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Automated Optical Switch | Switch 1000/1100/1400 Series 

Quantifi Photonics Ltd. 

Version 

3.04

 

23 

6.3.2

 

Checking MATRIQ firmware versions and other product information

 

You can check the details of a MATRIQ instrument, for example by doing one of the following: 

In the Cohesion Operator: 

1.

 

Select the instrument. 

2.

 

Click Connect. 

3.

 

Current instrument information will be displayed.  

 

 

 

In CohesionUI: 

1.

 

Select INFO on the menu. 

2.

 

Instrument information will be displayed in the info panel.  

 

 

 

Summary of Contents for 1000 Series

Page 1: ......

Page 2: ...erwise under any patent rights of Quantifi Photonics The information contained in this publication is subject to change without notice Trademarks Quantifi Photonics trademarks have been identified as...

Page 3: ...Switch MATRIQ instrument 10 3 2 2 Crossover Switch MATRIQ instrument 10 Status LEDs 11 3 3 1 1x1 1x4 Switch 11 3 3 2 1x2 Switch 11 3 3 3 Crossover Switch 11 3 3 4 Duplex Switch 11 3 3 5 1xN Switch 11...

Page 4: ...Interface settings for MATRIQ instruments 32 7 5 4 Setting the USB IP address for MATRIQ instruments 33 7 5 5 Setting the Ethernet IP address for MATRIQ instruments 33 SCPI Command Console available o...

Page 5: ...EW application 53 10 5 1 Soft Panels 53 10 5 2 LabVIEW Virtual Instruments VIs 54 11 Maintenance 55 Annual calibration schedule 55 12 Technical support 56 Contacting the Technical Support Group 56 Tra...

Page 6: ...itions are met and understood Indicates a potentially hazardous situation which if not avoided may result in minor or moderate injury Do not proceed unless the required conditions are met and understo...

Page 7: ...recautions The Switch 1000 1100 1400 Series products are sensitive to electrostatic discharge ESD Store the unused products in the original protective electrostatic packaging that the product was ship...

Page 8: ...OT HAVE A PARK STATE When plugging optical fibres into the ports or inspecting fibres ensure that the optical source is OFF to prevent user injury 3 1 1 1x1 1x2 1x4 Switch PXIe modules 1003 1008 examp...

Page 9: ...module information 8 PXIe headers 1 Fastening screws 2 Routing indicator LEDs 3a A common optical port 3b B common optical port 4a A input output optical port 1 4b B input output optical port 1 5a A i...

Page 10: ...with the unit can only be used with that unit Do not use it with any other product 3 2 1 1x4 Switch MATRIQ instrument 3 2 2 Crossover Switch MATRIQ instrument 1 Status LEDs 2 Optical connector type 3...

Page 11: ...ation Solid red Indicates a Switch error Most likely an initialization error at startup 3 3 3 Crossover Switch The Switch XX04 is a 2x2 crossover switch This means that it has only 2 valid states Tran...

Page 12: ...standards Cleaning and connecting optical fibers To connect the fiber optic cable to the port 1 Inspect the fiber using a fiber inspection microscope If the fiber is clean proceed to connect it to th...

Page 13: ...following installation procedure The Switch product is sensitive to ESD Ensure you are wearing a grounded wrist strap at all times when handling the Switch product to prevent such damage Take care not...

Page 14: ...14 Switch 1000 1100 1400 PXIe module uninstallation STEP 1 Power OFF the chassis STEP 2 Unsecure the fastening screws and fastening clip STEP 3 Pull out the module USE THE FASTENING CLIP TO PULL DO NO...

Page 15: ...unit Any attempt to use a different external power supply may cause product damage and will void your warranty The external power supply that has been used with the unit can only be used with that uni...

Page 16: ...allation package that contains all the required drivers and software to support and control Quantifi Photonics modules on the PXIe Platform 6 1 1 Installation overview For the PXIe Controller to commu...

