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Summary of Contents for CoBrite Series

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Page 2: ...User s Guide CoBriteDX1 Tunable Laser Instrument Series E Mail info id photonics com www id photonics com ID Photonics GmbH Neubiberg Germany V1 24...

Page 3: ...iteDX1 User Manual 2 Content 1 General Information 3 2 Unit Overview 11 3 Getting Started 11 4 Interfaces 15 5 Description of instrument operation using pictographic GUI 19 6 Calibration requirements...

Page 4: ...he class 1M laser product definition is based on all conditions defined in this section Please pay attention to the following laser safety warning Under no circumstances look into the end of an optica...

Page 5: ...shed processes in compliance with the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment WEEE Directive 2002 96 EC This product should not be disposed of as unsorted municipal waste and should be collected sep...

Page 6: ...pply 1 6 Service Do not attempt to service or adjust this instrument unless an authorized person is present Do not install substitute parts or perform any unauthorized modifications to this instrument...

Page 7: ...h these precautions or with specific warnings elsewhere in this manual violates safety standards of design manufacture and intended use of the instrument ID Photonics assumes no liability for the cust...

Page 8: ...of the instrument serves as a device to disconnect from the mains in case of hazard The instrument must be positioned so that the operator can easily access the power cable inlet When the instrument i...

Page 9: ...qualified service personnel may remove equipment covers for internal subassembly or component replacement or any internal adjustment Do not install substitute parts or perform any unauthorized modific...

Page 10: ...ctive modules boards or RF inputs and outputs are susceptible to damage by electro static discharge ESD and require proper protection procedures for storage and handling 1 9 12 3 Output of Laser Radia...

Page 11: ...y using an optical microscope 20x magnification is recommended If the connector needs to be cleaned swab it with clean isopropyl alcohol Dry the connector by blowing it with clean compressed air or ni...

Page 12: ...terface utilizing a USB interface that installs as a virtual COM port Therefore no specific API Software or similar needs to be installed on host computers while providing a standardized communication...

Page 13: ...ically executed Note If installing updates of the GUI Software do NOT select the CDM20802 driver as it will install multiple instances of the driver Follow the instructions shown on the screen Once fi...

Page 14: ...ilable range specified for the laser port The tuning process will require the output to be disabled for a short period of time Description of tuning process 1 Output will be switched off 1 second 2 Ou...

Page 15: ...parameter The laser will detune to the target setting with output power on during the tuning process which changes the output frequency in a linear ramp Tuning target setting resolution depends on the...

Page 16: ...Ethernet Port using the supplied GUI 4 2 USB Port USB ports are available on all chassis variants and offer identical functionality in case several USB Ports are available on a chassis Note Please ins...

Page 17: ...using the Host GUI provided with the system in the main window Click Configuration IP Address to start the configuration process This dialog is only available if the GUI is currently connected via Eth...

Page 18: ...used by the instrument and might not be reachable from the host computer After pressing OK the program will change the IP address of the device Note If the chassis IP is not located in the same subnet...

Page 19: ...___________________________________________________________________ CoBriteDX1 User Manual 18 for setting a temporary IP address in the same subnet as the host PC to the instrument interface...

Page 20: ...MByte Hard Disc Space 2GByte Memory Administrative rights for installation of control software 5 2 Installation of Control Software Before connecting the USB Port from your computer to the instrument...

Page 21: ...cates power to the instrument Plug in the USB cable to the instrument and your computer Once plugged in your computer should start automatically configuring drivers for the instrument Your computer wi...

Page 22: ...etect for chassis connected to the local area network This achieved by sending a broadcast token to all Ethernet devices attached to the local area network Please make sure that firewalls are configur...

Page 23: ...ext startup 5 4 Troubleshooting 5 4 1 Instrument was not detected by the GUI Open Windows device manager which can be found in Windows Control Panel Open the Ports COM LPT section If correctly install...

