 1 0 0 3 V arbitrary waveform o Modulation Frequency DC 5...

Page 17: ...g modulation input signal o Input signal 0 1 0 0 3 V arbitrary waveform o Modulation Frequency DC 500 kHz o Impedance 1 k Internal modulation o Input signal None Parameters set with Cobolt Monitor sof...

Page 18: ...Disabling any of the safety features nullifies the CE marking and violates the laser safety standard Cobolt Skyra with CDRH compliant key control box Model number Cobolt Skyra lasers are sold in two...

Page 19: ...ower supply unit Art Nr 12522 Remote interlock plug for short circuiting the remote interlock connector on key control box Communication cable 10 pin Molex to 15 pin D SUB cable between laser head and...

Page 20: ...r is supplied to the laser head regardless of direct on off or key switch state the temperature control element will be active to reach its set point values Key control box The key control box allows...

Page 21: ...wever if the laser is operated in an area with a high ambient temperature it is recommended to use a thermally conductive compound between the laser head and the heat sink to provide good thermal cont...

Page 22: ...al bandwidth FWHM 1 5 nm 1 MHz 1 5 nm Output power2 mW 50 100 50 50 50 50 50 100 50 50 50 50 50 50 1 The wavelength is fixed with this accuracy The wavelength is specified in air 2 Power in continuous...

Page 23: ...erature operation 10 40 C Storage temperature 10 C to 60 C Humidity 0 90 RH non condensing Ambient Air pressure 950 1050 mbar Heat sink thermal impedance at 40 C ambient 0 17 K W Warm up time from com...

Page 24: ...emote interlock connector Laser Head OEM CTRL 10 pin Molex 87832 1020 pin 1 and 2 Data port Laser Head USB type mini B USB or RS 232 communication Key control box connector Laser Head CTRL 10 pin Mole...

Page 25: ...Cobolt Skyra D0423 E JANUARY 2018 25 45 Mechanical Drawings Laser Head CE CDRH Compliant configuration mechanical outline Dimensions in mm inches Fiber coupler compatible mechanical outline Dimensions...

Page 26: ...OWNERS MANUAL Cobolt Skyra D0423 E JANUARY 2018 26 45 Key control box Skyra Series Key control box mechanical outline Dimensions in mm inches...

Page 27: ...e must be connected for the laser to operate To use the remote interlock connector with an external switch connect a stereo plug instead Direct On Off control The Direct On Off control feature enables...

Page 28: ...ut OEM Only 4 Key Switch 5 LED 1A Laser On 6 LED 2 Error 7 LED 1B Laser On Redundant 8 Not used test 9 Not used Ground 10 Not used Ground Key box The pin configuration for the 15 pin D SUB on the key...

Page 29: ...ata connector Connector USB type manufacturer Hsuan Mao C8320 05BFDSB0 mates with connector mini B Pin Function 1 5 V 2 D 3 D 4 Not connected 5 0 V Ground Power connector Pin Function 1 0 V 2 0 V conn...

Page 30: ...modulation can be used simultaneously in combination to give complicated output shapes such as pulse bursts These combinations are dealt with separately at the end of this section Switching between mo...

Page 31: ...d diode lifetime are not guaranteed above nominal power Measure the input voltage before connecting to the laser head When the laser is modulated from 0 to 1 V the current through the laser diode is m...

Page 32: ...control the relative start time for subsequent laser lines The Delay setting is only meaningful when the lasers are started simultaneously which can be achieved by using the Restart button Modulation...

Page 33: ...ry the High current level can be increased up to as much as 3000 mA the maximum safe operating current for DPL as set at the factory Low Current Adjustment If the application requires it is possible t...

Page 34: ...the factory with a fixed baud rate 115200 The other serial port parameters are 8 data bits 1 stop bit and no parity Hardware flow control is not supported Each command to the Controller must be termin...

Page 35: ...kyra D0423 E JANUARY 2018 35 45 3 Under Other devices find the device called Cobolt Laser Driver Right click it and chose Update Driver Software 4 On the next screen chose the Browse my computer for d...

Page 36: ...36 45 5 Click browse and find folder on your computer where the USB driver is stored 6 Windows security may warn you that the publisher of the driver is unverified Choose Install this driver software...

Page 37: ...at least one of the laser lines is emitting or if the autostart sequence is in the Completed state the device is considered ON 0 OFF 1 ON l1 All lasers ON If Autostart is enabled the start up sequence...

Page 38: ...modulation mode Float C f Get operating fault 0 no fault 1 temperature error 3 open interlock 4 constant power fault cf Clear fault ilk Read interlock state 0 Interlock open 1 Interlock closed sn Get...

Page 39: ...glw Get laser wavelength Float nm gla Get laser active state 0 Inactive 1 Active sla Set laser active state 0 Inactive 1 Active l Get laser enabled state 0 OFF 1 ON l1 Enable laser l0 Disable laser c...

Page 40: ...ation enabled state 0 disabled 1 enabled sames Set analog modulation enabled state 0 disable 1 enable eswm Enable software modulation gswm Get software modulation enabled state 0 disable 1 enable sswm...

Page 41: ...checklist 9 If fault code 4 is returned there may be a problem with the constant power system 10 Contact Cobolt technical support Interlock fault 1 If using a custom interlock system connect the Cobo...

Page 42: ...and 2 Check the power reading using the GUI or the pa command 3 If this does not agree with the real output power re calibrate by measuring the power and entering it in the Power Cal box in the softwa...

Page 43: ...surement of the optical output power and the customer measurement equipment If the output power deviates from the reported value please contact your local Cobolt representative for an online re calibr...

Page 44: ...standards have been applied Electrical Safety EN 61010 1 IEC 61010 1 UL 61010 1 Limited Energy System Laser Safety Class IEC 60825 1 CDRH 21 CFR 1040 10 and 1040 11 EMC 4 2 IEC 61326 1 EN 55011 Electr...

Page 45: ...te 228 San Jose California 95134 USA Phone 1 408 708 4351 Fax 1 408 490 2774 E mail info coboltinc com USA Sales Office India Spectral Instrument System www spectralinstruments com ___________________...

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