Page 17: ...the default installation type CohesionUI with Apache 4 Installation will continue with the Chassis Mode selection The default setting is Single Chassis Mode If unsure proceed with the default mode set...

Page 18: ...ompt the user for network access It is recommended that both options be ticked to allow any network configuration 7 After rebooting the system on startup a User Account Control prompt will be displaye...

Page 19: ...to be running to facilitate proper communication with the Quantifi Photonics PXIe modules If there is an issue in detecting or communicating with the modules run the Cohesion Manager to check the sta...

Page 20: ...on see Section for more 6 2 1 information Whenever a new version of the CohesionInstaller is installed on the system the Cohesion Firmware Updater utility will automatically launch after the system is...

Page 21: ...our network and manage firmware upgrades The package is included on the USB media device that we provide with your instrument or you can download it from quantifiphotonics com go to Resources Drivers...

Page 22: ...Operator desktop icon or open Cohesion Operator from the Start menu From Cohesion Operator you can 1 Select a Quantifi Photonics instrument that is available on your network 2 Validate the IP address...

Page 23: ...d other product information You can check the details of a MATRIQ instrument for example by doing one of the following In the Cohesion Operator 1 Select the instrument 2 Click Connect 3 Current instru...

Page 24: ...or desktop icon 3 Select the instrument by entering its IP address or by selecting it from the Discovery drop down list 4 To confirm that you have selected the correct instrument click Connect This wi...

Page 25: ...nts that use older software packages refer to the user manual that came with your instrument To restore factory settings 1 Open the Cohesion Operator for example by double clicking the Cohesion Operat...

Page 26: ...s displayed For the local IP address you can use 127 0 0 1 instead To access CohesionUI locally or remotely open a compatible browser Google Chrome or Microsoft Edge and use the IP address 127 0 0 1 a...

Page 27: ...e g 10 10 10 89 Home page The main landing page in CohesionUI is called the HOME page It displays a graphical representation of the module arrangement in the PXIe chassis or the MATRIQ instrument cha...

Page 28: ...100 1400 Series Quantifi Photonics Ltd Version 3 04 28 For MATRIQ instruments all the information relating to the instrument such as the model number serial number and firmware versions are displayed...

Page 29: ...er eg Laser VOA O2E etc In order to help the user to distinguish between a set value and an actual read value CohesionUI will format these values differently according to the legend in the top right c...

Page 30: ...ontrols can be accessed by clicking the SETTINGS button Step size refers to the amount by which the attenuation frequency or power increments decrements when the or button is clicked The unit preferen...

Page 31: ...I service RE INIT Re initialize CohesionUI by synchronizing the CohesionSCPI service with the CohesionDriver service The SYNC button is also displayed on the HOME page beside every chassis in the setu...

Page 32: ...e Ethernet or USB The Network interface controls are only available when connected over USB 7 5 3 Configuring the Network Interface settings for MATRIQ instruments The MATRIQ instruments can operate o...

Page 33: ...n be changed to any available value It is important to make sure that any other instruments connected to the computer do not share this new IP address as there will be an addressing conflict Clicking...

Page 34: ...the unit back ON and once it has finished booting check the IP address shown on the LCD screen SCPI Command Console available on PXIe modules The CohesionUI SCPI Command Console enables you to communi...

Page 35: ...t area 4 optional Clear the output area You can choose from these SCPI command actions Action Meaning FAILED response WRITE Send the command to the instrument The command is invalid Please check the c...

Page 36: ...sted information Example 2 What happens when you send an incorrect command 4 Enter an incorrect command for example ind 5 Click QUERY 6 The module returns FAILED Example 3 Investigate a command failur...

Page 37: ...Clicking the INFO button will display an information panel on the right side of the page Information such as the chassis operation mode manufacturer model and serial number of the chassis CohesionUI v...

Page 38: ...red channel Alternatively hovering over the MODULES menu button on the left will bring up a dropdown menu that the Switch module can also be selected from To control the Switch MATRIQ instrument click...