Page 24: ...5 2 Spectral viewer This diagram gives a quick overview of the current laser configuration Each bar represents one laser port The height of represents the laser power Right click on the diagram for o...

Page 25: ...osed to Laser frequency tuning the Laser remains switched on during tuning and keeps optical specifications stable Furthermore relative tuning granularity is superior over Laser frequency tuning Note...

Page 26: ...er is switched on for Laser safety reasons This Popup window can be disabled by editing the ini File in the Program application directory This directory is depending on Windows system path settings 5...

Page 27: ...selected using the corresponding check box 5 5 9 None All This button will select or deselect the checkboxes of all available laser ports 5 5 10 Wavelength Frequency button This button allows entering...

Page 28: ...t config This button will save the current configuration of the laser ports to a local EEPROM of the instrument 5 5 17 Enable Autostart This button will enable recover the laser states after a power u...

Page 29: ...w of the chassis in the center of the GUI Note that a restart of the GUI is required in case a new card is installed or removed Click on any slot to access parameters of laser ports located on that ca...

Page 30: ...he GUI Refer to section 5 5 on features available by this table 5 7 1 ITLA temps currents This view allows reading the current Laser chip and Base temperature of each laser as well as current laser di...

Page 31: ...nu item provides info of the Firmware version currently installed on the mainframe as well as the version of the User Interface This information is helpful for debugging of issues Furthermore a link f...

Page 32: ...not require any regular calibration in order to function correctly If calibration traceability according to i e ISO 9001 standard is required an approved laboratory shall calibrate the instrument for...

Page 33: ...stack overflow occurs an error is issued Note that there is not control exclusivity is given to any laser port for a specific interface or user Thus commands issued to the same port by different inst...

Page 34: ...econd command with a colon 7 2 5 Command Termination character Each command must be terminated either by a character or a carriage return ASCII 13 to signal completion of the command telegram to the c...

Page 35: ...e result using Putty as a terminal Program ENTER was used to execute the command Alternatively use ENTER was used to execute the command Alternatively use If both is used it is interpreted as 2 comman...

Page 36: ...er s Manual C Chassis identifier 1 Always 1 for CBDX1 device S Slot identifier Range 1 Always 1 for CBDX1 chassis D Device identifier for Laser port on each card Range 1 Always 1 for CBDX1 chassis Exa...

Page 37: ...lder is replaced with parameter value defined for according command Definition SOURce WAVelength C S D P Allows setting the parameters WAV 2 5 2 1552 Denotes the optional character that is used if the...

Page 38: ...slave chassis type n Slot Address card type n Slot Address card type n Slot Address is to be used as defined i e 1 3 Possible chassis types Response Meaning CBMA48 Master chassis 12 slots CBMA24 Maste...

Page 39: ...rlocked devices When the system interlock is activated the interlock LED on the master local interface will be lit in the red color when the system interlock is disabled this LED will be green in colo...

Page 40: ...ce OFFset C S D P Set or query Fine tuning of Laser Offset in location C S D in Gigahertz Parameter Format nn nnn Example OFF 1 2 3 11 1234 SOURce OFFset LIMit C S D Query Offset limits of Laser Forma...

Page 41: ...y of multiple Lasers Example 2 BUSY 1 2 Returns 1 2 1 1 n 1 2 2 1 n 1 2 3 0 n 1 2 4 1 opc Operation complete query available for Firmware 2 1 17 or later This will check tuning status of all installed...

Page 42: ...y saves the current laser port state which will be loaded again after a power on off cycle or reset Note that parameter SYStem AUTOSTArt must be set to 1 to enable this feature Example SCSTAT 1 1 1 wi...

Page 43: ...h a rate of 5GHz s and a trigger interval of 5GHz 1Hz repetition rate Read Example sweep 1 1 1 Returns 60 0 5000 1 7 7 Error code definition Error code Description 1 Execution error 4 Timeout communic...

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