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Revision 03 EN - 03/2021

PRIMES - The Company

PRIMES manufactures measuring devices used to analyze laser beams. These devices 
are employed for the diagnostics of high-power lasers ranging from CO

2

 lasers and 

solid-state lasers to diode lasers. A wavelength range from infrared through to near UV 
is covered, offering a wide variety of measuring devices to determine the following beam 
parameters:

• 

Laser power

• 

Beam dimensions and position of an unfocused beam

• 

Beam dimensions and position of a focused beam

• 

Beam quality factor M²

Development, production and calibration of the measuring devices is performed at 
PRIMES. This guarantees optimum quality, excellent service, and a short reaction time, 
providing the basis for us to meet all of our customers’ requirements quickly and reliably.

PRIMES GmbH
Max-Planck-Str. 2
64319 Pfungstadt
Germany

Tel  +49 6157 9878-0
[email protected]
www.primes.de

Summary of Contents for Cube L1

Page 1: ...Revision 03 EN 03 2021 35 0 6 Cube L1 LaserDiagnosticsSoftware LDS Cube App Original Instructions ...

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Page 3: ...35 0 6 Cube L1 3 Revision 03 EN 03 2021 IMPORTANT READ CAREFULLY BEFORE USE KEEP FOR FUTURE USE ...

Page 4: ...5 3 Dangers to health and the environment in the event of damage to the lithium ion battery 12 5 4 Shipping the device with permanently installed lithium ion battery 12 6 Device description 13 6 1 Functional description 13 6 2 Measuring principles 13 7 Transport 14 8 Installation Removal 15 8 1 Prepare installation 15 8 2 Mounting position 15 8 3 Align the device 16 8 3 1 Align the device with the...

Page 5: ...eries 31 12 4 Measurement with pulsed lasers 32 13 Measuring with the Cube L1 33 13 1 Start measurement 33 13 2 Measuring results display 35 14 Measuring with the optional LaserDiagnosticsSoftware LDS 36 14 1 Notes of the LaserDiagnosticsSoftware LDS during measurement 36 14 2 Connect the Cube L1 to the LaserDiagnosticsSoftware LDS 37 14 3 Open toolbench Cube measurement 38 14 4 Settings for trigg...

Page 6: ...e App 46 16 Maintenance and service 47 16 1 Exchanging the protective window on the device 47 16 1 1 Safety instructions 47 16 1 2 Exchanging the protective window 49 17 Measures for the product disposal 50 18 Declaration of conformity 51 19 Technical data 52 20 Dimensions 54 ...

Page 7: ... measuring devices to determine the following beam parameters Laser power Beam dimensions and position of an unfocused beam Beam dimensions and position of a focused beam Beam quality factor M Development production and calibration of the measuring devices is performed at PRIMES This guarantees optimum quality excellent service and a short reaction time providing the basis for us to meet all of ou...

Page 8: ...ty regulations Observe the safety relevant laws guidelines standards and regulations in the current editions published by the state standardization organizations professional associations etc In particular observe the regulations on laser safety and comply with their require ments Necessary safety measures The device measures direct laser radiation but does not emit any radiation itself How ever d...

Page 9: ...ploying qualified personnel The device may only be operated by qualified personnel The qualified personnel must have been instructed in the installation and operation of the device and must have a basic understanding of working with high power lasers beam guiding systems and focusing units Conversions and modifications The device may not be modified in terms of design or safety without the express...

Page 10: ... that a slight physical injury can occur if necessary safety precautions are not taken NOTICE Means that property damages can occur if necessary safety precautions are not taken The device itself or the packing bears the following symbols to indicate require ments and possible dangers Read and observe the operating instructions and safety guidelines before startup The device contains a permanently...

Page 11: ...nd evaluate the device via a smartphone tablet The Cube App is available for free in Google Play Store Apps For measurement operation with a PC the LaserDiagnosticsSoftware LDS option must be installed on the PC For a detailed description of the software installation file management and evaluation of the measured data please refer to the separate operat ing manual LaserDiagnosticsSoftware LDS 4 Co...

Page 12: ...bus tible materials Do not expose the device to direct sunlight Please charge the battery at least every three months 5 3 Dangers to health and the environment in the event of damage to the lithium ion battery In general contact with leaking battery components may pose a risk to health and the environment Do not open the device to replace or dismantle the battery When the battery is damaged fluids...

Page 13: ...ows the measured laser power and further infor mation on the status of the device Protective window holder Safety interlock connection Micro USB socket Protective window Laser beam On Off button Display Fig 6 1 Functional description 6 2 Measuring principles The device measures the laser power according to the calorimetric principle The absorber of the device is irradiated with the laser for a sho...

