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Tunable Laser Source

Remote Control

The FLS-2600 can be remotely controlled either by

➤

a GPIB interface (through a GPIB cable connected to the GPIB port)

➤

an RS-232 interface (through a serial cable connected to the serial
port).

The commands used in both protocols are the same and are described in
the following pages. When the FLS-2600 is being remotely controlled,

Remote

appears in the lower left-hand corner of the display.

Note:

If you have already designed a GPIB program to control a tunable laser
source from EXFO’s IQ series (IQ-2600), you can reuse sections for the
FLS-2600.

Setting the FLS-2600 for Remote Control

To remotely control the FLS-2600, you need to set a GPIB address or
activate the RS-232 port.

Press

Setup

Rotate the knob clockwise until

GPIB-RS

is displayed. The current

setting appears.

Figure 7-1.

Current Setting

Current setting

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Page 1: ...cess underutilized and idle equipment along with credit for buybacks and trade ins Custom engineering so your equipment works exactly as you specify Critical and expedited services Leasing Rentals Dem...

Page 2: ...and Standards found in the Declaration of Conformity If the equipment described herein bears an FCC statement the said equipment complies with the relevant Federal Communications Commission standards...

Page 3: ...other rights of third parties that may result from its use No license is granted by implication or otherwise under any patent rights of EXFO EXFO s Commerce And Government Entities CAGE code under th...

Page 4: ...etting the Source 16 Setting the Wavelength Display Unit 17 Activating the Wavelength Offset 17 5 Using the FLS 2600 Setup Menu 19 Consulting the Shortlist of Wavelengths 19 Adding a Wavelength to the...

Page 5: ...6 SCPI Management Errors System Errors 67 FLS 2600 Error Messages 68 8 Technical Specifications 69 Optical Specifications 69 General Specifications 70 9 Maintenance and Troubleshooting 71 General Main...

Page 6: ...e 5 4 Current Configuration Number 23 Figure 5 5 Recalled Configuration 24 Figure 5 6 Software Version Number 25 Figure 6 1 Default Start Wavelength 27 Figure 6 2 Default End Wavelength 28 Figure 6 3...

Page 7: ...hich can be determined by turning the unit off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Incr...

Page 8: ...testing both internally at EXFO and externally at an independent qualified laboratory All pre qualification tests were performed at EXFO while all final tests were performed at UltraTech Engineering...

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Page 10: ...ations Main applications include the complete characterization or alignment of filters multiplexers Bragg gratings and other DWDM components For EDFA testing use the FLS 2600 Tunable Laser Source to c...

Page 11: ...aboratory and manufacturing qualification applications FLS 2600 Models and Connector Types Model Connector Type FLS 2600B EA YY EXFO APC Universal Interface FLS 2600B EI YY EXFO UPC Universal Interfac...

Page 12: ...y followed may result in component damage Do not proceed beyond a CAUTION unless you understand and meet the required conditions IMPORTANT Refers to any information regarding the operation of the prod...

Page 13: ...to comply with these requirements This unit is intended for indoor use only Unit covers can only be opened by an EXFO trained employee Before powering on the unit all grounding terminals extension cor...

Page 14: ...onnel only Capacitors inside the unit may be charged even if the unit has been disconnected from its electrical supply AC Requirements The FLS 2600 can operate from any single phase AC power source be...

Page 15: ...n auto transformer for voltage reduction the common terminal must be connected to the grounded power source pole Insert the plug into a power outlet with a protective ground contact Do not use an exte...

Page 16: ...e illustration Source control Setup menu access Shortlist controls Offset control Power control Sweep menu access Confirmation button Source mode control tunable ASE Display unit control Wavelength co...

Page 17: ...hown in Figure 3 3 provides the following information the part number P N identifying configuration and connector type the serial number S N the product version Ver the date of manufacturing Mfg date...

Page 18: ...S 2600 please read the General Safety Information on page 3 To turn the FLS 2600 on and off press the red button in the lower left hand corner of the front panel Pin Description Direction 2 Receive Rc...