Page 39: ...When in PARK the Switch product will act like an optical terminator To route the Switch to the desired port click the port number e g PORT 2 The Switch can route the light very quickly however there i...

Page 40: ...PI service With VISA communication drivers installed on the client the implementation of VISA programming within environments such as MATLAB becomes available This guide provides general information o...

Page 41: ...essing of modules slot source and units channel When executing commands it is almost always necessary to provide the index of a specific Switch module or an index of a specific installed unit For the...

Page 42: ...Command Error 32 4 Execution Error 16 3 Device dependent Error 8 2 Not used 0 1 Not used 0 0 LSB Not used 0 Example ESR 8 ESR 32 It is recommended to use the ESR command query after every command tha...

Page 43: ...tion commands Description ROUTe n ERROR CHANnel m ERROR STATE Query the error status of the Switch Query the error status of the specified channel of the Switch Set or query the routing state of the S...

Page 44: ...orts an error 0 There are no reported errors Example ROUT1 ERROR 1 Command ROUTe n CHANnel m ERROR Syntax ROUTe n CHANnel m ERROR Description Query the error status of the specified channel of the Swi...

Page 45: ...Parameters No parameters Response LIST Returns a comma separated list of valid chassis index numbers discovered by the CohesionSCPI service These are chassis that have modules installed MODE Returns...

Page 46: ...T2 IDN Specific command example Single Chassis Mode SOUR2 CHAN2 POW MAX Multi Chassis Mode CHASSIS1 SOUR2 CHAN2 POW MAX Changing the CohesionSCPI service Chassis Mode will rediscover all Chassis and i...

Page 47: ...o response available before expiry of the reading wait time To open the SCPI Command Console Open the Cohesion Operator for example by double clicking the Cohesion Operator desktop icon Select the ins...

Page 48: ...and press ENTER Example Send instrument identification query idn 5 Enter the command idn The instrument returns the requested information 6 If you enter the command incorrectly for example ind The ins...

Page 49: ...lot module SLOT3 IDN Setting the state of the Switch product 1 Set the output route of the 1x4 Switch to port 3 Default routing of a Switch is PARK port 0 ROUTe3 CHANnel1 STATE 3 2 Change the output r...

Page 50: ...7 0 0 1 Click Finish to end the setup process NI VISA application NI VISA is used to communicate with the PXIe chassis or installed modules instruments The above steps must be completed before attempt...

Page 51: ...ion replace this with the IP of your device ip 127 0 0 1 try print connecting to ip instrument vxi11 Instrument ip print connected print checking IDN command IDN data instrument ask command print IDN...

Page 52: ...tmtool or has been removed from the workspace without first being closed cleanly disconnected PXIE_Chassis instrfind Type visa tcpip RsrcName TCPIP0 10 10 10 89 inst0 INSTR Tag Create the agilent VIS...

Page 53: ...tifi Photonics PXIe modules 2 Open the Control Panels folder and select the corresponding Soft Panel for the desired PXIe module MATRIQ instrument Because these are executables they will need LabVIEW...

Page 54: ...o want to develop custom applications using the PXIe modules 1 Copy the QuantifiPhotonics_LabVIEW_2015_v2 6 Quantifi Photonics Ltd folder to the following path C Program Files National Instruments Lab...

Page 55: ...re calibration As an optical product will naturally degrade over time it is important to periodically re test the product to confirm that it is working as expected All Quantifi Photonics products are...

Page 56: ...antifiphotonics com To accelerate the process please have information such as the name and the serial number see the product identification label as well as a description of your problem close at hand...

Page 57: ...improper usage transportation or unauthorized modification of the product its accompanying accessories and software The external power supply that has been supplied by Quantifi Photonics with the uni...

Page 58: ...td Version 3 04 58 Certification Quantifi Photonics certifies that this equipment met its published specifications at the time of shipment from the factory Service and repairs To send any equipment fo...

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