Page 14: ...aging Destruction of the device Hard impacts or dropping the device can damage the optical and electri cal components X Handle the device carefully when transporting or installing it X To avoid contamination cover the inlet aperture with the alignment tool provided ...

Page 15: ...beam increased scattered or directed reflection of the laser beam will occur X Align the device as described in chapter 8 3 on page 16 X Install the device according to chapter 8 4 on page 18 in a way that ensures that the device can not shift or fall NOTICE Damaging Destruction of the device Contamination and fingerprints on the protective window can lead to damage or shattering or splintering of...

Page 16: ...focus see Fig 8 1 on page 16 Make sure that the laser beam is convergent and the maximum permissible power density at beam entrance is not exceeded The focal position of the laser beam must be located on the lower edge of the device To align the device under the laser a alignment tool is included see chapter 8 3 1 on page 17 Presentation with perpen dicular beam incidence Presentation with max ang...

Page 17: ...nt tool on the inlet aperture 2 Turn on the pilot laser and align the device If the laser beam hits the little marking in the alignment tool the device is aligned NOTICE Damaging Destruction of the device The exposure with laser radiation will destroy the alignment tool and the underlying protective window X Remove the alignment tool before measurement Marking Alignment tool Fig 8 2 Alignment of t...

Page 18: ...16 2 Install the device with the mounting threads as shown in Fig 8 3 on page 18 3 Ensure a stable installation of the device The device must not be able to move 4 Connect the safety interlock connection cable 5 Remove the alignment tool from the protective window of the device 110 55 M6 x 10 M4 x 6 92 21 50 21 97 View X X Fig 8 3 Mounting threads in the housing ...

Page 19: ...arms etc are at a standstill and that they cannot be set in motion unintentionally 3 Unscrew the mounting screws from the mounting threads see Fig 8 3 on page 18 4 Remove the safety interlock connection cable and remove the device from the laser system 5 Apply the alignment tool to prevent contamination of the protective window ...

Page 20: ...en distributed evenly in the absorber To avoid triggering the safety interlock during irradiation in this case the safety interlock is only triggered at a temperature above 200 C when irradiation is in progress Therefore when a running irradiation is detected the interlock threshold is temporarily increased from 100 C to 200 C After the end of the irradiation the interlock threshold is reduced aga...

Page 21: ...ck plug view connector side Pin Wire color Function 1 4 3 4 Black Mutual pin 1 Brown Connected with pin 4 when ready for operation 3 Blue Connected with pin 4 when in safety interlock mode absorber too hot Tab 9 1 Pin assignment of the safety interlock plug 9 2 Micro USB socket You can charge the battery of the device on the PC via the micro USB socket Only use the supplied USB cable to charge the...

Page 22: ...pace conditions is approx 100 m After switching on the device the Bluetooth connection is permanently active When the Bluetooth con nection is activated the USB interface is deactivated However simultaneous charging of the battery via the USB cable is possible When using the optional Cube App for mobile devices with Android not included in delivery the device communicates with the app via Bluetoot...

Page 23: ...ns of the On Off button The on off button has several functions Keystroke Function Short press Turn on 5 seconds Turn off 2 seconds Show measuring values Press again for 2 seconds Turn over measuring value display Tab 10 1 Functions of the On Off button ...

Page 24: ...ting for laser beam The device is ready for operation the laser can be turned on Check temp The temperature gradient change in the absorber temperature time is checked Please wait until the message disappears Thereafter the device is ready to measure again Thermalize The thermalization time allows for a uniform temperature distribution in the absorber Afterwards the temperature is measured Finishe...

Page 25: ...issible operating status 11 3 Charge status of the lithium ion battery The charge status of the battery is displayed in percent The accuracy of this display depends on various factors e g temperature age of the battery etc Recharge the battery when the charge level reaches 20 percent The battery can be charged with a max charging current of 1 3 A The battery has a capacity of 1 000 mAh The chargin...

Page 26: ...ring the measurement the laser beam is guided on the device which causes scattered or directed reflection of the laser beam laser class 4 The reflected beam is usually not visible X Please wear safety goggles adapted to the power power density laser wave length and operating mode of the laser beam source in use X Wear suitable protective clothing and protective gloves X Protect yourself from laser...

Page 27: ... damage or shattering or splintering of the protective window during mea suring operation X Do not touch the protective window X Regularly check the condition of the protective window and exchange it in case of pollution see chapter 16 1 Exchanging the protective window on the device on page 47 X Only operate the device with a clean protective window ...