Page 19: ...ing up to 5 remote control settings saved configurations up to 10 Note The power cord is the most effective disconnecting device To ensure the power is completely turned off disconnect the power cord...

Page 20: ...move between menu items rotate the selection knob To exit a menu press the button that gave access to the menu the FLS 2600 will return to the state in which it was prior to entering the menu It is n...

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Page 22: ...tting the Wavelength Display Unit on page 17 offset activation see Activating the Wavelength Offset on page 17 Setting the Wavelength There are two ways of setting the wavelength You can either use th...

Page 23: ...wavelengths used most often by pressing the Up or Down button and then ENTER Keep the Up or Down button pressed continuously to accelerate the scan in the shortlist To modify the shortlist of availabl...

Page 24: ...libration values are between 0 0 and 6 0 dBm However since the FLS 2600 will start saturating at a given output power typically around 3 5 dBm the actual power will differ from the target power The ta...

Page 25: ...on In ASE mode the laser cavity is appropriately modified so that the laser operates in a non coherent broadband mode with a spectrum typical of a non flattened erbium doped fiber source In ASE mode t...

Page 26: ...h Offset This function allows you to activate the preset wavelength offset value It is mainly used for calibration purposes and actually has an effect on the display only The offset function is access...

Page 27: ...press Offset The Offset On marker appears on the display and the wavelength displayed changes according to the offset value Figure 4 6 Offset Activated Power dBm nm Tunable Mode Offset activated Offse...

Page 28: ...s To consult the shortlist of wavelengths 1 Press Setup The Lambda marker appears on the display 2 Press ENTER to enter LAMBDA mode The Edit marker appears in the lower part of the display 3 Rotate th...

Page 29: ...t available in the main menu press Up again the marker disappears Note Wavelengths are stored in the shortlist in ascending order If a wavelength is already included in the shortlist the unit will bee...

Page 30: ...inks on the display 5 Rotate the knob clockwise or counter clockwise until the shortlisted wavelength to be deleted is displayed then press ENTER pressing Edit at this step will cancel the operation 6...

Page 31: ...e THz unit was selected in the main menu 5 To exit the Setup menu press Setup Setting the Display Intensity To set display intensity 1 Press Setup 2 Rotate the knob clockwise until DIMMER is displayed...

Page 32: ...he Setup menu with the exception of the dimmer status and the GPIB RS setting Up to five setup configurations can be saved and recalled Saved parameters are shortlisted wavelengths up to 80 per config...

Page 33: ...alling a Setup Configuration Once you have saved a setup configuration you can recall it at any time 1 Press Setup 2 Rotate the knob clockwise until RECALL is displayed Figure 5 5 Recalled Configurati...

Page 34: ...to see the software version currently installed in the FLS 2600 No action is possible here 1 Press Setup 2 Rotate the knob clockwise until VERSION is displayed Figure 5 6 Software Version Number 3 To...

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Page 36: ...rts blinking in the lower part of the display 3 Rotate the knob clockwise or counter clockwise until the desired wavelength is displayed You can select a wavelength between 1520 00 and 1570 00 nm at a...

Page 37: ...arts blinking in the lower part of the display 4 Rotate the knob clockwise or counter clockwise until the desired wavelength is displayed You can select a wavelength between 1520 00 and 1570 00 nm at...

Page 38: ...3 Press ENTER The Edit marker starts blinking in the lower part of the display 4 Rotate the knob clockwise or counter clockwise until the desired number of repetitions is displayed You can select a v...

Page 39: ...second by default Figure 6 4 Default Speed 3 Press ENTER The Edit marker starts blinking in the lower part of the display 4 Rotate the knob clockwise or counter clockwise until the desired speed for t...

Page 40: ...The unit returns to the main menu the Sweep marker appears on the display and the sweep is executed according to the parameters set 5 While the sweep is active you can press Sweep and rotate the knob...

Page 41: ...p Configuration Once the FLS 2600 has been customized for a specific application or user it is possible to save the configuration of the parameters that have been set in the Sweep menu Up to five swee...

