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Page 4: ...IMMUNITY EIectrostatic Discharge per IEC 100042 severity level 3 Radiated Emission Immunity per IEC 100043 severity level 2 Fast Burst Transients per IEC 1000 4 4 severity level 3 Surge Immunity per I...

Page 5: ...7 2 3 2 LOCAL SHIFT 7 2 3 3 DISP Display Brightness 7 2 3 4 FILTER Signal Filtering 7 2 3 5 ZERO Offset Subtraction 8 2 3 6 AUTO Automatic Gain Ranging 8 2 3 7 CH A B Display Channel A or B 8 2 3 8 S...

Page 6: ...tput 27 3 6 Measurement Considerations 28 3 6 1 Detector Calibration and Accuracy 28 3 6 2 Quantum Detector Temperature Effects 28 3 6 3 Ambient and Stray Light 29 3 6 4 Common Measurement Errors 29 S...

Page 7: ...ubleshooting Guide 80 Section 7 Factory Service 7 1 Introduction 82 7 2 Obtaining Service 82 Service Form 83 Appendices A Syntax and Definitions 85 B Error Messages 89 C Status Reporting System 92 D S...

Page 8: ...sition 13 Rear Panel Power Supply Voltage Switches in Positions L R 22 Connecting a Detector with its Calibration Module 23 Model 2832 C Detector Calibration Module Input Port 23 Model 2832 C Analog S...

Page 9: ...Key Functions and Parameters 14 Data Store Operations 15 Configuration Parameters and Default Conditions 16 Meter Configuration Operations 17 User Calibration Operations 18 SAMPLEPREC States and Limi...

Page 10: ...ety precautions required to avoid possible injury Read the instruction manual thoroughly before using to become familiar with the instrument s operationsand capabilities WARNING The American National...

Page 11: ...axial connector type degrees Centigrade direct current degrees Fahrenheit femtoamps hertz cycles per second current to voltage converter kilohertz least significant digit kiloohms milliamps millivolts...

Page 12: ...oz 3 7 kg Metal case painted 2 Pin Sub Mini DIN CAL MODULE Inputs 2 BNC Analog Outputs Trigger Output and Trigger Input 9 Pin D Sub RS 232 24 Conductor GPIB 100 120 220 240 VAC lo 50160 Hz 5 5 digit a...

Page 13: ...0 1 0 05 0 05 0 05 0 05 0 05 0 05 Typical Full Scale A c c r a c y 0 48 30 30 30 30 30 30 Worst case Listed signal ranges specify meter capability Available signal ranges are detector dependent Maxim...

Page 14: ...O is off Measurement calculation when the display units are Watts or Joules Rkis the detector responsivity associated with the current wavelength setting Measurement calculation when the display units...

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Page 16: ...menu for access to advanced features Great flexibilityexists within the command structureof the Model 28324 so that even complex measurements can be set up quickly and easily The 28324 can react to o...

Page 17: ...hannel Power Meter aswell as informationfor troubleshooting and obtaining service if necessary This information is divided into the followingsections Section 1 General Information and Functional Descr...

Page 18: ...n and Setup Section 2 6 OptionalAccessoriesand Services The Newport Catalog presents u p t d a t e information on detectors detector accessories and detector calibration services available for use wit...

Page 19: ...rly observed with most laser goggles and at high angles of incidence Figure 2 illustrates and identifies the primary regions and annunciators within the Model 2832 C s display nnnnnn DlSP C H A C H B...

Page 20: ...on module has supplied the detector responsivity in use External trigger input is enabled Automatic signal gain ranging is on Background signal subtraction zeroing is on The responsivity in use includ...

Page 21: ...isplay brightness OFF LOW NORMand HIGH Cycles signal filtering OFF ANLG DIG and ANLG DIG Zeroes the display via offset subtraction Turns automatic gain ranging on and off Selects channel A as the prim...

Page 22: ...If the meter is not in the remote mode pressing this key serves as a SHIFT When SHIFT is pressed the SHIFT display annunciator lights and the blue key functions such as STOREF are enabled The next ke...

Page 23: ...ual range change See RANGE Section 2 3 1 1 Signal range changes will often not coincide with observable changes to the display value as the display is scaled by the detector responsivity and s o must...

Page 24: ...libration module contains responsivity data for its assigned detector at discrete wavelengths By telling the meter which wavelength is being measured the correct responsivity value is used in calculat...

