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Chapter 4 Standalone Operation
4.1 Introduction
The control panel of the TLS001 Laser Source T-Cube contains a 5 digit 7 Segment
display, adjustment potentiometer, Mode button and safety keyswitch.
The following brief overview explains how the front panel controls can be used to
perform a typical series of operations.
4.2 Control Panel Buttons and Indicators
Fig. 4.1 Panel Controls and Indicators
Main Display
- Shows the laser optical output power in mW or dBm, or the laser
diode current in mA.
OUTPUT Potentiometer
- Used to set the output intensity (power) of the laser.
MODE Button
- Switches the display between mW, mA and dBm modes - see
ENABLE Button
- Turns the laser output ON and OFF.
POWER LED -
Lit when power is applied to the unit.
KEYSWITCH - Turns the laser output ON and OFF. The KEYSWITCH LED on the
GUI panel is lit green when the key switch is turned ON and red when the switch
is OFF - see Section 6.1.
Note
The main display and the POWER LED will flash when the ‘Ident’ button
is clicked on the APT Software GUI panel - see Section 6.1. for further
details.
KEYSWITCH
Class 1 Laser Product
POWER
mW
mA
dBm
MODE
ENABLE
OUTPUT
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