Page 42: ...re 6 7 Current Configuration Number 3 Press ENTER The Edit marker starts blinking in the lower part of the display 4 Rotate the knob until the desired configuration number is displayed then press ENTE...

Page 43: ...ate the knob clockwise until RECALL is displayed Figure 6 8 Configuration Number 3 Press ENTER The Edit marker starts blinking in the lower part of the display 4 Rotate the knob until the desired conf...

Page 44: ...te appears in the lower left hand corner of the display Note If you have already designed a GPIB program to control a tunable laser source from EXFO s IQ series IQ 2600 you can reuse sections for the...

Page 45: ...tate the knob clockwise until RS 232 is displayed after setting 30 5 Press ENTER 6 To exit the Setup menu press Setup Communication Parameters For GPIB Communication Terminate Read on EOS Yes Set EOI...

Page 46: ...egister ESR Standard Event Status Enable Register ESE Status Byte Register STB Service Request Enable Register SRE For RS 232 Communication EOS bytes 0Ah Stop bits 1 bit Baud rate 9600 bps Flow contro...

Page 47: ...le Event Status Summary Bit 5 Command Error Command Error Event Status Summary Bit Message Available 6 User Request User Request Master Summary Status Request Service Master Summary Status 7 Power On...

Page 48: ...r ESE OR Status Byte Register STB Service Request Enable Register SRE 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 7 5 4 3 2 1 0 ESB MAV EB ESB MAV RQS 6 MSS Service Request Generation Output Queue...

Page 49: ...andard Commands for Programmable Instruments SCPI consortium For example the OUT STAT space state command syntax is used to activate or deactivate the source OUT and STAT are keywords that define the...

Page 50: ...us enable command ESE Standard event status enable query ESR Standard event status register query IDN Identification query LOK Set Remote Lockout programming state OPC Operation complete command OPC O...

Page 51: ...used to set bits in the Standard Event Status Enable Register ESE to a new value initial value is 255 The contents of the ESE register are logically ANDed with the ESR register A non zero result will...

Page 52: ...nse EXFO E O Eng FLS 2600 Vxx xx where xx xx is the current product version LOK Description This command is used to set the Remote Lockout programming state Syntax LOK OPC Description This command wil...

Page 53: ...and after IDN you will not be able to access the answer The RST in this instance erases the identification string In addition this command performs the following operations 1 Return to initial state b...

Page 54: ...uest Syntax SRE space value Parameter The value parameter must be between 0 and 255 SRE Description This query returns the contents of the Service Request Enable Register SRE Syntax SRE Response A bin...

Page 55: ...ext error in the list When an error is generated an error number is sent to the error list The error list is accessed with the SYST ERR query If the list contains 20 errors and a new error occurs the...

Page 56: ...VERSion Description This query reads the FLS 2600 identification string Syntax SYST VERS Response EXFO E O Eng FLS 2600 Vxx xx where xx xx is the current product version Artisan Technology Group Qual...

Page 57: ...ce mode STAT 0 1 Turn source on or off STAT 0 1 Source active SOUR POW LEV IMM AMPL 9 9 Set source power AMPL 9 9 Get source power LIM HIGH 9 9 Get max output power LOW 9 9 Get min output power STEP 9...

Page 58: ...TAT 0 1 Turn sweep on or off STAT 0 1 Sweep active TIME 9999 99 99 Get sweep duration WAVE LENG 9999 99 NM 999 999 THZ Set wavelength LENG 9999 99 NM 999 999 THZ Get wavelength LIM HIGH 9999 99 NM 999...

Page 59: ...fully explained hereafter UNIT WAVE 0 1 Set wavelength unit WAVE 0 1 Get wavelength unit Command Parameter Response Description Table 7 5 Specific Commands Quick Reference Part 3 of 3 Artisan Technol...

Page 60: ...ble Example OUT ASE Note Since the ASE mode is a standard feature of the FLS 2600 the return value will always be 1 See also OUT MODE and OUT MODE OUTput MODE Description This command is used to set t...