Page 25: ...ther in D C CONT mode the readings will be synchronized together with channel Areadings leading channel B readings by about 70 psec Otherwise the channels run independent of each other 2 3 13 MODE Mea...

Page 26: ...ew value for N and escape the edit mode The STATSbuffer is cleared whenever a new stats buffer depth N or MODE or UNITS is estab lished Press the STATSkey a second time to exit the stats display mode...

Page 27: ...cape the editing mode Press ESC to leave the editing mode without adopting the new value 2 3 19 ENTER ENTER allows one to move lower into the menu when in menu mode to enter editing mode when an edita...

Page 28: ...ys are limited to those needed to perform operations to move through the menu or edit a parameter value In the menu it is not necessary to hit the SHIn key to invoke the action o f the menu keys MENU...

Page 29: ...F GPlB ADDR dd BAUD RATE 9600 232 ECHO OFF MODEL 2832 C SW VERSION d d DETECTOR INFO DATA STORE ON OFF SLIDE R X BUFFER D BUF SIZE dddd dddd OF dddd USR CAL ON OFF d dd d lyW d dddEkd AfW PREC 20000 4...

Page 30: ...the ON OEFcondition to enable or disable data storing and the associated STOREannunciator When in CONT mode data acquisition and storage is resumed immediately upon exiting the menus if acquisition is...

Page 31: ...is recalled The meter will not recall a configuration that is not compatible with either detector calibration module currently plugged into the meter Configurations using the same model of detector a...

Page 32: ...ALL d RCL RST and ENTER 2 4 4 AUTO CAL The AUTO CAL command causes the 2832 C to perform AID conversions of amplifier offset voltages zero errors arising from aging and temperature effects These conve...

Page 33: ...off USR RESP Edit d dddEkdd A W USRRESP n USERRESP n PRESENT RESP ENTER to view RESP n d dddEMd A W These units are not editable NOTE n in a remote command stands for A channel A or B channel B 2 4 7...

Page 34: ...nother reading The width of this pulse is at least 8pS In TRIG AT FREQ mode a pulse is output at a user defined frequency or rate Each pulse width is at least 8 pSand the programmable frequency range...

Page 35: ...ALWNG EDGE EXT 2 4 10 Bar Graph A high resolution analog bar graph is provided for visual feedback when performingoptical alignment tasks This bar graph uses the message display area and functionsdiff...

Page 36: ...4800 9600 19 2K RS232 ECHO Edit RS232 ECHO ECHO ECHO ON OFF ON OFF 2 4 12 General InformationFunctions General information about the Model 28324 and any attached detector can be found using the GENER...

Page 37: ...ageSwitches in Positions with Switch I set to Left and Switch 2 set to Right Table 18 Power Supply VoltageSwitch Positions Switch 1 Position Switch 2 Position Nominal Local Voltage Right Right 100VAC...

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Page 39: ...on and assume that the experimental setup underfills and does not saturate or damage the detector 2 8 1 Making DC Power Measurements The following process describes the procedure for making basic opti...

Page 40: ...ontrol and the operating states of the Model 2832 Care discussed in Sections 2 3and 2 4 AnalogSignalFlow The analog signal flow is independent of whether SNGL or CONT measure ments are made and is pri...

Page 41: ...tput is the average of the most recent 10digitized values When less than 10values have been acquired since the last reset of the digital filter the output is the average of all the values received The...

Page 42: ...ue by the active area of the detector This calculation assumes that the entire active area of the detector is uniformly illuminated Per area measurements where the entire detector active area is not u...

Page 43: ...damage thresholds NIST traceabilityrequires that detectors be recalibrated on one year intervals As individual detector responses change with time especiallyin the ultravie let recalibration is neces...

Page 44: ...trum permits Other techniques to reduce stray light include using apertures placing the detector in a box or other housing to shield the surface from light or air currents and turning off room and oth...

Page 45: ...recommended that when a query is made that the response to that query be read before other commands are issued When a query is made to the GPlB interface the MAV bit in the status byte should be check...

Page 46: ...r a detailed description of string RS232CCommandTermination When a command is received from the R 5 232Cport either a CR or a LF is treated as the command terminator GPIB Command Termination When a co...

Page 47: ...icating with the RS232C port on the 28324 Once cable connections are made the baud rate and echo mode need to be set Valid baud rates are 19 2K 9600 4800 2400 and 1200 The parity data bits and stop bi...

