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CONEX-PSD 

Two-Axis Position & Power Sensing Device 

 
 

Preface 

Documentation Organization 

CONEX-PSD documentation set includes 2 parts: 

 

Sensor Manual

 (this document)

 

describing sensor features and measurement 

optimization.  

 

Controller Manual 

describing available commands. 

Confidentiality & Proprietary Rights 

Reservation of Title 

The Newport Programs and all materials furnished or produced in connection with them 

("Related Materials") contain trade secrets of Newport and are for use only in the 

manner expressly permitted. Newport claims and reserves all rights and benefits 

afforded under law in the Programs provided by Newport Corporation. 
Newport shall retain full ownership of Intellectual Property Rights in and to all 

development, process, align or assembly technologies developed and other derivative 

work that may be developed by Newport. Customer shall not challenge, or cause any 

third party to challenge, the rights of Newport. 

Preservation of Secrecy and Confidentiality and Restrictions to Access 

Customer shall protect the Newport Programs and Related Materials as trade secrets of 

Newport, and shall devote its best efforts to ensure that all its personnel protect the 

Newport Programs as trade secrets of Newport Corporation. Customer shall not at any 

time disclose Newport's trade secrets to any other person, firm, organization, or 

employee that does not need (consistent with Customer's right of use hereunder) to 

obtain access to the Newport Programs and Related Materials. These restrictions shall 

not apply to information (1) generally known to the public or obtainable from public 

sources; (2) readily apparent from the keyboard operations, visual display, or output 

reports of the Programs; (3) previously in the possession of Customer or subsequently 

developed or acquired without reliance on the Newport Programs; or (4) approved by 

Newport for release without restriction. 

 

 

EDH0315En1030 — 07/16

 

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Summary of Contents for CONEX-PSD

Page 1: ...Two Axis Position Power Sensing Device User s Manual CONEX PSD...

Page 2: ...Limitation of Warranty The above warranties do not apply to products which have been repaired or modified without Newport s written approval or products subjected to unusual physical thermal or electr...

Page 3: ...ark 2 1 2 Warnings and Cautions 2 1 3 General Warnings and Cautions 2 2 0 General Description 3 2 1 Part Number 3 2 2 Dimensions 3 2 2 1 Silicon Sensor 3 2 2 2 Germanium Sensor 3 2 3 System Environmen...

Page 4: ...Light 9 4 1 1 Shielding the Sensor 9 4 1 2 Filtering and Attenuation 9 4 2 Optimizing Controller Parameters 10 4 2 1 Offset 10 4 2 2 Gain 1 1 11 4 2 3 Frequency LF 0 1000 11 5 0 Appendix Firmware Vers...

Page 5: ...v EDH0315En1030 07 16 CONEX PSD Two Axis Position Power Sensing Device EU Declaration of Conformity...

Page 6: ...all not challenge or cause any third party to challenge the rights of Newport Preservation of Secrecy and Confidentiality and Restrictions to Access Customer shall protect the Newport Programs and Rel...

Page 7: ...loth or sponge with a soapy water solution Do not use an acetone or alcohol solution this will damage the finish of the enclosure Service Information The user should not attempt any maintenance or ser...

Page 8: ...ver being returned to Newport must have been assigned an RMA number by Newport Assignment of the RMA requires the item serial number Packaging CONEX PSD Controller Driver being returned under an RMA m...

Page 9: ...2 The Exclamation Symbol in General Warning or Caution Figure 1 may appear in Warning and Caution tables in this document This symbol designates an area where personal injury or damage to the equipme...

Page 10: ...wing general safety precautions must be observed during all phases of operation of this equipment Failure to comply with these precautions or with specific warnings elsewhere in this manual violates s...

Page 11: ...neral Description 2 1 Part Number Product Description PSD9 SI 9 x 9 mm sensor for wavelength from 320 to 1100 nm PSD10 GE 10 x 10 mm sensor for wavelength from 800 to 1700 nm 2 2 Dimensions 2 2 1 Sili...

Page 12: ...Value Unit Reverse Voltage VR Max 20 V Operating Temperature Topr 20 to 60 C Storage Temperature Tstg 20 to 80 C 2 4 1 2 Electrical and Optical Characteristics Ta 25 C Parameter Symbol Condition Min...

Page 13: ...2 4 2 1 Electrical and Optical Characteristics Ta 25 C Parameter Symbol Condition Min Typ Max Unit Spectral response range 800 to 1700 nm Peak sensitivity wavelength p 1550 nm Photo sensitivity S p 0...

Page 14: ...oated with a soft silicone resin Avoid touching the window to keep grime from accumulating or prevent surface damage that can decrease the PSD s sensitivity External force applied to the resin surface...

Page 15: ...equency is at 319 Hz For Ge sensor the cut off frequency is at 136 Hz 3 3 Beam Size Considerations 3 3 1 Max Size For best measurement quality the beam should remain within the sensitive area 9 x 9 mm...

Page 16: ...OH 1 filter holder 3 4 2 Max Density The maximum acceptable beam intensity is limited by the device itself 30mw mm2 WARNING MAXIMUM BEAM POWER DENSITY 30 mW mm2 3 4 3 Max Energy Although PSD sensors...

Page 17: ...particular wavelength sensor will be affected by other wavelengths For example stray light can easily reach 10 W mm2 on a broad spectral range in a room This might not be negligible especially if a l...

Page 18: ...Filter 10MLFx y NOTE Keep in mind to take filter attenuation into account in the measurements 4 2 Optimizing Controller Parameters 4 2 1 Offset Controller offset can be used to compensate for stray l...

Page 19: ...ffset compensation and full scale adjustment section below use OX PX and OY PY commands to compensate X and Y positions and scalings Using the command 1GP verify that the corrected positions and power...

Page 20: ...ADC input Summ Si sensor Not used Ge sensor PX Set Get gain on ADC input X Set Get gain on X position Ge sensor PY Set Get gain on ADC input Y Si sensor Set Get gain on Y position Ge sensor PW Enter L...

Page 21: ...r B Out of range Error B Floating point Error A Description This command is only available with the Ge sensor In CONFIGURATION state this command will set the offset for the ADC input 1 to 4 Errors A...

Page 22: ...CONEX PSD Two Axis Position Power Sensing Device EDH0315En1030 07 16 14...

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