Rev. 01/2021
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Dos and Don’ts
Never
ground any output connector. This may result in an incorrect current regulation!
Never
use any grounded probes at the output.
Do not
connect your oscilloscope to the output!
This will immediately destroy the driver and the probe!
For measuring current and voltage you connect the scope to pin 9 or pin 4 respectively.
Do not
shorten the output. This will not do any harm to the laser driver but will result
in an incorrect current measurement.
Keep connecting cables between power supply and driver as well as the connection between
driver and laser diode as short as possible.
Mount the driver on an appropriate heat sink!
Please be aware that there might be hot surfaces, be careful not to touch them!
Do never connect the oscilloscope to the output connectors!!!
(Please note: the picture above shows another but similar PicoLAS driver)