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CONEX-LDS 

Controller GUI Manual 

 

Choosing “Yes” will save the parameters in memory and “No” will cancel the 

operation. 

Set Volatile 

Writes to volatile memory and is lost upon reboot. 

4.6.2

 

Dark current calibration 

Update Button 

Updates the offsets. Follow the pop up messages to complete the process. 

 

 

NOTE 

This function minimizes the effects of internal reflections that reach the sensor 

and impact the measurement signal. The laser should be ON for a least 10 

minutes before performing this calibration. A non-reflective shutter should be 

inserted as close as possible to the autocollimator beam output.  
This calibration is performed on each CONEX-LDS at the factory and can be 

performed on site. Be familiar with the process before attempting to proceed, 

since it could be source of measurement errors, if not properly done. 

4.6.3

 

Low pass filter 

Set volatile Button 

Applies the new value of the low pass filter frequency. 

Set permanent Button 

Saves the new value of the low pass filter frequency in the memory of the CONEX-

LDS. The controller will need to b in Configuration state, in order for the changes to 

take place. 

 

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Summary of Contents for Newport CONEX-LDS

Page 1: ...CONEX LDS Electronic Autocollimator Controller GUI Manual V2 0 x ...

Page 2: ...ructions No part of this document may be reproduced or copied without the prior written approval of Newport Corporation This document is provided for information only and product specifications are subject to change without notice Any change will be reflected in future publishings EDH0331En1032 12 18 ii ...

Page 3: ...ts 3 4 0 User Interface 4 4 1 General 4 4 2 Configuration 5 4 2 1 Configurable settings 6 4 3 Main 8 4 3 1 Target tab 8 4 3 2 Cluster view tab 8 4 3 3 Positions tab 9 4 4 Calibration 10 4 5 Acquisition 12 4 5 1 CONEX LDS Acquisition tab 12 4 5 2 XPS Data Logger tab 14 4 6 Setup 17 4 6 1 Configuration 18 4 6 2 Dark current calibration 19 4 6 3 Low pass filter 19 4 6 4 Analog outputs 20 4 7 Diagnost...

Page 4: ...CONEX LDS Controller GUI Manual EDH0331En1032 12 18 iv ...

Page 5: ...ch allows the user to interact with the CONEX LDS device 1 3 Controller state diagram For a safe and consistent operation the CONEX LDS uses 3 different operational states 1 Configuration 2 Ready 3 Measure In each state only specific commands are accepted by the CONEX LDS Therefore it is important to understand the state diagram below and which commands and actions cause transitions between the di...

Page 6: ...ements can be recorded either through the command set or the two analog outputs 2 0 Installation 2 1 Install CONEX LDS Graphical User Interface Following are steps to install CONEX LDS GUI For 32 bit Select and launch CONEX LDS Utility Installer Win32 exe For 64 bit Select and launch CONEX LDS Utility Installer Win64 exe A window opens up showing Install welcome page Click on Next A window opens u...

Page 7: ... Instruments Start the Controller GUI from Newport MotionControl CONEX LDS Next click on Discover button and number of instruments discovered will appear This window allows the user to select a com port where the desired instrument is connected 3 EDH0331En1032 12 18 ...

Page 8: ...ngs Next click Launch Applet Controller GUI button 4 0 User Interface 4 1 General This banner shows the laser status and the light level returned to the sensor as a percentage of the emitted power The button Laser ON turns the laser on When the laser LED is ON green LED the button turns to Laser OFF to turn it off EDH0331En1032 12 18 4 ...

Page 9: ...nd log file path The Logging Level can be selected from a drop down list that ranges from the Trace level which logs everything to the least detailed Critical Error The Polling Interval defines the delay in milliseconds between each polling event The user may change the polling interval by entering a new value To Save Changes The Save button saves the current settings to the configuration file 5 E...

Page 10: ...points displayed in the chart 200 XMax XMax defined the maximum X limits of the position charts 2000 XMin XMax defined the minimum X limits of the position charts 2000 YMax XMax defined the maximum Y limits of the position charts 2000 YMin YMax defined the minimum Y limits of the position charts 2000 Models InstrumentInfo InstrumentType Type of the main instrument CONEX LDS NoOfInstruments Number ...

Page 11: ...ratioY Configuration9 User configuration String format name unit range ratioX ratioY Configuration10 User configuration String format name unit range ratioX ratioY XPS XPSDataLogger ExternalTrigger XPS Digital input used as an external trigger to start an XPS gathering use TTL input 1 only GPIO1 DI GPIO2 DI GPIO3 DI GPIO4 DI GPIO1 DI XAnalogInput XPS Analog input used in the XPS gathering to get X...