Page 28: ...e time for measuring the power cannot exceed 100 µs This limit has to be adhered to in order to avoid incor rect results of the power measurement Some laser beam sources are factory set with power ramps of up to a few 100 ms to switch on the laser beam To achieve a high measuring accuracy the shortest possible rise time has to be set PMax PMeas t tp t0 P 100 µs Fig 12 1 Laser rise time 100 µs PMax...

Page 29: ...tor compensates the ratio of maximum to average power density Formula 2 Calculation of the permissible laser power depending on the beam diameter The minimum permissible beam diameter in cm depending on the permissible power density and laser power is calculated according to the formula Formula 3 Calculation of the minimum permissible beam diameter depending on the permissible power density and th...

Page 30: ...ith the ambient temperature Es pecially when measuring small energies 200 J the absorber temperature should be close to the ambient temperature in order to achieve the highest possible measuring accuracy Fig 12 4 Measuring range as a function of the absorber temperature The minimum energy input indicates the lower limit values with which measurements can still be performed within the specified acc...

Page 31: ...60 800 4 000 65 1 000 3 700 70 1 500 3 200 Tab 12 1 Absorber temperature with the recommended minimum and permissible maximum energy input ambient temperature 20 C 12 3 Waiting time until the next measurement in a measurement series Please note that at high measuring frequencies the measuring accuracy may be limited For measurements within the specified accuracy we recommend a maximum repetition r...

Page 32: ... average power with a low number of pulses the average power is corrected on the basis of the corrected burst duration see Fig 12 5 on page 32 For cw lasers respectively one pulse the average power corresponds to the maximum power of one pulse When measuring pulsed lasers which have an oscillating switch on and switch off behavior incorrect measurements of the number of pulses can occur However th...

Page 33: ...1 on page 26 2 Press the on off button The start menu appears After approx 5 seconds the device is ready for operation 3 Turn on the laser The measurement is started automati cally when the the laser is switched on For a high measurement accuracy we recom mend an energy input of 500 J per measure ment see chapter 12 2 3 on page 30 The thermalization is displayed by means of a progress bar duration...

Page 34: ...s of the pulse parameters are displayed Total pulse duration in ms Ontime Total pulse pause in ms Offtime Uncorrected burst duration in ms uBurst Number of pulses Pulses Max Power of a pulse in W Pk Pow Average power in W Av Pow Energy in J Further information on measuring with pulsed lasers can be found in chapter 12 4 on page 32 The device turns off automatically after approx 10 minutes The powe...

Page 35: ...LaserDiagnosticsSoftware LDS 1 Press the on off button for approx 2 seconds The measured laser power Power and pulse duration 1 Time are displayed 2 Press the on off button again for 2 sec onds to have the remaining measuring values no 8 14 displayed 1 For cw lasers the average power of the laser is displayed in W Power over the irradiation duration For pulsed lasers the average power of the laser...

Page 36: ... during a measurement the LaserDiagnosticsSoftware LDS displays them in different categories and different colors Notes Notes provide assistance in interpreting the measurement results and are displayed in a blue window By clicking on the warning triangle in the footer further information about the problem is displayed Warnings Non safety critical problems that influence the quality of the measure...

Page 37: ... page 20 or activate the Bluetooth function on the PC When the Bluetooth con nection is activated the USB interface is deactivated 2 Press the on off button on the device 3 Start the LaserDiagnosticsSoft ware LDS 4 Click on the Devices tab 5 Click on the Connect to de vice button under the tab The Connections window ap pears 6 Click on the desired device 7 Click on the Connect to device button ...

Page 38: ...ment The Cube L1 is established as a connected device 1 Click on the connected device The corresponding Device control opens The toolbench Cube Measure ment is opened If the toolbenches have previously been closed click the Open mea surement toolbench button to open it again ...

Page 39: ...be L1 is trigger level Medium 1 Set the Trigger level Laser power In the Cube L1 the default set ting is the Trigger level Medium 100W 1000W 2 Click on the Save settings button In the LaserDiagnosticsSoftware LDS you can make additional settings for power saving functions and the auto matic measurement readiness 1 Enter the desired settings in the Device control 2 Click on the Save settings button...

Page 40: ...in s The set time only applies if the permanent backlight is switched off Switch the safety interlock on off For safety reasons switching off the safety interlock is not recommended Switch off the device after a set time The option to not switch off the device is only select able when the charging cable is connected ...