Page 48: ...READY REQUESTTO SEND CLEAR TO SEND RING IND 4 4 1 Setting Baud Rate and Echo Mode From The Keypad 9 PIN PIN NO 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 The baud rate and echo mode are set from within the menu structure To s...

Page 49: ...e below summarizes the lEEE 488 1capabilities supported by the 2832X Table 20 Model 2832CIEEE 488 1 CapabilitiesSummary Description Command Level of Capability Source Handshake Acceptor Handshake Talk...

Page 50: ...e Table 21 Device lndependent Stalus Commands Command Command Name CAL CLS ERR ESE BE ESR IDN IST OPC OPC PRE PRE RCL RsT SAV SRE SRE STB TST WAl Calibration Query Clear Status Error Query Event Statu...

Page 51: ...ry Display Channel Select Display Channel Query Data Store Value Query Data Store Buffer Behavior Select Data Store Buffer Behavior Query Data Store Clear Data StoreValue Count Query Data Store Enable...

Page 52: ...uffer Mean Value Query Statistics Buffer Minimum Value Query Statistics Buffer Maximum Minimum Value Query Statistics Buffer Standard Deviation Query Statistics Buffer Size Select Statistics Buffer Si...

Page 53: ...atus Syntax CIS Parameters None Function Thiscommand clears the StandardEvent Status register device event register and the error queue As a result ofthis command the status byte iscleared except for...

Page 54: ...et in the result of this AND ing operation the ESB bit it 5 o f the Status Byte will be set The Status Byte can be used in conjunction with the Service Request Enable register to generate a service re...

Page 55: ...to 0 The Event Status register is AND ed with the Event Status Enable register If any bit is set in the result of this AND ing operation the ESB bit it 5 of the Status Byte will be set The Status Byt...

Page 56: ...ndividual StatusQuery Syntax IST Parameters None Function This query returns the current state of the IEEE 488 1 ST local message The ST message is generated by the parallel poll status system If any...

Page 57: ...s None Function This query provides a means of synchronizing operations between the 28324 and the host This command generates a response when all pending opera tions have completed When all pending op...

Page 58: ...a different condition The bits and their significance are detailed below MessageAvailable Mask Event Status Byte Mask Master Summary Status Mask 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 O New Data Available I Error Queue Mark P...

Page 59: ...mand are those listed in Table 8 Returns None Related Commands RST SAV ST Reset Syntax RST Parametem None Function This sets the meter to the default configuration seeTable 8 for the detector attached...

Page 60: ...uest Enable Register is an gbit bit mapped register with each bit signifyinga different condition The bits are listed below most significant bit first New Data Available CH A New Valid Data Available...

Page 61: ...ilable CH A New Valid Data Available CH A New Data Available CH B New Valid Data Available CH B Message Available Brl Event Status Byie Bit MasterStatus Sumrnaly Bii Error Oueue Bit Status Byte Regist...

Page 62: ...aces until all pending operations are complete The OPC command and OPC query differ from WAI in this area as they allow other commands to be processed while they are waiting for pending operations to...

Page 63: ...ed with the detector alone is used in data calculations This command will generate an error i f the attached detector does not s u p port an attenuator Related Commands A ITN n A ITNSN n LAMBDA n ATIN...

Page 64: ...1 If state is 0 then manual ranging is enabled If state is 1 then auto ranging is enabled Function This command enables or disables auto ranging If enabled and in a continu ous acquisition mode a sign...

Page 65: ...ng whether the bargraph is enabled or disabled Note The bargraph is not displayed while in either GPIBor RS232 mode regardless of enabled status Returns stater state is of type number which represents...

Page 66: ...s None Function This query returns the model number of the detector that belongs to the memory module attached to the specified channel Returns model model is of type string in the double quote format...

Page 67: ...level o f the display Returns level level is of type number where 0corresponds to off 1to dim 2 to normal and 3to bright Related Commands DISP DISPCH Display Channel Select Syntax DISPCH channel Param...

Page 68: ...f 1represents the oldest data value in the data store 2 the second oldest and SO on Function This query is used to query an individual data value from the data store buffer If the parameter is out o f...

Page 69: ...ther A or B Parameters None Function This query returns a value showing whether data store FIXED BUFFER or SLIDE BUFFER behavior is enabled Returns state state is of type number and represents an inte...

Page 70: ...es or disables data storing Note that data storing cannot be enabled when the data store buffer is full and FIXED BUFFER behavior is enabled The user must first either clear the data store buffer or e...

