TSI Incorporated 8587A, Operation And Service Manual

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C o n t e n t s
Manual History ........................................................................................... iv
Warranty ...................................................................................................... v
Safety ......................................................................................................... vii
Laser Safety ......................................................................................... vii
Description of Safety Labels ................................................................ viii
Caution .............................................................................................. viii
Warning ............................................................................................. viii
Caution or Warning Symbols ............................................................ viii
Labels .................................................................................................... ix
Contents ..................................................................................................... xi
Figures ................................................................................................. xiii
Tables ................................................................................................. xiv
About This Manual ................................................................................... xv
Organization ......................................................................................... xv
Submitting Comments .......................................................................... xv
CHAPTER 1 Introduction ........................................................................ 1-1
Product Description ............................................................................. 1-1
How it Works ....................................................................................... 1-2
CHAPTER 2 Unpacking and Setting Up the Laser Photometer .......... 2-1
Unpacking ........................................................................................... 2-1
Packing List ..................................................................................... 2-1
AC Power Connection ......................................................................... 2-1
Vacuum Pump and Connection .......................................................... 2-2
Flow Check ...................................................................................... 2-2
Connecting the Sample Lines ............................................................. 2-3
CHAPTER 3 Technical Description ........................................................ 3-1
Cabinet ................................................................................................ 3-1
Front Panel .......................................................................................... 3-1
Keypad and LCD Display ................................................................. 3-1
Status Lights .................................................................................... 3-2
Back Panel .......................................................................................... 3-3
Upstream and Downstream Sample Ports ...................................... 3-4
Vacuum Port .................................................................................... 3-4
Analog Output BNC Connector ....................................................... 3-4
Serial Communications Port ............................................................ 3-5
USB Communication Port ................................................................ 3-5
Data Acquisition and Instrument Control ............................................ 3-6
Serial Communications Protocol ..................................................... 3-6
USB Communications ...................................................................... 3-6
USB Terminal Emulator Program .................................................... 3-6
Command Strings for Instrument Control and Data Acquisition ...... 3-7
Hex Data Retrieval ........................................................................... 3-8
Decimal Data Retrieval .................................................................... 3-8
DATA Averaging .............................................................................. 3-9