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MANUAL v8

HIGH POWER MOTORISED 

BEAM EXPANDERS 

1x - 3x | 1x - 5x 

MEX13-HP

MEX15-HP

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Summary of Contents for MEX13-HP

Page 1: ...MANUAL v8 HIGH POWER MOTORISED BEAM EXPANDERS 1x 3x 1x 5x MEX13 HP MEX15 HP KEY for DISCOVERIES ...

Page 2: ...on 7 5 7 Wiring 7 5 8 Voltage levels 7 5 9 What s in the box 7 6 Software 8 6 1 Hardware requirements recommended 8 6 2 System requirements 8 6 3 Supported client operating systems 8 6 4 Installing the software 8 6 5 Using the software 10 6 6 Main window 11 6 7 Magnification calibration MOF coefficient 12 6 8 Divergence adjustment DOF coefficient 12 6 9 Updating the firmware 13 7 Commands 15 7 1 I...

Page 3: ...age to the device components connected to it or operator NOTE Sections marked with this symbol indicate important information on beam expander or about this manual Due to constant development of our products we reserve the right to make changes in the production line without further notice Up to date information is available at our website www optogama com If there are any further questions please...

Page 4: ...irt dust or moisture Before any operation make sure the device is installed correctly and well adjusted Protective measures should be considered if necessary Electrical safety requirements must be complied while operating this device CAUTION High laser output power may damage or destroy optical elements CAUTION Make sure laser beam is not converging after passing through the beam expander it may d...

Page 5: ...rminal 3 Features and advantages Highest beam pointing stability 0 5 mrad Fused silica optical elements Integrated controller No homing required Closed loop design Diffraction limited performance for all magnifications 4 Optical design To achieve best performance and highest pointing stability during operation 0 5 mrad MEX optical design is based on sliding lenses closed loop design Neither of the...

Page 6: ... elements MEX13 HP 3 MEX15 HP 6 LIDT coating 10 J cm2 10 ns 1064 nm MAX Laser power Up to 200 W 1030 500 fs 1 Mhz Pointing stability during lens movement 0 5 mrad Adjustment time MIN to MAX in 1 5 sec Available coatings A Standard wavelenghts nm 1st harm 2nd harm 3rd harm 1064 532 355 1020 1040 510 520 343 760 840 390 410 B Dual wavelenghts nm 1064 532 1030 515 800 400 C Custom wavelenghts Custom ...

Page 7: ...ve and the signal condition is termed space MEX operates on signal levels of 5 V and can accept signal levels of up to 15 V Because the voltage levels are higher than logic levels typically used by integrated circuits special intervening driver circuits are required to translate logic levels These also protect the device s internal circuitry from short circuits or transients that may appear on the...

Page 8: ...he computer 6 3 Supported client operating systems Windows Vista SP2 Windows 7 SP1 Windows 8 Windows 8 1 NET included with OS Windows 10 NET 4 6 included with OS Windows Server 2008 SP2 R2 Windows Server 2012 NET included with OS 6 4 Installing the software 1 Check and download the latest BDS software from our website www optogama com or contact us directly at sales optogama com 2 Run the download...

Page 9: ... installation 6 Press Finish to end the installation 7 Connect the device and the PC via USB or RS232 cable NOTE Lenses may move themselves when power is plugged in 8 Plug in MEX power supply and AC adaptor to wall outlet 9 The device will be detected and configured 10 The device installation is complete 9 ...

Page 10: ...er COM ports will be hidden except our device NOTE When connecting via RS232 cable Filter must be deselected otherwise device will not be visible 12 Once you are connected to your device you will be greeted by main program window for motorised beam expander Window is the same for all devices but only specific options for control will be available Detailed explanation in p 11 Main window expander m...

