Model 2520INT Quick Start Guide
Getting Started
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Configuring optical power measurements
1. Press CONFIG then MATH.
2. Select channel to configure.
• CHANNEL 2 = Detector Channel 1
• CHANNEL 3 = Detector Channel 2
NOTE
CHANNEL 1 = Voltage Sense Measurement Channel and is therefore not used
for Optical Power Measurements.
3. Enter 1/Responsivity (W/A) of sphere for device wavelength as M. Responsivity
values are supplied with your 2520INT. Reference values are also given in Table 2-1.
4. Enter sphere dark current as B.
5. Select units as W for Watts.
6. Configure other channel as above if needed.
Initiating optical power measurements
1. Select channel to initiate by pressing I
pd
for the desired detector channel. The
selected channel is denoted by an asterisk (*) on the second display line of the
Model 2520 mainframe.
2. Press the MATH button.
3. Initiate the MATH function for the other channel if needed.
Remote instrument setup
Basic optical power commands
The Model 2520 can be set up for remote optical power measurements by using the
MX+B commands summarized in
. See Sections 4 and 14 of the Model 2520
User’s Manual for details on using these and other commands necessary for complete
measurements.