Page 61: ...xample OUT MODE See also OUT ASE and OUT MODE OUTput STATe Description This command is used to activate or deactivate the source Syntax OUT STAT space state Parameters The state parameter is a boolean...

Page 62: ...set the source output power in dBm Syntax SOUR POW LEV IMM AMPL space power Parameters The power parameter represents the new source output power in dBm in the 9 9 format Note This command cannot be p...

Page 63: ...OUR POW LEV IMM AMPL See also SOUR POW LEV IMM AMPL SOUR POW LIM HIGH SOUR POW LIM LOW and SOUR POW LIM STEP SOURce POWer LIMit HIGH Description This query returns the maximum source output power in d...

Page 64: ...L SOUR POW LEV IMM AMPL SOUR POW LIM HIGH and SOUR POW LIM STEP SOURce POWer LIMit STEP Description This query returns the minimum output power step in dBm that can be used when changing the source ou...

Page 65: ...es you want the sweep program to loop To specify whether or not you want the sweep program to loop use the SOUR SWE REPE command Syntax SOUR SWE COUN space count Parameters The count parameter represe...

Page 66: ...l wavelength span max wavelength min wavelength 2 The current spectral measurement units apply nm or THz The format must be 9999 99 nm or 999 999 THz The time parameter represents the duration of the...

Page 67: ...loop 1 the sweep program will loop 0 the sweep program will not loop Example SOUR SWE REPE 1 SOURce SWEep REPEat Description This query is used to check whether the sweep repeat function is activated...

Page 68: ...meter indicating whether or not the sweep will be done in both directions 1 enable the sweep reverse function 0 disable the sweep reverse function Example SOUR SWE REV 1 SOURce SWEep REV Description T...

Page 69: ...nm or THz The format is 9999 99 nm or 999 999 THz Example SOUR SWE SPAN SOURce SWEep STATe Description This function starts or stops the sweep program Syntax SOUR SWE STAT space state Parameters The...

Page 70: ...the sweep program 1 the sweep program is in progress 0 the sweep program is not in progress Example SOUR SWE STAT SOURce SWEep TIME Description This query returns the duration currently set for the s...

Page 71: ...est available value will be selected Example SOUR WAVE LENG 1550 00 See also SOUR WAVE LENG SOUR WAVE LIM HIGH SOUR WAVE LIM LOW SOUR WAVE LIM STEP UNIT WAVE and UNIT WAVE SOURce WAVElength LENGth Des...

Page 72: ...VE LENG SOUR WAVE LENG SOUR WAVE LIM LOW SOUR WAVE LIM STEP UNIT WAVE and UNIT WAVE SOURce WAVElength LIMit LOW Description This query returns the minimum wavelength that can be set with the SOUR WAVE...

Page 73: ...lable in the 9999 99 nm or 999 999 THz format Example SOUR WAVE LIM STEP See also SOUR WAVE LENG SOUR WAVE LENG SOUR WAVE LIM HIGH SOUR WAVE LIM LOW UNIT WAVE and UNIT WAVE UNITe WAVElength Descriptio...

Page 74: ...is query returns the current spectral measurement units Syntax UNIT WAVE Response A boolean value representing the current spectral measurement units 1 indicate THz 0 indicate nm Example UNIT WAVE Art...

Page 75: ...uffer When there is at least one message in the buffer bit 2 of the Status Byte Register is set to 1 Use the SYST ERR command to read the most recent message The error message buffer is initialized wh...

Page 76: ...as not detected 103 Parameter not allowed Too many parameters were detected for the specified command 104 Data type error A data parameter is not the expected data type 200 Execution error An error oc...

Page 77: ...a parameter outside the valid range 1102 Invalid parameter The Tunable Laser Source has received a data parameter that it was not expecting 1103 Cannot execute command A command was sent while unallow...

Page 78: ...nm 0 02 Wavelength stabilityc nm c Over 1 hour at constant temperature 0 01 Sidemode suppression ratiod dB d Measured with OSA at 0 2 nm resolution bandwidth at 2 0 nm from peak over the full tuning...