Page 41: ...d data takes approx 15 seconds The device is then ready for a new measurement If you have previously displayed a measurement in the toolbench press the New measurement button If the setting Autom ready for measurement see chapter 14 4 on page 39 is deactivated briefly press the on off button on the device 1 Observe the safety instructions in chapter 12 1 on page 26 2 Turn on the laser The progress...

Page 42: ... display 14 6 1 Display the current measurement in the toolbench Cube measurement The measuring results are displayed in the opened toolbenches once the measurement has been completed see below By clicking on the gear symbol you can adjust the displayed parameters ...

Page 43: ...d out of the memory of the Cube L1 2 Switch to the Projects tab In the project tree the read out measured values are displayed 3 Click on the Power Measure ment selection in the drop down list below the Toolbench The tools Graph Results Table and Measurement Value Dis play are displayed 4 Open the desired tool and drag and drop the measured values from the project tree into the opened tool ...

Page 44: ...35 0 6 Cube L1 44 Revision 03 EN 03 2021 By clicking on the gear symbol you can adjust the displayed parameters ...

Page 45: ...ues from the memory of the Cube L1 The Cube L1 stores the measured values in an internal memory The measured values can be displayed and deleted with the LaserDiagnostic sSoftware LDS 1 Click on the Clear history but ton The measured values in the Cube L1 are deleted ...

Page 46: ...atic measurement readiness see Tab 15 1 on page 46 Function Possible settings Autom ready for mea surement By default the device automatically returns to measurement readi ness after each measurement If you uncheck the box you will need to reset the unit after each measurement by briefly pressing the on off button Power Saving Function Continuous background on off Turn off backlight after in s The...

Page 47: ...ith Isopropanol when cooled down observe the manufacturer s safety instructions In case of heavy non removable contamination or damage the protective window must be replaced with a new one The protective window is coated with an anti reflective coating and has low reflectance values of less than 1 To avoid increased reflectance values use only original PRIMES protective windows Protective window d...

Page 48: ...ICE Damaging Destruction of the device Contamination and fingerprints on the protective window can lead to damage or shattering or splintering of the protective window during mea suring operation X Only replace the protective window in a dust free environment X Do not touch the protective window X When exchanging the protective window wear powder free latex gloves NOTICE Damage to the optics Pollu...

Page 49: ...he device 4 Remove the old protective window from the device and dispose of it 5 Wear powder free latex gloves and insert the new protective window into the device Ensure that the inserted O ring is not out of place 6 Place the protective window holder according to Fig 16 1 on page 49 7 Tighten the protective window holder with 3 Torx screws M3 x 6 mm 8 Check for secure fit of the protective windo...

Page 50: ... measuring devices to be disposed of within the EU this service does not include shipping costs to our address PRIMES GmbH Max Planck Str 2 64319 Pfungstadt Germany If you are located outside the EU please contact your local PRIMES distributor to dis cuss the disposal procedure for your PRIMES measuring device PRIMES is a registered manufacturer in the German Used Appliances Register stiftung elek...

Page 51: ...35 0 6 Cube L1 51 Revision 03 EN 03 2021 18 Declaration of conformity ...

Page 52: ... 10 kHz at 50 duty cycle Max laser rise time 100 µs Energy per measurement 200 4 000 J Recommended energy per measurement 500 2 000 J Total duration until measurement value output 15 s Nominal measurement frequency 700 J 1 cycle min 4 000 J 1 cycle 15 min Device parameters Max absorber temperature 120 C Max angle of incidence perpendicular to inlet aperture 5 Max centered tolerance 2 0 mm Accuracy...

Page 53: ...assification Lithium ion batteries contained in equipment Temperature range for charging the lithium Ion battery 0 45 C Communication Interfaces USB Bluetooth Dimensions and Weight Dimensions L x W x H 92 x 97 x 110 mm Weight approx 1 700 g Environmental Conditions Operating temperature range 15 40 C Storage temperature range 5 50 C Reference temperature 22 C Permissible relative humidity non cond...

Page 54: ...35 0 6 Cube L1 54 Revision 03 EN 03 2021 20 Dimensions 110 33 5 55 48 5 M6 x 10 M4 x 6 92 Ø 50 35 5 46 21 50 21 97 View X X All dimensions in mm general tolerance ISO 2768 v ...

Page 55: ...35 0 6 Cube L1 55 Revision 03 EN 03 2021 ...

Page 56: ...PRIMES GmbH Max Planck Str 2 64319 Pfungstadt Germany Tel 49 6157 9878 0 info primes de www primes de ...

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