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LDS1000 Controller for Laser Diode Sensors
Start up the LDS1000 Controller and check, in manual mode, the interface
parameters by selecting the IEEE-488 protocol.
=>
(
F4
) =>
(
F2
)
If the display is:
The IEEE-488 interface is active. (Otherwise press the
(
F1
) key of the
controller to return to the IEEE-488 protocol)
Use
(
F2
) mode to visualize and modify the interface parameters if
necessary.
Return to the main display menu of the controller.
The system is ready to communicate in IEEE-488.
RECOMMANDATION
Refer to the Appendix B: “IEEE-488 Link Characteristics”.
10.2 LDS-TOOLS Software
In order to communicate with the controller, the user must have a terminal
or a computer capable of communicating with external devices via a RS-232-C
or IEEE-488 interface.
One approach is to use a communications software that can emulate a termi-
nal. An other solution is to use NEWPORT software, Windows 3.11, Windows
95 and Windows NT compatible, and delivered with the LDS1000
Controller.
You can install this software on a PC compatible computer with the follo-
wing minimum configuration:
• An IBM‚ Personal Computer or compatible.
• A VGA monitor.
• An 80386 or later processor.
• 4 MB of available memory (8 MB recommended).
• A hard disk with enough disk space to install the options you need.
• A Windows™ 3.1x environment.
LDS-TOOLS only accepts the following interfaces:
• COM1 or COM2 standard serial port.
• HP-IB Hewlett-Packard® board, model HPIB 82335.
• HP-IB Hewlett-Packard® board, model HPIB 82340.
• GPIB National Instrument® board, model AT-GPIB/TNT.
ATTENTION
Before to use NEWPORT LDS Tolls software, IEEE-488 boards (listed
above) must be into the initial configuration of the constructor, and ins-
talled in accordance with its recommended procedure.
Before to use NEWPORT LDS Tolls software, we advise you to use soft-
wares utilities supplyed with the IEEE-488 board to check that the instal-
lation is completed successfully.
