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VIRTUAL INSTRUMENT 

Remote Control of LAB Series Instruments

QCL LAB, TC LAB, LDTC LAB

TABLE OF CONTENTS

COMPUTER SPECIFICATIONS 

1

OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS - QC LAB 

2

OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS - TC LAB 

6

OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS - LDTC LAB 

14

ADDITIONAL TECHNICAL INFORMATION 

25

TROUBLESHOOTING 26
WARRANTY & CERTIFICATION 

27

Applies to Revision 1

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COMPUTER SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS

Windows Operating System Compatibility

Windows 10/8.1/8/7 SP1 (32- and 64-bit)

Windows Server 2012 R2 (64-bit)

Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 (64-bit)

Processor

Pentium III/Celeron 866 MHz (or equivalent) or later (32-bit)

Pentium 4 G1 (or equivalent) or later (64-bit)

RAM

256 MB minimum

Screen Resolution

1024 x 768 pixels

Disk Space

5 GB available hard disk space (32-bit)

20 GB DirectX 9 graphics device with WDDM 1.0 or higher driver (64-bit)

Installation Prerequisites

NI LabVIEW

®

 

-OR-

NI Runtime Engine for 2015, SP1 - 32 bit (2017, 64 bit for LDTC LAB)

NI-VISA Device Drivers

COMPUTER SPECIFICATIONS

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REMOTE INSTRUMENT CONTROL

Wavelength's Virtual Instruments offer higher level remote 

control based on the Command Set for these TMC class 

instruments. See the 

LAB Series Instrument Command Set 

document for lower level control.

These  free  applications  are  executable  files  that  use  the 

National Instruments Run Time Engine.
One of each type of instrument can be operated at a time.

If  you  would  like  different  default  values  or  functionality,  

or the full VI, contact Technical Support. Custom Virtual 

Instruments can easily be coded.

Summary of Contents for LAB Series

Page 1: ...bit RAM 256 MB minimum Screen Resolution 1024 x 768 pixels Disk Space 5 GB available hard disk space 32 bit 20 GB DirectX 9 graphics device with WDDM 1 0 or higher driver 64 bit Installation Prerequis...

Page 2: ...s Virtual Instrument application the National Instrument NI Runtime Engine 2015 must be installed on the remote computer When installing the Virtual Instrument EXE file if the Runtime Engine is not a...

Page 3: ...below the value specified Cable Resistance In the Cable Resistance control type the resistance of the cable in Ohms between the QCL LAB instrument and the load The QCL voltage displayed will be VDISPL...

Page 4: ...can with decreasing current Step Duration sec In the Step Duration control type the time delay in seconds between each step in the VI scan The step size and duration determines the length of the scan...

Page 5: ...logged Logged Data File Header In the Logged Data File Header control type the heading that appears at the top of a new data file If appending data the file header is not rewritten ADDITIONAL SETUP TA...

Page 6: ...onal Instrument NI Runtime Engine 2015 must be installed on the remote computer When installing the Virtual Instrument EXE file if the Runtime Engine is not already installed on the computer a message...

Page 7: ...rent Limit Power The Power button functions the same as the front panel power switch on the instrument Enable The Enable button enables current to the load and functions the same as the Enable button...

Page 8: ...ain lit until the scan is complete Clicking the button again after starting IntelliTune will not stop the cycle The IntelliTune Abort button must be used to stop a cycle in progress If IntelliTune doe...

Page 9: ...ntrol will configure the bias current for the auxiliary sensor Choose Auto to allow the TC LAB auto range function to choose an appropriate bias current or select a suitable range that will produce a...

Page 10: ...istance sensors T1 R1 T2 R2 T3 R3 need to be populated by the temperatures resistances for the first second and third temperature resistance pairs respectively For Temperature Voltage sensors T1 V1 T2...

Page 11: ...remote temperature scan the temperature iterations are done within the VI and as such no data will be logged to a flash drive if inserted The data will be saved to the appropriate file directory as sp...

Page 12: ...efore data can be logged Logged Data File Header In the Logged Data File Header control type the heading that appears at the top of a new data file If appending data the file header is not rewritten I...

Page 13: ...output The signal will go to the level indicated when the Actual Temperature exceeds the temperature limits Options are High 5V and Low 0V The temperature limits are configured on the Settings Monito...

Page 14: ...has been stopped previously Use it to re start the execution of the program This is located in the upper left corner of the window Running This icon will only appear when the program is currently runn...

Page 15: ...nded by Temp Limit Min and Temp Limit Max InTolerance Thisbooleanindicatorislitwhenthetemperature is in tolerance as described by the Temp Tolerance and Temp Time Tolerance fields INTELLITUNE PARAMETE...

Page 16: ...temperature limit here in units chosen by the Temperature Units dropdown Available range is 99 to 250 C This value must be less than Temperature Setpoint and Temp Limit Max Temp Limit Max Enter the h...

Page 17: ...ed by the command LASer AMPS returning 1 true If the indicator is not lit the units are in mA This will affect Laser Setpoint Laser Current Laser Current Limit Laser Current Tolerance Start Current St...

Page 18: ...it This indicator is lit if the laser driver is operating in a current limit condition Time Delay Prior to Enabling LD Current msec Sets the delay time in milliseconds between when the output on comma...

Page 19: ...oefficients Callendar Van Dusen parameters or Slope Offset parameters that can be used to characterize the sensor Save Configured Sensor Press the SAVE button when the calibration parameters the Senso...

Page 20: ...profile has been selected press RECALL to load the profile The application will write the values to the instrument pause and re initialize to ensure synchronization Save to Profile Choose to which pro...

Page 21: ...Data Temperature Scan Plot This plot shows the collected data Data points are Actual Temperature white circular points and Setpoint Temperature blue square points TEMPERATURE SCAN Start Temperature I...

Page 22: ...t when the Begin V I Scan button has been pressed but the instrument is waiting for Laser Current to reach stability at the start current The scan will abort if the current does not come in to toleran...

Page 23: ...Temperature red Low Temperature Limit green High Temperature Limit blue Temperature is plotted in the units currently active on the instrument LASER This plot shows various laser control parameters a...

Page 24: ...0 A 100 A 1 mA or 10 mA indicating the bias current value IntelliTune Mode One of the mode indicators will be lit indicating the current IntelliTune mode setting LD STATUS Laser Type Control Mode Ther...

Page 25: ...any other custom application without the express written permission of Wavelength Electronics Inc The QCL TC LDTC LAB LabVIEW Interface applications and their components and modules may not be redistr...

Page 26: ...ry to change the temperature in the TC LAB VI but the VI resets the value to a different temperature A Temperature Scan is in progress Either wait for the temperature scan to finish or abort the tempe...

Page 27: ...Buyer End User or Third Party Reseller are expressly prohibited from reverse engineering decompiling or disassembling this product NOTICE The information contained in this document is subject to chang...

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