Page 71: ...n is either A o r B Parameters None Function This query returns the data store buffer size Returns size size is of type number and represents an integer of the range 1to 1000 Related Commands DS n DS...

Page 72: ...vice Event Register Query Syntax EVENT Parameters None Function This query returns the contents of the Device Event register and sets the Device Event register to 0 The CLScommand will also set this r...

Page 73: ...corresponding bit in the Device Event register to set the Device Error bit it 3 in the Standard Event Status register Any bit set to 0 disables the corresponding bit in the Device Event register from...

Page 74: ...EXTEDGE EXTEDGE EXTEDGE External Trigger Edge Select Syntax EXTEDGE edge Parameters The parameter edge is either 0 or 1 If edge is 0 then the external trigger is defined as a falling edge If edge is 1...

Page 75: ...are filtered to some extent even without the analog filter feature By enabling the analog filter the signal is filtered by a 5 Hz low pass instead of the standard filter If an attempt is made to enabl...

Page 76: ...SP n LAMBDA n Lambda Query Syntax LAMBDA n where n is either Aor B Parameters None Function This query returns the wavelength that corresponds to the responsivity calibra tion point currently being us...

Page 77: ...meter are listed below DCSNGL specifies DC single mode DCCONT specifies DC continuous mode Function This command sets the mode to be used to acquiring subsequent readings Note that the current units w...

Page 78: ...d separated by a comma Related Commands STB MODE n MODE n R n RWS RWS n UNITS n UNITS n R n Read Single Channel MeasurementQuery Syntax R n where n is either A or B Parameters None Function This query...

Page 79: ...See Section 2 3 1 1 Returns range range is of type number and represents the gain level currently being used for either auto or manual ranging See the section entitled Electrical Specifications at th...

Page 80: ...val is of type number and represents a floating point number The units of the responsivity val depends upon the type of detector family of the detector in use See Table 22 for a listing of responsivi...

Page 81: ...sive queries may be multiple reports o f the same measurement To ensure that fresh data is being read the NDA new data available bit in the Status Byte can be checked either by issuing a serial poll o...

Page 82: ...m that channel and will stay 0 until a new reading is taken Returns status number status is an integer that represents the status of the returned value status will be 0 for ok 1for over range 2 for sa...

Page 83: ...from both channels to acquire samples during D C single and D C continuous acquisition modes This command affects the available range of DC sample frequencies Note that the 4 096count A D is used dur...

Page 84: ...uery returns the mean or average of all the values in the statistics buffer of the specified channel Returns mean mean is of type number in exponent notation Related Commands STM STMIN n STSDEV n STMX...

Page 85: ...N RUN n STOP n STOP n StopSingle Channel Acquisition Syntax STOP n where n is either A or B Parameters None Function This command terminates any acquisition of data currently in progress on the specif...

Page 86: ...MAX n STMEAN n STMIN n STMXMN n STSIZE n STSIZE n STSrzEn Statistics BufferSize Select Syntax STSIZE n size where n is either A o r B Parameters The parameter size is o f type number which rounds to a...

Page 87: ...when zeroing is enabled The units of the zero reference defaults to Amperes Related Commands ZERO n ZERO n ZEROVAL n TRIGOUT Trigger Out Mode Select Syntax TRIGOUT mode Parameters The parameter mode...

Page 88: ...ommand is used to set the frequency at which a pulse is output on the TTL OUT line in trigger out frequency mode Related Commands TRIGOUT TRIGOUT TRIGOUTFREQ TRIGOUTINTG TRIGOUTLVL TRIGOUTLVL TRIGOUTP...

Page 89: ...by the trigger out level comparator mode Returns level level is of type number in exponent notation with units of Watts Related Commands TRIGOUT TRIGOUT TRIGOUTFREQ TRIGOUTFREQ TRIGOUTLVL TRIGOUTPOL T...

Page 90: ...cm specifies watts cm2 dBm specifies dBm dB specifies dB REL specifies linear ratio Asubset of these units will be valid for a particular detector and acquisition mode Function Sets the units to be u...

Page 91: ...value showing whether or not user calibration is enabled or disabled Returns state state is of type number and represents an integer 0 if user calibration is disabled or 1 if user calibration is enabl...

Page 92: ...sponsivity factor that will be used by the 2832 C in measurement calculation when user calibration is enabled Related Commands ATTN n ATTN n LAMBDA n LAMBDA n RESP n USRCAL n USRCAL n USRRESP n USRRFS...

