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THORLABS SC10 Operating Manual Download Page 9

Establishing communications with SC10

To communicate with the SC10 you must first establish a connection with the SC10 and the PC, the COM port
and BAUD rate for the PC connection are set in the “Options->Serial Connection” menu. Note the SC10 defaults
to 9.6K Baud and can only be changed using the command line interface (see “command line interface”). The
SC10 Application software defaults to COM1 at 9.6K BAUD. The SC10 supports 2-BAUD rates 9.6K and 115.2K.

After insuring the proper COM port and BAUD rate, click on the “Open Connection” under the “File” menu.
The unit is now ready to operate from either the application software or from the front panel controls on the unit.
The “Save Options” menu item will save the selected options for future sessions.

The shutter timing can be changed in any of the following ways: using the increment decrement arrows or by
entering a time in seconds in the “OPEN CLOSED “ windows. When typing, a carriage is required to update the
SC10. The grey boxes on the right of the display indicate the active value.

The MODE and TRIGGER parameters can be changed in the Options menu. The operating MODE of the SC10 is
displayed in the center of the window. The ENABLE button acts identically to the one on the front panel.

The PC window also contains active displays to indicate the status of the shutter.

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Summary of Contents for SC10

Page 1: ...ntroller Operating Manual POWER SHUTTER CONTROLLER SC10 ENABLE O ENABLED TIME OPEN SEC OPEN SHUTTER MODE TIME CLOSED SEC TRIGGER SELECT THORLABS Inc Ph 973 579 7227 435 Route 206N Fax 973 383 8406 Newton NJ 07860 USA ...

Page 2: ...ctrical and Electronic Equipment Directive 12 The Thorlabs SC10 is a digital shutter controller designed to control the Thorlabs SH05 Shutter The SC10 also has the ability to operate as a stand alone digital delay generator with 1 millisecond resolution and 0 1 millisecond accuracy Features Automated computer control capability 0001 second accuracy On Off times from 1 millisecond to 999 999 millis...

Page 3: ...riggering other devices or for monitoring the performance of the shutter When the controller is used without a shutter the TTL output signal represents the precise programmed output of the controller A key lock and an interlock function are also provided on the SC10 The SC10 provides drive output pulses that have 0 001Second resolution and 0 0001 Second accuracy for both the ON OPEN and OFF CLOSE ...

Page 4: ...10 7R 6S Interlock jack 2 5mm mono phono AC Input jack IEC320 Size Length Width Height Weight 11 5 292mm 5 3 135mm 3 0 76mm 5 lbs S N RS232C INTERLOCK 100 240VAC 50 60HZ POWER 11 VA MAX TRIGGER OUT TRIGGER IN TTL TTL MANUFACTURED BY NEWTON NJ USA 435 ROUTE 206 SH05 SC10 REAR PANEL 8654 D02 Rev B 8 15 05 Page 4 of 12 0 0 0 5 N I A U O T T TIME CLOSED SEC TIME OPEN SEC SHUTTER CONTROLLER SC10 O POWE...

Page 5: ...LED Illuminates when the unit is active or waiting for a trigger event to executing the programmed parameters SHUTTER Illuminates when the shutter is open or the output pulse is active high OPEN OPERATION Initial Set up Locate the unit on a dry level working surface Make sure the POWER switch on the front of the unit is in the OFF position 0 Plug the female end of the AC line cord provided into th...

Page 6: ...executed the number of times shown next to the REP display The unit may be programmed to repeat the cycle anywhere between 1 and 99 times While the active display is in the REP mode the number of events may be modified by using the key to place the curser under the number displayed and using the keys to increment or decrement the number The repeat sequence begins with activation of a trigger TRIGG...

Page 7: ...its shipped from Thorlabs are configured with a shorting device installed in the Interlock connector If you are not going to use this feature then you can leave the shorting device installed and the unit will operate normally as described in the procedures above If you wish to make use of the Interlock feature you will need to acquire the appropriate connector mate and wire it your remote interloc...

Page 8: ...10 can be controlled using the SC10 Application Software provided with the unit It can also be controlled directly using a command line interface and any Terminal Communications software such as HyperTerminal And finally it can be configured and operated using National Instrument s LabView or Lab Windows using the drivers supplied with the unit Application Software operation The SC10 comes with a ...

Page 9: ...o operate from either the application software or from the front panel controls on the unit The Save Options menu item will save the selected options for future sessions The shutter timing can be changed in any of the following ways using the increment decrement arrows or by entering a time in seconds in the OPEN CLOSED windows When typing a carriage is required to update the SC10 The grey boxes o...

Page 10: ... and queries must be terminated by a carriage return CR or pressing the ENTER key on the computer The command structure is as follows Keyword argument CR Where keyword defines the function and argument is a numerical value followed by a carriage return CR See listing below The query structure is a follows Keyword CR The keyword defines the function and the question mark Indicates a query The strin...

Page 11: ...Ex Trigger mode Returns the external trigger mode All commands and queries are in lower case letters If the keyword format or argument are incorrect or out of range the unit will return an error string Software Installation Insert the SC10 CD into the CD ROM drive The program should automatically start installing The install begins by opening install instructions to assist you with the automated i...

Page 12: ...o be built into a unit by the user e g OEM laser driver cards components mechanics and optics left over parts of units disassembled by the user PCB s housings etc If you wish to return a Thorlabs unit for waste recovery please contact Thorlabs or your nearest dealer for further information Waste treatment on your own responsibility If you do not return an end of life unit to Thorlabs you must hand...

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