Page 11: ...tes available expansion range and selected wavelength Connection Green device is connected Red device is disconnected Moving Green lenses are in motion Stabilised Green lenses are stabilised Error Red Indicates position error click on it to reset Magnification Slider Move the slider to change into required magnification level Divergence Slider Move the slider to change divergence value Magnificati...

Page 12: ...egative value could be sent while observing the output 6 8 Divergence adjustment DOF coefficient Once you have right magnification value you can adjust beam divergence To do that you have to change DOF coefficient Divergence offset with MEX DOF _value command input 0 to increase beam divergence positive values For Ex MEX DOF _ 0 7 input 0 to decrease beam divergence negative values For Ex MEX DOF _ ...

Page 13: ...e used update through RS232 cable is not available 1 Click button Firmware Upgrader in the main tab of BDS software 2 In the opened window press Update button You will be asked if you really want to update device 3 After a warning device motors will be shut down and update will start 4 During update if device is not corrupted there ll be created a backup of settings stored in your device 5 Update ...

Page 14: ...to Settings choose wavelength Press Set Press Default coeff NOTE In order to rewrite coefficients for all wavelengths you must repeat this action for all available wavelengths 8 Finally choose desired wavelength check if Motor state and Calculations are marked then press Set Coefficients for the wavelength will be automatically changed by device Now you re ready to go 14 ...

Page 15: ... Device response Motion Magnification MAG Magnification offset MOF Divergence offset DOF MEX MAG MEX MAG_X XXX Command used to get the current magnification value from the device MEX MAG MEX MAG_1 250 MEX MAG _X XXX MEX MAG_X XXX Command used to set a new magnification values MEX MAG _2 MEX MAG_2 000 MEX MAG _2 5 MEX MAG_2 500 MEX MAG _2 547 MEX MAG_2 547 MEX MOF MEX MOF_X XXX Command used to get cu...

Page 16: ...owercase These coefficients are sent in scientific notation with 6 digits of precision starting with the 0th order and ending with the 5th order coefficient MEX CMAG MEX CMAG_ 1 1154e3_8 0183e1_ 2 0505e0_2 362 0e 2_ 1 0279e 4_0 0000_ 1 1154e3_8 0183e1_ 2 0 505e0_2 3620e 2_ 1 0279 e 4_0 0000 MEX CMAG _X XXXXXX_Y YYYYYY_ Z ZZZZZZ_U UUUUUU_ V VVVVVV_W WWWWW W_x xxxxxx_y yyyyyy_z z zzzzz_u uuuuuu_v vv...

Page 17: ...X MMG MEX MMG_X XXX_Y YY Y Command used to get the boundaries of available expansion coefficients The upper boundary is sent first followed by the lower boundary These boundaries are specific to the optical assembly and are set at the factory MEX MMG MEX MMG_8 000_1 000 Other Echo Reset Motor ON OFF MEX ECHO MEX ECHO Command used for troubleshooting The divice echoes the command sent to it before ...

Page 18: ...9 3 Serial communication example in Python 18 ...

Page 19: ...oved by Document type Document status Title DWG No Rev Date of issue Sheet Motorised beam expander 21 05 2018 1 1 High Power MEX13 HP v01 02 MEX13 HP Optogama 1 2 FOR INFORMATION ONLY NOT FOR MANUFACTURING PURPOSES Input CA Ø11 5 Output CA Ø28 60 60 41 25 25 25 25 25 41 30 30 30 M4x0 7 6 Mounting holes 15 9 9 12 207 19 ...

Page 20: ...ent type Document status Title DWG No Rev Date of issue Sheet Motorised beam expander 2018 10 22 1 1 High Power MEX15HP v01 MEX15HP Optogama 1 2 FOR INFORMATION ONLY NOT FOR MANUFACTURING PURPOSES 250 65 65 13 5 11 50 50 50 50 M4x0 7 3 5 4 holes 50 0 2 A A 32 5 32 5 0 2 32 5 0 2 Output CA Ø23 Input CA Ø11 5 20 ...

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