Page 93: ...n Signal Zeroing Enable Query Syntax ZERO n where n is either A o r B Parameters None Function This query returns a value showingwhether or not zeroing is enabled or disabled Returns state state is o...

Page 94: ...splay whether the self test has been passed If the self test is not passed the display will indicate one of the following error messages CAL MODULE A MISSING OR BAD CAL MODULE B MISSING OR BAD CAL MOD...

Page 95: ...Check power cord connection Display is blanked Press DlSP key lndicates that the signal is too large for the selected signal range Select a higher RANGE or use an attenuator if one is available lndic...

Page 96: ...hows CAL MODULE A CALMODULE B and CHECKSUM ERROR The display shows BATTERYFAILURE RS232 communication does not seem to work No listener error when attempting GPlBcommunications Displayvalue does not c...

Page 97: ...eriod of 1year After 1year the unit should be returned to Newport Corporation for recalibration and NlST traceability recertification ObtainingService To obtain informationconcerning factory service c...

Page 98: ...f your measurement system including all instruments connected whether power is turned on or not Describe signal source If source is a laser describe output mode peak power pulse width repetition rate...

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Page 100: ...contains a double quote All characters within the two outer double quotes are considered part of the string It is an error if the string does not terminate with a double quote The string cannot contai...

Page 101: ...32 C recognizes all four types as number thus any format may be used 1 number defined as floating point 2 number defined as binary 3 number defined as octal 4 number defined as hexadecimal Where neces...

Page 102: ...cator an ASCII E or e followed by a or optional followed by decimal digits Examples the numbers below all represent the value 1 2 the numbers below all represent the value 1 2 2 number defined as bina...

Page 103: ...e 129 Q201 q0201 q201 4 number defined as hexadecimal The 28324 recognizes unsigned hexadecimal numbers in the range 0 to 65535decimal or 0 to FFFF hexadecimal Hexadecimal numbers are represented usin...

Page 104: ...nto the commands and their parameters barsing Incorrect syntax incorrect parameters and improper command format will generate these errors Any command error will cause the Command Error bit it 5 in th...

Page 105: ...Outof string space Generated when the system parser runs out o f space for commands and parameters It may occur if commands are not terminated correctly 192 Outof token space Occurs when the system p...

Page 106: ...and is therefore not available 288 Commandnot available This error will occur if an attempt is made to use a command that is not available for the detector in use Device Errors Device Errors are assoc...

Page 107: ...ata Error CH B I i i 1 r Saturated CHA Not Used i i i Over Range CH A Device Event Register 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 EVENT Device Event Enable Register EVENTEN EVENTEN I Device Error Bit Not Used User Request...

Page 108: ...calculations These errors will include such conditions as divide by zero or taking the log of a negative number bit 5 Saturated Channel B Many detectors contain information in their CAL MODULE that in...

Page 109: ...he Standard Event Status Register is described below StandardEvent Status Register bit 7 Power On Not used by the 2832 C bit 6 User Request Not used by the 2832 C bit 5 Command Error A 1 in this bit i...

Page 110: ...h the 2832 configured to respond to it the IST message is compared to the SBIT sense bit If they are the same then the configured data line will be driven true in response to the parallel poll Both th...

Page 111: ...cause a data error and was not taken while ranging It is cleared by the R R A RWS or RWS A queries bit 2 New Data Available The New Data Available Channel B NDA bit becomes set when a new reading has...

Page 112: ...0 N18 1 FOR RANDOM AS 1 GOSUB 2000 Draw header on the screen GOSUB 3000 Process user input CLOSE 1 Close the COM file END End of program Main Screen Draw the main screen CLS LOCATE 1 20 PRINT N E W P...

Page 113: ...ator LF not read continue trying to read input on COM port WHILETIMEOUT ERROR 0 ANDBUFFERS oCHRS 10 IF LOC 1 0 THEN GOT0 5170 TIMER OFF BUFFERS INPUTS 1 I RS232INS RS232INS BUFFERS TIMER ON VEND TIMER...

Page 114: ...t t t Beginning of program INCLUDE E b45 QBDECL BAS1 Use your own path here Beginning of program IEEEoutS DEV5 Use this name or assign a new one CALL IBFIND IEEEout device number Setup the device numb...

Page 115: ...is in IEEEinS Read IEEE String timeout error 0 Initiate to no timeout error poll 0 IEEEinS SPACES 255 Initiate IEEEinS to 255 spaces ON TIMER 8 GOSUB timeout wait for MAV bit in the status byte to be...

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