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SERVICE AND SUPPORT 

 

 

D11-00028-02-A 

 

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51

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54

 

 

 

If you have any questions about your MIRcat, you can reach us at: 

DAYLIGHT SOLUTIONS, Inc. 

15378 Avenue of Science 
Suite 200  
San Diego, CA 92028  

 

Phone:

  

+1 (858) 432 7555 

Fax:

  

 

+1 (858) 432 5737 

 

Email:   

[email protected]

 

Internet:  

www.daylightsolutions.com

 

 

 

 

Summary of Contents for MIRcat-QT 1 Series

Page 1: ...aser User Manual 2017 DRS Daylight Solutions Inc All Rights Reserved D11 00028 02 Rev A 1 5 3 7 8 A V E N U E O F S C I E N C E S U I T E 2 0 0 S A N D I E G O C A 9 2 1 2 8 P H O N E 8 5 8 4 3 2 7 5...

Page 2: ...OVERVIEW 10 2 SYSTEM FEATURES 10 3 MIRCAT LASER HEAD PRECAUTIONS 13 4 COMPUTER CONTROL 14 5 POWER SUPPLY 15 III GETTING STARTED 16 1 PACKING LIST 16 2 SETTING UP 17 IV OPERATION 19 1 BACK PANEL INTERF...

Page 3: ...FUNCTIONS CW 48 V COMPUTER CONTROL 49 1 INTERFACES 49 VI SERVICE AND SUPPORT 50 1 WARRANTY 50 2 SERVICE AND CALIBRATION 50 Periodic Safety Checks Required to Maintain CDRH Compliance 50 VII SPECIFICAT...

Page 4: ...Caution used with the safety alert symbol indicates a potentially hazardous situation which if not avoided may result in property damage WARNING Warning indicates a potentially hazardous situation wh...

Page 5: ...tput only 1b invisible visible output 1c invisible output only French text 1d invisible and visible output French text 2 Combination warning certification identification label stating emitted waveleng...

Page 6: ...is unit is invisible to the naked eye and may be harmful if the beam makes direct and prolonged contact with the eye Avoid direct exposure to the beam or looking directly towards the laser beam DANGER...

Page 7: ...Unlike the mid infrared output there is no 3 5s warning delay before the visible aiming beam output is activated There is also an optional acoustic beeping sound that can be selected to warn users of...

Page 8: ...ty 5 1 Power Requirements MIRcat lasers are rated to operate with 90VAC to 264VAC single phase AC input power The input AC frequency must be in the range from 47Hz to 63Hz Plug the unit into an earth...

Page 9: ...per towel Do not submerse in water or cleaning solvent 5 4 Laser Safety Preventive Maintenance Maintaining Regulatory Compliance It is recommended that all laser safety features and safety interlocks...

Page 10: ...nents of the MIRcat system are explained in more detail below 2 System Features MIRcat s modular design provides users with great flexibility to select a MIRcat configuration optimized for their appli...

Page 11: ...I or SDK Compared to pulsed operation CW operation provides narrower linewidth higher average power and fine amplitude and wavelength modulation via MIRcat s standard external current modulation input...

Page 12: ...s User control of the MIRcat laser system is via a user supplied computer running a GUI or SDK command set both of which are included as standard with each MIRcat system Using these interfaces MIRcat...

Page 13: ...at 1xxx design MIRcat s optional integrated visible laser aiming beam provides a high quality low divergence visible aiming beam that is bore sighted accurately to the path of the mid infrared output...

Page 14: ...t control GUI offers a simple interface that allows manual tuning of the laser as well as manual control over laser drive current laser output power temperature pulsed parameters scanning modes and co...

Page 15: ...for safe operation of MIRcat It accepts AC input voltages in the range 90 264 VAC and 47 63 Hz Ensure the cable is firmly seated and secured on the back panel before turning on the unit The power cord...

Page 16: ...er Supply Laser system power supply AC DC converter MIRcat laser head MIRcat laser head Power cable Power cable for 110VAC 60 Hz Laser enable key Enable disable laser power key interlock Hose connecto...

Page 17: ...9909 for a final beam height of 4 5 inches 2 Mount MIRcat laser head on an optical bench using three 3 screws and or 3 holding forks listed above or similar device Beam height is fixed at 4 0 inches i...

Page 18: ...ntarily pressing the black button The white LED on top of the MIRcat will come on After initial power up the MIRcat Laser will perform a self test The system is ready to use after an audio beep is hea...

Page 19: ...offers access to a safety interlock TTL inputs and output synchronous with the laser output and other features described below 1 Back Panel Interface Figure 10 MIRcat Back Panel Power On OFF Button a...

Page 20: ...ollowing TTL signals for timing and control with a Data Acquisition System DAQ Pin Signal description 1 Scan direction Active HI output It is always HI when going from a lower to higher wavelength wav...

Page 21: ...n Direction signals are internally supplied output signals For Sweep Scan mode once a laser wavelength scan range is set a rising edge on the Tuned signal will signal the laser is scanning across the...

Page 22: ...MIRcat OPERATION D11 00028 02 A Page 22 of 54...

Page 23: ...Rcat system was purchased with the visible aiming beam option this beam may be toggled on and off via the Enable Red Laser disable Red Laser command on the supplied software GUI as shown below in Figu...

Page 24: ...set Temperature stabilization usually occurs within 15 minutes of initial Armed and will enable the laser s output beam to be fully wavelength and power stabilized CAUTION As described in Section I 5...

