PSY-201 User Guide
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Software Installation
The PolaView software uses a USB connection to the PSY-201, so it requires that the USB
driver be installed.
To install the PolaView software, run the file “setup.exe” on the provided CD. Follow the
directions in the installation wizard. The setup file will install the PolaView software and create
shortcuts to it on the desktop and Start menu. It will also copy the USB drivers to the computer.
Once the PolaView installation is complete, connect the PSY-201 to the computer with a
USB cable and power on the instrument. This should trigger installation of the USB driver.
Software Removal
The software can be removed from the “Add or Remove Programs” section of the control
panel.
Setup
1.
Connect the POD-201 or PSY-201 to the control computer with a USB cable. Power on the
instrument.
2.
Press the SETUP button on the front panel, and go to the communication setup menu. Make
sure that the instrument’s Comm Type setting is set to SCPI, and the EOS is set to CR + LF. If
either of these settings is incorrect, PolaView will not be able to communicate with the
instrument.
3.
Start the PolaView program.
The PolaView software can be used with either the POD-201 polarimeter or the PSY-201
polarization synthesizer. When the program is started, it detects which instrument is connected
and enables or disables functions accordingly.
There are two data display and acquisition modes: Poincaré Sphere mode and oscilloscope
mode (Under the “Measurement” menu). Measurement must be stopped (click “Stop” in the lower
right hand corner of the screen) to change display modes or use any of the menu functions.
Sphere mode is the default data display mode when the software is started.
Poincaré Sphere Display
Figure 31 shows the user interface for sphere display mode. A data point’s location on the
3-D sphere is determined by vector (s
1
, s
2
, s
3
). R (0,0,1), and L (0,0,
−
1) denote the sphere poles
corresponding to right hand circular and left hand circular polarizations, respectively.
The 2D circle at the top right of the screen displays the SOP ellipse. The power level (in
dBm) and DOP (in %) are displayed immediately below the 2D circle. There are 4 configurable
parameter display boxes immediately below the DOP bar. Each of these parameter displays have
pull-down menus that allow the user to select azimuth, ellipticity, DLP, DCP, dREF, and DOP as
well as S-parameters.