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PM5020 Dual-Channel Benchtop Power and Energy Meter

Chapter 2 General Information

Rev: 1.0, 18-Aug-2022

Software Requirements

The PM5020 software is compatible with the following operating systems:

Windows

8.1 (32 bit, 64 bit)

Windows

10 (32 bit, 64 bit)

Chapter 3 Getting Started

3.1 Parts List

Please inspect the shipping container for damage. Please do not cut through the cardboard, as the box
might be needed for storage or returns.

If the shipping container appears to be damaged, keep it until you have inspected the contents for com-
pleteness and tested the PM5020 mechanically and electrically.

Verify that you have received the following items within the package:

1. PM5020 Dual-Channel Optical Power and Energy Meter

2. USB 2.0 Cable, 2 m

3. Two Printed-Circuit Board Connectors - FMC1.5/10-STF-3.5

4. Power Cord, Country Specific

5. Quick Reference

6. Certificate of Calibration

Chapter 4 Operating Instructions

4.1 Operating Elements

Front Panel

Rear Panel

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Page 1: ...PM5020 Dual Channel Optical Power and Energy Meter 2022 User Guide...

Page 3: ...ut 4 4 2 11 X1 2 Out 4 4 3 11 Y1 2 Out 4 5 Digital I O 12 4 6 BNC I O and TTL port 13 4 7 Trigger 14 4 7 1 14 Internal Trigger 4 7 2 15 External Trigger 4 8 Environment Setup 15 4 9 Shutter 16 4 10 Fa...

Page 4: ...ration 47 4 11 3 2 2 RS232 Operation 47 4 11 3 3 Data Export 49 4 11 3 4 WYOA 50 Chapter 5 Specifications 51 5 1 Pin Sensor Connectors 53 5 2 Pin Output Connector RS232 54 5 3 Pin Digital I O 54 5 4 P...

Page 5: ...ular phones or other radio transmitters are not to be used within the range of three meters of this unit since the electromagnetic field intensity may then exceed the maximum allowed dis turbance valu...

Page 6: ...the equipment Thorlabs is not responsible for any radio television interference caused by modifications of this equipment or the substitution or attachment of connecting cables and equipment other tha...

Page 7: ...repetition rate Pulse energy measurements with pyroelectric sensors are supported up to a repetition rate of 80 kHz Free Configurable Analog Outputs For each channel the PM5020 power meter has a widel...

Page 8: ...erver that enables monitoring of the most inter esting functions within a local area network Attention Please find all safety information and warnings concerning this product in the chapter Safety 2 1...

Page 9: ...the cardboard as the box might be needed for storage or returns If the shipping container appears to be damaged keep it until you have inspected the contents for com pleteness and tested the PM5020 me...

Page 10: ...m stereo Audio NTC Connector 10 2 5mm stereo Audio NTC Connector 11 10 PIN PCB Connector Digital I O 12 Channel 2 Connectors 13 Channel 1 Connectors 14 DE 9 Sensor Input Connector 15 Analog Output Con...

Page 11: ...ce the PM5020 power meter such that the power cord can be easily connected and disconnec ted 2 Connect the PM5020 power meter to the power network using the supplied power cord 3 Connect supported sen...

Page 12: ...ailed instructions on controlling the PM5020 through the OPM software please download the OPM manual Note In addition to using the Thorlabs software Optical Power Monitor the user can build custom mad...

Page 13: ...red by Thorlabs or else the user may provide an ap propriate adapter To build the adapter refer to the Pin out of the DE 9 connector shown in the chapter Pin Sensor Connectors The adapter will per def...

Page 14: ...ers for each output port 4 4 1 AN1 2 Out The analog output ports AN1 and AN2 on the rear panel for channels 1 and 2 respectively provide the raw signal or signal processed in the following way dependi...

Page 15: ...ted analog output with a 1kHz update rate and provide a sensor dependent signal from power sensors and energy sensors For thermal position and power sensors the X1 and X2 output ports provide the anal...

Page 16: ...or 5 V supplies are provided Additional SCL and SDA pins can be utilized together with the ground and power supply pin to integrate specific humidity and temperature sensors from Texas Instruments Tex...

Page 17: ...trol allows to connect an external shutter to I O2 provided the Interlock is closed 5 I O 3 Choose between Logging Monitoring and Logging Control Logging monitor An output signal gives information on...