Page 12: ... at every polling event 4 3 1 Target tab This tab shows the current position in X Y refreshed at every PollingInterval cycle The current position is represented by a point Four automatic zoom levels are available to change the scale of the display 4 3 2 Cluster view tab The cluster view tracks and plots the current position X Y continuously EDH0331En1032 12 18 8 ...

Page 13: ...s follows 1 Comment line 2 Polling delay 3 X User axis name X User axis name 4 X position Y position Reset zoom Button Resets the zoom scale to the default 4 3 3 Positions tab This tab shows the current positions in a large font for better visibility Freeze Button Freezes the display and stops refreshing The button label Freeze changes to Resume once it is clicked In order to start refreshing clic...

Page 14: ...he CONEX LDS instrument Next recommended calibration date The Last and Next calibration dates are set in the LDS instrument during factory calibration The next calibration date display color indicates the following Green there is plenty of time to schedule the next calibration Orange the next calibration date is getting close Red calibration is due NOTE Newport recommends performing factory calibr...

Page 15: ...tocollimator s beam This deviation corresponds to a measurement angle of approximately 1000 µrad The exact angle is measured and reported in the Calibration Certificate shipped with each CONEX LDS VER Kit The user should input KitSerialNumber and ReferenceAngleValue from the Calibration Certificate in the Configuration tab The verification process consists of 4 measurements spaced 90 apart on the ...

Page 16: ... acquisition defined by A number of points defined by the Nb points field The default delay value is set to 100 ms This value is limited by the computer and the communication rate The save button allows saving the X and Y data as well as the time This time stamp will help get an idea of system performance by setting the delay to 1 ms minimum value The maximum rate is in the range of some tens of H...

Page 17: ...low pass filter frequency in ms 7 X user axis name Y user axis name 8 X position 1 Y position 1 9 10 X position N Y position N Zoom in X and Y view Sets a new window of axis position based on start and end points as defined with the mouse cursor click Zoom in XY view Sets a new window of axis positions based on start and end points XY defined with the mouse cursor click NOTE The Reset zoom button ...

Page 18: ... Stop The Stop button aborts the current XPS acquisition The results are saved in an XPS data file NOTE For additional information on the XPS and to download the manual visit newport com Three available triggers 1 Immediate 2 Start on TRIG 3 Synchronized on TRIG In all 3 cases below the analog outputs of the CONEX LDS must be connected to GPIO2 of the XPS at AI1 and AI2 The default pins can be cha...

Page 19: ...O2 TTL input1 pin3 GPIO3 TTL input1 pin9 GPIO4 TTL input1 pin1 1 Immediate TRIGGER Standard XPS gathering Number of points Frequency 2 Start on external TRIGGER Standard XPS gathering Number of points Frequency 3 Synchronized on external TRIGGER TRIG IN External gathering Number of points The Synchronized on Trig mode refers to the Syncro input pin6 of TRIG IN connector in the XPS 15 EDH0331En1032...

Page 20: ...display feature See below For acquisitions using synchronized on external trigger the data will be stored in the GatheringExternal dat file found in the ftp site of the XPS To properly display the results in the XPS interface gains must be properly set Refer to the CONEX LDS Users Manual for the correct gains to use with the analog outputs EDH0331En1032 12 18 16 ...

Page 21: ...ng that represents the units defined by the user for the application Range It s the display range applied in the application Ratio X It s the ratio X applied to the factory s coefficient X and the factory s offset X to define the current coefficient X and offset X Ratio Y It s the ratio Y applied to the factory s coefficient Y and the factory s offset Y to define the current coefficient Y and offs...

Page 22: ... in the list of configurations Save Button The Save button saves and applies the selected configuration Save as Button The Save as button saves and applies a user defined CONEX LDS configuration in the XML configuration file A new configuration name can be entered in the dialog box that appears If the configuration name already exists the following message pops up Choosing Yes will overwrite the c...

Page 23: ...re performing this calibration A non reflective shutter should be inserted as close as possible to the autocollimator beam output This calibration is performed on each CONEX LDS at the factory and can be performed on site Be familiar with the process before attempting to proceed since it could be source of measurement errors if not properly done 4 6 3 Low pass filter Set volatile Button Applies th...

Page 24: ...DS The controller must be in the Configuration state in order for the changes to take place 4 7 Diagnostics The Diagnostics tab allows the user to enter instrument commands to view the history of sent commands and received responses The list of commands and their syntax are described in the user s manual Send Command file button sends a file to the controller all the commands in the file are sent ...

Page 25: ...CONEX LDS Controller GUI Manual NOTE Refer to the CONEX LDS Users manual for the description of the commands 21 EDH0331En1032 12 18 ...

Page 26: ...me version and copyright information It also displays the instrument model instrument key serial number and firmware versions of the CONEX LDS and the XPS controller For an external data logger refere to the analog out pinouts and the gains table to convert from voltage to position Refer to the CONEX LDS Users manual for more information EDH0331En1032 12 18 22 ...

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