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Side Panel
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Communications and Control:
The right-side panel consists of a USB Type B connector, Ethernet and RS232 for
communication and a 7-position slide type switch module; see Figure 2.
The left-most switch controls whether the driver will be operated in MANUAL MODE or
PC MODE.
If the driver is controlled through the PC based software or Luxmux’s API, connect either
a USB, a Serial and/or Ethernet cable for communication. In MANUAL MODE, no
connection to USB, RS232 or Ethernet is required and the SLEDs can be turned ON/OFF
with the 6 switches on this side panel.
The switches are labeled from 1-6 corresponding to the SLED number, with SLED 6
having the shortest wavelength and SLED 1 having the longest wavelength. Please refer
to the Final Inspection Test Report included with the BeST-SLED® Integrated Spectral
Bench for SLED numbering as well as corresponding wavelengths and maximum
operating currents.
When turning individual SLEDs
“on” or “off”
in MANUAL MODE they will be driven at
their default current settings. Default current settings for MANUAL MODE can be
changed through the software and will be explained in the Software Operation section.
When running the Luxmux software, toggle the left switch to PC MODE in order to
control SLEDs from software. The SLED control will be disabled in the software if
operating in MANUAL MODE. Software will still display current levels when running in
MANUAL MODE but users will not be able to adjust the operating currents.
Figure
2
: Communications and Control Panel
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