Page 18: ...the touch screen This internal trigger function is useful when for example using a pulsed laser to only acquire signal above a set trigger level Whenever that level is reached only the signal to be u...

Page 19: ...re the connector using the PM5020 touch screen Digital I O and Control in the Settings Menu The logging and scope measurement screens can be used to acquire signal upon an external trigger After conne...

Page 20: ...via the provided I2C bus in the 10 PIN PCB Connector Phoenix for Digital I O with four wires to SCL I2C Bus Clock SDA I2C Bus Data 3 3 V and GND Please see the chapter Pin Assignment Digital I O conn...

Page 21: ...nector using a TTL signal 4 10 Fan Control The PM5020 power meter allows the connection and control of two up to 12 VDC fans with adjustable sup ply voltage or by adjustable number of revolutions per...

Page 22: ...or direct operation or via the OPM software This includes sensor settings like wavelength for the incident light beam settings 4 11 1 Direct Operation The PM5020 power meter can be operated directly o...

Page 23: ...to switch between channel one and channel two referring to the two connec ted sensors When the Single Channel screen is chosen the Channel button switches between sensor chan nels and the Math View Th...

Page 24: ...on will change to green during image capture and image con version The screenshot is then saved under File manager in the settings menu 2 GUI Lock Press the top and bottom knobs No 1 and No 5 simultan...

Page 25: ...ly to change display views Swipe vertically to change channels or scroll measurement screens 4 11 1 3 Touch Screen Options and Menus The touchscreen opens with the screen used last upon power up The o...

Page 26: ...appears within the Singe Channel Screen 3 Analogue Needle display 4 Logging display to set and execute measurement logging This screen is only activated when a Channel is selected in the Settings Men...

Page 27: ...surement Screens Six different main measurement screens for different display modes can be activated and then selected In active screens are labeled with a crossed out eye in the Settings Menu The bul...

Page 28: ...ithin the Single Channel screen to view calculation res ults To activate the display of calculation results enter a formula in the Setting Menu under Math 3 Analog Needle and Thermal Position Sensor D...

Page 29: ...surements from alternating or CW power signals With a sampling rate of up to 100 kS s a resolution of 10 s can be achieved The recording and display can be flexibly configured also with a trigger sign...

Page 30: ...rs to the activated channel and is described below Four Quick Set buttons below the bar graph give the following options Change the wavelength of measured light Perform a relative Measurement Perform...

Page 31: ...elow the channel header bar the view includes up to six individually configurable small additional read ings Touch the Zoom icon in the Side Menu to have the six readings disappear Switch between disp...

Page 32: ...channel 1 and channel 2 numerical views The small windows in the bottom show the actual measurement values of each channel 4 11 1 3 1 4 Analog Needle This analog needle view shows the main measurement...

Page 33: ...chapter Internal Trigger 4 11 1 3 1 5 Thermal Position Display When a Thorlabs Thermal Position and Power Sensor is connected to the PM5020 power meter the dis play can be set to show the position tar...

Page 34: ...tion as described under Interface Please find more information in the chapters Logging and Scope Note Click on the screen icons in this manual to get to the explanations The following Side menus appea...

Page 35: ...rom alternating or CW power signals With a sampling rate of up to 100 kS s a resolution of 10 s can be achieved Shown below is the Scope measurement screen as it appears while running a measurement Th...

Page 36: ...nnection as described under Interface Please find more information in the chapters Logging and Scope 4 11 1 3 2 Measurement Settings Measurement settings can be changed via either of two panels the fu...

Page 37: ...the side panel menu swipe over it as illustrated below or press the top soft button for more than 2 seconds To use the side menu without popping it out change the side panel display by touching the p...

Page 38: ...igured MEASURE This line leads to the settings for Sensor channels in Channel 1 and Channel 2 connected sensors and Analog Output settings Mathematical functions Environment sensors Channel1 Channel2...

Page 39: ...ollowing settings for the excitation source prior to a measurement Beam Shape Beam Profile Beam Size Beam Area Entering the actual beam diameter shape and profile is used to calculate the beam area Th...

Page 40: ...s in the table below CH x operation 1 Constant 1 operation 3 CH y operation 2 Constant 2 Units Source 1 CH1 CH2 Operation 1 Constant 1 Operation 3 Source 2 CH1 CH2 Operation 2 Constant 2 Result Units...

Page 41: ...e the remote access connections Logging Shown below are the settings options for measurement logging Both the Logging Icon in the Set tings Menu and the Setting icon in the measurement screen Logging...