Page 25: ...the TURN ON emissions button becomes active click on it to emit laser light The MIRcat Laser gives the user an audio beep feedback that the laser light is on Turning the laser off On the Control Pane...

Page 26: ...s Tune Wavelength or wavenumber Tune to XX XX m cm 1 Cancel Tune Scan Scan Modes Sweep Mode Step and Measure Mode Multi Spectral Mode Laser Settings Display Units Notifications Global Options Laser Pa...

Page 27: ...velength and wavenumber etc The user can also Arm the laser and enable laser light emission from the right side The bottom bar lists the four QCL module tuning ranges as a quick reference for the user...

Page 28: ...choose units of either micrometers m or wavenumbers cm 1 in the pulldown menu on the left Note how the QCL Tuning Ranges at the bottom will change units too The user can now manually tune to a differe...

Page 29: ...er menus will gray out when inactive Click on the Arm Laser button and the laser beeps for a 5 second delay before Arming the Laser and turning the Laser Armed LED on top of MIRcatON to indicate the l...

Page 30: ...ompleted tuning to the entered wavelength the TURN EMISSION ON button becomes active and the user can choose laser light out The button changes to TURN EMISSIONS OFF To return to the menu options clic...

Page 31: ...ning are now ignored and the preferred QCL and tuning will stay on the Preferred QCL as long as the requested tuning range is within the listed QCL tuning range Extended Information is also available...

Page 32: ...MIRcat and start the scan Clicking either button will stop the scan and stop emissions The Sweep mode offers the option of adding Wavelength Triggers during the scan to calibrate where the laser is tu...

Page 33: ...nd Stop wavelength or wavenumber enter a scan speed and choose the number of scans or infinite scans The user can also swap Start Stop wavelengths using the Swap button and choose to scan in both dire...

Page 34: ...on the scan s progress The Laser Valid light will come on while each module is on while scanning The above screen shot is an example of clicking the Extended Info button during a sweep mode The below...

Page 35: ...select infinite The laser will tune to the Start wavelength or wavenumber turn ON for the preset Internal Trigger Step Time then turn OFF for the preset Internal Trigger Step Delay Time and then scan...

Page 36: ...MIRcat OPERATION D11 00028 02 A Page 36 of 54 When the laser has completed the scan it will return to the Step and Measure Screen...

Page 37: ...to scan to dwell with laser ON then move to the next command The user can store up to 20 different parameters such as Wavelength Dwell time and Laser Off time The trigger modes available are Internal...

Page 38: ...he scan click the Start Scan button The screen changes to the below display to indicate which module the laser is tuning to There is a progress bar that helps track the scan s progress The user can st...

Page 39: ...is on while the laser emits An Audio beep can be heard if selected in the Settings menu The other option is to set the Manual Scan mode under the Setting menu The laser will tune to the programmed po...

Page 40: ...e click the Save button at the bottom of the menu to store the parameters Global Options The user can set options that will work across Internal or External modes If Always use crossover in single tun...

Page 41: ...e changes before leaving the screen Laser Modes are selected using the pull down menu If the modes are not available or not installed then the selections are not displayed Newer versions of MIRcats ha...

Page 42: ...acquisition Use Manual Step Mode allows the user to click on a button in the SCAN menu GUI to step the laser thru the scan steps The laser will emit light while waiting for the next manual step comman...

Page 43: ...Page 43 of 54 Favorites Menu The Favorites Menu allows the user to save settings that are used most often The maximum allowed is 8 If the maximum has been reached the user can select and delete all f...

Page 44: ...MIRcat OPERATION D11 00028 02 A Page 44 of 54 Contact Us Menu The menu is a quick reference for the user to contact Daylight Solutions for customer support or general information...

Page 45: ...olutions Once connected to the laser head the user can click on this button and will be asked to load the firmware update file The system will automatically update the firmware and reboot The user can...

Page 46: ...edge of the laser pulse Pulse parameters are set in the Settings menu Users must Save Settings to store changes External Trigger In this mode applying an electrical TTL pulse to MIRcat s Ext Trig inpu...

Page 47: ...se three values are defined by this formula Duty Cycle Width x Frequency x 100 Changing the value of one parameter in this equation will cause other values to change automatically as defined by the ta...

Page 48: ...achieve up to 100 AM modulation at some places on the laser gain curve Modulation is accomplished by applying up to a 4 Vpp sine wave to the Current Modulation input on the MIRcat laser head Although...

Page 49: ...nstall suitable third party software to send commands via the USB interface An SDK command set is available for the MIRcat and is available for use with your system if required This command set emulat...

Page 50: ...through Friday excluding holidays Or try emailing your question to support daylightsolutions com for quicker service NOTE For service repair or calibration please call for a Return Material Authoriza...

Page 51: ...f you have any questions about your MIRcat you can reach us at DAYLIGHT SOLUTIONS Inc 15378 Avenue of Science Suite 200 San Diego CA 92028 Phone 1 858 432 7555 Fax 1 858 432 5737 Email support dayligh...

Page 52: ...d dev MIRcat 1xxx 5 pk pk Pulse Repetition Range 100 Hz 1MHz user selectable in 0 1 kHz increments Pulse Width Range 40 ns to 500 ns 20 ns increments Max Duty Cycle 10 Linewidth 1 cm 1 FWHM CW Operati...

Page 53: ...APPENDIX A D11 00028 02 A Page 53 of 54 APPENDIX A Dimensions 1 MIRcat Laser Head QT 1xxx models Note Dimensions are in inches or mm...

Page 54: ...APPENDIX A D11 00028 02 A Page 54 of 54 2 Power Module Note Dimensions are in inches or mm...

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