OWNERS MANUAL | Cobolt 06-01 Series | D0136-K DECEMBER 2018
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Operation via data port
Data port connections
There are three ways to connect a Cobolt 06-MLD laser to a data port (note that the user should avoid communicating
via multiple interfaces simultaneously rather using one data port per interface). The data connections are located as
follows:
•
Mini-USB connection on the laser head for USB communication. The USB cable is provided with all MLDs.
•
15-pin D-SUB connection on the laser head (OEM model). For communication is via RS-232. See section 5.5
for the pin assignment, this cable is not standard and is not available from Cobolt.
•
06-MLD : 9-pin D-SUB connection on the key control box (CDRH model). Communication is via RS-232.
Cobolt 06-DPL lasers can be connected to a data port via USB. There is a mini-USB connection on the laser head. The
USB cable is provided with all lasers.
Handshaking
Under no circumstances does the system initiate communication; it only transmits characters in response to a
message. Every message generates a response, either a numerical value or the acknowledgment string “OK”. In the
event that the system receives a message that it cannot interpret, it resp
onds: “Syntax error: illegal command”. Every
system response is terminated by a carriage return (ASCII 13) and a full stop is used with floating numbers.
USB driver
To be able to connect to a Cobolt 08 series laser via USB, a USB driver must be installed on the computer. The USB
driver can be downloaded from the Cobolt website (www.cobolt.se). When installed, a virtual COM port will be
created to communicate with the laser. To install the USB driver in Windows 7 follow these instructions:
1.
Go to the
Control Panel
and choose
Hardware and Sound
.