Page 79: ...ns Width 8 75 in 21 8 cm Height 4 575 in 11 1 cm Length 11 25 in 28 5 cm Operating temperature 32 to 104 F 0 to 40 C Storage temperature 40 to 140 F 40 to 60 C Relative humiditya a Measured at 32 to 1...

Page 80: ...timum performance The cleaning swabs supplied with EXFO test equipment are specially designed to clean inside the ports without having to disassemble the unit No cleaning solution is required as the t...

Page 81: ...g methods Fuse Replacement The FLS 2600 contains two fuses of type IEC 250 V 2 A fast blow 0 197 in x 0 787 in 5 mm x 20 mm The fuse holder is located at the back of the FLS 2600 just beside the power...

Page 82: ...unit be sent back to the factory every year for verification and adjustment Please contact EXFO for further information Software Upgrade To upgrade the FLS 2600 embedded software using a disk you mus...

Page 83: ...e upgrade 1 Turn off the FLS 2600 2 Connect one end of a null modem cable to the FLS 2600 RS 232 serial port and the other end to an unused communication port on your computer ex COM2 3 Insert the upg...

Page 84: ...ll appear 11 Turn off the FLS 2600 and then on again to use the upgraded software Recalibration To make sure that the unit remains within the published specifications EXFO recommends that an annual ca...

Page 85: ...ca from 7 30 a m to 8 00 p m Eastern time Monday to Friday EXFO Electro Optical Engineering Inc Corporate Headquarters 465 Godin Avenue Vanier Quebec G1M 3G7 CANADA 1 800 663 3936 USA and Canada Tel 4...

Page 86: ...become null and void if the equipment has been tampered with repaired or worked upon by unauthorized individuals or non EXFO personnel the warranty sticker has been removed case screws other than thos...

Page 87: ...oever on units purchased Accessories including but not limited to fuses pilot lamps and batteries used with EXFO products are not covered by this warranty Certification EXFO certifies that this equipm...

Page 88: ...he address given by the support personnel Be sure to write the RMA on the shipping slip EXFO will refuse and return any package that does not bear an RMA Note A test setup fee will apply to any return...

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Page 90: ...t reduces the intensity of light propagating through it backscattering That portion of scattered light that returns in a direction generally opposite to the direction of propagation baud rate Measurem...

Page 91: ...t 1 that exits via port 2 vs the fraction that exits via port 3 DLL Dynamic Link Library DMA Direct Memory Addressing DUT Device under test EDFFA Erbium doped fluoride fiber amplifier EDFSA Erbium dop...

Page 92: ...ternational Electrotechnical Commission A standardization body at the same level as ISO IEE Institute of Electronic Engineering It is a professional body covering all aspects of electronics and electr...

Page 93: ...eviation for kilo which indicates 103 units LD Laser diode LED Light emitting diode loopback Type of diagnostic test in which the transmitted signal is returned to the sending device after passing thr...

Page 94: ...est Enable Register SRQ Service Request STB Status Byte Register t Time T Abbreviation for tera which indicates 1012 units Telcordia Organization that contains much of the former Bell labs It speciali...

Page 95: ...to denote wavelength Abbreviation for micro which indicates 10 6 units nu Greek letter used to denote frequency Traditionally the physics community uses to denote frequency whereas the engineering com...

Page 96: ...remote control 36 of connector pinout 9 confirmation control button 7 connector pinout configuration 9 current software version 74 customer service 78 D data flashing on the display 10 date of manufac...

Page 97: ...n the shortlist 20 monitor port 7 N new wavelength in the shortlist 19 non volatile memory 10 number of sweeps 29 O offset activation 17 control button 7 setting 21 on off 9 on off control button 7 op...

Page 98: ...8 9 service request SRQ 37 request enable register SRE 37 service and repair 78 setting the display intensity 22 the end wavelength of the sweep 28 the FLS 2600 for remote control 35 the number of swe...

Page 99: ...ion requirements 75 tunable mode 16 output port 7 U UltraTech Engineering Labs Inc vii upgrading the software 73 user serviceable components 71 V variable speed selection knob 7 11 version number 25 W...

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