conformance for reference. In the event that the light engine is sold, the certificate of conformance
should be transferred to the new owner.
3.2 Installation
When setting up the LIDA light engine, be sure that the adapter is
securely attached to the appropriate illumination port of the
microscope. Usually this will be the transmitted light port (Figure 2).
Be careful to properly support the LIDA light engine until it is
mechanically coupled to the instrument.
The LIDA light engine should be operated in an open area where
airflow facilitates proper cooling. Restricting airflow around the unit
will result in elevated operating temperatures and could result in
decreased service life and/or premature failure.
With the manual control knob (Figure 3) in the OFF position,
plug the DC power supply into the power connector at the
back of the light engine. A green indicator light on the rear
panel above the DC power input connector indicates that
electrical power is being supplied to the light engine.
3.3 Operation: Manual Control
Take necessary precautions to protect yourself and
others from the high intensity light when turning on
the unit. The LIDA light engine should be coupled to a
microscope before it is turned on
.
Two control knobs
are located on the side panel (Figure 3). The CONTROL
knob turns white light output on or off [1]. The
yellow “light” indicator on the side panel alerts the
user when the light output is on. In the “ext”
position, control is transferred to the USB (“external”)
port on the rear panel (Figure 4) for control pod
(Section 3.4) or computer workstation (Section 3.5)
operation. The INTENSITY control knob has four positions
that set the light engine to deliver approximately 10%, 25%,
50% and 100% of maximum output. There is no warm-up time;
the light engine output stabilizes less than 1 second after the
CONTROL knob is turned to the “on” position. Light output can be switched off during intervals when it is
not required for active viewing or data collection.
Notes
[1] Manual controls do not allow selection of the individual red, green and blue component light sources.
This functionality is accessed through the serial (Sections 3.4 and 3.5) or TTL (Section 3.6) interfaces.
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Figure 2.
LIDA light engine with output
adapter for coupling to Nikon Ti/Ni/Ci
microscope transmitted light port.
Set screw
fastener
Locating pin
Figure 1.
Model and serial number
identification label on the LIDA light
engine rear panel.