Page 42: ...tical Y axis configuration for both channels File Manager The file manager shows the folders where respective files are saved This File manager is also mirrored when the PM5020 power meter memory is a...

Page 43: ...nected sensors exceeds the recom mended calibration interval Date Time Set date and time as saved in the instrument measurements Interface This screen provides information on establishing a connection...

Page 44: ...y most PCs with a sufficient performance To connect to the instrument via serial interface the PC serial port number must be known Please see the Pin Assignment of the serial port USB This panel shows...

Page 45: ...for convenient peak and average power estimations of your laser beam and conversions between the commonly used units Settings for the digital I O connections Shutter Settings Fan settings Calculator...

Page 46: ...2 PM5020 Dual Channel Benchtop Power and Energy Meter Chapter 4 Operating Instructions Shutter This leads to the menu as described in the chapter Shutter Fan This leads to the menu as described in the...

Page 47: ...options Analog low pass filter for photodiode sensors on off toggling Sets the number of displayed digits rotating Magnification Numerical Dispaly Enlarges display by using the space for the sup plem...

Page 48: ...Short overshoots will be filtered out PEAK detects the peak level of the incident light Analof filter ing is switched off Use this setting for triangular sinusoidal sig nals or for short pulses Tunin...

Page 49: ...meter is connected via Ethernet or USB For this connect the PM5020 to a network and enter the IP address shown in the interface settings to any web browser The website displays the status of the meas...

Page 50: ...r OPM for more information In addition the PM5020 power meter has a built in Webserver such that measurements can be monitored via the USB or Ethernet connection in the web viewer Further instructions...

Page 51: ...rement via a web browser on a remote PC Use RS232 or USB for remote control of the PM5020 power meter The USB and Ethernet connection can be used to connect the PM5020 power meter to the software Opti...

Page 52: ...he information to connect the PM5020 to the network Please use a RS232 standard protocol for RS232 communications For questions please contact our engin eers at Thorlabs Please set up the port as foll...

Page 53: ...rement screen or recorded via the Logging feature attenuation curved and the SCPI commands to write a custom made application are saved on the PM5020 internal memory and can be conveniently viewed in...

Page 54: ...uch the icon SD Card in the Settings Menu This connects the PM5020 power meter to the PC 3 A new removable disk will appear on the connected PC 4 Open the subfolder support_docs in a web browser for e...

Page 55: ...Dependent Display Resolution 0 1 pA Responsivity Value A W Measurement Uncertainty 0 2 Full Scale 1 A to 10 mA Ranges 0 5 Full Scale 2 nA to 400 nA Ranges Analog Bandwidth DC 250 kHz Dependent on Sens...

Page 56: ...nd Settings Shutter Control Type Support for SH05R M SH1 M with Interlock Input Connector Hirose HR10 7R 6S 2 5mm Mono Audio Power Rating 15 V 0 5 A Temperature Control Type NTC Connector 2 Channels 2...

Page 57: ...s The sensor connector allows the access of all Thorlabs C type photodiode thermal and pyroelectric sensors The power meter interface uses the sensor calibration data stored in the sensor connector to...

Page 58: ...n Sensor Input Quadrant 2 5 2 Pin Output Connector RS232 The PM5020 as a RS232 serial DE 9 connector The Pins are assigned as follows Pin Function Description 1 N C Not Connected 2 TxD RS232 Connect t...

Page 59: ...shutter monitor 4 I O 3 Input Output Port or alternative function logging control or logging monitor 5 TRIG Trigger Input Output 6 GND Ground 7 SCL I2C Bus Clock 8 SDA I2C Bus Data 9 3V3 Power Supply...

Page 60: ...ons The PM5020 is not water resistant Attention To avoid damage to the instrument do not expose it to spray liquids or solvents The unit does not need regular maintenance by the user It does not conta...

Page 61: ...Page 57 PM5020 Dual Channel Benchtop Power and Energy Meter Chapter 7 Certifications and Compliances Rev 1 0 18 Aug 2022 2022 Thorlabs Chapter 7 Certifications and Compliances...

Page 62: ...ectrical and Electronic Equipment directive of the European Community and the corresponding national laws Accordingly all end users in the EC may return end of life Annex I category electrical and ele...

Page 63: ...ity for the content completeness or quality of the information contained therein The content of this document is regularly updated and adapted to reflect the current status of the product All rights r...

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